Fine Arts Resources
Building Bridges for Arts Educators
Join colleagues from across the state each month for creative conversations hosted by the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education and the Ohio Department of Education. The meetup format will allow teachers to interact with state arts organizations, hear updates and learn from one another.
Upcoming Event
Blurred Borders for Arts Education
Join colleagues virtually from across the country as we build and share cross-state resources to further arts education for all students.
Upcoming Event
Fine Arts New Teacher Cohorts
New teachers will learn the nuts and bolts of teaching in Ohio from expert teachers and educational partners. Join colleagues from across the state virtually in these supportive cohorts that will assist new teachers in navigating a successful year of teaching. Topics will include standards-driven lesson planning, innovative practices, advocacy, program development and more.
Upcoming Event
All meetings will be held virtually the second Tuesday of the month (September - May) from 4:30-6 p.m. Contact hours will be given upon completion of the cohort.
OTES 2.0 General Guidance
High-Quality Student Data Instruments
Choosing and using high-quality student data (HQSD) to guide instructional decisions and meet student learning needs is key in making sound instructional decisions for students. The teacher evaluation will use at least two measures of district-determined high-quality student data to
provide evidence of student learning attributable to the teacher being evaluated. HQSD may be used as evidence in any component of the evaluation where applicable.
Schools and districts may approve the use of locally created assessments as measures of HQSD provided the measures have been vetted to ensure they meet the criteria identified on the HQSD Guidance Tool. Locally created fine arts assessments for HQSD must align to the Ohio state standards.
Assessment Resources
- Battelle for Kids
- The Ohio Arts Assessment Collaborative (OAAC), a consortium of arts educators, created an innovative suite of authentic assessments to measure student growth for K–12 dance, drama/theatre, music, and visual arts. These assessments are aligned with the Ohio state standards.
- Arts Assessment for Learning
- The New York Arts Assessment for Learning focuses on formative assessment as a catalyst for student learning.
- Performance Assessments for the Arts
- The Washington State performance assessments gauge student understanding for dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.
Resources for Diverse Learners
Resources for Educators
ADVOCACY/FUNDING
ArtsEdge
ArtsEdge is the Kennedy Center's free digital learning platform for arts education.
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education
It is the mission of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education to ensure that the arts are an integral part of the education of every Ohioan.
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.
Art Possible Ohio
Art Possible Ohio (formally VSA Ohio) is the statewide service organization on the arts and disability. They work with artists of all ages who have disabilities to make arts and cultural experiences more accessible and inclusive.
DANCE
National Dance Education Organization
A national professional organization dedicated to advancing dance education centered in the arts.
National Honors Society for Dance Arts
National Dance Education Organization’s honor society for students studying dance in public and private schools in K-12 education, dance studios, cultural/community centers, performing arts organizations, and post-secondary education.
Ohio Dance
A statewide organization that inclusively supports the diverse and vibrant practice of dance.
DRAMA/THEATRE
American Alliance for Theatre and Education
The American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) works to ensure that every young person experiences quality theatre arts in their lives provided by proficient, talented artists and educators
Educational Theatre Association
A national professional organization for theatre educators whose mission is to shape lives through theatre education.
International Thespian Society
Educational Theatre Association’s international honor society for theatre students in middle and high school.
Ohio Chapter of the Educational Theatre Association
The professional organization for theatre educators in Ohio. An affiliated chapter of the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA).
MUSIC
Ohio Music Education Association
The professional organization for music educators in Ohio. An affiliated chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
National Association for Music Education
A national professional organization whose mission is to advance music education by promoting the understanding and making of music by all.
Tri-M Music Honor Society
NAfME’s international honor society for middle/junior-high and high school students.
VISUAL ART
National Art Education Association
A national professional organization whose mission is to advance art education through professional development.
National Art Honor Society
National Art Education Association’s honor society for visual art students in middle and high school.
Ohio Art Education Association
The professional organization for visual art educators in Ohio.
ARTS INTEGRATION
What is Arts Integration?
A publication from Arts Edge at the Kennedy Center that explains what effective arts integration models look like
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
An example of an effective arts integration partnership with sample curriculum
Scholastic: Strategies for Arts Integration
Articles, lesson and unit plans for arts integration K-12
A School Revitalized Through the Arts
A summary of an elementary school's transformation through arts integration
RESEARCH
Arts Ed Search
A hub for research on the impact of arts in education
Arts Integration in Elementary Curriculum- 2nd Edition, summer 2018
The Effects of Arts-Integrated Instruction on Memory for Science Content, March 2019
Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds, February 2019
Middle School Music and Theater Students Get Better Grades, February 2019
The Arts and CTE: Building Tomorrow's Creative Workforce Today, February 2019
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