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It is through sight, sound, movement, and creative play that we first learn about the world.
Throughout life, the arts remain critical to our balanced development as creative, problem-solving members of our communities. Art not only enriches children's lives, it also has a profound impact on their academic achievement. Research shows students
with an education in the Arts outperform others by virtually every measure.
Moreover, learning through the Arts can help "level the playing field" for youngsters
from disadvantaged circumstances.
The Michigan Department
of Education, Office of Education Improvement and Innovation, works together with partners throughout the state to assure that
schools provide all students with ongoing, sequential education in dance, music,
theatre and the visual arts.
Contact Information: Mary Head, Interim Art Consultant, headm1@michigan.gov, (517) 335-3442 |
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What's New?
• Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) MAEIA established by the MDE to develop several valuable resources and tools for Michigan's elementary and secondary schools. MAEIA will include an Arts Education Instructional Blueprint that will provide a detailed description of a high quality instructional program in the arts based on Michigan's content standards. MAEIA will also include an Audit Tool for districts to use in assessing the quality of their arts education instructional program, and finally, assessment specifications and prototypes that will guide the future development of student assessments in the arts. Development of MAEIA will begin in January 2013 and will call for writers and reviewers; an application can be downloaded at mi-arts.wikispaces.com. | • 21st Century Skills  | • MMC: VPAA Sample Alignment Tool | • Frequently Asked Questions VPAA - Updated 3/12/10 | • Michigan Merit Curriculum - Visual, Performing and Applied Arts | • Critical Evidence Why is it so important to keep the arts strong in our schools? How does the study of the arts contribute to student achievement and success? These and other important questions are addressed in a new booklet published by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership (AEP). Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement responds to the needs of policymakers, educators, parents and advocates for fact-based, non-technical language documenting the most current and compelling research on the value of arts learning experiences.
Critical Evidence updates and expands on the case made for arts education in NASAA's earlier collaboration with the Arts in Education Partnership, Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning, originally published in 1995. "Ten year's after its release," observes Critical Evidence author Sandra S. Ruppert, "the evidence is even more eloquent, and the need to demonstrate the link between the arts and student achievement has grown more critical." 2006, 20 pages. | • Approved Teacher Preparation Programs |
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Standards
Curriculum and Instruction
Instructional Sites
• Architecture: It's Elementary! Developed by the American Institute of Architects Michigan and the Michigan Architecture Foundation, this web-based curriculum guide for teachers includes ten lesson plans for each elementary school year, from kindergarten through grade five. The curriculum introduces children to the study of architecture and the built environment, encompassing art, social studies, language arts, history, science and mathematics. | • Joy2Learn Each Joy2Learn e-presentation is devoted to a single artist who introduces his or her art form, discusses its history, background and spcificity, presents personal insights, and performs or demonstrates. | • MarcoPolo Provides the highest quality, standards-based Internet content and professional development to K-12 teachers and students throughout the United States. | • The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge Teaching Materials Transform your teaching with arts-integrated resources for the K-12 classroom. | • The Getty's Arts Education Website ArtsEdNet |
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Student Opportunities
• Courageous Persuaders Competition As early as grade school, kids feel pressure to drink. Sometimes, the courage to say no can come from an older kid. That's what Courageous Persuaders is all about. High school students create television commercials targeted at middle school students, to warn them about the dangers of alcohol use. Students compete for scholarship money and Courage Trophie. |
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Research and Best Practices
Professional Development
• The Arts in Every Classroom: A Workshop for Elementary Teachers An Annenberg video workshop that provides new ideas about working with the arts for K-5 classroom and arts specialist teachers. Learner Teams work through a curriculum unit based on a multi-arts performance piece by Cirque du Soleil. Classroom segments show schoolchildren engaged in the same lessons. Available free through Annenberg's Video on Demand. | • The Art of Teaching the Arts: A Workshop for High School Teachers An Annenberg eight-part professional development workshop for use by high school dance, music, theatre, and visual art teachers. The workshop examines how principles of good teaching are carried out in teaching the arts at the high school level. Available free through Annenberg's Video on Demand. | • The Arts in Every Classroom: A Video Library, K-5 An Annenberg video library for K-5 classroom teachers and arts specialists.The programs in this video library show classroom teachers and arts specialists using the arts in a variety of successful ways. Available free through Annenberg's Video on Demand. |
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National Arts Education Associations and Resources
Michigan Arts Education Associations and Resources
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