Missouri Alliance for Arts Education
News Update
October, 2020
NEWS UPDATE!!
FUNDS RELEASED!As of 10/7/20, $14M was released to higher ed, $9M released to community colleges. Thanks to all who helped!Campaign link still active. Consider taking action today!
Collaborative Action Campaign
MAAE has joined a united effort utilizing National Association for Music Education's voter voice platform to give our constituents an opportunity to make their voices heard.
This three-part action campaign is addressed to:- encourage Missouri state legislators to support education in future budgets
- encourage US Congress to appropriate COVID relief funds in support of education
- encourage Missouri's governor to release withheld funds
Find the link to this UNITED ACTION CAMPAIGN here.
Thanks to our partners in this united effort including: Missouri Citizens for the Arts, Missouri Music Educators Association, Missouri Art Education Association, the Missouri Choral Directors Association, the Missouri Dance Organization, the Missouri Association of Jazz Educators, the Missouri Chapter of American String Teachers Association, Missouri Thespians, Missouri Citizens for the Arts,Missouri Bandmasters and the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri. Check the progress of the initiative on the map : https://www.moaae.org/advocacy/advocacy-campaignsIN THIS ISSUE
2020 Primary Election Winners Survey
MAAE collaborated with MCA to survey 244 primary winners for the August 2020 elections to learn more about their attitudes towards the arts and arts education. 63 responded. View the survey results by candidate name and/or district at https://www.moaae.org/advocacy/primarywinners
Want in? Register at the links provided! ALL are welcome.
COMING SOON!
12/7: Molly Nevius and Amanda Martin-Hamon - Spencer Museum
register here
MAAE- MAIN EVENT
Plan to join our next monthly MAAE - MAIN EVENT -
November 2 at 4pm when we welcome Dr. Elizabeth Hogan McFarland (music) and Carol B. Horst (visual art) instructors at Southeast Missouri who work with collegiate level pre-service teachers. REGISTER HERE
Help us pass the word to arts integration practitioners in arts and non-arts fields. Invite them to attend!
- July presenters - Middle School - So Choi (visual arts) and Lee Newell (math)
- August presenters - Early Childhood - Sherry Norfolk and Ed Reggi Wolf Trap trained teaching artists.
- October presenters - Elem. School - Katie Schisler and Stephen Schisler - A.D. Stowell Elementary - STEAM school
UPDATE!! we now have available video excerpts from previous presenters available. Find our our web archive on the M.A.I.N. page on the moaae.org website.>More info here
October - National Principals Month
What a great time for local advocacy! Your local building principals are encountering unprecedented challenges and stressors. Consider asking students to help celebrate and build positive relationships with local education leaders. A short message of appreciation, celebration or encouragement is always welcome!
Bicentennial Poster Contest - entry deadline 10/31/20
sponsored by the Missouri Bicentennial Commission. Celebrating Missouri's 200th Anniversary of statehood the Bicentennial Commission announces a poster contest is open for students in grades 3-12. We are pleased to share links to more info and at-home friendly lesson ideas to help students of varying grade levels become inspired to create their own poster by looking back at the poster from 100 years ago which celebrated Missouri's first 100 years in 1921. Help us tell others. Spread the word! >learn more about rules for entry submission
COCA Autumn Institute 11/ 7-8 / 2020
COCA affiliated teaching artists and facilitators from across the country will bring extraordinary learning experiences as learners explore content originally developed for the 'Summer Institute' Open to both arts and non-arts teachers, join in two energizing days of learning experiences that provide concrete strategies for the classroom. >learn more at COCA's website here.
MAAE Arts Integration HELP WANTED!
SEEKING EDUCATION PARTNERS! MAAE has developed a tool which may be of use to arts integration practitioners as they collaborate with others in designing lessons and units of instruction. We are looking for some teachers in both arts and non-arts subjects in the same school who might want to team up and try out some new ideas. We have plans to partner you with an arts integration coach to help facilitate your work. Interested? email director@moaae.org for more information.
KS/MO Professional Development
The KS/MO Kennedy Center Partners in Education sponsors FREE monthly virtual PD offerings.
November 17 & 19 - Defining Arts Integration: What and Why with Sean Layne
FOR TEACHERS OF GRADES K-8, PRINCIPALS, ADMINISTRATORS, PRESERVICE TEACHERS and PROFESSORS - and ANY educator with a desire to learn more about Arts Integration! This session unpacks the definition of art integration and uncovers the characteristics of quality integration that align with best practice in education. Anyone who works in the realm of Arts Integration will be sure to benefit from attending. REGISTER HERE.
