Showing posts with label standards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label standards. Show all posts

Monday, October 20, 2014

New National Visual Art Standards

The new National Core Art Standards were officially launched at 9 am today.  I think that there is a lot to like about this new set of standards.

According to the NCCAS, the revised standards are meant to “affirm the place of arts education in a balanced core curriculum, support the 21st-century needs of students and teachers, and help ensure that all students are college and career ready. The arts standards emphasize “big ideas,” philosophical foundations, enduring understandings/essential questions, and anchor/performance standards, all of which are intended to guide the curriculum development and instructional practices that leads to arts literacy for all students.”

I found this list of 10 things you should know about the new Art Standards  on the Art of Education.

Waitsfield Art Curriculum Presentation

I have been asked to present about the Waitsfield Art Curriculum to the School Board.  I created this presentation to introduce the new National Art Standards (officially launched today!) and illustrate some of the components of my art curriculum, which I call my "building blocks."  I am excited for the opportunity to highlight some of my students' impressive work and show that art class is so much more than crafts and finger painting.  Please click the link below to learn more about my art program.

Waitsfield Art Curriculum Presentation