A+ Principals & Coordinators Retreat

1. A+ Principals & Coordinators Retreat October 6, 2011 Cary Arts Center

2. NCDPI/NCDCR Collaboration: A+ Schools Program

3. NCDPI A+ Contacts Christie Lynch Ebert Arts Education Consultant and A+ Liaison Brenda Wheat Whiteman A+ Arts Education Specialist • Work collaboratively between NCDPI and NC Department of Cultural Resources to support the A+ Schools Program of the NC Arts Council

4. S66: Comprehensive Arts Education Components • Arts Education • (arts as core, academic subjects) • Arts Integration • (arts as a catalyst for learning across the curriculum) • Arts Exposure • (exposure to arts experiences) http://arts.ncwiseowl.org/

5. A+ as a Model for Comprehensive Arts Education North Carolina's A+ Schools Program is a nationally recognized, research-based, whole-school reform model that successfully utilizes arts education (instruction in all four arts disciplines) and arts integration to teach a balanced curriculum. S66 Report to the NC General Assembly

6. State Agency Collaboration • NC Department of Cultural Resources • State Secretary of Cultural Resources, Linda Carlisle • A+ Schools program is housed in the North Carolina Arts Council • North Carolina Department of Public Instruction • State Superintendent June Atkinson • North Carolina Public Schools partner for A+ • Support for the A+ Schools Program is provided through Arts Education within the K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Division • Arts Education • Arts Integration

7. Collaboration • A+ Team Meetings and Webinars • Networking and Outreach • Research/Grant Collaborations • Collaboration with NCDPI initiatives to inform A+ work

8. Data Collection • School Profiles • Demographic Information • AYP and ABC Data • Title I and other relevant information • A+ Surveys & Self-Assessments • Comprehensive Arts Education Plan

9. Professional Development • NCDPI Representation • A+ Summer Institutes • A+ Site Visits • A+ Professional Development • Fellows Retreats & Webinars • Principals & Coordinators Retreats & Webinars • Other opportunities

10. Standards

11. NC Standard Course of Study Common Core State Standards (CCSS) • English Language Arts • Mathematics North Carolina Essential Standards (NCES) • Arts Education • English Language Development* • Guidance (September 2011) • Healthful Living (Health and Physical Education) • Information and Technology* • Science • Social Studies • World Languages

12. CCSS and NCES Similarities • Fewer, clearer, higher • Alignment with other standards, research, 21st century skills • Focused on improving student achievement (student outcomes) Differences • Format • Taxonomies • RBT (NCES) • Other (CCSS) • Specific to NC (NCES) • Optional adoption from national movement (CCSS)

13. Instructional Tools • Available Summer 2011: • Crosswalks • Unpacking the Standards In development: • Graphic Organizers • Formative Assessment Strategies • ArtsFolio/Student Profile • Learning Progressions/Learning Maps • Terminologies • Future Tools

14. CCSS/NCES Resources • Summer 2011 NCDPI Institute Materials • Facilitator’s Guide • http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/resources/facilitator-guide.pdf • Content Sessions • http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev/institute/ • Wiki sites • All areas: http://www.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ • Arts Education: http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

15. CCSS and NCES Resources • Online learning modules • http://center.ncsu.edu/nc • The Call for Change* • Understanding the Standards* • Developing Local Curricula • Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy • NC FALCON* • NC Professional Teaching Standards and Teacher Evaluation System*

16. Arts EducationEssential Standards2010

17. ES Writing Groups K-12Writers

18. ES Guiding Question What do students need to know, understand, and be able to do to ensure their success in the future, whether it be the next class, post-secondary, or the world of work?

19. Essential Standards Filters

20. PROCESS: NC Arts Education Essential Standards

21. Decoding Grade Level(4) Strand (ML = Music Literacy) Essential Standard (1) Clarifying Objective (3)

22. Crosswalks Crosswalks

23. Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) Crosswalks, Pages 7-9 P21 website: http://www.p21.org/

24. 21st Century Skills Framework (P21) • Crosswalks – Pages 7-9 • Think/Pair/Share: • Look at the P21connections in the Crosswalks • What other connections can you think of with Arts Education and 21st century themes and skills?

25. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Provides the framework used for all NC Essential Standards Common language used for all Essential Standards Two-Dimensional: Cognitive Process and Knowledge Dimension Focuses objectives in order to accomplish specific learning outcomes, leading to proficiency Image Citation 12

26. Cognitive Process Domain Knowledge Dimension See RBT Verbs on pg. 10 of the Crosswalks

27. History and Culture • Crosswalks, Page 13 • Think/Pair/Share: • Discuss the Common Clarifying Objectives. • What will these look like in your discipline?

28. Unpacking the Standards Unpacking the Standards

29. Organization of Unpacking Tools

30. Organization of Unpacking Tools

31. Unpacking Activity Pick one strand to explore for your discipline (dance, music, theatre arts, visual arts) • What information did you learn about the strand and the unpacked standards, K-12? • How does this tool help to provide specific clarification of the standards?

32. Intent of the Essential Standards • Communicate at a basic level in each of the four arts disciplines • Communicate proficiently in at least one art form

33. Sequencing Discussion • Why is it important to understand the sequence of learning across the K-12 continuum?

34. Creation and Performance

35. Elements of Dance: K-2

36. Elements of Dance: 3-5

37. Elements of Dance: 6-8

38. Elements of Dance: 9-12

39. Sequencing Activity

40. Sequencing Activity

41. Contact Information Christie Lynch Ebert Arts Education Consultant and A+ Liaison christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856 Brenda Wheat Whiteman A+ Arts Education Specialist brenda.whiteman@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3820