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To the left you will find a list of all the arts areas, with links to lesson plartans, artists, websites, videos and other helpful related resources.

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Arts Education Links


Artists For Kids
The Artists For Kids Trust awards scholarships to graduating students, provides a variety of arts enrichment programs including a summer school of art and operates the Artists For Kids Gallery.
www.artists4kids.com

ArtsEdNet
The Getty’s art education website contains lesson plans, curriculum ideas and images.
www.getty.edu/education/

Art Start
An organisation in New York (with a name like ours!) that helps "at risk" kids create, explore and communicate their dreams through the arts.
art-start.org

Arts Education Partnership
A Washington DC-based non-profit coalition promoting the essential role of arts education in enabling all students to succeed in school, life, and work.
www.aep-arts.org

ArtsEdge
The Kennedy Center's national arts education network, with an excellent range of resources, links, lesson plans, on-line chats and curriculum planning information.
artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Arts Education I*D*E*A*S (Inventive Design for Education and the Arts)
This multi-faceted organization is dedicated to educational excellence in, about and through the arts. Contains articles from varied sources on the need for arts education, a parent's guide to incorporating the arts into the life of their child, and a list of products.
www.aeideas.com/articles Art Junction
Provides a safe and structured virtual environment within which teachers and students can pursue artistic and educational goals.
www.artjunction.org ArtsSmarts
The website of the Canada-wide arts initiative of the JW McConnell Family Foundation.
artssmarts.ca
Arts USA
This US arts education advocacy body offers countless reasons to encourage schools everywhere to integrate arts education into students’ learning.
http://www.artsusa.org

Artsvision
An American arts education planning and implementation organization offering fascinating articles on art and education.
www.artsvision.com/resources.html

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
This site is a reading room which contains a variety of articles on the subject of arts education.
www.ascd.org/readingroom.html
British Columbia Schools Book
A complete listing of K-12 Public, Independent and Offshore Schools and Districts in BC. The original information is obtained from the September 30 data submission and then updated throughout the year. Published by the BC Ministry of Education.
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/schoolbook/

The Center for Arts Education (New York City)
This organization is committed to stimulating and sustaining arts education as an essential part of every child's education in New York City. Contains various program descriptions and publications.
www.cae-nyc.org
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE)
CAPES mission is to improve student learning through partnering with schools to integrate the arts into curriculum. Site contains short integrated unit summaries covering sample grades, subjects and artistic media as well as research and much more.
www.capeweb.org

Coalition for Music Education in B.C.
A non-profit society made up of parents, educators, and business people from varying walks of life who support school music programs. Contains music advocacy resources and a helpful links page.
www.BCMusicCoalition.org

Community Arts Network
Community Arts Network Reading Room provides current articles and information on Arts and Education.
www.communityarts.net/readingroom/resedu.php
Contemporary Art Gallery
In partnership with the British Columbia Art Teachers’ Association, the CAG is developing a collection of learning resources that facilitate the integration of contemporary art into a variety of taught subjects.
www.contemporaryartgallery.ca/education.html

The Cradleboard Teaching Project
This project, associated with Buffy Sainte Marie's personal website, turns on the lights in public education about Native American culture: past, present, and most importantly for the children, the future.
www.cradleboard.org

Cultural Human Resources Council
Interested in working in the arts? This useful resource provides information on careers in arts and culture, including writing and publishing, heritage, new media, film, television the live performing arts, visial arts and crafts, music and sound recording.
www.culturalhrc.ca Culture.ca
Discover Canadian culture - Culture.ca aims to engage Canadians in cultural life, to educate and entertain Web surfers with the stories of many peoples, and to provide access to the best of Canadian culture online.
www.culture.ca/explore-explorez-e.jsp?category=100 DWoK
Different Ways of Knowing (often called DWoK) is an inquiry-based, arts-infused, interdisciplinary professional development initiative.
www.differentways.org/cagrantopp/lausd.html

Educational Web Adventures
Immersive, interactive, in-depth online choose-your-own adventures in art.
www.eduweb.com/insideart

Education Week
Two interesting recent articles on arts and education include:
"Does Studying the Arts Enhance Academic Achievement?"
www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=09winner.h20
and “Study Identifies Benefits Of Arts Curriculum”
www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=11arts.h22&keywords=arts

Eyes on Art
Suitable for primary and more advanced students. Select from among 5 activities that progressively challenge students' ability to look carefully at the visual arts.
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2

Harvard Project Zero
This educational research group was established in 1967 at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Find information about Project Zero's research and Howard Gardner's and David Perkins' self-authored home pages.
pzweb.harvard.edu International Child Art Foundation
ICAF serves as the national art and creativity organization for children in the US, and is the only international organization that promotes children's creativity and cooperation through the arts.
www.icaf.org

International Journal of Education & the Arts
An electronic version of the US-based journal of education and the arts, encompassing the fields of aesthetics, art theory, music education, visual arts education, drama education, dance education, education in literature and narrative.
ijea.asu.edu

Learning Through The Arts
Based in Ontario, this site is an international educational initiative dedicated to changing the way the core curriculum is taught and learned in public schools. It also contains the results of a three-year, nation-wide study on the value of arts in education of which ArtStarts was a key participant.
www.ltta.ca MoMA Learning Resources
School programs and online activities at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, encouraging students to develop skills for understanding and enjoying art.
http://momawas.moma.org/education/index.html

Music Education Online
Music Education Online is a member-driven website for music teachers, music directors, performers, and parents interested in music programs.
www.musiceducationonline.org

National Campaign for the Arts
With articles on the value of the arts for children, this advocacy group lobbies and influences decision-makers in the UK.
www.artscampaign.org.uk/nca/index.html National Art Education Association
The NAEA's purpose is to promote art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership.
www.naea-reston.org/

National Endowment for the Arts Publications
The Arts Endowment produces a wide range of actual and virtual publications in-house and through cooperative agreements.
www.arts.gov:591/pub/artslearning.html

New Horizons for Learning - Arts in Education
Part of the New Horizons for Learning website which has served as a leading-edge resource for educational change.
www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/front_arts.htm

Saskatchewan Department of Education and Training
Saskatchewan is one of the frontrunners of the move towards arts education with a comprehensive curriculum that ranges all of the arts diciplines. The site contains program information, FAQs, curriculum guides and a discussion area devoted to arts education.
www.sasked.gov.sk.ca SchoolNet
Canada's SchoolNet is a collaborative initiative designed to promote the effective use of information technology amongst Canadians by helping all schools and libraries connect to the Internet.
www.schoolnet.ca/home/e

STArt: Support for Teachers in Art
STArt was developed for teachers, by teachers and art specialists. The site was designed to expand and adapt to teachers' needs.
http://www.openc.k12.or.us/start


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