WVDE ARTS EDUCATION UPDATE
September 4, 2014
*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
Do you have photos or experiences you would like to share from Arts Alive 2014 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 me and I will post your news,
photos and events on social media. Send to ccamper@access.k12.wv.us.
Congratulations Carolyn Light!
Lincoln art teacher wins national award for watercolor painting:
http://m.theet.com/news/local/lincoln-art-teacher-wins-national-award-for-watercolorpainting/article_33732bfa-1835-11e4-ab3b-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=jqm
II. TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Arts Alive 2015!
Start planning now! Arts Alive 2015 will be Friday, April 3rd at the Clay Center in Charleston,
WV. Performances and exhibited art work in Arts Alive 2015 may still be selected from
professional conferences, festivals and/or exhibits. However, every arts discipline (Dance,
Music, Theatre and Visual Arts) will now also have an alternative submission process for 2015.
There will no longer be a requirement or pre-requisite that teachers must belong to their
professional organization to submit work for consideration. Any arts teacher (Pre-K-12th grade)
will be able to submit work for consideration in Arts Alive. All submission guidelines will be
available in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more details as we continue to grow and evolve
Arts Alive!
Young Playwrights Festival
September 30 – October 10, 2014
City Theatre Young Playwrights is a comprehensive, dynamic arts education program serving
teachers, students, and the Pittsburgh community. The program fulfills state academic standards,
including Arts and Humanities as well as Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening. Four major
components make up the Young Playwrights program: the Young Playwrights Contest, Festival,
Teacher Institute, and In-School Workshops. City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival stages
professional productions of six winning, one-act plays chosen from over 300 Young Playwrights
Contest submissions. For student matinee tickets and more information about the Young
Playwrights Festival, contact Kristen Link, Director of Education and Accessibility, by calling
412.431.4400 x225 or check out http://www.citytheatrecompany.org/education
III. TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
AEP 2014 NATIONAL FORUM
Preparing Students for the Next America in and through the Arts
September 11-12, 2014 - Pittsburgh, PA
June 2: Early-bird registration opens
The role and contribution of the arts in preparing and supporting our nation's teachers and school
leaders is one of three focus areas for the Forum. We also will focus on how arts-centered
research, policy, and practice are responding to and helping to inform the transition to higher
learning expectations for all students and the transformation of the teaching and learning
environment. http://www.aep-arts.org/
 STATE AND NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Be sure to contact your professional associations to register for professional development,
conferences, and workshop opportunities.
WV Thespian Festival – Save the Date!
Festival dates: March 26-28 at the Culture Center in Charleston, WV.
For more information, visit http://www.wvthespians.com/page/page/5784412.htm
West Virginia Art Education Association – Save the Date!
Fall conference will be in Parkersburg on October 17th & 18th.
For lots of great information, please check out the website at http://www.wvaea.com/
West Virginia Music Educator’s Association – Save the Dates!
WVMEA 2015 Conference Dates: March 11-13, 2015 at the Charleston Civic Center,
Charleston, WV. For more information, http://wvmea.org/
NAfME National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, October 26-29th, 2014. For more
information, http://www.nafme.org/
National Dance Institute's Fall 2014 Teaching Artist Training
Two-Week Intensive
Monday, September 8th - Friday, September 19th, 2014
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Fee: $1,000
NDI Teaching Artist Training is a ten-day immersion in National Dance Institute's renowned
teaching techniques. Led by NDI's Master Teaching Artists, the training takes place in residence
at a local partner school and at the state-of-the-art NDI Center in Harlem, giving participants
hands-on experience working directly with children. Each year, professional artists and educators
from around the globe participate in the training and emerge from this transformative experience
with an advanced set of teaching tools and a deepened understanding of the power of the arts in
education. NDI Teaching Artist Training includes daily teaching assignments, choreography
workshops, stimulating group discussions, and presentations from leaders in education.
Address inquiries to Aileen Barry, abarry@nationaldance.org.
APPLY ONLINE:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e9fbg38rd9ac4d16&oseq=&
c=&ch=
National Dance Education Organization’s Online Professional Development Institute
Fall 2014 Online Dance Education Courses
http://www.ndeo.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=893257&module_id=159911

OTHER TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
The Charleston Light Opera Guild is thrilled to close out its 65th Anniversary season with a
mounting of the musical theatre masterpiece, Fiddler on the Roof, to be co-presented with the
Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia on October 31, November 1, 7 and 8,
2014 at 7:30 pm with matinees on Sunday November 2 and 9, 2014 at 2:00 pm. Performances
for school age children and youth will be presented on the mornings of November 5 and 6, 2014.
Follow Tevye and his five daughters in this heartwarming tale of family, faith and "Tradition."
You'll instantly fall in love with this memorable Broadway classic that features award-winning
songs "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Matchmaker." For more information, visit:
http://www.charlestonlightoperaguild.org/
Appalachian Children’s Chorus is in Putnam County!
