A 5 Year History of Significant Arts Education Events in Alaska
2001 - 2006
Compiled by Annie Calkins, Arts Education Advisor Updated October, 2006
2006-2007 School Year
Alaska Art Training: presented during In-service Day, Anchorage
September 1
Purpose: To introduce Anchorage Visual Arts teachers to the AK Art online curriculum and related resources.
Participants: 35 K-12 Anchorage teachers
Fourth Annual AAEC Board Meeting Retreat, Juneau
September 27- 9
Arts Educators Annual Conference, Juneau
September 29 – 30
2005-2006 School Year
Arts Educators Annual Conference, Girdwood
October
Third Annual AAEC Board Meeting, Anchorage
November 13 –14
Alaska Arts Ed Summit, “Taking Charge” hosted by ASCA, Anchorage
April 27 - 28
Purpose: To deepen the presence and impact of arts education and the arts in education in Alaskan Schools by engaging leaders in action planning.
Participants: 19 representatives of arts ed organizations, school districts, U.A. State School Board and Commissioner of Education.
Outcome: Drafted outline of a 3-5 year Action Plan with five priorities: (1) Actively promote a high school graduation requirement in the Arts/Cultural Arts, (2) Produce performance standards (and GLEs) in the Arts, (3) Initiate a Principals’ Initiative, (4) Create a Curriculum Clearinghouse and a Talent Bank of Teaching Artists, Mentors, Curriculum/Arts Specialists, Coaches, and (5) Advocate for an Arts Ed Specialist in the Department of Education and Early Development, in partnership with ASCA. Other goals were also drafted.
TOPS Training: hosted by AASB, Anchorage
May 9 – 10
Participants: 19 artists, organizational representatives, educators
Alaska Art Training: hosted by Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage
June 9
Purpose: To introduce teachers to the AK Art online curriculum and related resources.
Participants: 17 teachers. Each received a CD of web-based lessons, posters of art images, and a series of publications produced by the Anchorage Museum.
3rd Basic Institute: hosted by AAEC, Juneau
July 16 – 28
Participants: 28 teachers statewide
Alaska Art Training: presented during Basic Arts Institute, Juneau
July 20
Purpose: To introduce teachers to the AK Art online curriculum and related resources.
Participants: 39 teachers (30 rural, 9 urban).
First Visual Arts Institute: hosted by Fairbanks North Star School District and AAEC, Fairbanks
July 30 - August 12
Purpose: Teachers will understand how the visual arts are part of a balanced school program that contributes to overall student achievement, including strategies for teaching the visual arts with Fairbanks North Star Borough School District ARTiculate Art Kits.
Participants: 24 teachers
Alaska Art Training: presented during Visual Arts Institute, Fairbanks
August 1
Purpose: To introduce institute participants to the AK Art online curriculum and related resources.
Participants: 25 teachers (11 rural, 14 urban)
2004 – 2005 School Year
Arts Educators’ Annual Conference, Seward
October, 2004
Second Annual AAEC Board Meeting, Anchorage
November 5 – 6
AAE & Kennedy Center Artists as Educators Workshop, Anchorage
December 13 –14
Purpose: To train 15 Alaskan artists who are involved with residencies to develop a workshop for classroom teachers.
Participants: Alaskan artists selected by AIS Director and others.
Outcome: Increased knowledge by artists about responsibilities of teachers in relation to academic standards and testing. Workshops developed, to be delivered in home communities.
TOPS Training: Images that Connect, hosted by AASB, Anchorage
April 29 – May 1
Participants: 30 – 5 arts organizations and teams from 6 rural school districts.
2nd Basic Institute, hosted by AAEC, Juneau
July 24 – August 5, 2005
Participants: 27 teachers statewide
2003- 2004 School Year
Arts Educators’ Annual Conference, Fairbanks
October
First Annual AAEC Board Meeting, Anchorage
October 22-23
Training of Promoters and Storytellers (TOPS) for Artists hosted by AASB, Anchorage
March 27 –28, 2004
Purpose: To bring together Alaskan artists to discuss what artists can do to make a positive difference in the lives of youth and encourage community engagement, using the Developmental Assets Framework.
Participants: 15 arts organizations
6th Annual Summer Arts Institute, hosted by Alliance for Arts Education, Kenai
June 7 – 11
1st Basic Institute, hosted by Arts Education Consortium, Juneau
July 25 – August 7
Participants: 24 teachers statewide
2002-2003 School Year
Arts Educators’ Annual Conference, Cooper Landing
October, 2002
First Interim Board Meeting - Alaska Arts Education Consortium, Anchorage
January 17 – 18, 2003
Board Members: Diane Borgman, Cristine Crooks, Mary Alice Donaldson, Theresa John, Taylor Mckenna, Annie Stokes, Barbara Short, Dick Weyiouanna
2001 – 2002 School Year
Alaska Arts Ed Summit, hosted by ASCA (Challenge America grant funding) in Soldotna
June 8 – 9, 2001
Purpose: “to develop a statewide strategy to promote the arts as an essential part of
basic education in Alaska and to determine the role ASCA should play in
this overall strategy.”
Participants: 25
Outcomes: ASCA should: (1) make small grants ($5,000) to demonstration sites to document “best practices” and exemplary programs; (2) develop talent bank and cadre of workshops, including the Alliance’s Kenai Institute; (3) develop a clearinghouse for information.
Audio-conference follow-up, hosted by ASCA
June 29
Purpose: to finalize recommendations from Summit in terms of specific projects.
Participants: Lance Petersen, Anni Stokes, Marilyn Davidson, Connie Lutz, Barb
Short, Annie Calkins, Helen Howarth (ASCA)
Outcomes: Decision to focus on Summit recommendation #2 and collect data re: pre-service teacher training, inservice/professional development activities in districts, DOE teacher certification requirements, and consider workshop development models, such as Kennedy Center model. Discuss idea of workshop/institute/consortia models in the future.
Arts Ed Consortium Planning Meeting #1, hosted by ASCA, Anchorage
November 29 – 30
Purpose: to review professional development models (Writing Consortium, Quality Schools Institute, Partners in Education, Summer Acadmies) in terms of statewide sustainability and impact.
Participants: Marilyn Davidson, Theresa John, Connie Lutz, Barb Short, Annie Calkins
(facilitator), Anni Stokes, Jocelyn Young, Charlotte Fox (ASCA)
Outcomes: (1)Drafted definition/outline for three week summer institute; (2) identified 3 goals for an Action Plan – Teacher Training, Partnerships, Communications/Advocacy;(3) drafted goals for statewide arts ed initiative in terms of students, teachers, the state in general.
Arts Ed Consortium Planning Meeting #2, hosted by ASCA, Anchorage
January 25, 2002
Purpose: to produce specific, written goals for the emerging arts ed consortium that can be incorporated into National Endowment for the Arts reporting, revise the institute model draft, and review the draft of survey designed to go to all districts.
Participants: Annie Calkins (facilitator), Dale Cope, Marilyn Davidson, Connie Lutz, Lance
Petersen, Anni Stokes, Norm Campbell, Jocelyn Young (briefly), Charlotte Fox
(ASCA)
Outcomes: Produced final wording for 3 goals and accompanying 24 month action Plan, assigned participants districts to collect data from, revised draft outline for summer institute and suggested structure and nominated individuals for interim board of consortium.
June 10 – 14
For more information on the Alaska Arts Education Consortium, contact Cristine Crooks (907-364-2290 • ccrooks@gci.net)
© 2006 Alaska Arts Education Consortium
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