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The California Department of Education, the California Alliance for Arts
Education, the California Arts Council and The California Arts Project are
partners in presenting the ARTS WORK CONFERENCE in Pasadena, May 17 – 19th.
More than 400 teachers, administrators, artists, parents and community arts
activists will meet to exchange best practices, curriculum resources and
partnership strategies.
The ARTS WORK CONFERENCE this year will feature year-two results from the
Model Arts Program, a network of twenty-two diverse school districts
throughout California. Using a specially developed TOOLKIT, each district
will present a self-study of its arts programs, placing them on a continuum
of program implementation. Soon all California schools will share in the
research and contribute to the proven methods of comprehensive, sequential,
standards-based arts education through a groundbreaking website:
www.teachingarts.org.
The ARTS WORK CONFERENCE will also bring together the members of the
California Arts Assessment Network who have pioneered student assessment in
the arts, along with appropriate professional development for K-12 educators
on assessment techniques. Special workshops will be presented on the new
California Content Standards in the Visual and Performing Arts, adopted by
the State Board of Education January 10, 2001.
For anyone concerned about improving education in California, for anyone
eager to maintain California’s competitive edge in business and industry, for
anyone interested in the role of the arts to invigorate community life, the
ARTSWORK CONFERENCE offers a unique opportunity to learn about the excellent
work now in progress. I would be pleased to answer questions about the
Conference or you may contact Beth Mott, Project Coordinator, for further
information: 805-543-7072. I hope to see you there!
Joan Palmer, Arts Commissioner, City of Pasadena
626-795-0718; joanplmr@...
California Department of Education – California State Agency for education
California Alliance for Arts Education – Statewide non-profit organization
promoting
comprehensive arts education K – post secondary
Affiliate of the KENNEDY CENTER ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION NETWORK
California Arts Council – California State Agency for the arts
The California Arts Project – California State University based agency for
teacher development in the arts
ARTSWORK
A Call for Arts Education for all California Students
THE REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT’S TASK FORCE ON THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING
ARTS, 1997
After a series of four meetings, May to September 1997, the State
Superintendent’s task force of 60 artists, business and industry
representatives, arts providers, researchers, scholars, parents and educators
prepared the following Call To Action.
The Vision:
The Superintendent’s Task Force on the Visual and Performing Arts envisions
fully funded arts education programs that reach all of California’s students.
Schools with strong arts education programs are better schools. Arts
education must not be limited to students who are especially talented. All
students can learn and benefit from arts education. All teachers and
administrators, not just those who specialize in the arts, must support and
be involved in arts education and must have opportunities to participate in
well-designed preservice and in-service arts education programs. Time,
staff, facilities, materials, and equipment must be provided to support arts
education programs.
The Goal:
All students in California public schools will have high-quality arts
education program from prekindergarten through grade twelve. All students
will:
? Develop and demonstrate literacy in and through dance, music, theatre and
the visual arts.
? Participate in arts-related school-to-career experiences.
? Have access to the arts through a variety of educational experiences and
technologies both in and out of school.
Recommendations
To achieve this goal, the Task Force makes the following recommendations:
Recommendation 1 – Literacy in and Through the Arts
Incorporate dance, music, theater and the visual arts into the core
curriculum for all students and ensure that arts programs are taught by
trained and qualified arts educators and are supported by classroom teachers
and artists.
Recommendation 2 – Standards and Assessment
Provide statewide content and performance standards in the visual and
performing arts that specify the competencies students should demonstrate in
each of the arts as they progress from prekindergarten through grade twelve.
Recommendation 3 – Preparation for Careers
Provide career awareness, career exploration, and career orientation and
preparation experiences in the visual and performing arts for all students.
Recommendation 4 – Access for All Students
Provide every student with an arts education program that includes access to
the arts through technology and access to the arts in the community.
Recommendation 5 – Support for Arts Programs
Develop an action plan that provides support for the implementation of
comprehensive and sequential visual and performing arts programs in every
school for all students.
