Possible topics

*All presentations and trainings are customized to the group and teachers that are receiving the training. 

Possible topics include:

• Introduction to the newly revised Missouri Fine Arts Learning Standards
  On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, the Missouri State Board of Education approved new Grade Level Expectations in Music, Visual Art, Theater, and Dance along with expectations in the new and rising discipline of Media Arts. The New Missouri Arts Learning Expectations signal a big change for how teachers will approach teaching, curriculum and assessment in the arts. Learn about the GLE structure, shifts in visual arts learning, how to unpack the language of the new standards, and experience what learning through these new standards can look like. 

 

• Writing Fine Arts Curriculum
  Use the Understanding by Design framework to learn how to write Fine Arts curriculum. How can we write an aligned, guaranteed, and viable curriculum that allows for student choice and autonomy? Develop units using inquiry-based themes with authentic, performance-based assessments. Collaborate to create scaffolded lessons that lead students to successful demonstration of their artistic skills.
  
  
• Meaning Making & Choice in Lesson Development
  Students respond better to learning that is driven by their own curiosity and questions. How can we write authentic, inquiry-based lessons that allow for student choice and autonomy?  Experience art making that is driven by meaning while also addressing the new visual arts standards.  
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• Assessment in Visual Art
  Formative Assessment can play an important role in determining student growth in the art room. How can art educators make the most of authentic assessment methods that make sense in a performance based classroom? Explore different methods for assessing art students and measuring student performance and growth in the new Missouri Learning Standards or using the NCCAS Visual Arts standards. ​
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• Other Topics as Requested