WVDE ARTS EDUCATION UPDATE
March 19, 2015
*New items are listed in red.
CONTENTS:
I. NEWS
II. TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
III. TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
IV. ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
V. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
VI.RESOURCES
I. NEWS
Congratulations Greenbrier East High School Student Neely Seams!
Ms. Seams will represent West Virginia at the Poetry Out Loud National Content in Washington, D.C., on April 28-29. Please see the attached Press Release and Photo.
Congratulations! WVMEA has selected honor groups for 2015.
They are as follows:
· Jefferson High School Band, J.P. Lynch, director
· Morgantown/University High School Orchestra, Joel Cotter, director
· Parkersburg High School Chorus, Pam McClain, director
· Shepherdstown Middle School Band, Chad Conant, director
Arts Alive Facebook Page
Do you have photos or experiences you would like to share or arts events happening in your school/community? ‘Like’ the West Virginia Arts Alive Facebook page and tell us about them! You can also send information directly to Dr. Christi Camper Moore, Arts Coordinator, and your news, photos and events will be posted .
II. TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
WV Thespian Festival
Festival dates: March 26-28 at the Culture Center in Charleston, WV.
For more information, visit http://www.wvthespians.com/page/page/5784412.htm
Arts Alive is Friday, April 3, 2015!
6:00p.m. Art Exhibit
7:00p.m. Gala Performance
Will you be a part of the Art Experience?
Please join us for the West Virginia Department of Education’s annual event to showcase outstanding arts education programs and student achievements.
This year’s event features more than 200 pieces of exhibited art work and 20 outstanding performances.
The event is free and open to the public.
Help spread the word!
Please find attached the official invitation and poster for Arts Alive 2015. Please encourage your principals, colleagues, and parents to share the invitation and print the poster to hang in schools and around town.
Organize a mini-event!
Arts Alive will be LIVE streamed. Can’t join us in Charleston? Organize a viewing party in your school.
Each school community can support students participating in Arts Alive from wherever they are on Friday, April 3rd. Arts Education matters in WV!
Here is the link to view the YouTube stream for Arts Alive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew77Wi_YR6k
III. TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
· PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
On behalf of the National Dance Organization
Registration is now open for the Spring 2015 OPDI Courses. If you are already an accepted OPDI student then login to the NDEO website and proceed to your Profile. Once in your Profile, click on Access OPDI link to find the courses that are open for enrollment. For more info on the courses go to OPDI Spring 2015 Courses.
· STATE AND NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Be sure to contact your professional associations to register for professional development, conferences, and workshop opportunities.
WVAEA - Save the date!
WVAEA Regional Conference will be held at WVU in Morgantown October 28th -29th 2015.
· OTHER TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
On behalf of Matthew Thompson, Program Director - Lemonade Day, Vision Shared, Inc.:
Lemonade Day (May 2, 2015) is a FREE community-wide educational program designed to teach youth how to start, own, and operate their own business through a lemonade stand. Give your students the opportunity to learn crucial life lessons through hands-on experience!
The program is designed for elementary and middle grade levels. Please let friends and colleagues know about this exciting upcoming event. If you are interested in participating, please email Matthew Thompson at .
Free materials are now in! You may want to request materials to send home to parents or utilize later in the school year. Contact Matthew Thompson at to request free materials.
To view the informational flyer for Lemonade Day, visit the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8ghjpo4a22w4s0/WV%20Lemonade%20Day%202015.pdf?dl=0.
On behalf of Joyce Morton and the West Virginia State Bar
Are you the next George Lucas, Steven Spielberg or Francis Ford Coppola? A camera and creativity is all you need to enter the annual video contest sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Education and the West Virginia State Bar. Students could win as much as $500 for developing a video about the U.S. Constitution.
Participants are asked to create a three minute video with the theme "The Constitution and You: How the Constitution Has Affected Your Life." The contest is open to West Virginia residents in grades 6 through 12. Entries will be divided by middle school and high school. First place in each category receives $500, while second place wins $250. The creators of the first place videos (along with one guardian) also will be invited to attend the West Virginia State Bar's annual meeting on April 17-18 at Glade Springs Resort in Daniels, West Virginia.
Videos will be judged based on originality, creativity, adherence to the theme and overall quality. Entries must include parental permission for those under the age of 18.
