Joint Arts Education Conference 2014

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The biennial Joint Arts Education Conference (JAEC) convened at the Phoenix Art Museum on Monday, October 20. Presented through a partnership between the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Department of Education, the conference attracted over 170 attendees, including arts educators, school administrators, teaching artists, and arts learning professionals from across the state.

Arts in Education Week: A Conclusion and an Invitation

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In our opening post this week, we shared that: Arts in Education Week exists as an opportunity to put a national spotlight on arts education, creating a forum for leaders in arts and education at the local, state, and national level to exchange perspectives, ideas, and solutions to obstacles unique to our field. That important… Read more »

Arts in Education Week: Reflections

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The following blog post was written by Katie Selph who recently completed a three month internship in the communications department of the Arizona Commission on the Arts. We thank her for her excellent work and wish her luck in her future endeavors. During my sophomore year of college, I took a course in Modern British… Read more »

Arts in Education Week: Connections and Collaborations in the AzCCRS

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This past June, the Arts Commission presented a pair of exclusive blog series designed to explore the potential for arts integration within Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards and to inspire the creativity of Arizona’s educators. For educators, these standards offer a unique opportunity to reflect not only on what they teach, but also on… Read more »

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Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards: Arts Integration & ELA, part 2

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After four years of development, Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards are ready for full implementation throughout the state in the 2014-2015 school year. For educators, this shift offers a unique opportunity to reflect not only on what they teach, but also on how they teach. Throughout the month of June, the Arizona Commission on the… Read more »

Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards: Arts Integration & ELA, part 1

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After four years of development, Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards are ready for full implementation throughout the state in the 2014-2015 school year. For educators, this shift offers a unique opportunity to reflect not only on what they teach, but also on how they teach. Throughout the month of June, the Arizona Commission on the… Read more »

Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards: Connections & Collaborations

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After four years of development, Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards are ready for full implementation throughout the state in the 2014-2015 school year. For educators, this shift offers a unique opportunity to reflect not only on what they teach, but also on how they teach. Over the next four weeks, the Arizona Commission on the… Read more »

National Core Arts Standards Launch Today

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The National Core Arts Standards were launched today via webinar with a series of interviews from leaders in the field of arts education. The launch also included an overview of the standards and a showcase of the arts standards website. Led by the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, teams comprising more than 70 teachers… Read more »

Arts Partnership Strengthens a Challenged School

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“This grant allowed us to significantly increase the services we offer and the scope of the partnership between Children First Academy and Free Arts. Before, we would spend one to two days a year on campus doing a general project with the entire school. During this academic year, we will be on campus almost every… Read more »