 SMARTS: BRING BACK THE ARTS
CALIFORNIA STATE PTA ONLINE NEWSLETTER
August 2003
In this issue:
- State Cuts Arts Funding
- PTA Reflections Program
- ARTSEDGE Mini-sites: Truly cool resources for parent and teachers
- Arts Legislation Update: PTA/CAAE arts bill SB 469
- Music Education Advocate's Toolkit
- Support Music: A Public Service of the Music Education Coalition
- Music Lessons 'boost verbal memory'
- Grants and Funding Sources
- Start with Art Teacher's Guide
- Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
- Planning an Arts-Centered School: A Handbook
- The Latest Research on Arts and Education
- ArtsEdMail Bulletin
State Cuts Arts Funding
Read news updates and analysis of state funding cuts on the Web site of California Arts Council.
http://www.cac.ca.gov/
PTA Reflections Program
Learn about National PTA's annual Reflections Program that encourages
children of all ages to express themselves through musical composition, photography, literature, and the visual arts. (Resources in Spanish and English.)
http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm
ARTSEDGE Mini-sites: Truly cool resources for parents and teachers
These mini-sites provide a rich mix of multimedia, primary sources, contextual information, and instructional activities, making them suited to school or at-home use.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/artsedge.html
Arts Legislation Update: PTA/CAAE arts bill SB 469 (Scott)
The PTA co-sponsored arts bill goes to Assembly Appropriations on August 20. It has passed through the California Senate and Assembly Education Committee. Find out the latest information about this bill by going to
http://www.legweb.com/cgi-bin/toc.cgi?session=51d203192516dedb10cc859a945138e4&billid=19970
Music Education Advocate's Toolkit:
Strengthening Music in Your Community
Check out the Music Education Advocate's Toolkit, a powerful collection of sample letters, press releases and research summaries that you can use to bolster support for music education.
http://www.amc-music.org/toolkit
Support Music: A Public Service of the Music Education Coalition
Visit this new Web site with strategies to support music education in your school.
http://www.supportmusic.com/index-home.html
Music Lessons 'boost verbal memory'
Psychologists have found children who learn to play a musical instrument could be improving their memory and academic performance.
http://www.apa.org/releases/music_memory.html
Grants and Funding Sources
You can find grant and funding sources on the California State PTA SMARTS: Bring Back the Arts Web site.
http://www.capta.org/sections/programs-smarts
Start with Art Teacher's Guide
Take a look at this instructional program for four-, five- and six-year-olds that uses the arts to assist young children, including those with disabilities, in exploring themes commonly taught in early childhood classrooms.
http://www.vsarts.org/programs/swta/index.html
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation supports music education through the donation and repair of musical instruments to underserved schools, community music programs and individual students nationwide.
http://www.mhopus.org/
Planning an Arts-Centered School: A Handbook
You can download this handbook as a PDF. It covers curriculum development, governance, funding, assessment, and community participation.
http://www.dana.org/books/press/artshandbook/
The Latest Research on Arts and Education
The Arts Education Partnership gives you extensive resources on the power of arts education.
http://www.aep-arts.org/
ArtsEdMail Bulletin
The California Alliance for Arts Education publishes an essential newsletter for parents and teachers on arts and education. You can subscribe on line.
http://www.artsed411.org/newsevents/artsedmail.stm
To view the latest issue, click below:
http://www.artsed411.org/newsevents/artsedmail073003.stm
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