Students interested in entering the contest can fill out an application as well as read the rules at http://wvde.state.wv.us/wvstatebar. Submissions for 2015 will be accepted from February 17 to March 27. For more information, contact Joyce Morton with the West Virginia State Bar at 304-641-2127 or .
On behalf of Jim Haizlett and the MAD Festival
The 2015 West Virginia MAD Festival will be Friday, April 10, 2015. This year marks West Liberty's 15th anniversary of the MAD (Media Arts and Design) Festival. Registrations for the event begin on Monday, February 16th. Our media arts and design competition also opens on Monday. Students from WV, PA, and OH will be competing for prizes in a juried competition. Over 300 high schoolers attended last year's event, and we are expecting at least as many this year. Free admission for all. We would like to invite as many students as possible.
Please visit our website - http://westliberty.edu/madfest - which has pertinent information about guest speakers, activities, and the competition.
On behalf of the West Virginia Dance Company (WVDC)
The WVDC Arts Education Project "Earth's Quilt: Common Threads, A Journey Across the Curriculum" is being offered to schools in West Virginia throughMay 2016. The performancecovers work representingresearch of the seven continents by seven different choreographers. There is a 60 page intensive study guide thatconnects content standards so that teachers can pick and choose what they need for their classes. The study guide hasofferings for all grades. The performance is followed or preceded by an arts integration workshop of science andmovement that directly relates to one of the works that the students see in the company performance. This workshop provides teachers with new tools for lesson creation. For more information about booking and to view the study guide, please visit www.wvdanceco.com. Also, please see the 2 attached WVDC documents.
· EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IV. ARTICLES OF INTEREST, BLOGS AND NEW PUBLICATIONS
How Integrating Arts Into Other Subjects Makes Learning Come Alive
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/01/how-integrating-arts-into-other-subjects-makes-learning-come-alive/
Arts Education Matters: We Know, We Measured It
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/12/03/13greene.h34.html
Major benefits for students who attend live theater, study finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141016165953.htm
Creating “AHA! Moments” in Dance Classes
http://blog.getacclaim.com/creating-aha-moments-in-dance-classes-a-conversation-with-robyn-kotte-lesson-plan/
The Importance of Art in Child Development
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/music-arts/the-importance-of-art-in-child-development/
Arts Blog (various posts)
http://blog.artsusa.org/category/arts-education/
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE ARTS
In March 2014,Americans for the Arts(AFTA)AFTA released a report on the arts and creative industries. Creative Industries: Business & Employment in the Artsuses Dun & Bradstreet business and employment data to illustrate the scope and importance of both the nonprofit and for-profit arts industries. These reports can be localized to any state, county, congressional or legislative district in the country.
V.FOR YOUR INFORMATION
College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts
Applications are now open for the 2015College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts. This annual award recognizes and celebrates the achievements of arts initiatives for students in grades 6-12 that promote learning and creativity in exemplary and innovative ways.
Awards are given in three categories:
Arts Integration:Awarding an initiative that uses an innovative approach to cross-curricular study, drawing connections between arts-based learning and the themes, content, and ideas of other subjects.
Equity Through Arts:Awarding a program that uses the arts as a tool for increasing academic engagement among underserved students.
Civic Engagement/Professional Partnerships:Recognizing a program that uses art experiences as vehicles for engagement with local arts professionals and/or nonprofit organizations.
An award of $5,000 will be given to a winning school in each category. Among the three winning schools, one will be named the national winner and will be awarded an additional $2,500.
The application deadline isApril 13, 2015.Visit our websitefor further details and full application instructions, including eligibility criteria. Emailwith any questions during the application process.Read aboutlast year's winners.
On behalf of Dr. Gene Coulson and the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
The Arts and Entrepreneurship! Please see the attached document for great ideas on how to add entrepreneurship to your arts classroom.
