What arts guidelines should our school follow?
Connecticut State Department of Education helps all students develop their creative, communication, and critical thinking skills. It supports arts learning that helps children experience the arts to live rich, meaningful lives.
Download the Connecticut Arts Standards Model District Curriculum Documents
Resources for Teachers
Standards and Glossary
- National Core Arts Standards
- K-12 Arts Standards Customizable Handbook
- CT Visual Arts Content and Performance Standards and Glossary
Other Lesson Plans and Resources
- The Getty Museum
- Dick Blick Resources for Art Educators
- Dick Blick Lesson Plans
- National Art Education Association (NAEA)
- Kennedy Center Arts Edge
- Annenberg Learner
Teaching Visual Arts in Connecticut
Professional Organizations
- Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA) for art educators is affiliated with the National Art Education Association (NAEA)
- Connecticut Arts Administrators Association (CAAA) arts administrators and teachers
Professional Learning Opportunities
- Media Arts Center video production and editing, webpage design, and computer and video classes
- Brookfield (CT) Craft Center summer and other classes for art teachers
- Lakeside Pottery teacher and student workshops and summer camp
- National Art Education Association (NAEA) professional development and lesson plans for art educators
- Museum of Modern Art online professional learning
- The Art of Education University professional learning, podcasts, lesson plans, and more.
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art programs for PreK-12 educators and students
- Yale University Art Gallery professional development for teachers of all subject areas and grade levels
Resources for Parents, Students, and the Community
Helpful Resources
- Incredible Art Department has enrichment ideas, homeschooling ideas, and more
- U.S. Department of Defense resources for military-connected parents and students
- CT Department of Economic and Community Development
- Art-Collecting.com guide to Connecticut art museums, art centers and non-profit art organizations
Visual Arts Advocacy
- National Art Education Association advocacy and policy
- NAMTA art advocacy