Teaching the Fine Arts
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Professional Associations, Journals, Blogs |
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- American Choral Directors Association
- American School Band Directors Association
- Chicago Area Music Teachers Association
- Illinois Art Education Association
- Illinois State Music Teachers Association
- Music Teachers National Association
- National Art Education Association
- National Association for Music Education
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Learning Standards |
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- Illinois Media Arts Learning Standards (PDF)
- Illinois Music Learning Standards (PDF)
- Illinois Visual Arts Learning Standards (PDF)
- Music Standards from the National Association for Music Education
- National Core Arts Standards Discusses the learning standards in the areas of dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.
- National Visual Arts Standards From the National Art Education Association.
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General Resources |
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- Art Resources Lists websites relating to art history, art museums, artists, music, and more.
- The Story of Movies The Film Foundation provides resources and learning standards for a film study course for middle and high schools.
- Support Materials for Core Content for Assessment: Arts and Humanities Describes the four levels of Norman L. Webb's Depth of Knowledge in relations to the Arts and Humanities.
- Young Minds Inspired Provides lesson plans and online resources for K12 teachers using popular films, musicals, and more.
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Art |
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- Art History Teaching Resources Compiles lesson plans, resources, and more for art history teachers.
- How to Talk about Art History Art Historian Ellen Oredsson blogs about art history, reading paintings, and more.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art Lesson Plans Presents a variety of lesson plans for pieces in their collection from Mesopotamian art to modern art.
- SFMOMA: Teacher Resources The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art offers teachers resources on a variety of artists and art movements including Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe.
- Teaching By Design Presents lesson plans, multimedia resources, design elements, and more to help teachers create a unit on Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture.
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Music |
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- Blank Sheet Music Here you can download and print out free sheet music.
- International Music Score Project Collects musical scores that are in public domain.
- Jazz in the Classroom The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz has created a curriculum about the history of the blues and jazz.
- Music Tech Teacher Karen Garrett, a band and music teacher in Alabama, has developed this interesting site about incorporating technology in music classes.
- The Poetry of Hip Hop: A Playlist for Your Classroom Presents an hour-long playlist of hip-hop songs suitable for the classroom study.
- Rock Hall Edu The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has a variety of lesson plans that connects rock music with literature, history, and more.
- TeachRock: The Music that Shaped America A collection of lesson plans that explores music's influence on American history.
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Drama |
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- Broadway Teaching Group Lesson Plans & Teatre Games Compiles lesson plans, theatre games, and acting exercises of all ages.
- Drama Resources Lists websites relating to drama, playwrights, and William Shakespeare.
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