These videos are of young WV entrepreneurs and the accompanying lessons will fit in any West Virginia grade or subject area. One more tool in a teacher’s toolbox. http://theedventuregroup.org/2013/entrepreneurlessons/
On behalf of Trent Danowski
In a continued effort to support all West Virginia educators on the Educator Evaluation System, the Department of Education would like to offer the following information:
*Take an Active Role in your own Professional Evaluation
With the onset of the new calendar year, many of us establish personal resolutions to improve our lives and the lives of those around us. The commencement of 2015 may also be a good time to review your Self-reflection and Learning Goals, which you established earlier in the school year. Do you have evidence to support some of your Self-reflection ratings? Have you completed one of your Learning Goals? Would you like to request that your principal observe an upcoming lesson or activity in your classroom? In 2015, resolve to take an active role in your own professional evaluation. Show off all the great work you do in your school each day!
*Evaluation of Educators on First-class/Full-time Permits
Educators who are hired by districts on a First-class/Full-time Permit are required to receive a full annual evaluation through the online Educator Evaluation System. Educators providing instruction while on these permits are compensated as professional educators and therefore should be evaluated as professional educators.
*Finalizing 2014 Educator Evaluations
After a brief delay, 2014 educator summative evaluations are once again available for educator review and final acceptance. During this process, educators are able to review their 2014 evaluation with the school-wide growth component factored into their rating. Additionally, educators will see their overall summative rating for the 2014 school year. In order to complete the 2014 evaluation cycle, educators should now accept the 2014 evaluation. This process is completed online, at the bottom of their online 2014 summative evaluation screen.
In order for the final acceptance of evaluations to take place, the evaluator must have completed and finalized an evaluation for the educator at the conclusion of the 2014 school year. If this event did not occur at the conclusion of the 2014 school year, it must be completed prior to the educator having the ability to perform a final acceptance of his/her evaluation. Further information is provided in the below instructions link.
To view instructions on how to accept your 2014 Summative Evaluation, please click HERE.
View an Evaluation System Timeline for the 2014-2015 school year.
*Roster Verification: E-mail Address, FAQ, & Training Video.
Roster Verification is now open!
Educators participating in Roster Verification beginning in March must have a valid email address registered within WVEIS on the Web. After logging in to WVEIS WOW, educators may self-register an email address by utilizing the ‘User Self-Administration’ link found within the Menus option.
A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document regarding Roster Verification in West Virginia is now available for public viewing. This document incorporates answers to questions submitted by the West Virginia educators who attended one of the four regional training sessions completed in late 2014. A link to the new FAQ document can be found on the Trainings webpage of the Educator Evaluation website.
WVDE has now made available a video recording of one of the completed Roster Verification regional trainings. The video is posted to the Trainings webpage (under the “BFK·Link® Videos” heading)on the WV Educator Evaluation website. RESA, district, and school administrators are invited to use this video as a component of your training efforts with educators who require Roster Verification training for the 2014-2015 school year. As always, updated Roster Verification information continues to be available through the WV Educator Evaluation webpage.
Educators in West Virginia will complete the Roster Verification process beginning in March, 2015.
*West Virginia Educator Evaluation System
A cursory review of district completion data shows that the vast majority of educators around the state are on schedule to complete all required components of the online Educator Evaluation System for the current school year. As always, your professionalism and diligence in the completion of the evaluation components are greatly appreciated. If you have not completed a Self-reflection, or do not have two (2) Professional Goals recorded in the online system, please complete these components as soon as possible.
View an Evaluation System Timeline for the 2014-2015 school year.
Upcoming Educator Evaluation System Dates:
· By May 1, 2015 – Evaluators complete a 4th Observation for classroom teachers within the Initial Progression, and a 2nd Observation for classroom teachers within the Intermediate Progression level.
· By May 1, 2015 – Educators submit evidence data for student learning goals.
On behalf of Barbara Yurick
Smart Moves for Education and the Arts
Barbara Yurick and her son Sam Yurick have collaborated to connect children’s literature with ipad technology, math, science, creative movement and dance, visual art, music. The program is standards based. The program is based on an original children’s book written, illustrated, and composed by Sam Yurick on ipad. Drawing and music are explored on ipad. Creative movement and dance classes weave dance into the story. Students are lead through a presentation of the story for the school and guests. Presenters Barbara Yurick and Sam Yurick are available to provide Teacher Training to lead students through the program, or to provide sessions for students. Flexible programming is available for one day workshops or several day intensives. It is designed for 2nd or 3rd grades. Other arts integration programs are available. For more information contact: Barbara Yurick .