ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAAE SUMMIT
June 19-21, 2013

FAAE/FASA Leadership Summit
Grand Hyatt, Tampa
Click here to register and "save YOUR space" for the Arts Integration Showcase: June 21, 8 - 9 am.
Click here to make hotel reservations.
Click here to see highlights from the conference schedule.

Yo-Yo Ma "Nancy Hanks Lecture" at the Kennedy Center on April 8, 2013. Click here to see video.  More information is available here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

"Careers in the Arts” Webinars for MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS: Last session is Friday, May 17 from 1:30-2:00pm. Hear from arts professionals in a variety of careers and ask them questions via the chat room.  CLICK HERE for details and registration.

FAAE ARTS INTEGRATION WEBINARS for Teaching Artists and Others

Thank you for great Webinars throughout the year. We archive all of our Webinars; they are available “on demand” any time, anywhere! Click here to link to past Webinars.


NGSSS for the Arts

Get to know the the new Sunshine State Standards HERE

 
Programming is funded in part by:



Online Resources for Arts Educators

Classroom resources for educators

Curriculum
Includes links to national sources

Compendia of Best Practices

Florida Benchmarks & Standards

National Curriculum for the Arts


Other resources that may be of interest:

Online Professional Development: Art & Technology

Research and Reports


Curriculum Units


National Curriculum Resources


Compendia of Best Practices in Arts Integration


Peer-to-peer sharing of programs, projects and curriculum in the including:

1. School Change
2. Community Arts and Arts Organizations
3. General Curriculum
4. Arts
5. Higher Education
6. Community Organizations

  • Best Practices in Arts Integration 2012. Click here.
  • Best Practices in Arts Integration 2011. Click here.
  • Best Practices in Arts integration 2010. Click here.
  • Submit Best Practices for the 2013 Compendium.  Click here.

    Application Deadline:  March 30, 2013


Florida Benchmarks and Standards

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for the Arts

Understanding NGSSS

What is behind the Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings and Benchmarks that make up the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for the Arts (NGSSS-Arts).  John LeTellier, Fine Arts Content Specialist at the Florida Department of Education,  provided a PowerPoint that explains it all.  An excellent reference to use and share.   Click HERE

Check out this video (coming soon): Building Curriculum with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, Common Core, and Florida's Fine Arts Assessment Program presented by Beth Cummings, Florida Performing Arts Assessment Project Administrator, at the 2013 FAAE Arts Integration Symposia Series

National Curriculum for the Arts

The National Coalition for CORE ARTS Standards is developing the Next Step in K-12 Arts Learning Standards.  You can find out more HERE.

SEADAE:Roles and Responsibilities of Arts Educators

State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) released on June 26, 2012  a paper outlining the roles and responsibilities certified arts educators, certified non-arts educators and providers of supplemental arts instruction play in providing a quality, sequential arts education for America's K-12 students.  SEADAE looks forward to engaging the arts and policy communities in a vigorous discussion about the paper’s recommendations to support quality arts education across our country.  Click HERE to view the report.