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Parades, barbecues, and fireworks are some of the many reasons I enjoy the 4th of July. One more reason is the transformation that takes place in stores across the country from displays of patio furniture and swimming pool toys to school supplies.
Notebooks, markers, pencils, and lunch boxes mark the approach of a new school year and symbolize a fresh start. This is my favorite part of the year. The opportunity to set personal and schoolwide goals and to meet new colleagues, new parents, and, most importantly the new children who will be in our classes. I encourage you to spend time building relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
As you are selecting new file folders, iPad apps, and posters for your classroom, don't forget to set aside time to invest in your own professional learning. Whether you are a VAPA teacher, a general classroom teacher, a teaching artist, an administrator, or a parent, you can find high-quality
professional learning opportunities
and
resources
through the SDCOE VAPA team.
Reach out to design a learning program that fits your needs or to share resources you find helpful. And don't forget to share the great work going on in arts education in your school district and community by tweeting
@ArtsEmpowerSD
using the hashtag #TheArtsMatter.
As always, I look forward to invitations to visit your classroom or school to see the great learning taking place. I hope you'll share this newsletter with your colleagues, especially any new teachers, so they can join the conversation. Best wishes as you embark on a new school year!
VAPA Coordinator, SDCOE
858-292-3547
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View the latest
VAPA professional learning opportunities
or click the dates below for the registration page.
San Diego Arts Network
The San Diego Arts Network is a networking and learning opportunity for all school and district administrators and teacher leaders who work to implement student instruction in any of the visual and performing arts disciplines.
The September network meeting will provide information about the Conceptual Framework for the National Core Arts Standards in preparation for the new California VAPA standards. Network members will build their capacity to support arts education at their site/district.
VAPA Teacher Community of Practice
The VAPA Teacher Community of Practice is designed for teachers of all levels of experience with a shared commitment, passion, and desire to improve their teaching practice through regular interaction with one another. Topics include creating standards-based curriculum and assessments, maintaining a work/life balance, and planning successful student productions. Participants will share successes, work through challenges together, and build relationships while creating a shared repertoire of resources to use in the classroom.
Diving Deeper into National Core Arts Standards
It is an historic time for arts education in California as the state revises its VAPA standards and uses the National Core Arts Standards as a foundation.
Diving Deeper into National Core Arts Standards is a crucial step for VAPA teachers, school administrators, and other stakeholders to become familiar with the structure and content of these new standards. Participants can choose to examine the standards globally, by developing a course description in their discipline based on the national standards, or they can choose to explore the instructional impact of the national standards through the development of a series of mini-units. Participants will implement the mini-units in their classrooms and return with evidence of student learning to reflect on the impact of instruction.
Arts Empower San Diego Mega Conference
The 2017 Arts Empower Mega Conference is the premier arts education professional learning event for teachers and administrators in San Diego County.
With nearly 100 breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, and dynamic presenters, it's a can't-miss day of learning and conversations focused on arts education at Balboa Park on Oct. 12.
The Arts Empower Mega Conference is a one-of-a-kind forum that unites teachers of all arts disciplines, elementary multiple-subject teachers, teaching artists, school administrators, and arts organization members. It's developed in partnership with the county's arts education organizations and Balboa Park arts and culture institutions.
Register your team
before Sept. 27 for the early-bird registration price of $75 per person.
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New Arts Standards Update
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 37 in July adding Media Arts as a fifth arts discipline to be included in the
revision of the state's Visual and Performing Arts Standards
. The first phase in this process was gathering of input through focus groups and public comment in January. The next phase is to put together an advisory committee to begin the work of revising the standards. According to the California Department of Education, the application period will take place in September and October and the work will begin in February 2018. The advisory committee application notice will be posted in this monthly newsletter and on
www.sdcoe.net/VAPA
as soon as it becomes available. Also, follow
@ArtsEmpowerSD
on Twitter for news and updates in arts education.
Every fall, SDCOE VAPA and the
Arts Education Resource Organization (AERO)
send a packet of information to every school in the county for teachers and students on field trips, assemblies, residencies, and workshops. Keep an eye out for this packet to arrive in the mail after Labor Day.
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Airmen of Note Jazz Clinic
The Premier Jazz Ensemble of the U.S. Air Force, the Airmen of Note, will be coming to San Diego this September for a rare educational opportunity. A clinic for students will be held 4:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Creative and Performing Media Arts middle school, 5050 Conrad Ave. in San Diego. It includes a full band performance, a discussion of rehearsal techniques and musical concepts, and sectional master class breakouts for trumpets, trombones, saxophones, rhythm section, and vocals.
Please RSVP to Mark Nicholson at
[email protected]
by Sept. 1 with the number of students from your school that will attend.
Eligible High School Students Can See Hamilton for a 'Hamilton'
U.S. history students from eligible Title I high schools are invited to see the musical
Hamilton
at a special reduced price of $10 after integrating Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Era coursework into classroom studies.
Hamilton
will be on tour Jan. 6 to 28 in San Diego. Click
here
to learn more about this program and to apply to participate.
This opportunity is provided through the Gilder Lehrman Institute, the nation's leading American history organization dedicated to K-12 education, in partnership with Hamilton and The Rockefeller Foundation on the Hamilton Education Program.
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