HIGH ALERT: APPLICATION PERIOD ENDS ON APRIL 1, 2008. DO NOT DELAY!!
California State University Sacramento - Department of Teacher Education is now accepting applications for a cohorted program for a Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Arts in Education. The 2 year - 30 semester unit degree program is designed for classroom teachers and arts specialists. Currently 7 members of CAEA (secondary art specialists) are completing their MA degrees in 2008 Spring Semester. The Culminating Experience (final project/thesis) can be satisfied by one of five alternative pathways to support growth as an artist/educator. One goal of this program support development teacher leaders and researchers who become knowledgeable activists for the arts. This is a very individualized program, around needs/interests of applicants. An example of the course EDTE 251: Education for a Democratic Pluralistic Society, last summer some students went to the village of San Gaspar in the State of Jalisco, Mexico,"took over the school" and taught arts to grade 1 - 6 for a week. Questions: contact Crystal Olson, Ed.D., (916) 278-4237 Deadline to register is April 1, 2008.
SARGENT ART PARTNERSHIP
CAEA is thrilled to announce its newest partnership! Sargent Art has partnered with CAEA to co-sponsor our Youth Art Month Events. California is one of eight states that are premiering this event.
Bhakti Oza, Sargent Art’s Marketing Coordinator, made a lively presentation at our May State Council meeting. After much discussion a motion was passed to create a partnership. Sargent Art will be providing certificates and prizes to our YAM participators and winners in all three areas of the state.
A new State Level competition has also been added. Area Winners will be competing at the State Level for a prize of a trip to New York for the winners, parents, and teachers*. In the future this will expand to an International Competition with trips to Europe/India as the prize.
Please stop by the Sargent Art Booth at the November Conference and get acquainted with Sargent Art and let them know what you think about this new endeavor.
*Winners going to New York would need to sign a Waiver of Liability.
New Funding for Arts
$105 million annually and $500 one-time funds are approved - find out more
$105,000,000, under AB 1811 2006-2007, provides funding to districts, charter schools and county offices of education to support standards-aligned visual and performing arts instructionK-12. These on-going funds are to supplement, not supplant, existing resources of professional development, hiring of credentialed teachers, purchased of standards-aligned instruction materials, books, supplies and equipment. An additional $500,000,000, under AB 1802, 2006-2007, provides one-time funding to districts chart schools and county offices of education on basis of an equal amount per unit of average daily attendance for visual and performing arts supplies and equipment. These funds may also be used for PE.
Summaries and Contacts
Classroom Wishlist: this non-profit organization has an ingenious system for supplementing your budget and providing supplies to your classroom. Explore the site and see how it might work for you:
www.classroomwishlist.org
Future Conferences: For information on the 2008 Conference in Burlingame, please refer to the conference link. In addition to a variety of exciting tours, master classes, and workshops, plans are underway for three special strands for administrators, elementary teachers, and digital arts teachers. Volunteers are welcome to participate. And for future reference, our 2009 Conference will be announced shortly.
2004 Visual Arts Framework - The 2004 Visual and Performing Arts Framework is now available online at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/vpaframework.asp
Congratulations to the 2007 Professional Award winners - see Programs page
The Teacher Resource Center of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is eager to help more California teachers find materials for classroom use. We offer National Gallery programs for free, and charge a small fee for our videos and teacher packets. We also sell curriculum guides and collections of slides.
(See South Area Announcements for contact info)
