Article:
Why Use Primary Sources?
When it comes to telling the true account of an event or an historical time period, there’s nothing more real or more exciting than a primary source
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Students
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Article:
How Parents Can Support Arts Education
Making contacts and knowing the facts will help parents support the arts programs in their schools
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Families
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Take Five:
Thought-Provoking Art
There’s no need to divide critical thinking from creativity. The two easily meld into classroom activities with art as the starting point
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Educators
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Article:
Creative Conflict: Resolving & Avoiding Conflict in Group Art Projects
Explore ways to handle conflicts among students while teaching them that voicing their opinions matters, as well as being able to negotiate and compromise
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Educators
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Article:
Inspired Classrooms
Need to battle off those creativity killers? Here are seven simple steps for educators to create a classroom environment that is friendly to creativity
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Educators
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Article:
Arts Education: Making the Case With Legislators
Educators offer voter- and data-driven advocacy
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Educators
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Series:
Arts Integration
The Kennedy Center's perspective on the principles and best practices for arts integration
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This free app will bring you a full year of events connected to the arts – from key...
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Article:
Arts Education and the Business Community
Skills learned through arts education, such as creativity and innovation, are good for business
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Families
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Article:
Know the Score
Talk to your child’s music educator; find out what to do to improve the school's music program
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Families
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Theater Standard 6
Comparing and incorporating art forms by analyzing methods of presentation and audience response for theatre, dramatic media (such as film, television, and electronic media), and other art forms
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Theater Standard 5
Researching by using cultural and historical information to support improvised and scripted scenes
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Theater Standard 8
Understanding context by analyzing the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in the community and in other cultures
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Theater Standard 7
Analyzing, evaluating, and constructing meanings from improvised and scripted scenes and from theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Theater Standard 2
Acting by developing basic acting skills to portray characters who interact in improvised and scripted scenes
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Theater Standard 1
Script writing by the creation of improvisations and scripted scenes based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Theater Standard 4
Directing by organizing rehearsals for improvised and scripted scenes
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Theater Standard 3
Designing by developing environments for improvised and scripted scenes
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Visual Arts Standard 4
Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Visual Arts Standard 5
Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Visual Arts Standard 6
Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Visual Arts Standard 1
Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Visual Arts Standard 2
Using knowledge of structures and functions
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Visual Arts Standard 3
Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
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Content & Achievement Standard:
Grade 5-8 Dance Standard 5
Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods
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