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Why the Arts Are Essential for 21 st Century Learning. Mr. John Ceschini Executive Director of Arts Education Maryland Schools Alliance. The Arts in Education. Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire William Butler Yeats. WHY. Teaching Through the Arts.
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Why the Arts Are Essential for 21st Century Learning Mr. John Ceschini Executive Director of Arts Education Maryland Schools Alliance
The Arts in Education Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire William Butler Yeats
Teaching Through the Arts Critical Links Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development • Funded by the US Dept. of Education and National Endowment for the Arts • Reviews 62 studies of dance, music, theatre, visual arts and multi-arts • Studies selected by teams of researchers from Harvard and UCLA • Most studies are experimental using both quantitative and qualitative methods
Teaching Through the Arts Findings The Arts Involve and Develop Fundamental Cognitive Capacities • Spatial Reasoning • - Organizing and sequencing ideas, concepts and images • Conditional Reasoning • - Developing and testing theories • Interpretation • - Decoding multiple modes of representation
Teaching Through the Arts The Arts Involve and Develop Personal and Social Skills Behaviors • Self Identity/Self Efficacy • Realistically valuing oneself • Social Tolerance • Respecting multiple points of view Findings:
Teaching Through the Arts Findings: The Arts Involve and Develop Fundamental Cognitive Capacities • Imagination • Visualizing new possibilities for thought and action • Persistence • Sustaining concentrated attention
Teaching Through the Arts Findings: The Arts Involve and Develop Personal and Social Skills Behaviors • Empathy Engagement in Learning
Which Critical Thinking Skills Can be Taught Through the Arts Through Reading Analyze; Assess; Associate; Categorize; Characterize; Clarify; Classify; Compare; Connect; Contrast; Defend; Determine; Distinguish; Elaborate; Examine; Explain; Extend; Generalize; Identify; Infer; Interpret; Justify; Observe; Organize; Predict; Question; Relate; Summarize; Support; Visualize
New “Imagination” Poll • Nine out of ten voters say that using the imagination is important to innovation and one’s success in a global knowledge-based market place • Eighty-eight percent of voters believe that education in and through the arts is essential to cultivating the imagination • Sixty-nine percent of the voters believe that US believe that when compared to other nations, we devote less attention to developing imagination
Program Objectives To ensure that the arts are being integrated into the curriculum using the Maryland State Arts Outcomes To ensure that all teachers have training and opportunities to implement an integrated Arts program To ensure a discipline-based program in theater..dance..visual arts and music
Teacher Training • In-service Programs • Resident Artist • Workshops • Arts Council Workshops • Special Guest Arts • Educators • Summer Programs • Artist/Teacher Institute • Opera Camp • CETA Groups Partnerships Using the Talents Within • Teachers mentoring • teachers • Hiring with the Arts in • Mind • In school observation • Kennedy Center’s • CETA groups • Universities • Opera Companies
Local Government Sculpture Bronzing Grants State Dept. of Ed. Moving America: Maryland Arts Councils Funding and Resources • Education Committee provides funds for instruments/art prints and drama supplies • Partnerships • Kennedy Center • Washington Opera Co. • Annapolis Opera Co. • Universities • Harvard/Research • Towson/Dance Teacher • Catholic U/Drama Interns Parents and Local Citizens • Parents as fundraisers • Share talents and resources • Lead club programs • Decorate local malls • Business donations
What is the “Partnership” A unique public –private organization of leaders and educators in business and education that has come together to help schools fully address the educational needs of the 21st century
Some Participating Organizations • AOL,INC • National Education Association • Microsoft Corporation • Apple Computer • The U.S. Department of Education • Cisco Systems • Crayola • American Library Association • Many Education and Business Partners
State Initiatives • Arizona • Iowa • Kansas • Maine • Massachusetts • New Jersey • North Carolina • South Dakota • West Virginia • Wisconsin
Framework for 20th Century Learning
Learning and Thinking Skills • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills • Communication Skills • Creativity and Innovation Skills • Collaboration Skills • Information and Media Literacy Skills • Contextual Learning Skills
21st Century Content • Global Awareness • Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy • Civic Literacy • Health and Wellness Awareness
Information and Technology Literacy • Support 21st century Teaching and Learning • Meet State/National Educational Technology Standards
Life Skills • Leadership • Ethics • Accountability • Adaptability • Personal Productivity • Personal Responsibility • Self Direction • Social Responsibility
21st Century Assessment • Authentic 21st Century Assessment to Support the Essential Foundation of a 21st Century Education • Effective, Sustainable and Affordable and must Use Modern Technologies to Increase Timeliness and Efficiency • Multiple Balanced Means of Assessment • High Quality Standardized Testing along with Effective Classroom Assessments and Performance-Based Portfolio Assessments.
Today’s Children are Different • They Think, Access, Absorb, Interpret, Process and Use Information. • They View, Interact and Communicate with the Modern World. • Children Expect to Have Instantaneous Access to Information, Goals and Services.
Equity All students deserve equal access to the arts.
Risk Taking The Arts Encourage Risk Taking
STEM+STEAM=TEAMS The arts encourage collaboration
Student Achievement Arts Boost Student Achievement in all Content Areas
Students Learn in Different Ways The arts provide powerful interventions for all types of learners
“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.” Picasso “If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him." John Kennedy “I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand." Confucius Teaching Through the Arts
jceschini@aems-edu.org Website:www.aems-edu.org 2 AEMS Alliance-Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance