1. Welcome to the Arts Education RESA! Go ahead, jump online and visit the NCDPI Arts Education wikispace – your one-stop shop for Arts Education: http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net –Network: colwifi13 –Username: FEBRUARY17 –Password: schoolrocks

2. North Carolina Live Special Edition: Comprehensive Arts Education

3. Presenters Christie Lynch Ebert Section Chief, K-12 Program Areas Arts Education Consultant (Dance and Music) and NCDPI Liaison to the A+ Schools Program christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856 Slater Mapp Arts Education Consultant (Theatre Arts and Visual Arts) slater.mapp@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3758

4. Opening Monologue and Introductions

5. Talk Show Decorum Take care of your needs Appreciation for one another Exchange ideas freely Influence what we can Opportunity to reflect Unite in purpose

6. Objectives –Recognize the role of the arts in student success –Recognize the components and implementation of Comprehensive Arts Education in schools, school systems, and communities –Understand policy and legislative updates impacting arts education programs in NC Schools –Collaborate with IHE partners around arts integration models and practices, roles, and infrastructures

7. NC Arts Education Wiki and Sign-in http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/RESA +2014

8. The Arts and Student Success Think – pair – share –How do the arts prepare students for success in school, work, and life? (Note: we will continue this conversation with our IHE partners later today)

9. Vision for Arts Education In today’s globally competitive world, innovative thinking and creativity are essential for all school children. High quality, standards-based instruction in the arts develops these skills and effectively engages, retains, and prepares future-ready students for graduation and success in an entrepreneurial economy. Dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts, taught by licensed arts educators and integrated throughout the curriculum, are critical to North Carolina’s 21st century education.

10. Comprehensive Arts Education Arts Education –(arts as core, academic subjects) Arts Integration –(arts as a catalyst for learning across the curriculum) Arts Exposure –(exposure to arts experiences)

11. Comprehensive Arts Education

12. Brainstorming and Gallery Walk What does Comprehensive Arts Education look like in your –school, –school system, or –community?

13. Arts Education Analysis of Student Work PowerSchool/Homebase –Standards-based grading –2013-14 and 2014-15 course code updates National Standards (National Coalition for Core Arts Standards

14. North Carolina Teacher Effectiveness Standard VI What will it look like? Growth Student Work Teacher Portfolio Pilot Why this model?

15. Analysis of Student Work (ASW) http://ncasw.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ The ASW process will be the way that the measurement of student growth will be linked to teacher effectiveness for Standard 6 of the NC Educator Evaluation System (NCEES) beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.NC Educator Evaluation System Questions about the proposed ASW process can be directed to Educator Effectiveness by sending an email to educatoreffectiveness@dpi.nc.goveducatoreffectiveness@dpi.nc.gov

16. Course Code Updates 2013-14 Course Codes have been aligned with PowerSchool Standards-based grading practices are being explored/implemented by LEAs 2014-15 Course Codes will differentiate each grade level (K-8); HS courses remain the same

17. National Standards National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) Wiki: https://nccas.wikispaces.com/Home https://nccas.wikispaces.com/Home

18. National Standards Media Arts Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts

19. NCCAS The final public review of the National Core Arts Standards drafts is Feb. 14-28, 2014 –NC Focus Group Webinar: 2/27/14 (3:30-4:30pm) Full release in June 2014

20. Arts Integration Fitting it the Pieces Together 115-C-296 Activity

21. LUNCH

22. North Carolina Live Special Edition: Comprehensive Arts Education (Afternoon Session with IHEs)

23. Objectives –Recognize the components and implementation of Comprehensive Arts Education in schools, school systems, and communities –Understand policy and legislative updates impacting arts education programs in NC Schools –Collaborate with IHE partners around arts integration models and practices, roles, and infrastructures

24. Facilitators (Hosts) Rachel A. McBroom, Ph.D. NC Dept. of Public Instruction Director, Educator Preparation rachel.mcbroom@dpi.nc.gov 919-817-8848 Christy Chenausky Appalachian State University Director of Arts Education and Outreach chenauskyc@appstate.edu 828-262-6084 (Ext. 109) Banu Valladares NC Arts Council Arts in Education Director banu.valladares@ncdcr.gov 919-807-6502 Christie Lynch Ebert NC Dept. of Public Instruction Section Chief, K-12 Programs and NCDPI Liaison to the A+ Schools Program christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856 Slater Mapp NC Dept. of Public Instruction Arts Education Consultant slater.mapp@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3758

25. NC Arts Education Wiki and Sign-in http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/RESA +2014

26. Context for Arts Integration Top 10 List: Benefits of an Arts Education (School, Work, and Life)

27. Setting the Stage

28. Policy and Legislation Basic Education Program (§ 115C-81) The NC Standard Course of Study Common Core State StandardsNC Essential Standards

29. NC Standard Course of Study Common Core State Standards –English Language Arts (and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects) –Mathematics NC Essential Standards –Arts Education –Career and Technical Education –English Language Development* –Guidance* –Healthful Living (Health & Physical Education) –Information and Technology* –Science –Social Studies –World Languages

30. S66 Vision for Arts Education In today’s globally competitive world, innovative thinking and creativity are essential for all school children. High quality, standards-based instruction in the arts develops these skills and effectively engages, retains, and prepares future-ready students for graduation and success in an entrepreneurial economy. Dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts, taught by licensed arts educators and integrated throughout the curriculum, are critical to North Carolina’s 21st century education.

