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If you are a member of the Pennsylvania Middle School Association:
To PMSA Members from Ron Musleno, Penn State Great ValleyPlease take the time to complete the online survey below. The purpose is to survey a group of current middle school teachers and administrators who might have some perspective about any differences they have experienced with attention to traditional middle level practices before and after high-stakes testing such as those associated with NCLB. I am trying to get a feel for whether or not we have sacrificed any of those practices related to grouping, teaming, etc. as a result of the increased pressures to perform well on PSSA, etc. Thank you. The survey may be accessed at:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GJEpwj17rJFFdUe4su1Dsg_3d_3d
Don't forget to register for the Governor's Institute for Arts Educators!
2008 Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators July 13-18 National Christian Conference Center Valley Forge, PA
LEARN – GROW – PASS IT ON! Bring your team of educators and administrators to this year’s exciting and informative Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators. This is an engaging, interactive and effective program that will connect you with fellow arts teachers and shape your teaching. Our Institute provides a full scholarship for meals, housing, tuition and materials. 2 graduate credits will also be given upon successful completion of the homework assignment.
This is a wonderful opportunity to learn how to apply new technologies, practices and programs in the dance, music, theatre & visual arts curriculum.
You will learn how to:
Develop units of study using backwards planning techniques
Use iPods in the arts classroom
Engage student learning through Japanese arts and culture
Adapt, accommodate and enrich the curriculum for your special learners, gifted and ESL/ELL students
Take a leadership role in your school and community in planning for and implementing standards-based arts programs
Incorporate arts and humanities standards and math and reading strategies into instruction
Assess and evaluate student performance in the arts
Participants will be selected by June 1, 2008. Preference is given to teams of 2 or more from the same school or district. If you are the only arts educator in your building, please invite a non-arts colleague or administrator. A group of individuals will also be selected for the leadership track, called Content Area Partners (CAPs). Interested CAPs must contact Jamie Kasper at 717-525-5058 or
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for consideration.
Apply online at www.papde.ws
Wait for confirmation of acceptance
Mail your $75.00 refundable security deposit by check payable to CFEE by July 1, 2008 to:
Julia Centeno Berks County Intermediate Unit 14
P.O. Box 16050
Reading, PA 19612
Call for Student Artwork!The 2008 Pennsylvania Middle School Association Professional Development Institute needs student artwork to showcase. We would like any artwork created by middle level students to showcase during the conference. The artwork can include paintings, drawings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, etc. All pieces should include the name of the student, the grade level of the student, and the name of the school. The name of the contact person who is bringing it to the conference and the phone number of the school should be on the back of the artwork. The artwork should be brought directly to the conference and will be returned at the duration of the conference. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Good at 717-721-1468 ext. 18143 or at
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It is time to apply for the Pennsylvania Governor's Institute for Arts Educators!
The Institute will be held from July 13 - 18, 2008 at the National Christian Conference Center in Valley Forge. Go to www.papde.ws for information and to apply.
Youth Art Month is almost here! Don't forget to document the things going on in your classrooms! Our work is our best advocacy tool!
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February 4, 2008
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Volume 1, Number 2
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IMPORTANT:MySpace – PA arts education has a MySpace page! If you’re signed onto MySpace, go to our page and begin to contribute. Let me know if you’re interested in becoming a moderator and I’ll get you the password so you can post blogs and other information. del.icio.us – I’ve created an account at del.icio.us. If you’ve not used del.icio.us, it’s a very useful tool. If you’re like me and you work on different computers, del.icio.us stores all of your bookmarks on the web. That way, the bookmarks you have on your home computer are available at work or on any machine that you use. del.icio.us also allows you to “grab” bookmarks that other people have found, saving you work on a project or in research. If you have a del.icio.us account, my account is pennarts. Add me to your network and you can see links to professional organizations, grant resources, general educational policy and many, many other tools.
Grants – If you’re looking for funding for a special project or your arts program, I’ve started a grant section on the Keyarts forum – www.keyarts.ws/forum. Check out the links already there and add the links that you use.
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PETE&C
Congratulations to Dr. Mara Linaberger for being selected to present a session at the 2008 Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference! Mara’s session will share the podcasting work that the Content Area Partners (CAPs) did at the 2007 Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators. The CAP group became a self-directed learning community with the help of Mara and the other CAP leaders: Dr. Meg Barney, Dr. David Berlin and James Ritchey. PETE&C will be held at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center from February 10-12, 2008.
