North Carolina Pre-service

Arts Integration Initiative

A collaboration between the NC Department of Public Instruction, NC Arts Council, and Appalachian State

University

Fall 2013

Facilitators

Rachel A. McBroom, Ph.D.NC Dept. of Public InstructionDirector, Educator Preparationrachel.mcbroom@dpi.nc.gov 919-817-8848

Christy ChenauskyAppalachian State UniversityDirector of Arts Education and Outreachchenauskyc@appstate.edu 828-262-6084 (Ext. 109)

Banu ValladaresNC Arts CouncilArts in Education Directorbanu.valladares@ncdcr.gov 919-807-6502

Christie Lynch EbertNC Dept. of Public InstructionSection Chief, K-12 Programs and NCDPI Liaison to the A+ Schools Programchristie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856

Slater MappNC Dept. of Public InstructionArts Education Consultant slater.mapp@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3758

Introductions

• Name

• IHE

• Role

• One learning goal

Purpose

• To set a context for arts integration through NC’s Comprehensive Arts Education Plan.

• To provide an overview of policy and legislation supporting arts integration preparation of pre-service educators.

• To introduce the collaborative NC Pre-service Arts Integration Initiative.

• To facilitate a statewide conversation about how this requirement is (or can be) met in North Carolina’s teacher preparation programs.

Setting the Stage

Policy and Legislation

•Basic Education Program (§ 115C-81)

The NC Standard Course of Study

Common Core State Standards NC Essential Standards

NC Standard Course of Study

• Common Core State Standards

– English Language Arts (and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects)

– Mathematics

• NC Essential Standards

– Arts Education

– Career and Technical Education

– English Language Development*

– Guidance*

– Healthful Living (Health & Physical Education)

– Information and Technology*

– Science

– Social Studies

– World Languages

NC Legislation

S66 Vision for Arts Education

In today’s globally competitive world, innovative thinking and creativity are essential for all school children. High quality, standards-based instruction in the arts develops these skills and effectively engages, retains, and prepares future-ready students for graduation and success in an entrepreneurial economy. Dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts, taught by licensed arts educators and integrated throughout the curriculum, are critical to North Carolina’s 21st century education.

S66 Comprehensive Arts Education

• Arts Education – (arts as core, academic subjects)

• Arts Integration – (arts as a catalyst for learning across the curriculum)

• Arts Exposure – (exposure to arts experiences)

Comprehensive Arts Education

S66 Recommendations for Arts Integration• D.1 Prioritize arts integration as a primary component of education

reform.

• D.2 Require arts integration as a component of teacher and administrator preparation and licensure.

• D.3 Use the NC Educator Evaluation System (NCEES) to assess teachers’ use of arts integration.

• D.4 Use arts teachers as resources and consultants for arts integration within schools and across Local Education Agencies (LEAs).

H758: Arts Education Commission

• Duties

• 3 Meetings (February – April 2012)

• Final Report (May 1, 2012)

– 5 Findings/Recommendations

– 3 Legislative Proposals in Report

H758: Arts Education Commission

1. Importance of Arts Education

2. Comprehensive Arts Education Task Force (Legislative Proposal 1)

3. Arts Education Graduation Requirement (Legislative Proposal 2)

4. Professional Development and Education in Arts Integration

5. Locally Driven Comprehensive Arts Education (Legislative Proposal 3)

G.S. 115C-296: Arts Integration

• Requires that pre-service elementary teachers are prepared to “integrate the arts across the curriculum”.

• Outgrowth of H758 Arts Education Commission

• Wide-scale education legislation

– S724 (June 2012)

– H23 (March 2013)

– S168 (July 2013)

115C-296 Public School Law

• Supported by:

– Existing Teacher Ed Requirements (Policy)

– NC Teacher Evaluation (Policy)

– Previous Legislation

– National Reports

Existing Policy

State Board Policy TCP-B-002

Standard 6 of the Teacher Specialty Standards (2009), requires that elementary grades teacher candidates are “knowledgeable in and are able to design and implement learning tasks that demonstrate:

1)a general knowledge of the fundamentals of music, dance, theatre, and/or visual arts; and

2)the ability to create interdisciplinary lessons/units that integrate the content areas with the arts to enhance classroom instruction and student learning.”

