1. Analyze and Clarify the Situation
RESOURCES
State
- Mass Arts Curriculum Framework
- MassCore
- Mass Board of Education's Arts Advisory Council
- Governor's Readiness Project
- National Standards for the Arts
- Professional Arts Education Associations
- Music: Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
- Visual Arts: National Arts Education Association (NAEA)
- Theatre: American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
- Dance: National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
- Kennedy Center Community Arts Audit (this page has multiple resources)
- Community
- Arts Organization
- Student K-3
- Student 4-8
- Student High School
- Administrator
CURRENT RESEARCH
- Creative Minds/ Cognition
The Arts develop cognition and creative thinking. - 21st Century Workforce Skills/ Creative Economy
The Arts develop skills and habits of mind crucial to 21st Century workforce preparation. - Engagement/Drop-Out Prevention and At-Risk Students
The Arts reach students who are not otherwise being reached and engage students in hands-on, project based learning. - Civic Mindedness and Character Building
The Arts develop character and promote civic engagement through community service and teamwork. - State and National Regulations/NCLB
NCLB states that the arts are "core academic subjects" to be taught sequentially. The new MASSCORE includes an arts credit in the recommended high school curriculum.
What Should be on your bookshelf?
Keep Arts in Schools (organized by topic)