Keyarts Forum The Keyarts Forum is hopping! The forum has been revamped to include sections for the different art forms, iPods in the arts classroom, advocacy and much, much more. My hope is that the forum will become a tool for collaboration among arts educators from all over our large state. Please spread the word about this forum and keep it going: www.keyarts.ws/forum.
Homework!
I have a homework assignment for everyone! If you have not yet signed onto Second Life, a virtual world, you need to try it. I had an amazing in-world meeting this month with Craig Cunningham from National-Louis University in Chicago. Craig is part of a network of educators from the Midwest who are using Second Life to provide professional development to teachers.
Second Life is a great forum for professional development because it’s free, unlike most learning platforms like Elluminate. While SL was not created specifically for educators, teachers across the country have found that this is a fantastic opportunity for networking and learning.
My SL name is Dmitra Shostakovich. If you’re interested in Second Life, shoot me an email and I can meet you in-world for a chat!
AND Magazine
Last month I learned of a fantastic magazine currently available here in the Harrisburg area. It’s called AND Magazine, and it’s published by Jump Street, an arts and education organization in Harrisburg. I met with Brandon Gryde, AND’s publisher, in early December. Brandon wants to take the magazine statewide. His plan is to recruit students to write regional articles and place them in a “shell” version of the magazine.
AND Magazine is unique in that the content is almost exclusively written by middle and high school students and has an arts focus. If you teach in Cumberland, Dauphin or York counties, AND is free and available to your students. If you’re located somewhere else in the state, log onto AND’s website and keep updated on the push to go statewide.
2008 Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators July 13-18, 2008National Christian Conference CenterValley Forge, Pennsylvania
LEARN – GROW – PASS IT ON!
Bring your team of K-16 educators and administrators to this year’s exciting and informative Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators. This is an engaging, interactive and effective program that will connect you with fellow arts teachers and shape your teaching.
Our Institute provides a full scholarship for meals, housing, tuition and materials. 2 graduate credits will also be given upon successful completion of the homework assignment.
This is a wonderful opportunity to learn how to apply new technologies, practices and programs in the dance, music, theatre & visual arts curriculum.
You will learn how to:
· Use iPods in the arts classroom
· Engage student learning through Japanese arts and culture
· Adapt, accommodate and enrich the curriculum for your special learners, gifted and ESL/ELL students
· Take a leadership role in your school and community in planning for and implementing standards-based arts programs
· Incorporate arts humanities standards and math and reading strategies into your arts instruction
· Assess and evaluate student performance in the arts
· Develop units of study using backwards planning techniques
Participants will be selected by June 1, 2008. Preference is given to teams of 2 or more from the same school or district. If you are the only arts educator in your building, please invite a non-arts colleague or administrator.
A group of individuals will also be selected for the leadership track, called Content Area Partners (CAPs). Interested CAPs must contact Jamie Kasper at 717-525-5058 or
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
for consideration.
Apply after January 11, 2008Online applications can be completed in just few easy steps: 1. Create a Professional Development Account at www.papde.ws2. Register for the Institute
3. Wait for confirmation of acceptance
4. Mail in your refundable security deposit ($75.00)
by July 1, 2008
Checks will be returned upon successful completion of the Institute.
Make checks payable to CFEE and mail to:
Julia Centeno
Berks County Intermediate Unit 14
P.O. Box 16050
Reading, PA 19612
Web Links http://www.keyarts.ws - PA’s arts education website http://www.myspace.com/pennarts - PA’s arts education MySpace http://peteandc.org - PETE&C website http://www.secondlife.com – Second Life http://www.andmagazine.org – AND Magazine http://www.jumpstreet.org – Jump Street http://del.icio.us – Del.icio.us social bookmarking http://www.papde.ws - Governor’s Institute registration http://www.free.ed.gov - Teaching resources from federal agencies; has a dedicated arts section with great materials Contact information Jamie Kasper, Fine Arts and Humanities AdvisorBureau of Teaching and Learning SupportDivision of Standards and CurriculumPennsylvania Department of Education333 Market Street, 8th floorHarrisburg, PA 17126(717) 525-5058Fax: (717) 783-3946
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The conference in Scranton was wonderful. If you have never attended a PAEA conference it is well worth the effort. Plan ahead for next year, keep you eye on the website for information.
Don't be shy about attending regional events. Get in touch with your regional representative and get involved!
Time to apply for the Pennsylvania Governor's Institute for Arts Educators is approaching. As always, go to keyarts.ws for information.
