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Connect the arts to the school. 1. to legitimize, affirm, and show where arts integration lives 2. to show how arts integration advances the school’s mission. 1. Include the arts in school improvement > plans > higher graduation rates for all students.
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Connect the arts to the school 1. to legitimize, affirm, and show where arts integration lives 2. to show how arts integration advances the school’s mission
1. Include the arts in school improvement > plans > higher graduation rates for all students • http://www.michigan.gov/documents/SIF_4-01-05_130701_7.pdf • 21% of high schools were included in the school improvement plans • 37% had arts goals • 57% have not updated their arts ed plans • 56% of school improvement teams had arts represented
http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/04/ed-releases-new-report-on-arts-education-in-u-s-public-schools/* the higher the art index the lower the drop-out rate * higher arts ed index is an indicator of higher scores on the ACT and MME* less than 1 penny per student per day on the arts* Title funds - why not? 2. Use the arts to help close the achievement gap
3. Align to Michigan’s 2011 arts standards http://www.michigan.gov/artsed nccas.wikispaces.com * 37% of buildings have not aligned to 1998 arts standards ? Have aligned to the 2011 Michigan arts standards * 31%have not revised their curriculum to meet the 2006 merit curriculum guidelines * 12% do not meet VPAA graduation requirement * 73% require 1 credit * 15% require more than 1 credit
4. Integrate the Arts with the Common Core: ELA and Mathematics http://commoncore.org/maps/resources/art * 49% of buildings do arts integration - 4% regulars art teacher and classroom teacher collaborate - up to 59% never have planning time - only 17% are doing arts integration in meaningful ways Teacher PD in arts integration is the highest need
5. Using artful Instructional strategies and tools: motivation/play • Thinking routines/Habits of Mind/Dispositions www.teachingforlearning.org
6. Engage in Professional development * 43% of buildings offered arts pd to arts teachers * 17% offered arts pd to classroom teachers * Teacher PD in arts integration is the highest need Lessons of Effective Instruction http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-6530_30334_51042-219150--,00.html
7. Use assessment to improve teaching and learning * 19% of buildings had no assessment for the arts * 64% used teacher assessments in the arts * 17% had district developed assessments in the arts
Ana Luisa CardonaIndependent Consultant in Education, the Arts and Creativitycardona.analuisa@gmail.com Michigan Youth Arts Association http://www.myaf.org September 11, 2012 Presentation of Arts Census 2011 to State Board of Education