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Curriculum Sources,
updated January 2009
Many states are revising the standards they first wrote based on the 1994 national document. With this second iteration of standards, state boards of education are embellishing their documents with benchmarks, sample activities and assessment suggestions. Many of these materials are very well written and can be helpful in creating district level curricula. Here is an annotated list from ten states that we found interesting.
National Sites
Alabama Classroom Improvement Publicationswww.alsde.edu/html/sections/documents.asp?section=54&sort=1&footer=sections
Scroll down the page to find PDF documents with standards and sample lesson ideas for theatre, music, dance, and visual arts.
Arizona Arts Standards
www.ade.state.az.us/standards/arts/revised/
Arkansas Sample Curriculum Models
arkedu.state.ar.us/curriculum/benchmarks.html#Music
The fine arts and music K-8 models were written in 2002 and contain standards, grade level student learning expectations, and selected assessment and strategies/activities. The standards are different for each discipline. Dance and Theatre are not included. The Curriculum Models could be helpful in building a district curriculum.
California Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards
www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/visperfmarts-stnd-comp.pdf
Colorado Academic Standards
www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/olr/k12_standards.html
Connecticut’s Arts K-12 Goals and Standards
www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=320834
Florida’s Sunshine State Standards
www.fldoe.org/bii/curriculum/sss/
Georgia’s Quality Core Curriculum Standards and Resources
www.glc.k12.ga.us/qcc/homepg.asp
Hawaii Content and Performance Standards
standardstoolkit.k12.hi.us/index.html
Click on Access the HCPS II Database to find documents for the four arts. Draft written in 2005. This is a remarkable site. Well worth spending time here if you are building an arts curriculum.
Illinois Learning Standards for Fine Arts
www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/fine_arts/standards.htm
Kansas Curricular Standards
Theatre-www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1746
Music-www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=172
Dance-www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=170
Visual Arts-www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1747
Kentucky Learning Goals and Academic Expectations
www.education.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/3D36FD0D-CBF9-470A-8ACE-72A15181C820/0/SPLDArtsandHumanities.pdf
includes materials for Speaking, Visual Arts, Music and Movement. The categories included are: Learning Links, Elementary, Middle School and High School Demonstrators, Sample Teaching/Assessment Strategies, Ideas for Incorporating Community Resources, Core Concepts with Sample Elementary, Middle and High School Activities.
Louisiana Students Standards and Assessment
www.doe.state.la.us/lde/ssa/currichome.html
Revised 2003. Includes Content Standards, Web Resources and Course Guideline sections. The documents are designed K-4, 5-8, 9-12 with standards for the four arts disciplines written for four strands: Creative Expression, Aesthetic Perception, Arts Heritage and Critical Analysis. The documents for each art is different, but each may have something helpful.
Maine Visual and Performing Arts Standards
www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa.pdf
Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Framework
www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/arts/1099.pdf
Michigan Arts Education Standards and Benchmarks
www.michigan.gov/documents/ARTS_Standards_11402_7.pdf
Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in the Arts
education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/groups/Standards/documents/Publication/032721.pdf
Mississippi Visual and Performing Arts Framework
www.mde.k12.ms.us/ACAD/ID/Curriculum/Arts/
curriculum/FRMWRK03.HTM
A remarkable document, written for the four arts, setting standards for five strands: Creating/Performing, Critical Analysis, Cultural History, Aesthetics, Connections. Each art form has Competencies and Suggested Teaching Strategies plus Suggested Assessments for grades K-4 and for four levels at both the middle and high school.
Nevada Arts Standards
Music-www.nde.state.nv.us/standards/standarts/music.html
Theatre-www.nde.state.nv.us/standards/standarts/theater.html
Visual Arts-www.nde.state.nv.us/standards/standarts/visualarts.html
New York Arts Standards
www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/pub/pubart.html
North Dakota Content Standards
www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content.shtm
Adopted in 2000, the standards are written at the K-4, 5-8 and 9-12 levels. Each of the four arts disciplines has its own standards but they all include Benchmarks, Specific Knowledge and Sample Activities. The package, especially including the Sample Activities, may be helpful in building curriculum.
Ohio Academic Content Standards
www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=336&ContentID=1388&Content=39626
Ohio has five major Content Standards: Historical, Cultural & Social Contexts; Creative Expression & Communication; Analyzing & Responding; Valuing the Arts/Aesthetic Reflection; Connections, Relationships & Applications to develop Benchmarks in the four arts disciplines at the K-4, 5-8 and 9-12 grade levels.
Oregon Arts Standards
www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/Default.aspx
Pennsylvania Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanitieswww.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/stateboard_ed/pdfarts.pdf
South Carolina Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Standardsed.sc.gov/agency/offices/cso/standards/vpa/documents/vpa_standards.pdf
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts
www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter117/index.html
Utah Fine Arts Education
www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/FineArt/
A very elaborate site with core curriculum standards and suggested lesson plans for Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts and Film. The online lesson plans are kept current and send the students to some wonderful sites. A wonderful tool for the teacher and a rich source of material for the students.
Virginia Standards of Learning
www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Superintendent/Sols/home.shtml
West Virginia Curriculum
wveis.k12.wv.us/nclb/Content/public/cso/cso.cfm
Washington Curriculum/Standards for the Arts
www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/Arts/default.aspx
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Theatre, Music, Dance, Art/Design
www.dpi.state.wi.us/standards/pdf/theatre.pdf
www.dpi.state.wi.us/standards/pdf/music.pdf
www.dpi.state.wi.us/standards/pdf/dance.pdf
www.dpi.state.wi.us/standards/pdf/art&design.pdf
Wyoming State Standards for the Fine and Performing Arts
www.k12.wy.us/SAA/standards/arts.pdf
The standards are written for Drama (Grades 8 and 9-12), Music and Visual Arts (Grades 4, 8, and 9-12). There are four strands for the three arts forms: Creative Expression through Production, Aesthetic Perception, Historical & Cultural Content, Applications to Life. Performance Indicators are written at four levels: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, and Advanced for the three levels. Following each grade-level strand are "Snapshots in Action - Sample Ideas from the writing group."
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