Welcome Jamie Kasper to Arts and Humanities at PDE! Jamie has replaced Beth Cornell, who is enjoying a busy retirement!
YAM is the plan for March! Check the website for information on this years flag design. It would be great to have a flood of designs from the Middle!
What are the needs and wants of the Middle Level Art Educator? Be in touch and let me know!
Have a great November!
Just a few reminders
- Don't forget to check the PAEA site for information on TARP (Teacher as Artist in Residence).
- The Pennsylvania Governor's Institute for Arts Educators will be July 15-20, 2007 at the National Christian Conference Center in Valley Forge Pennsylvania. Go to keyarts.ws for details; go to http://www.papde.ws/ to get directly to the application section. The online application process can be completed in just a few steps.
- Also at the keyarts.ws site is the data collection survey. A Key for Decision Makers ... Data Collection in Arts Education 2006-2007 is a survey tool to assist teachers and administrators in making better decisions. The survey has 61 questions and takes about 25 minutes to complete. It does have a feature that allows you to save your work and come back at a later time to complete the survey.
- From the keyarts site, you can also access the PDE site and get your identification number for your Act 48 hours. This replaces using your Social Security number. You may also want to check with your district for a copy of Act 48 Professional Education Plan Guidelines-January 2007 from PDE. Act 48 information and updates are also at the PDE website.
- Don't forget to use keyarts.ws as a resource for information on the Assessment Anchors.
- Please consider nominating an outstanding middle level art educator for one of the PAEA awards. The information is in the About PAEA section of this website under awards.
- Let people know the good things that you are doing in your schools!
• Take some time and go to the Pennsylvania Department of Education site. There is great information there that can be used by arts educators. Check the Assessment Anchors, and don't forget to check your Act 48 hours while you are at the site!
• At the Governor's Institute for Arts Educators, we worked with the Assessment Anchors, and we now have educators through the state to help find answers and information for teachers. The state has been divided into regions, and each region has contact people (Content Area Partner- CAP) ready to share information.
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for your region and CAP contact information!
• If you have never attended the Governor's Institute, or if it has been a few years since you attended, please consider attending this year. It is a very worthwhile experience. The learning is valuable and the networking is priceless. Go to http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ and click on the K-12 Schools tab, click Professional Development, then click Gov's Institutes/Acads for Educators and finally, click on Arts Institute Information.
• If you have, or are starting, an Art Club in your school, please read the Pennsylvania Art Club information in the Elementary Division news at this website.
• If you have written or read a powerful letter in support of art education, would you please send me a copy? We have members and educators facing some disturbing cuts to their programs and in many instances, letter writing is a way to communicate information to those making decisions about the arts. All information will be appreciated!
• Some interesting reading and information you should check out:
Tools for Teaching Content Literacy by Janet Allen
Assessment in Art Education by Donna Kay Beattie
The State Education Standard-The Journal of the National Association of Stated Boards of Education-Winter 2004 issue
And as always,
PA Dept of Education
Pennsylvania Middle School Association
Keystone Arts Education Network
contact: Leslie Kunkel
It is time to apply for the Pennsylvania Governor's Institute for Arts Educators!
The Institute will be held from July 13 - 18, 2008 at the National Christian Conference Center in Valley Forge. Go to www.papde.ws for information and to apply.
Youth Art Month is almost here! Don't forget to document the things going on in your classrooms! Our work is our best advocacy tool!
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Arts and Humanities Update |
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February 4, 2008
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Volume 1, Number 2
|
IMPORTANT:MySpace – PA arts education has a MySpace page! If you’re signed onto MySpace, go to our page and begin to contribute. Let me know if you’re interested in becoming a moderator and I’ll get you the password so you can post blogs and other information. del.icio.us – I’ve created an account at del.icio.us. If you’ve not used del.icio.us, it’s a very useful tool. If you’re like me and you work on different computers, del.icio.us stores all of your bookmarks on the web. That way, the bookmarks you have on your home computer are available at work or on any machine that you use. del.icio.us also allows you to “grab” bookmarks that other people have found, saving you work on a project or in research. If you have a del.icio.us account, my account is pennarts. Add me to your network and you can see links to professional organizations, grant resources, general educational policy and many, many other tools.
Grants – If you’re looking for funding for a special project or your arts program, I’ve started a grant section on the Keyarts forum – www.keyarts.ws/forum. Check out the links already there and add the links that you use.
