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Introducing the MAEIA project, a comprehensive arts education program in Michigan. Learn how the program promotes assessment knowledge, provides professional development, and produces assessment tools and products. Join us at the U.P. Fall Educators Conference on October 11, 2013 at Marquette Senior High School.
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MI Arts Education Instruction and Assessment Program MAEIA Kathy Dewsbury-White U.P. Fall Educators Conference October 11, 2013 Marquette Senior High School
Kathy Dewsbury-White Project Director, MAEIA & President MI Assessment Consortium MAEIA Project Management Team Ana Luisa Cardona SEADAE Arts Education Consultant to MAEIA Ed Roeber MAEIA Assessment Director Cheryl Poole MAEIA Editor Barb Michelutti MAEIA PD and Project Support Director
Who is the MAC? “…individuals and organizations that work together to promote the use of balanced assessment systems, so that students learn, grow, and flourish…”
Michigan Assessment Consortium • Promote assessment knowledge and practice • Provide professional development • Produce and share assessment tools and products
Agenda • Introduce MAEIA project and resources • Develop a shared understanding of MAEIA within the national and Michigan contexts • Share opportunities for project involvement • Brainstorm on how MAEIA resources can be used in districts/buildings/classrooms?
What is MAEIA? Aproject being developed by : Pictured: MAEIA Blueprint Writers and Management Team Michigan Assessment Consortium (MAC) Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) for the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) in partnership with Michigan educators.
3 Year MAEIA Vision • MAEIA Blueprint • MAEIA Audit • Model Arts Assessments
MAEIA development process: • MAC, Inc. & Data Recognition Corporation • MAEIA Project Management Team • Arts Education Field Expertise + Shoulders of NCCAS • Make Products/Public Review/Revise/Publish • Disseminate, Provide PD, Set Standards/Field Test, Revise
Arts Education in the National Context ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTION Success and achievement in the arts demands engagement in the four fundamental creative practices of imagination, investigation, construction, and reflection in multiple contexts. These meta-cognitive activities nurture the effective work habits of curiosity, creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication, and collaboration, each of which transfer to all aspects of learning and life in the 21st century. (National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning-2013)
Anticipated release date: March 2014 • American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) • Educational Theatre Association (EdTA • The College Board • National Association for Music Education (formerly MENC) • National Art Education Association (NAEA) • National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) • State Education Agency for Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) • Young Audiences • http://nccas.wikispaces.com/
National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning:
The Michigan Context • 2011 SBOE Approved Updated MI Arts Standards • One Time Designated Legislative Funds for Creation of State Tests (subjects & grades not tested by Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium
Comprehensive Balanced Assessment System Aligned to Content Standards MEAP /MME/MI-Access/End of Course Summative – Assessment of Learning Are students proficient? Interim Assessments/Unit/Chapter Short-Cycle Summative Assessments Are students on track for proficiency? Classroom Assessment Practices Formative – Assessment for Learning Did the student learn what I just taught them? How can I help students learn even more?
2010 Michigan Arts Education Policy Agenda 2012 Michigan Arts Education Survey Report and Recommendations
Michigan Arts Education Policy Agenda Leadership Roundtable Michigan Youth Arts Michigan Department of Education Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs ArtServe Michigan Interlochen Center for the Arts
Michigan Arts Education Census A Comprehensive Survey of Arts Education in Michigan Schools Data Collected: October 2011 – December 2011 Report : September 2012 Cypress Research Group
MI ARTS EDUCATION CENSUS • Types of arts courses (curricular and extra-curricular) offered, by grade level (for music, visual arts, theater, and dance) • Number of students enrolled in arts courses • Number of hours in a year dedicated to arts education, by arts discipline • Certification level of teachers providing arts education • Non-salary budgets allocated to arts education • Use of visiting artists, field trips, and artists-in-residence • Professional development offerings to art and general classroom teachers; • Policies in place regarding arts education (adoption of standards, high school arts graduation requirements, etc.).
