An Introduction to the National Core Arts
Where did these come from? A team of 70 professionals from 30 states wrote them together Aligned with Common Core Revised 3 times by 6,000 people SB 725
5 Disciplines Music Visual Art Theatre Dance Media Arts
Artistic Literacy Creative Practices: Imagines Investigates Constructs Reflects
Philosophical Foundations and Lifelong Goals Communication Personal Realization Culture, History, and Connectors Means to wellbeing Community Engagement
Anchor Artistic Process Anchor standards Anchor standards describe the general knowledge and skill that teachers expect students to demonstrate throughout their education in the arts. These anchor standards are parallel across arts disciplines and grade levels and serve as the tangible educational expression of artistic literacy. For an in depth discussion of the anchor standards and artistic processes please see the Conceptual Framework. National Coalition for Core Arts (2014) National Core Arts. Rights Administered by the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education. Dover, DE, www.nationalcoreartsstandards.org all rights reserved. Creating Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work. Performing/Presenting/ Producing Performing: Realizing artistic ideas and work through interpretation and presentation. Presenting: Interpreting and sharing artistic work. Producing: Realizing and presenting artistic ideas and work. Responding Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning. Connecting Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context. 1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. 2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. 3. Refine and complete artistic work. 4. Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation. 5. Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. 6. Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 7. Perceive and analyze artistic work. 8. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. 9. Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. 10. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. 11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Philosophical Foundations National Core Arts DANCE MEDIA ARTS MUSIC THEATRE VISUAL ARTS ARTS ARTISTIC LITERACY Lifelong Goals Feb. 12, 2014 Artistic Processes Creating Performing (Dance, Music, Theatre) Presenting (Visual Arts) Producing (Media Arts) Responding Core Arts Anchor 3 Common Anchor 3 Common Anchor 3 Common Anchor Discipline Specific Performance Pre K--High School Pre K grade 8 Performance HS Performance (grade by grade) Proficient Accomplished Advanced Supplemental Instructional Support Resources Model Cornerstone Assessments - Performance Tasks with key traits - Grades 2, 5, 8 - High School 3 levels of proficiency: (Proficient, Accomplished, Advanced) Discipline specific tools to unpack the standards Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions Process Components and other power verbs that operationalize the standards Glossaries and Resources Connecting 2 Common Anchor A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning Copyright 2013 State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) on behalf of NCCAS. All rights reserved. www.nationalartstandards.org
Enduring Understandings The big idea What students remember after they have forgotten the details Why is this topic worth studying? Lasting value beyond the classroom
Essential Questions Not answerable with a single answer Stimulate thought Promote inquiry Spark more questions
Model Cornerstone Assessments Curriculum embedded Recur over the grades Establish authentic contexts Assess understanding and transfer Integrate 21 st century skills Rubrics Meaningful learning Portfolio of accomplishments (Mc Tighe/Wiggins)
Artistic literacy in the National Philosophical foundations Lifelong goals Artistic processes and creative practices Anchor standards Performance Enduring understandings and essential questions Model Cornerstone Assessments Process-oriented nature of the arts
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