State Board Policy TCP-B-002

Standard 5 of the Birth-Kindergarten specialty standard (2009):

•B-K teacher candidates “create and adapt environments and intentionally plan and implement an integrated curriculum that facilitates every child’s construction of knowledge and provides a strong foundation for lifelong learning.”

•In the Emergent Creative Arts, B-K teacher candidates must:

1. facilitate children’s creative expression through dance/creative movement, drama, music, and visual arts;

2. use the arts to represent ideas;

State Board Policy TCP-B-002

•(continued) In the Emergent Creative Arts, B-K teacher candidates must:

3. help children learn about and appreciate a variety of art forms and artists;

4. integrate the arts to support learning in all content areas (including cultural diversity); and

5. apply creativity to problem solving, risk-taking, and critical thinking.

Teacher Evaluation Process (2009)

Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines

Arts Integration in NC

Current Practices

IHE Reporting (2009 and 2012)

IHE Reporting (2009 and 2012)

NC Pre-service Arts Integration Initiative

NC PAII - Goals

• Support the preparation of pre-service educators to deliver a balanced education.

• Identify models and practices to prepare pre-service educators to integrate the arts.

• Foster collaborations to create access to a comprehensive arts education in our state.

Committee

• Diverse, state-level

• Representation from:

– IHEs (Education and Arts Education)

– Arts Educators

– Administrators (principal, superintendent)

– Community Partners

Committee Goals

• Review reported data from IHEs on how they currently prepare educators to integrate the arts.

• Identify models and/or practices that help move forward this statewide conversation.

Committee Members

Rick CaryMars Hill CollegeProfessor of Art; Chair, Fine ArtsRCary@mhc.edu(828) 689-1396

Donna DragonUNC CharlotteAssistant Professor of Danceddragon@uncc.edu(704) 687-0832

Liz Grimes-DroesslerWake County Public SchoolsSenior Administrator for Arts Educationegrimes-droessler@wcpss.net(919) 431-7654

Dr. Anthony JacksonNash-Rocky Mount Public SchoolSuperintendent adjackson@nrms.k12.nc.us(252) 462-2511

Committee Members

Frances Page Meredith CollegeProfessor of Music; Dept Head, Communication and Performing Artspagef@meredith.edu (919) 760-8575

Brenda Reese Freedom Trail Elementary School (A+)Principalbrendacreese@averyschools.net(828) 733-4744

Courtney ReillyUNC WilmingtonAssistant Director of Cultural Artsreillyce@uncw.edu(910) 962.2082

Melinda Waegerle, MAUNC GreensboroAssistant Professor, Dance, A+ Fellowmhwaeger@uncg.edu(336) 334-5570

Facilitators

Rachel A. McBroom, Ph.D.NC Dept. of Public InstructionDirector, Educator Preparationrachel.mcbroom@dpi.nc.gov 919-817-8848

Christy ChenauskyAppalachian State UniversityDirector of Arts Education and Outreachchenauskyc@appstate.edu 828-262-6084 (Ext. 109)

Banu ValladaresNC Arts CouncilArts in Education Directorbanu.valladares@ncdcr.gov 919-807-6502

Christie Lynch EbertNC Dept. of Public InstructionSection Chief, K-12 Programs and NCDPI Liaison to the A+ Schools Programchristie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856

Slater MappNC Dept. of Public InstructionArts Education Consultant slater.mapp@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3758

Timeline

• Summer 2013: IHE Institutes – introduce work and gather feedback for committee.

• Fall 2013: Committee reviews data and highlights best practices/models.

• Fall RESAs 2013: introduce work and gather feedback for committee.

• Spring RESAs 2014: Share findings.

Next Steps

Think-Pair-Share

• What practices are in place at your IHE to meet the pre-service arts integration requirements?

• What resources do you have to share?

• What kinds of support would you like to receive?