For more information, visit http://wvacc.org or contact Selina Cosby Midkiff at 304.343.1111,
selina@wvcc.org Please see informational flyer attached to the email.
Shakespeare for Festivall Fall in October!
Are your students studying Shakespeare this fall? As part of Festivall Fall, the Charleston
Ballet will be doing a special student performance of ROMEO AND JULIET. A student
performance of Shakespeare’s most popular love story, ROMEO AND JULIET will be offered
to students in grades 6-12 on Thursday, October 23 at 11:00am in the Civic Center Theatre in
Charleston, WV. Student ticket price is $5.00 with teachers/chaperones admitted free at the ratio
of 1 teacher/chaperone for every 10 students. Additional chaperones tickets are $5.00. For more
information or to request a copy of the ballet’s curriculum goals and objective, please visit
www.thecharlestonballet.com or call the Charleston Ballet office at 304-342-6541.
The Festivall Fall committee will offer the American Shakespeare Center from Staunton VA
performing HAMLET on Friday, October 24 for the general public at the Scottish Rite Theater.
Tickets are $20. A workshop with the company will be held in Charleston with date/time TBD.
For more information about the American Shakespeare Center located in Staunton, VA check out
their website at: http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IV. ARTICLES OF INTEREST, BLOGS AND NEW PUBLICATIONS
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 Arts uses 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.
Ed Week Article Tracks changes in Standards Adoption Procedures Across the States
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/06/23/36stateboards.h33.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1
Media Arts Website
http://www.mediaartseducation.org/
On the Edge of Chaos: Where Creativity Flourishes
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/on-the-edge-of-chaos-where-creativity-flourishes/
Why Extra Curricular Activities Are Not Extra
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/why-extra-curricular-activities-are-not-extra/
Why Kids Should Be Allowed to Act Out (Scenes) In Class
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/why-kids-should-be-allowed-to-act-out-scenes-in-class/
How Hip Hop Can Foster the Scientific Mind
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/how-hip-hop-can-foster-the-scientific-mind/
Evidence: A Report on the Impact of Dance in the K-12 Setting
http://documents.clubexpress.com/documents.ashx?key=EgOny09Mv0BbT%2fia65mtsgO76WIgoPNa7C
t5knjPF%2fNB9RfSyIF%2ftg%3d%3d
Arts Integration from the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kerry-washington/how-to-save-our-schoolst_b_5354342.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics
National Endowment for the Arts
Art Works Blog: A New Vision for Arts Education
http://arts.gov/art-works/2014/new-vision-arts-education
V.FOR YOUR INFORMATION
MusicFirst
MusicFirst is a complete online classroom for K-12 music education, with engaging content and
integrated software that provides you with everything you need to teach music in a connected
world. Be sure to check out the Support & Training tab! More info: https://musicfirst.com/splash
Music First Webinar:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13992573/MusicFirst%20overview%20webinar.mov
VI. RESOURCES
National Core Arts Standards
http://www.nationalartsstandards.org/
Anchor standards for College and Career Readiness
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R/
Lesson Seed: Arts Integration and Common Core
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Z2cQM5TgM
Education Closet
http://educationcloset.com/
Americans for the Arts
2014 Live Webinar Season, On-Demand Webinars and Digital Classrooms
http://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/services-and-training/training-professionaldevelopment/webinars
Arts Education Partnership
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) has created ArtsEdSearch.org—the nation’s first
clearinghouse of research examining the mounting body of evidence on the benefits of an arts
education. Drawing on the research in ArtsEdSearch, this bulletin offers a snapshot of how the
arts support achievement in school, bolster skills demanded of a 21st century workforce, and
enrich the lives of young people and communities. Visit: http://www.aep-arts.org/publicationsstore/#id=1&cid=720&wid=401 to download or order this brochure.
Website: http://www.artsedsearch.org/
Website: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/series/arts-integration-beta/artsintegration-beta.aspx
Grant Resources:
http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/grants-to-educators/
http://www.donorschoose.org/
http://www.fundforteachers.org/funding-opportunities/grants-art-teachers.php
http://www.artseveryday.org/Educators/detail.aspx?id=110
LINKS TO WV ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES
Dance: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.9.pdf
Music: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.10.pdf
Theatre: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.11.pdf
Visual Arts: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.12.pdf
STAY INFORMED
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The Arts Coordinator for The West Virginia Department of Education makes every effort to
provide relevant, timely information to stakeholders collected from numerous state and national
sources. The inclusion of items in this update does not imply the endorsement or verification of
accuracy by this agency.
Christine N. Camper Moore, Ph.D.
Arts Coordinator
Dance. Music. Theatre. Visual Arts.
Office of Secondary Learning
Building 6, Room 603
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
304.558.5325 Phone
304.558.1834 Fax
E-mail: ccamper@k12.wv.us
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