Overview

 

The 2017 Guide to K-12 Program Development in the Arts provides information and guidance for these new entities:

• Philosophical background and information about the 2014 National Core Standards for the Arts (NCAS) as adopted by the state of Connecticut. 
  • Connecticut State Board of Education Position Statement on the Implementation of the Connecticut Arts Standards (CAS).
  • Proposed Policy Guidance for Position Statement on the Implementation of the Connecticut Arts Standards
  • Links to national publications related to the development of NCCAS
  • Connecting—the role of interdisciplinary curriculum and the arts
• The role of artistic literacy in teaching and learning
• Model curriculum templates
  • Model lesson plan examples and resources
  • Sample assessments and links to nationally developed arts assessments
• Guidance for new arts supervisors and non-arts supervisors of arts educators

Section 1: Introduction

• Background and Purpose
• Position Statement on the Implementation of the Connecticut Arts Standards
• The Role of Artistic Literacy in Teaching and Learning

Section 2: The Arts in Education

Dance

• An Introduction + The Role of the Artistic Processes in Dance
• Educational Resources
• Recommended Materials and Facilities for Learning
• Glossary

Media Arts

• An Introduction + The Role of the Artistic Processes in Media Arts
• Educational Resources
• Recommended Materials and Facilities for Learning
• Glossary

Music

• An Introduction + The Role of the Artistic Processes in Music
• Educational Resources
• Recommended Materials and Facilities for Learning
• Glossary

Theatre

• An Introduction + The Role of the Artistic Processes in Theatre
• Educational Resources
• Recommended Materials and Facilities for Learning
• Glossary

Visual Art

• An Introduction + The Role of the Artistic Processes in Visual Art
• Educational Resources
• Recommended Materials and Facilities for Learning
• Glossary 

Model K-12 Arts Units

• Dance Instructional Units
  • Dance K-2
  • Dance 3-5
  • Cultural Dance Unit
• Media Arts/Technology Instructional Units
  • Media Arts Music Technology Unit
  • Electronic Music Rubric 
• Music Instructional Units
  • Grade 4 Creating Unit
  • Grade 6 Responding Unit
  • Grades 7-8 Choral Responding
  • Middle School Composition Unit
  • Instrumental Warm Up Unit
• Theatre Instructional Units
  • Grade 4 Theatre Unit
  • Middle School Theatre Unit
• Visual Art Instructional Units
  • Grade 2 Portrait
  • Middle School Portrait
  • High School Portrait

Section 3: Supervisor and Administrators in the Arts

• Guidance for the new arts administrator or non-arts administrator supervising arts educators