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NEW YORK STATE
UPDATES TO ARTS CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Dear colleagues,
The Office of Curriculum and Instruction has released new discipline specific Arts Standards Professional Development documents that include:
- Resources to develop and align Arts curricula to the 2017 NYS Learning Standards for the Arts, including A Self-Guided Tour of the NYS Learning Standards for the Arts in Visual Arts, Media Arts, Dance, Theatre, and Music
- Toolkits to provide participants and presenters with essential questions and discussion points
- Think Documents which offer discipline specific at-a-glance resources to assist arts educators in their adaption of existing curricula to the 2017 Arts Learning Standards while meeting the needs of all students
Questions regarding these resources can be directed to emscurric@nysed.gov.
This experimental docu-dance film takes viewers into the studio with acclaimed ensemble Kinetic Light, exploring disability as a creative force. Access: ASL, audio description, captions.
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Share ideas, tips and resources on how music and the fine arts can be naturally used to support early learning and child development in multiple domains. Join the community for invitations to free edWebinars with CE certificates, access to a resource library and online discussion forums. Join the community.
Increasing Engagement in Remote Environments with Music-Based Learning
In this time of uncertainty, student engagement is as important as ever. Learning gaps due to school closures have been compounded by the summer slide. We hope that this edWebinar equips you with innovative ways of supercharging the learning process and starting this school year with fun, new and exciting options for your students.
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The "At Home with PZ" toolbox features an easy-to-use search function to help you find the activities that fit your and your learners’ needs. Simply use the filters (as many or as few as you’d like) to indicate the learner age range and the time commitment that match your context. Alternatively, you can skim the list below to get a quick overview the activities and learner age ranges. Clicking on the activity link takes you to a downloadable PDF that describes the activity in more detail, including suggestions for use and tips for getting started.
Opus You- On-Demand- Music Education Immerse your students in 360 degree curriculum through cinematic broadcast of musical works, structured lesson plans, and interactive online courses (FREE TRIAL FOR 30 DAYS)
Getty Images- Royalty Free Stock Photos
30 Creative Activities for Kids- Created by Apple
SEADAE-The arts education community is working to build a repository of instructional resources for the field.
SmartHistory - official provider of art history for khanacademy.org; also supports AP art history and A-level curriculum.
Sight Reading Factory allows students to set parameters for sight reading exercises and it will randomly generate exercises.
The Shed Music offers online classes in music theory, harmony, rhythm, and jazz, complete with YouTube tutorials and PDFs to accompany all lessons.
Jam of the Week - Facebook community for improvisation and feedback from professionals (this is best for our secondary jazz students)
Noteflight Learn is offering free subscriptions for music educators through June 30th, 2020. You can integrate Noteflight with Google Classroom. This page offers information regarding distance learning support.
Soundtrap is an interactive online music creation platform. Students can create podcasts or loops. There is a 30 day free trial.
Speaking of Podcasts….. There are many students can listen to and write about. Here are the “Top 10 Podcasts for Art Teachers”, here is a compilation of Podcasts for music education, and here is a compilation of Podcasts for dance.
Adobe is offering free access to Creative Cloud until May 31st, 2020.
Chrome Music Lab is a collection of 13 interactive "experiments" that let users create, play, and learn with a wide range of music concepts. These activities are also cross-platform, working on laptops, tablets, and phones.
GroovePizza lets students create and listen to beats. It has a feature to connect with math instruction with concepts such as shapes, angles, and fractions.
AI Duet allows students to perform melodies and artificial intelligence will create a harmony to accompany their melody.
K-12 Resources for Music Educators is an annotated list of hundreds of websites with tons of information for teachers and students.
Gimp Photo Editor is a possible substitution for students who don’t have access to Photoshop.
Khan Academy Resources for Music , Khan Academy Resources for Art, Khan Academy Resources for Dance.
Assign students specific videos or tutorials to watch and respond to either in a Google Doc or Form
The Art of Education University - Browse hundreds of K-12 art lesson plans, plus thousands of other curriculum materials through the FLEX Curriculum platform, right now -
