NCMEA High School Choral Section NCDPI Update February 21, 2014

1. NCMEAHigh School Choral SectionNCDPI UpdateFebruary 21, 2014

2. 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

3. 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 initiatives impacting arts education programs in NC Schools • Analysis of Student Work process for Standard 6 of the NC Educator Evaluation System • Legislation • National Standards

4. NC Arts Education Wiki http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

5. NCDPI Arts Education Listserv join-artsed@lists.dpi.state.nc.us

6. 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)

7. Preparing Students for the Next America: The Benefits of an Arts Education

8. Setting the Stage

9. 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. Vision for Arts Education

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

11. Comprehensive Arts Education

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

13. 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

14. February 2014

15. Analysis of Student Work (ASW) • 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. • http://ncasw.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

16. ASW 2014 Pilot Participants Over 1100 NC Educators Representing 8 Regions Content Areas Occupational Preparation 7th Grade Social Studies World History World Languages Advanced Placement Arts Education Healthful Living International Baccalaureate

17. Overview of the ASW Process Teacher verifies schedule and chooses objectives for each course Teacher collects Timelapse Artifacts of student work Reviewers rate Evidence Collections Teacher Uploads Evidence Collection to Online Platform Teacher receives category rating for Standard 6

18. Analysis of Student Work Process In the proposed ASW process, teachers: • Describe teaching context and choose five Objectives • Compile a Timelapse Artifact for each Objective • Complete and upload an Evidence Collection • Submit the Evidence Collection for “blind” review • Receive a category rating for Standard 6 TA 1 2 Work Samples TA 2 2 Work Samples EVIDENCE COLLECTION TA 3 2 Work Samples TA 4 2 Work Samples TA 5 2 Work Samples

19. ASW Wikispace • Pilot Training Modules • Important Forms • Frequently Asked Questions http://ncasw.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

20. Helpful Resources • Submission Form • Strands and Standards Guidance • Musical Literacy • Musical Response • Contextual Relevancy • ASW Training Modules

21. Activity • Describe your teaching context to a partner • Think of one objective you teach • ID two points in time that would help you to document student growth • Brainstorm possible Timelapse Artifacts that can illustrate growth with that objective • Share your ideas and provide feedback

22. ASW Contact Information Jennifer DeNeal RttT Project Coordinator for Educator Effectiveness EducatorEffectiveness@dpi.nc.gov Pilot Training Modules Important Forms

23. Legislative Updates

24. G.S. 115C-296: Arts Integration 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)

25. H127: Credit for HS Graduation Arts Education • requires that students complete one credit in arts education for graduation • Beginning 2016 • SBE to establish Criteria and report funding requirements • Passed House – referred to Senate rules • Must pass Senate and be signed by Governor to become law

26. NationalUpdates

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

28. National Standards

29. 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

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

31. “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.”