AVAILABILITY OF ARTS EDUCATION IN MI SCHOOLS *108,000 students are without access to arts education in Michigan. Number of Arts Disciplines Offered % of Schools .
LEVEL OF ARTS EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS Certified Arts Specialist as Primary Instructor Percent of Schools with a Certified Arts Specialist as the Primary Instructor for at Least One Grade % of Schools
STATE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN THE ARTS Local Graduation Requirements For High Schools, Grades 9-12 What are the local graduation requirements (credits) for the arts? 88% of schools meet or exceed the state’s one credit graduation requirement in the arts. *12% of schools do not meet the state graduation requirement of one credit in the arts.
LEVEL OF ARTS EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS Time Provided for Visual & Performing Arts (n=826) Percent Schools With At Least One Hour/Two Hours Per Week of Instruction All Arts Disciplines Combined, By Grade Level % of Schools .
RECOMMENDATIONS Developed by MI Youth Arts Forum Access for All – MDE &MSBOE, in partnership with concerned statewide organizations, determine the reason more than 100,000 students attend schools without any arts education and provide recommendations and strategies to reduce this number to zero. Accountability – Michigan Department of Education require schools to publicly report annually information regarding access to arts courses; level of student participation; educators assigned to provide instruction; and a demonstration of how schools are meeting the arts standards. Arts Education Policy – Michigan State Board of Education adopt a policy addressing the importance of arts education in a student’s holistic development while outlining what a high quality arts education is in Michigan. Arts Education Strategic Plans – Each school district include the visual and performing arts education in district strategic plans. Develop Appropriate Student/Teacher Assessment System – Development of an appropriate assessment system, centered around the acquisition of skills and knowledge in all four arts disciplines, to be piloted in the 2013/2014 school year.
RECOMMENDATIONS Arts Education Funding – Michigan Department of Education convene a task force to develop a recommended level of funding to support arts instruction in the public schools. Identify Schools in Need – Michigan Department of Education and Michigan State Board of Education identify schools where arts instruction is unavailable or very limited and support policies and resources that restore arts education in those schools. Professional Learning – Michigan Department of Education work with the appropriate professional organizations to increase professional development for educators and school and district administrators. Weigh Courses Equally – School districts weight courses in the visual and performing arts equally with all other courses in calculating a pupil’s grade point average, including honors and/or advanced placement arts courses. Target Resources – Michigan foundations and other grant making agencies and organizations use these Michigan Arts Education Survey results to help direct resources to areas of greatest need.
MAEIA’s goal is to: support Michigan school districts, school buildings, educators, and the public in implementing a high quality arts education programin dance, music, theatre, and visual arts for all students. The use of these resources by educators is voluntary.
Michigan Blueprint of a Quality Arts Education Program describes the highest standards of successful arts education programs dance, music, theatre, and visual arts organized around 7 criteria intended for use by district-level decision-makers, generalists, parents and the community working together to improve the arts education
The Blueprint’s gold standard statements are: - aspirational broad descriptions • based on the best available research and recommendations for all students to be career and college-ready.
A6 Time Provided for Visual & Performing Arts All elementary students receive dedicated instructional time in each of the arts disciplines (dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts) all year, every year to achieve at least the basic level in each of the arts disciplines. An average of 120 minutes a week per elementary grade level for each arts discipline is offered...
A MAEIA companion document to the Blueprint– Michigan Arts Education Blueprint Research and Recommendations - provides users with supporting documentation for each criterion and indicator in each arts discipline - a resource to those working to improve the arts education program as part of the school improvement process
Research and recommendations undergirding the Blueprint: Michigan School Improvement Framework, 2013 Michigan Arts Education Survey, 2012 NYC City Blueprint, 2007 AEP State Policy Database, 2013 College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts, 2013 NCCAS on Enduring Understandings, 2013 Michigan Standards for Arts Education, 2011 Jay McTighe, Framework for Effective Schooling, 2013 The Michigan Arts Education Survey was created by Robert B. Morrison, Quadrant Arts Education Research 16 Mount Bethel Rd, Suite 202, Warren, NJ 07059. Elements of this survey have been used in the Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) Project with permission.
