INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
SCEA INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE CATALOG
Download the SCEA Instructional Resource Catalog which includes prints of artworks in regional museums, and numerous discipline-based units of study based on works of art, dance, music, and theatre that provide strategies for aesthetic, historical, and critical inquiry, as well as production activities.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT VIDEO WORKSHOPS
SCEA directors served as consultants, writers, and reviewers for three educational television series commissioned by Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting Channel (Washington DC) and produced by Lavine Production Group (New York City). The project includes videotape resource libraries, eight-hour video workshops, instructional materials, and interactive websites. Annenberg Media is now airing three professional development series about arts education.
Click the titles below for more information and to view the programs via video-on-demand on the Annenberg Media website.
The Art of Teaching the Arts
Viedeo workshop examines how principles of good teaching are carried out in high school arts programs. Arts specialists from across the country demonstrate their practice and discuss their goals, methods, and experiences.
Connecting with the Arts
Video workshop and library feature a variety of meaningful arts integration approaches taking place in middle school classrooms around the country.
The Arts in Every Classroom
Video workshop and library provide new ideas about working with the arts for K-5 classroom and arts specialist teachers.
A FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING & LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS & TECHNOLOGIES OF TELEVISION
Gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for the numerous art forms comprising television can strengthen students' abilities to perceive and interpret visual symbols, stories and messages in our increasingly complex media-saturated society. This 121-page Framework was authored for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences by Kim Wheetley (SCEA director) and Cyrice Griffith-Siebens. It provides background and instructional strategies to actively engage students in exploring the artistic processes utilized to create and electronically communicate visual stories.
To download a pdf file of the framework, go to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences website. On the downloads page click on Academy/Getty Educational Framework.
GT JAMS MUSIC & MOVEMENT PLAYBOOK
Children move and play on the playground to their own beat. With GameTime's GT Jams playground instruments, they can move in new and creative ways as they explore music and movement outdoors. Susanne Burgess (SCEA director of music education) designed and wrote GT Jams Music & Movement Playbook. Linked to national standards in physical education and music, this program provides fun activities for children to explore the creative arts while being physically active on the playground.
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS CHALLENGE
From 1996-2001, SCEA was one of six regional sites in the Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge, a research initiative of the Annenberg Foundation and Getty Trust, providing intensive professional development to 35 partner schools in seven states. Consortium members explored, assessed, and documented ways in which intensive professional development, comprehensive arts education, and systemic school reform could transform schools.
Improving Instruction in the Arts
TETAC focused on how to improve the curricula and instruction in the arts to increase student learning in the arts and their status with core subject areas. Lessons learned:
• curricula in arts must be comprehensive
• instruction in the arts is best designed around a theme
• teachers need to use inquiry-based strategies
• teachers need to know the arts and inquiry-based techniques
• student learning in the arts must be quantified
Integrating the Arts Into the School Curriculum
TETAC explored ways to synchronize education in the arts with general curriculum reform, particularly with interdisciplinary studies. Lessons learned:
• learning in the arts must be meaningful
• the status of arts specialists must be elevated
• better tools must be developed to assess arts learning in integrated settings
Changing the School Culture To Support the Arts
TETAC looked at ways to make the school culture supportive of the arts in the curriculum. Lessons learned:
• collaborative planning must be nurtured
• self-reflection is vital to improving professional practice
• students must be considered collaborators
• assessment of student learning must be more holistic
• effective professional improvement efforts must be ongoing and focused
The Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge Report contains an Executive Summary, Complete Report, Lessons Learned, and Curriculum Guidelines.