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PETE&C
Congratulations to Dr. Mara Linaberger for being selected to present a session at the 2008 Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference! Mara’s session will share the podcasting work that the Content Area Partners (CAPs) did at the 2007 Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators. The CAP group became a self-directed learning community with the help of Mara and the other CAP leaders: Dr. Meg Barney, Dr. David Berlin and James Ritchey. PETE&C will be held at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center from February 10-12, 2008.
Keyarts Forum The Keyarts Forum is hopping! The forum has been revamped to include sections for the different art forms, iPods in the arts classroom, advocacy and much, much more. My hope is that the forum will become a tool for collaboration among arts educators from all over our large state. Please spread the word about this forum and keep it going: www.keyarts.ws/forum.
Homework!
I have a homework assignment for everyone! If you have not yet signed onto Second Life, a virtual world, you need to try it. I had an amazing in-world meeting this month with Craig Cunningham from National-Louis University in Chicago. Craig is part of a network of educators from the Midwest who are using Second Life to provide professional development to teachers.
Second Life is a great forum for professional development because it’s free, unlike most learning platforms like Elluminate. While SL was not created specifically for educators, teachers across the country have found that this is a fantastic opportunity for networking and learning.
My SL name is Dmitra Shostakovich. If you’re interested in Second Life, shoot me an email and I can meet you in-world for a chat!
AND Magazine
Last month I learned of a fantastic magazine currently available here in the Harrisburg area. It’s called AND Magazine, and it’s published by Jump Street, an arts and education organization in Harrisburg. I met with Brandon Gryde, AND’s publisher, in early December. Brandon wants to take the magazine statewide. His plan is to recruit students to write regional articles and place them in a “shell” version of the magazine.
AND Magazine is unique in that the content is almost exclusively written by middle and high school students and has an arts focus. If you teach in Cumberland, Dauphin or York counties, AND is free and available to your students. If you’re located somewhere else in the state, log onto AND’s website and keep updated on the push to go statewide.
2008 Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators July 13-18, 2008National Christian Conference CenterValley Forge, Pennsylvania
LEARN – GROW – PASS IT ON!
Bring your team of K-16 educators and administrators to this year’s exciting and informative Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute for Arts Educators. This is an engaging, interactive and effective program that will connect you with fellow arts teachers and shape your teaching.
Our Institute provides a full scholarship for meals, housing, tuition and materials. 2 graduate credits will also be given upon successful completion of the homework assignment.
This is a wonderful opportunity to learn how to apply new technologies, practices and programs in the dance, music, theatre & visual arts curriculum.
You will learn how to:
· Use iPods in the arts classroom
· Engage student learning through Japanese arts and culture
· Adapt, accommodate and enrich the curriculum for your special learners, gifted and ESL/ELL students
· Take a leadership role in your school and community in planning for and implementing standards-based arts programs
· Incorporate arts humanities standards and math and reading strategies into your arts instruction
· Assess and evaluate student performance in the arts
· Develop units of study using backwards planning techniques
Participants will be selected by June 1, 2008. Preference is given to teams of 2 or more from the same school or district. If you are the only arts educator in your building, please invite a non-arts colleague or administrator.
A group of individuals will also be selected for the leadership track, called Content Area Partners (CAPs). Interested CAPs must contact Jamie Kasper at 717-525-5058 or
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
for consideration.
Apply after January 11, 2008Online applications can be completed in just few easy steps: 1. Create a Professional Development Account at www.papde.ws2. Register for the Institute
3. Wait for confirmation of acceptance
4. Mail in your refundable security deposit ($75.00)
by July 1, 2008
Checks will be returned upon successful completion of the Institute.
Make checks payable to CFEE and mail to:
Julia Centeno
Berks County Intermediate Unit 14
P.O. Box 16050
Reading, PA 19612
Web Links http://www.keyarts.ws - PA’s arts education website http://www.myspace.com/pennarts - PA’s arts education MySpace http://peteandc.org - PETE&C website http://www.secondlife.com – Second Life http://www.andmagazine.org – AND Magazine http://www.jumpstreet.org – Jump Street http://del.icio.us – Del.icio.us social bookmarking http://www.papde.ws - Governor’s Institute registration http://www.free.ed.gov - Teaching resources from federal agencies; has a dedicated arts section with great materials Contact information Jamie Kasper, Fine Arts and Humanities AdvisorBureau of Teaching and Learning SupportDivision of Standards and CurriculumPennsylvania Department of Education333 Market Street, 8th floorHarrisburg, PA 17126(717) 525-5058Fax: (717) 783-3946
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