October! National Arts and Humanities Month
Missouri's arts education professionals are returning to work for the 2020-2021 school year in ways that are filled with questions and uncertainty. What is certain is that we are fortunate to have brilliant teachers, passionate about the arts, working daily to provide the highest quality arts education experiences possible for their students. At MAAE, we are proud to be working on your behalf.
MAAE Listening Sessions Report
addressing issues of Racism - Inclusion - Diversity - Equity
MAAE has just completed its first research project. The report is currently under revision. Reaffirming our mission to promote high quality arts education for the benefit ALL Missourians, the RIDE committee is working to eliminate elements of systemic racism or bias which our present in our collective work. Consider becoming a part of this important work. Email director@moaae.org.
Congratulations Matthew Ketteman
Finalist for Missouri Teacher of the Year
Vocal Music teacher at Longview Farm Elementary Lee's Summit R-VII School District, Matthew Ketteman has been selected as a finalist for the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year.
This is Missouri's highest honor recognizing excellence in education. We are very proud of Matthew! Congratulations!
STAM Conference and Honorees
Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri held their annual conference (virtually) on September 24-25, 2020. MAAE helped sponsor their keynote speaker, Dr. Phil Woodmore. Two of MAAE's own were honored. MAAE Director Aaron Money received the Outstanding Administrator Award and MAAE Director Teri Turner received the Lauren Reid Founder Service Award. Congratulations!
Visual Art Educators Fall Conference held
The MAEA Virtual Fall Conference was held on Oct 2-3. Registrants were able to attend free of charge. The conference featured many pre-recorded workshops - still available for MAEA members on our Educate.Today site, and additional content on Facebook @maeaarteducator. The event included Keynote Speaker, Dr. Sarah Cress Ackerman.
MISSOURI ART NOW
Missouri Art Now is a statewide competition for visual artists who live and work in Missouri. To celebrate Missouri’s bicentennial, several arts organizations have come together to present a traveling exhibit throughout 2021. The exhibition will feature sixty works from artists throughout the State of Missouri, together demonstrating the vibrant visual arts culture in the state. TOURING VENUES: The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau; The State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia; Post Art Library/ Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin; Hannibal Arts Council in Hannibal; and the Albrecht-Kemper Museum in Saint Joseph.
CALL FOR ENTRY: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=7883
DEADLINE: December 1, 2020
Assessment Summit
On October 26 at 9am EDT (8am Central), the World Alliance for Arts Education and its partners - the University of Florida, the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education, and Creative Generation - hosts a seminar to examine the structures, processes, and practices, which may lead our field towards a new reality of arts assessment and program evaluation. View Seminar program here. Registration is free. Register here.
The Young & Emerging Leaders Forum
On October 27 at 2pm EDT (1pm Central), the WAAE hosts the Young & Emerging Leaders Forum where young scholars, emerging leaders, and new colleagues to the field of arts ed can share, network, and develop a community of learning to broaden the leadership pipeline in the field of arts and cultural education. FREE. View program here. Register here.
Bill of Rights Contest
The United States Courts of Appeals along with the United States District Courts in the Seventh and Eighth Circuits are hosting a Bill of Rights contest and we want YOU to be a part of it!
School aged children in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are encouraged to submit an essay, poem, video, photograph, song, or piece of art on the importance of the Bill of Rights. Be as creative as you like! Please limit essays to no more than 500 words, and videos to 3-5 minutes or less. Prizes will be awarded. Submissions will be accepted Thursday, October 1, through 5:00pm on Saturday, October 31.
SLSO Resources
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has a wealth of opportunities to enliven your classroom or provide an opportunity to engage with these world-class musicians. This includes their SLSO on the Go live outdoor concerts, broadcasts of archived concerts, and their PNC Arts Alive "Instrument Playground." >Learn more here.
Flat Stanley Virtual Field Trips
Gateway Center for Performing Art’s Theatre for Young Artists by Young Artists Program (TYAYA) is designed to make high quality performances by St. Louis youth available to schools. During this time of social distancing, TYAYA productions are fully virtual Zoom-sicals available for in-person or virtual classrooms. Productions are professionally produced and directed but cast with actors ages 10-18 from the St. Louis area and performed from the safety of home.
"Flat Stanley" is designed for students in Grades K-5. Programs can be tailored to a variety of ages and focused on the literary aspects of the story or the artistic aspects of presenting a virtual production. The 60-minute ZOOM program includes a pre-show discussion about the story and virtual theatre a 25-30 minute performance, and a brief “talk back” session with actors from the production.
