Learning Standards

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Arts in Ed Spotlight: Is Your Classroom Ready?

Aug 15, 2017 | sara@ya.org

The demographics and functionality of a standard classroom today are ever changing. I would think it’s safe to say that there is no longer one “right” way to go about teaching the ever-developing young minds that fill the room. So, the question on every educators’ mind should be this: How do I teach and prepare my students in the best way possible? While the answer to that question might not be…

Roadmaps, Test Drives and Media Arts!

May 12, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

  Contributed by Cory Wilkerson, Project Manager, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards   Ms. Cory Wilkerson is the Project Manager for the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards and serves on the Media Arts Committee. Ms. Wilkerson has taught Theatre Arts and film K-12 as a teaching artist and classroom teachers…

Opportunity for Arts Educators: NCCAS Seeking Adjudicators to Score High School Student Work

Apr 27, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

April 26, 2016 - The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) is issuing an invitation for arts educators interested in serving as adjudicators of the high school student work collected from diverse school settings across the nation as part of the 2015-16 Model Cornerstone Assessment (MCA) Pilot Project. The MCA high school pilot, partially funded by a grant from the National Endowment…

Call for Proposals SEADAE Arts Assessment Symposium Advances in Arts Assessment

Mar 7, 2016 | asmith@ya.org

  Examining changes in policy and advances in practice. Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center Grapevine, Texas. Call for Proposals Open Until May 1, 2016! Education is gearing up for change. Driven by the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, now known as Every Student Succeeds (ESSA), this legislative shift at the federal level marks a significant…

Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington Celebrates Completion of 5 Year Investing in Innovation Grant

Dec 7, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

  Join Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington on December 7, 2015 for The Beaverton School District Arts for Learning Celebration. This event will serve to highlight the impact and the completion of the five-year Investing in Innovation (i3) phase of the Arts for Learning Lessons Project in Oregon's Beaverton School District.    Arts for Learning (A4L) is an innovative arts-based literacy…

2015-16 High School Model Cornerstone Assessment Pilot Project Launches

Sep 16, 2015 | marcus@ya.org

                                                                                     The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) has issued a call for high school arts educators to pilot the National Core Arts Standards Model Cornerstone Assessments (MCAs) in dance, media arts, music, theatre and visual arts during the 2015-2016 school year. MCAs are curriculum-embedded performance-…

Young Audiences of Louisiana to host Arts-Integrated Instruction for Jefferson Parish Schools!

Jan 28, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

More than 50 teachers at five Jefferson Parish Schools will participate in Arts-Integrated training sessions hosted by Young Audiences of Louisiana. The professional development is being made possible by a $347,000 federal grant received by the Jefferson Parish School District. The training program starts with a four day session this week, January 26-29 at the New Orleans Museum of Art, and will…

Musician and Arts Advocate Ben Folds Helps Celebrate the Launch of the National Core Arts Standards

Oct 22, 2014 | jarred@ya.org

    The new National Core Arts Standards website has been officially launched! The launch event began at 9am on Monday, October 20th at the Microsoft New York Metro District Offices in Times Square with an introduction from Antuan Santana, the Business Operations and Citizenship Manager at Microsoft.   Santana began his welcome with a brief overview of Microsoft’s Youth Sparks program and…

NCCAS Launch Event hosted by Ben Folds

Oct 16, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

  NCCAS Launch Event - Watch it here!   The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) will be joined by singer-songwriter and arts education activist, Ben Folds to host a formal launch of the new National Core Arts Standards 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 20, at the Microsoft New York Metro District Offices in Times Square. The one-hour event will feature…

Looking Forward: The Sun is Rising in Young Audiences of Santa Cruz County

Oct 3, 2014 | marcus@ya.org

As we approach our 43rd year, I want to take this opportunity to share some of our accomplishments, goals and aspirations. Over the last 5 years, Santa Cruz County Young Audiences has had to overcome many adversities ranging from more minor issues all the way up to financial hardships. Without going down memory lane, I am happy to share that as a result of some hard work during…