December 15th, 2008
Check out the arts education “blog event” December 1-5, 2008 on the ArtsJournal website and sponsored by the Wallace Foundation.
“A Debate on Arts Education: Will our culture suffer if we don’t do more to teach the arts?”
This blog event involved 16 bloggers from the arts/arts education field. Very interesting structure for battling ideas out in the open — online.
The posts reiterated (over and over) that the field of arts education remains a confusing and very complex amalgam of approaches, methods, and philosophies. The hope lies in the general agreement on the importance of continuing the arts education conversation: recognizing and respecting the differences as we strive to adapt best practices to the diversity of the American educational landscape.
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November 2nd, 2008
The New York City Department of Education has recently released the Annual Arts in Schools Report for 2007-2008. The second such report released as part of the administration’s ArtsCount initiative. This annual report aims to measure student access to and participation in Arts Education as well as what resources are being used to support Arts Education. This information about the state of Arts Education in New York City schools can be used by school leaders, parents, teachers, and the arts and cultural community to target areas of weakness and work toward 100% fulfillment of New York State Department of Education (NYSED) Arts Requirements. Data is based upon self-reported responses from 1307 schools (a 91% response rate) to the Annual Arts Education Survey and other DOE databases.
Some Key findings:
- “More than 71% of our schools have at lease one certified arts teacher. Over 64% of schools have at least one visual arts teacher, and 50% have at least one music teacher. At all grade levels, a smaller percentage of schools offer instruction in dance and theater. 14% of schools have at least one dance teacher, and 9% of schools have at least one theater teacher.”
- “The arts programs in our schools are enriched by partnerships with the thriving arts and cultural community of New York City. 89% of our schools work with one or more arts and cultural organizations, and at least 396 arts and cultural organizations provide services to schools.”
Individual school findings are posted on the school’s web portal. As I delve deeper into the report, I will blog posts about what the “state” of Arts Education is in Queens. Please help continue this conversation and share your ideas, experiences, and expertise in the field of Arts Education!
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June 16th, 2008
Arts in Education is an expanding field of research and practice focusing on ways in which to improve learning through experiences with the arts, transfer arts-based learning to other disciplines, and forge an understanding of human behavior, thinking, and potential through the close observation of works of art and involvement in art-related activities. Share your thoughts and experiences.
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