US Army Band Resources for the Classroom
As the groundbreaking “We Stand Ready” virtual concert series heads into its seventh month, and new online series: “Virtual Music Classroom: Lessons For Every Musician.” https://armyfieldband.com/ is supporting the next generation of musicians. youtube channel link
Change of address
Please help us stay connected to Missouri's Arts community! If you have welcomed a new colleague, please pass along this link and help us connect with them. If there is a friend to the arts who has retired or moved on we'd love to stay in touch with them, too! Email director@moaae.org. We will happily update your sending preferences as well.
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Items below contain updated information about ongoing work of MAAE. Read on to stay informed!
New Teacher Mentor Help
MAAE wants Missouri's arts teachers to succeed. We will happily help connect teachers new to the profession with an experienced mentor to help ensure that success. Contact director@moaae.org or complete this short survey and we'll help you connect those new teachers in need with an experienced mentor in their specific arts discipline.
Visit MAEA site for more details. - or contact coordinator Vicki Bean, senate.exhibit@maea.net.
Accepting Submissions -
Annual Senate Art Hall Exhibit Contest
Annual Senate Art Hall Exhibit Contest
Deadline for submissions - November 20, 2020.
Co-Sponsored by MAEA and MAAE we celebrate excellence in student work exhibited in the hallway outside the Senate chambers. One entry is selected for each Senate district. (37 pieces of art statewide.) Student work is submitted by the teacher, and submitted to each senator for the final selection process. NOT just for visual artists! We welcome both 2-D and video submissions from any teacher from any arts discipline. >Learn more here.
Show-Me Arts (SMarts) Student Advocacy Summit
Training the next generation of arts advocates, the SHOW-ME Arts program (SMarts) provides information, training and role-playing activities for students - who then apply those skills by meeting with their legislators.
With social distancing and travel restrictions, plans are in the works to host regional training sessions in YOUR area. Stay tuned for more details. We'd love to work with you and your students!
Save the Date! 3/24/21 - Fine Arts Education Day
- "A Bicentennial Celebration!"
- "A Bicentennial Celebration!"
Plan to join us for MAAE's Fine Arts Education Day at the Missouri State Capitol to highlight the importance of fine arts education in Missouri schools. In our COVID-19 world, we imagine there will be opportunities for remote visits, or sharing of video recordings to help us make connections between the arts and Missouri's legislators. We also have hopes for live performances if safety guidelines permit. Consider participating and STAY TUNED as our plans develop. We'd love to have you involved.
MOAJE honors Leon Bradley - jazz music educator
You know that arts educators passionately encourage young artists and Leon Bradley was a music educator that did just that. As part of is legacy the leadership of the Missouri Association of Jazz Educators have been working with members of the Bradley family to provide professional development support of emerging jazz educators. To learn more or make a donation visit the MOAJE website here.
What you doing for the Bicentennial?
Missouri 200 years of statehood 1821-2021
With Missouri's milestone of 200 years of statehood on August 10, 2021 it's a perfect time to explore the richness of Missouri history discovering Missouri's artists, playwrights, musicians, actors, dancers, choreographers and more! Tell us what you're planning and we'll share your ideas with others to educate and inspire. Questions? director@moaae.org.
Did you know? Job offerings, grant opportunities and more
MAAE receives news from our partner organizations and attempts to gather that information in one place for your reference. Check out our "Did You Know" page for information. (Access from this link, or from the navigation menu above.)
MAAE COVID support - MATCH
MAAE's MATCH - Missouri Arts Teacher Center for Help continues to provide Missouri teachers with access to resources. Use them to build advocacy for your program in uncertain financial times. Explore for innovative ways of safely implementing your curriculum. Created by MAAE's POST-COVID-19 Work Force it contains guidelines, new lesson ideas, strategies and resources which are added regularly. We welcome additions and suggestions. email director@moaae.org.
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Thanks for your interest and your support for the initiatives of MAAE.
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MAAE Donations Welcome
MAAE works on behalf of Missouri arts educators to build stakeholder support. With financial support from donors like you we are able to continue to CONNECT members of Missouri's arts education community, EDUCATE with professional development for Missouri's teachers, PROMOTE arts education for all stakeholders highlighting its value, sponsor RESEARCH to benefit Missouri's students and CELEBRATE proponents of high quality arts education.
Your contribution helps MAAE:
- “Fine Arts Education Day” at the Missouri state capitol
- Provide financial support for professional development initiatives
- Sponsor research in arts education
- Work to promote Arts Integration in Missouri schools
- Connect arts educators to resources within their community and across the state
- Perform legislative advocacy work in support of the arts
- Provide arts advocacy training for Missouri youth, sponsor youth representatives to attend the Americans for the Arts Summit
Please consider making a donation via Paypal® or credit card.
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