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Resources
 Project Articulate http://www.projectarticulate.com
Project ARTiculate is an online visual art lessons for grades K-8, from
the Fairbanks Art Department. Download lesson plans and see images of
the kits. Art Kits are now available at these Alaska School Districts:
Fairbanks, Juneau, Iditarod, Yukon-Koyukuk, Northwest Arctic. This website
provides art lesson plans for teachers. All lessons have been developed
and time-tested by the specialists at the Art Center in the Fairbanks,
Alaska public schools. These lesson plans are designed to be taught with
an ‘Art Kit’ and may not be easily usable without the visuals
in the kit
 Alaska Art http://www.akart.org/
Alaska Art is a site for teachers in grades K-12 to increase student
learning through Alaska art and culture. You may use visual art LESSONS that
are already created by Alaska teachers or create your own lessons
using IMAGES of
Alaska Art from the site. Registration is free. Files and images
download as zip files.
The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the newly
remodeled and updated Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE)
website. It now provides richer, more expansive resources to teachers
and students alike. There are over 1500 resources to take advantage
of at FREE, ranging from primary historical documents, lesson plans,
science visualizations, math simulations and online challenges, paintings,
photos, mapping tools, and more. This easily accessible information
is provided by federal organizations and agencies such as the Library
of Congress, National Archives, NEH, National Gallery of Art, National
Park Service, Smithsonian, NSF, and NASA.
Check it out today at http://www.free.ed.gov!
On September 20, 2005 the Juneau School Board officially adopted
a new K-12 Arts Curriculum, which was modeled after the Fairbanks curriculum.
Northwest Coast Native Art, a hallmark of this region, is woven throughout
the document. To view this interesting curriculum go to http://jsd.k12.ak.us/district/inst_ser/Curriculum.html For more information contact Linda Frame, Instructional Services Coordinator
at framel@jsd.k12.ak.us
Want to take your students on an arts field trip? The Anchorage
based Rasmuson Foundation has an Arts Education Fund that includes
Arts Excursion grants. You can use funds of up to $300. for transportation
of K-12 students to museums, theaters, galleries, culture centers
- to activities and performances, exhibits and readings. Only public
schools or non-profit private schools can apply. Applications must
be submitted at least 30 days before the event/activity, and you
must MAIL IN an application. (Faxes and emails will be not be accepted).
Call Susan Olson, the Arts Education Coordinator at the Alaska State
Council on the Arts at 907-269-6682 to get an application.
Free Art Teaching Resources
ARTstor is a not-for-profit initiative, founded by The Andrew
W. Mellon Foundation, with a mission to use digital technology
to enhance scholarship, teaching and learning in the arts and associated
fields. The ARTstor Digital Library Charter Collection is a repository
of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data and
the tools to actively use those images. http://www.artstor.org
Opportunities
KENNEDY CENTER/NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
NATIONAL TRUSTEES’ SUMMER MUSIC INSTITUTE
(June 30-July 28, 2008)
Program Description: The Kennedy Center/National
Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute is a 4-week summer music program
at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, for
student instrumentalists. The program is designed for serious
music students. Each student accepted into the Program attends on
full scholarship, which includes the following benefits: round-trip air
transportation to and from Washington, DC, housing, food allowance, and
local transportation during their stay in our Nation's Capital.
- Private lessons taught by a member of the National Symphony Orchestra
- Chamber music coaching by NSO musicians
- Master classes and seminars
- Attendance at selected rehearsals and performances of the NSO
- Participation in the NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra, conducted
by Elizabeth Schulze
- Performance opportunities in DC metropolitan area
- Exposure to internationally-renowned conductors, soloists, and musicians
Eligibility: The Program is open, by recorded audition,
to students ages 15-20 (as of June 30, 2008) who are seriously considering
orchestral music as a career and willing to devote themselves to a musical
education, as follows:
Instruments: National Trustees’ fellowships
may be awarded to students who play any of the following: violin, viola,
cello, string bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet,
trombone, tuba, and harp (not eligible: guitar, saxophone, percussion, and
piano)
Standards of Acceptance: The program is intended for serious
music students with the primary acceptance standard being musical talent. Ethnic
minorities are encouraged to apply.
Deadline for Applications: Materials must be submitted
to the sponsoring organization in your state (refer to application form)
by Friday, February 8, 2008. Students will
be notified of the results by March 21, 2008.
Repertoire: On CD, DVD, audiocassette, or videotape only:
a prepared solo piece not to exceed 20 minutes in length, showing contrasting
musical elements (fast/slow, dynamics, etc.). Please no band or orchestra
music. Recordings may, but need not, include piano accompaniment. Should
there be any doubt as to the appropriateness of the prepared piece, please
phone NSO Education Program, at (202) 416-8820.
Obligation of Participants: Seriousness and desire to
pursue a musical education are most important. Students selected for
a fellowship will be expected to enter into a contractual arrangement with
the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra.
All private lesson fees and performance admittance charges will be paid
for by the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra. Fees for any
unexcused absences at lessons must be paid for by the student.
To Apply: Complete the enclosed application form and return
to the sponsoring organization in your state (see application form) before
the deadline, Friday, February 8, 2008. (Be
sure to enclose one (1) letter of recommendation and your recording.)
Questions for Alaskans can be directed to Debbie Harris in Kenai
at alaska_arts@hotmail.com or
907-283-7663
Upcoming online teacher workshop
Face to Face: Comparing Portraits that
will begin on January 22 and conclude on March 1.
This interactive online workshop will incorporate blogs, self-paced art
making activities, collaborative projects using wikis, and real-time synchronous
webinars so that elementary school teachers can become more familiar with
online resources produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, explore portraits
from the Museum’s collections, and develop their own strategies for
integrating these works of art into their curricula.
We would be very pleased if you might forward the attached low-res PDF
flyer and MSWord application form to any elementary school educators who
might be interested in applying for the program. The fee is a modest $40
which includes instruction, materials, a certificate from the MET for completing
15 contact hours of professional development, and an option that you can
register for ONE 500-level credit via UAA Professional Development Office.
The application deadline is January 4.
Trust me, you don’t need to be tech-savvy to be a part of this online
distance learning experience. Please feel free to contact me if you have
any questions—we hope to have some Alaska teachers among our group
of 25! ...see pdf brochure
Thank you,
Best,
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