Blueprint Writers Dance Nicki Flinn* Heather Vaughan-Southard Music Cindy Crump Taggart* Marie Casorio Jiana Hunter Darin Schmidt Theatre Joni Starr* Lori Hathaway Anne-Marie Roberts Visual Arts Janine Campbell* Diana Baldensperger Cecilia Gollan Linda Tyson Blueprint In-Depth Reviewers Robin Bailey Hedy Blatt Nicki Bruski Kimberly Cairy Kelly Carmody Rick Catherman Meaghan Dunham David Gott Lynette Young Overby Beth Post Bryan Zocher *Blueprint Writing Team Lead
2. Michigan Arts Education Program Audit Tool – a self-study tool districts and schools can use to analyze and reflect on the status of their own arts education program. - based on Blueprint criteria and indicators- can provide useful information about the nature of the arts education program - can become the basis for enhancing their arts education program in the context of school improvement.
MAEIA Audit Tool Timetable August 15 – September 15th Public Review of Audit Tool Fall 2013 MAEIA Audit Tool Draft Spring/Summer 2014 MAEIA Interactive Audit Tool mi-arts.wikispaces.com
3. Michigan Arts Education Assessment Specifications – a set of recommendations for appropriate assessments in the arts based on the Michigan Merit Curriculum and aligned to national standards. - they communicate important content and how that content will be assessed to a wide variety of audiences. - helps the full array of potential users understand the purposes and uses, as well as provide more specific information on how to accurately read and interpret MAEIA arts education assessments
MAEIA Assessment Specifications • Based on 2011 MI K-12 Arts Grade Level Content Expectations • Content expectations translated into performance standard under three strands: Create Perform, Respond aligns to MMC VPAA and NCCAS Framework • Vision – create assessments based on quality arts education program • Assessment methods appropriately reflect the demands of each discipline • Constraints of the state will result in model assessments with emphasis on professional learning for arts educators to score
The Assessment Specifications Document: • Chapter 1 - Introduction • Chapter 2 – Purposes of the Arts Education Assessments • Chapter 3 – Overview of the Arts Education Standards • Chapter 4 – Overview of Assessment Design • Chapter 5 – Assessment Specifications • Chapter 6 – Assessment Development Procedures • Chapter 7 – Assessment Administration • Chapter 8 – Report of the Assessment Results
Example of what might be included in a 5th grade visual arts assessment
Assessment Specification Developers Claudia Burns Janine Campbell Lori Duncan Nicole Flynn Michael Medvinsky Kristen Morrison Philip Moss Mitchell Robinson Karen Siegel Joni Starr Cynthia Swan-Egan Cynthia Taggart Denise McBeath Thomas Heather Vaughn-Southard
Assessment Specifications and Prototypes August 22nd – September 10th Public Review Fall/Winter 2013 ASD and Prototype Items Available 2013-14 Secondary Arts Assessment(s) Drafted > Reviewed > Piloted > Revised 2014-15 K-8 Arts Assessment Drafted > Reviewed > Piloted > Revised mi-arts.wikispaces.com
WANTED • Assessment item writers • Assessment reviewers • experienced in dance, music, theatre and the visual arts • Participate in standard setting process • Volunteer to field test assessment items • District’s to host field testing of the MAEIA Program Blueprint and Audit Tool • Host a MAEIA Awareness Session about MAEIA Tools and Resources • Applications are available NOW http://mi-arts.wikispaces.com/MAEIA+Future+Opportunities Applications submitted to: mi.maeia.project@gmail.com
“The skills of the 21st century need us to create scholars who can link the unlinkable. … Nurturing curious, creative problem solvers who can master the art of figuring things out will make them ready for this unknown brave new world. And that is the best legacy we can possibly leave. AnissaRameriz “Save Our Science” (TED Books)
Question(s)/Observations for Discussion • Will a strong assessment program result in increased artistic education opportunities for students? • If we build it, will they come…?