For Schools
The Arts Improve Education
There
are additional links to Arts Education resources in the Resources: Web Links section of this website. Click
here to link to that page.
Check out articles on Arts Education from the State of the Arts newspaper in Resources: State of the Arts Newspaper. Click here to link to that page.
Quotes from the Montana Arts Council's Artists in the Schools/Communities Residencies are available at this link.
Americans for the Arts and National School Boards Association Online Resource Center: Arts Education in Public Schools http://ww3.americansforthearts.org/services/arts_education/resource_center/default.asp
The Arts Education Partnership http://aep-arts.org/publications/index.htm is committed to increasing resources for quality education in and through the arts in schools, schools districts and partnering arts and cultural institutions. All AEP publications are available in .pdf format for your convenience.
Making a Case for the Arts: How and Why the Arts are Critical to Student Achievement and Better Schools (2006) This brochure describes the benefits of arts education based on new research published by the Arts Education Partnership and can be used for many advocacy purposes. You can order copies or download a free PDF version here: http://www.aep-arts.org/publications/info.htm?publication_id=25
Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development details the relationship between learning in dance, drama, music, multiple arts, and visual arts, and the development of fundamental academic and social skills. The Compendium summarizes and discusses 62 research studies that examine the effects of arts learning on students' social and academic skills. http://aep-arts.org/publications/info.htm?publication_id=10
Keep Arts In Schools http://www.keepartsinschools.org
seeks to arm advocates with the tools and resources they need to be more effective in their work and in their communications to keep arts education in public schools.
Education Commission of the States Chairman's Initiative http://ecs.org/html/projectsPartners/chair2005/WhyTheArts.asp
The arts must be an indispensable component of every child's schooling. Research on the powerful effects of arts in education supports this view.
Music for All Foundation http://www.music-for-all.org/index2.asp
is a national non-profit organization committed to expanding the
role of music and the arts in education, to heightening the public's
appreciation of the value of music and arts education, and to creating a
positive environment for the arts through societal change.
Ten Lessons the Arts Teach http://www.naea-reston.org/tenlessons.html
Elliot Eisner argues that the arts are critically
important means for developing complex and subtle aspects of the mind. He outlines "ten lessons" that illustrate how various forms of thinking are evoked, developed, and refined through the arts
The
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices:
The Impact
of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation
This Issue Brief provides examples of arts-based education as a money-and
time-saving option for states looking to build skills, increase academic
success, heighten standardized test scores, and lower the incidence of crime among general and at-risk populations.
Support Music http://www.supportmusic.com/
The website was created to provide step-by-step instructions and a databank
of facts for would-be advocates.
Tips For Parent Advocacy released by the National Art Education Association provides effective strategies and resources for art education advocacy. The PDF can be circulated via email, printed for parent planning meetings or sections can be printed for use in testimony to decision makers. Tips for Parent Advocacy can be downloaded in PDF form at http://www.naea-reston.org/pdf/Parent.pdf
Why
Not Football? The Politics of Youth Arts Programs in America Community
Arts Network Reading Room, 05/02
This is an essay arguing for the link between creative expression, young
people and community-building.
http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2002/05/why_not_footbal.php
The Arts in Public Policy: An Advocacy Agenda
Public support for the arts has become a matter of public policy. Government spending on the arts at the federal, state and local levels increases when legislators understand how the arts can help them advance their particular policy agendas. State funding for the arts has nearly doubled in the last decade, as advocates have successfully demonstrated the benefits of the arts investment in economic, social and educational terms. And using the arts to address community development issues is the fastest-growing program and service area for local arts agencies.
The arts give policy makers the tools to address a wide range of civic concerns in creative and cost-effective ways. Advocates can draw on a wealth of research demonstrating the arts' role in improving student learning, in building a strong workforce, in developing America's creative industries, and in offering positive alternatives to troubled youth. A small investment in the arts can help strengthen the economy of a community by promoting tourism, revitalizing the core commercial district and attracting businesses to expand local job opportunities.
(c) 2002 by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Author: Thomas L. Birch. Editor: Jill Hauser. Reprinted with permission.
The article above goes on to cover the specifics of the arts and education, youth at risk, business, tourism and economic development. To read the whole article download the file below.
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