Arts Education Standards and 21 st Century Skills

Arts Education Standards and 21st Century Skills

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

• Information, Communication, & Technology literacy

Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Creativity

• Innovation

• Flexibility and Adaptability

• Initiative and Self direction

• Social and Cross cultural skills

• Productivity and Accountability

• Leadership and Responsibility

To what extent do the current U.S. National Standards for Arts Education align with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts?


Structure of report: • Full analysis of each standard at each grade level as it

compares with each 21st Century Skills

• Executive summary highlighting overall findings

• Summary charts for each discipline


21st Century Skills Map National Standards: Visual Art

Alignment

Skill Outcome Grade Content Standards Does it

align?

Comments

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Exercising sound reasoning in understanding

• Making complex choices and decisions

• Understanding the interconnections among systems

• Identifying and asking significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions

• Framing, analyzing, and synthesizing information in order to solve problems and answer questions.

K-4 Content Standard #1:

Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes

Yes The National Standards for this grade level indicate that students are to:

• Describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses

• Use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories

• Use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner

These goals relate to the P21 outcomes of making complex choices and decisions, understanding the interconnections among systems, and framing, analyzing and synthesizing information in order to solve problems and answer questions.



Alignment


align?

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Alignment


align?

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Alignment


align?

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21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation

Information Literacy

Media Literacy

Information, Communication, & Technology Literacy

Flexibility and Adaptability

Initiative and Self-direction

Social and Cross-cultural Skills

Productivity and Accountability

Leadership and Responsibility


21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy








The National Standards for Arts Education in Dance that most aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were :

• Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods, and

• Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance


The National Standards for Arts Education in Dance that least aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were :

• Identifying and demonstrating movement elements and skills in performing dance, and

• Making connections between dance and healthful living


21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy








21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy








The National Standards for Arts Education in Music that most aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were :

• Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines, and

• Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments


The National Standards for Arts Education in Music that least aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were :

• Listening to, analyzing, and describing music, and

• Reading and notating music


21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy









21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy







The National Standards for Arts Education in Theatre that most aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were :

• Designing by visualizing and arranging environments for classroom arrangements, and

• Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations


The National Standards for Arts Education in Theatre that least aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were :

• Understanding context by recognizing the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in daily life, and

• Comparing and connecting art forms by describing theatre, dramatic media (such as film, television, and electronic media) and other art forms


21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy







21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy







The National Standards for Arts Education in Visual Art that most aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were :

• Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others, and

• Understanding and applying media, techniques and processes


The National Standards for Arts Education in Visual Art that least aligned with the 21st Century Skills Map in the Arts were :

• Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines, and

• Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures


21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy







Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills:Key Findings

21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy








The P21 skills with the highest instances of alignment with the standards were Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, and Creativity.

21st Century Skills


Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation


Media Literacy








The P21 skills that were least aligned with the standards were Collaboration, Information, Communication, & Technology Literacy, and Productivity and Accountability.

The P21 skills with the highest instances of alignment with the standards were Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, and Creativity.

Standards aligned with the greatest number of P21 skills:


Dance: • Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance• Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods

Music: • Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines• Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments

Theatre: • Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations• Designing by visualizing and arranging environments for classroom dramatizations

Visual Art: • Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the

work of others• Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes

Consider areas of overlap between P21 skills:

Arts Standards and 21st Century Skills: Recommendations for NCCAS

• Creativity

• Innovation

• Media Literacy

• Information, Communication, and Technology Literacy


Consider skills related to work habits/work ethic:

• Productivity and Accountability

• Leadership and Responsibility

• Initiative and Self-direction

The current standards cover what is to be learned and, often, how it is to be learned, but don’t often reference the qualities and characteristics students should exhibit while getting there.


Consider the role of technology-oriented skills:

• Information, Communication, and Technology literacy

• Media Literacy



Find College Board/NCCAS research online

The College Board: Arts at the Core

http://advocacy.collegeboard.org/preparation-access/arts-core.

National Coalition for Core Arts Standardshttp://nccas.wikispaces.com.

Amy Charleroy, Office of Academic Initiatives, The College Board: [email protected]

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Arts Education Standards and 21 st Century Skills