Arts Education Standards and 21 st Century Skills

1. Arts Education Standards and 21st Century Skills

2. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Communication • Collaboration • Creativity • Innovation • Flexibility and Adaptability • Initiative and Self direction • Social and Cross cultural skills • Productivity and Accountability • Leadership and Responsibility • Information Literacy • Media Literacy • Information, Communication, & Technology literacy

4. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills To what extent do the current U.S. National Standards for Arts Education align with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts?

5. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills Structure of report: • Full analysis of each standard at each grade level as it compares with each 21st Century Skills • Executive summary highlighting overall findings • Summary charts for each discipline

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16. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • The National Standards for Arts Education in Dance that most aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were : • Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods, and • Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance

17. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • The National Standards for Arts Education in Dance that least aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were : • Identifying and demonstrating movement elements and skills in performing dance, and • Making connections between dance and healthful living

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21. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • The National Standards for Arts Education in Music that most aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were : • Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines, and • Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments

22. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • The National Standards for Arts Education in Music that least aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were : • Listening to, analyzing, and describing music, and • Reading and notating music

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26. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • The National Standards for Arts Education in Theatre that most aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were : • Designing by visualizing and arranging environments for classroom arrangements, and • Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations

27. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • The National Standards for Arts Education in Theatre that least aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were : • Understanding context by recognizing the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in daily life, and • Comparing and connecting art forms by describing theatre, dramatic media (such as film, television, and electronic media) and other art forms

31. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • The National Standards for Arts Education in Visual Art that most aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were : • Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others, and • Understanding and applying media, techniques and processes

32. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills • The National Standards for Arts Education in Visual Art that least aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were : • Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines, and • Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures

33. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills: Key Findings

34. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills: Key Findings The P21 skills with the highest instances of alignment with the standards were Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, and Creativity.

35. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills: Key Findings The P21 skills with the highest instances of alignment with the standards were Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, and Creativity. The P21 skills that were least aligned with the standards were Collaboration, Information, Communication, & Technology Literacy, and Productivity and Accountability.

36. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills:Key Findings Standards aligned with the greatest number of P21 skills: • Dance: • Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance • Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods • Music: • Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines • Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments • Theatre: • Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations • Designing by visualizing and arranging environments for classroom dramatizations • Visual Art: • Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others • Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes

37. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills: Recommendations for NCCAS Consider areas of overlap between P21 skills: • Media Literacy • Information, Communication, and Technology Literacy • Information Literacy • Creativity • Innovation

38. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills: Recommendations for NCCAS Consider skills related to work habits/work ethic: • Productivity and Accountability • Leadership and Responsibility • Initiative and Self-direction The current standards cover what is to be learned and, often, how it is to be learned, but don’t often reference the qualities and characteristics students should exhibit while getting there.

39. Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills: Recommendations for NCCAS Consider the role of technology-oriented skills: • Information, Communication, and Technology literacy • Media Literacy • Information Literacy

40. Find College Board/NCCAS research online The College Board: Arts at the Core http://advocacy.collegeboard.org/preparation-access/arts-core. National Coalition for Core Arts Standards http://nccas.wikispaces.com. Amy Charleroy, Office of Academic Initiatives, The College Board: acharleroy@collegeboard.org