31. S66 Comprehensive Arts Education Arts Education –(arts as core, academic subjects) Arts Integration –(arts as a catalyst for learning across the curriculum) Arts Exposure –(exposure to arts experiences)

32. Comprehensive Arts Education

33. G.S. 115C-296: Arts Integration Requires that pre- service elementary teachers are prepared to “integrate the arts across the curriculum”. Outgrowth of H758 Arts Education Commission Wide-scale education legislation –S724 (June 2012) –H23 (March 2013) –S168 (July 2013)

34. 115C-296 Public School Law Supported by: –Existing Teacher Ed Requirements (Policy) –NC Teacher Evaluation (Policy) –Previous Legislation –National Reports

35. Existing Policy

36. State Board Policy TCP-B-002 Standard 6 of the Teacher Specialty Standards (2009), requires that elementary grades teacher candidates are “knowledgeable in and are able to design and implement learning tasks that demonstrate: 1)a general knowledge of the fundamentals of music, dance, theatre, and/or visual arts; and 2)the ability to create interdisciplinary lessons/units that integrate the content areas with the arts to enhance classroom instruction and student learning.”

37. State Board Policy TCP-B-002 Standard 5 of the Birth-Kindergarten specialty standard (2009): B-K teacher candidates “create and adapt environments and intentionally plan and implement an integrated curriculum that facilitates every child’s construction of knowledge and provides a strong foundation for lifelong learning.” In the Emergent Creative Arts, B-K teacher candidates must: 1.facilitate children’s creative expression through dance/creative movement, drama, music, and visual arts; 2.use the arts to represent ideas;

38. State Board Policy TCP-B-002 (continued) In the Emergent Creative Arts, B-K teacher candidates must: 3.help children learn about and appreciate a variety of art forms and artists; 4.integrate the arts to support learning in all content areas (including cultural diversity); and 5.apply creativity to problem solving, risk-taking, and critical thinking.

39. Teacher Evaluation Process (2009) Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines Standard III, Element C “Teachers understand how the content they teach relates to other disciplines in order to deepen understanding and content learning for students.” Standard III, Element C “Teachers understand how the content they teach relates to other disciplines in order to deepen understanding and content learning for students.”

40. NC Pre-service Arts Integration Initiative

41. NC PAII - Goals Support the preparation of pre-service educators to deliver a balanced education. Identify models and practices to prepare pre-service educators to integrate the arts. Foster collaborations to create access to a comprehensive arts education in our state.

42. Committee Diverse, state-level Representation from: – IHEs (Education and Arts Education) –Arts Educators –Administrators (principal, superintendent) –Community Partners

43. Committee’s Work Review reported data from IHEs on how they currently prepare educators to integrate the arts. Identify trends and gaps in that reporting. Find ways to dig deeper into researching what IHEs are doing and how well it works. Identify models and/or practices that help move forward this statewide conversation.

44. Committee Members Jennifer Buelin-Biesecker NC State University Teaching Assistant Professor, STEM jkbuelin@ncsu.edu jkbuelin@ncsu.edu (919) 515-1741 Rick Cary Mars Hill College Professor of Art; Chair, Fine Arts RCary@mhu.edu (828) 689-1396 Donna Dragon UNC Charlotte Assistant Professor of Dance ddragon@uncc.edu (704) 687-0832 Liz Grimes-Droessler Wake County Public Schools Senior Administrator for Arts Education egrimes-droessler@wcpss.net (919) 431-7654 Dr. Anthony Jackson Nash-Rocky Mount Public School Superintendent adjackson@nrms.k12.nc.us (252) 462-2511

45. Committee Members Frances Page Meredith College Professor of Music; Dept Head, Communication and Performing Arts pagef@meredith.edu pagef@meredith.edu (919) 760-8575 Brenda Reese Freedom Trail Elementary School (A+) Principal brendacreese@averyschools.net (828) 733-4744 Courtney Reilly UNC Wilmington Assistant Director of Cultural Arts reillyce@uncw.edu (910) 962.2082 Melinda Waegerle, MA UNC Greensboro Assistant Professor, Dance, A+ Fellow mhwaeger@uncg.edu (336) 334-5570

46. Current Practices

47. IHE Reporting (2009-2013) Varies 1-4 hour course, depending on IHE Basic introduction to arts disciplines Includes some training in planning cross-curricular lessons that integrate the arts Integrated Arts, Arts in the Elementary Classroom, Arts and the Young Child, Survey of Arts Focused on one particular art form (e.g. integrating music in the elementary classroom) Often limited to only one or two disciplines Sometimes mixed with arts and elementary ed. majors May be stand alone or combined with integrated arts course Arts Methods Courses Usually literacy within a particular art form (art, music) Sometimes mixed with arts and general ed. students Taught through the arts discipline Literacy and the Arts

48. IHE Reporting (2009-2013) Language Arts Methods course that includes /embeds the arts Taught by LA instructor Language Arts and Creative Expression Some IHEs require a 1-hour lab in “the arts” May be stand alone, or combined with other requirements, such as language arts and creative expression course Labs or Practicum May require students to take one or more courses in a specific arts discipline (as a stand alone, or in addition to integrated arts coursework) Most do not include methods or pedagogy for integrating arts into teaching practice Arts-Specific Coursework

49. Planning IHE Planning Template –IHE members discuss practices within their institutions and use planning template to set the course for needs assessment and future directions –Arts Education Leaders work with IHE members to discuss current and possible practices, resources, etc. for current and potential models

50. Arts Education for All Students

51. Coffee Talk How do these roles work together to benefit students? What does this model look like in your setting?

52. Arts Affirmation

53. Evaluation and Future Directions What worked well Suggestions for improvement

54. RESA Evaluation http://go.ncsu.edu/ncdpi-resa_survey

55. “The digital tools used during the course of this training have been helpful to some educators across the state. However, due to the rapidly changing digital environment, NCDPI does not represent nor endorse that these tools are the exclusive digital tools for the purposes outlined during the training.”