Evaluation and

Networking

NCPAII Google Form

• Plus/Delta

• Indicate interest in joining NCPAII to stay informed and become involved

Resources

Resources

• http://ncdpi.wikispaces.net

– All Content Areas

• http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

– Arts Education

• http://aplus.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

– A+ Schools/Arts Integration

Resources

• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ihe/

• IHE Information on NC Public Schools website

• http://ihe.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/home

– IHE wiki space

Michelle Burrows | DirectorA+ Schools Programmichelle.burrows@ncdcr.govtel: 919.807.6503

http://aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov/

K-8 Standards

Quick Reference Guides for the NC Standard Course of Study

Available now: Crosswalks Unpacking the Standards I Can Statements by Content Area

In development: Graphic Organizers (available February 20, 2012) Assessments

Formative: NC FALCON, ArtsFolio/Student Profile Assessment Examples Measures of Student Learning

Learning Progressions/Learning Maps Terminologies Other Tools

http://www.artsedsearch.org

(Additional Information)State of the

Arts:North Carolina

Enrollment in Arts Education Courses, K-12

Dance 3.2%

Music 64.2%

Theatre Arts 5.7%

Visual Arts 52.4%

All Arts 126.4%

  ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH TOTAL

Classes Students Classes Students Classes Students Classes Students

DANCE 825 16,677 790 17,340 1,135 13,157 2,750 47,174

  2.4%   5.03%   3.1%   3.23%

MUSIC 31,243 643,973 8,955 194,239 9,321 100,275 49,519 938,487

  92.69%   56.37%   23.72%   64.19%

THEATRE ARTS 950 19,540 1,388 29,579 2,625 34,448 4,963 83,567

  2.81%   8.58%   8.15%   5.72%

VISUAL ARTS 28,880 599,166 7,108 147,533 7,763 95,026 40,448 776,162

  86.23%   42.82%   22.49%   52.4%

FOLK ARTS (K-12)

0 0 53 1,227 22 505 75 1,732

  0.00%   0.37%   0.12%   0.12%

COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARTS

0 0 0 0 113 452 113 452

  0.00%   0.00%   0.11%   0.03%

SUBTOTALS  61,898 1,279,356 18,294 389,918 20,979 243,863 97,868 1,847,574

  184.13%   113.16%   57.69%   126.36%

TOTAL STUDENTS IN NC 

SCHOOLS Average Daily Membership

  694,816   344,569   422,749   1,462,134

Licensed Arts Educators in NC

Dance Music Theatre Arts

Visual Arts

Total

171.43 2,597.67 345.66 2,101.22 5,215.98

1,434,436 Students (ADM)

Local Education Agency (LEA) Year Implemented

Burke County Schools 1990

Columbus County Schools 

1992

Newton Conover Schools 

2007

Pitt County Schools* 

2004

Rowan-Salisbury

2004

Local Arts Education Graduation Requirements

* Pitt County has a Local School Board Policy (9.201) which calls for a comprehensive and sequential arts

education, K-12, in addition to the local high school graduation requirement.

State of the Arts:

National

US Instruction Available in Elementary Arts Education

Year Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts

1999-2000 

20% 94% 20% 87%

2009-2010

3% 94% 4% 83%

US Instruction Available in Secondary Arts EducationYear Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts

1999-2000 

14% 90% 48% 93%

2009-2010

12% 91% 45% 89%

National Standards

•National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) Wiki: https://

nccas.wikispaces.com/Home

National Standards

What is Media Arts?

• Moving Image – Cinema/Video/Animation – narrative, non-narrative, environmental, experimental

• Imaging Design – digital process-based imagery, code enhanced (e.g. the image has code embedded in it for interactive and adaptive purposes)

• Sound Design – digital process-based aural synthesis and engineering

• Interactive Design – web, game, sensory-tech, creative code

• Multimedia and Intermedia – additive and hybridizing mixtures

• Virtual Design – 3D, 4D, 5D (spatial, animated, non-linear, interactive) environments, structures and experiences

The Inclusion of Media Arts in Next Generation Arts Standards

The Big Picture

StandardStandard

Focus Questions

1. How does arts education prepare students to be future ready?

2. How do the arts connect to other content areas?

3. What are the implications for meeting the needs of all learners as related to arts education?

CCSS and the Arts

• Shared responsibility

• CCSS supplement, but do not replace discipline standards

• Art is text

Resources:

– Coleman article and blog

– College Board Research

– AEP Book

– Other Resources

“The digital tools used during the course of the NCDPI trainings have been helpful to some educators across the state. However, due to the rapidly changing digital environment, NCDPI does not represent nor endorse that these tools are the exclusive digital tools for the purposes outlined during the NCDPI trainings.”

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