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Download full textAlaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1985
Designed as a model to aid school districts as they develop and review their own curriculum guides, this secondary level fine arts guide is divided into four sections covering visual arts, music, drama, and dance. Each of the four sections follows a standard format. A preface describes the goals of fine arts education in Alaska and the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Design, Dance
Mahlmann, John J. – Momentum, 1993
Describes the efforts of the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations to develop voluntary national standards for education in art, dance, music, and theater. Highlights key issues such as cultural diversity, classroom technology, and interdisciplinary processes. Explains the consensus-building process and plans for classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Teachers
Peer reviewedLee, Ronald T. – Music Educators Journal, 1985
A comprehensive arts in education program is made up of four segments: specialized arts instruction, arts in general education, community arts resources, and arts for special populations. Each of these segments is discussed. A selective bibliography to help fine arts educators involved in curriculum development is provided. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Resources, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Lee, Ronald T., Ed.; And Others – 1987
Ideas about the arts and their place in the classroom are elaborated through this series of essays. "Radio Plays: A Close Encounter with Another Medium" (Norton A. Roman) discusses the use of old radio plays in the classroom. "Dynamic Dinosaurs" (Kathy Vajda) describes teaching a unit on dinosaurs to a kindergarten class.…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Creative Art, Creativity
Collins, Raymond C.; And Others – 1994
Kaleidoscope is an innovative approach to an arts-based early childhood program, combining visual arts, music, dance and language arts. The program's principal goal is to promote the learning and development of low-income, inner-city children who are attending preschool and kindergarten. Kaleidoscope's three objectives are: (1) to provide children…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Curriculum Design, Dance
Armistead, Mary E. – 1996
Studies indicate that arts education improves math learning in early elementary years, promotes significant cognitive gains, supports discovery, and builds knowledge. This conference paper indicates the importance of the arts in early education curriculum and provides an innovative way for teachers to bring constructivism into the classroom. It…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
Peer reviewedDarby, Jaye T.; Catterall, James S. – Teachers College Record, 1994
Examines the beliefs of prominent thinkers regarding arts education and arts in learning, highlighting the importance of arts in everyone's education. The role of arts in cognition, equitable access to meaning, student motivation, and cultural representation are explored, with illustrations from visible national projects translating ideas into…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Creative Writing, Curriculum Design
