Maine Visual and Performing Arts Assessment Initiative
OVERALL GOAL
Create an environment in Maine where assessment in arts education is an integral part of the work all arts educators do to deepen student learning in the arts.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
- In the Spring of 2010 Maine launched a statewide initiative on arts education assessment
- The Maine Department of Education has made a commitment to arts assessment work - benefits of assessment work are numerous in promoting arts education programs, PK-12
- The initiative collaborates with MMEA, MAEA, and the Maine theater and dance teachers
- Support is from the Maine Alliance for Arts Education, Maine Learning Technology Initiave, and University of Southern Maine
- 18 teacher leaders were selected and for the first phase
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Over the next year we plan on building capacity by training arts educators on the "what", and "how" of arts assessment so they can provide the leadership in Maine through professional development opportunities in arts assessment
OVERALL OBJECTIVE
Devise a statewide plan for assessment in arts education which includes professional development opportunities, regionally and statewide, to share and expand on arts educators' knowledge and skills.
Teachers will be invited to contribute tools, resources, and examples of quality assessments and supportive standards-based curriculum, documents for all to access.
Develop and implement standards-based assessments statewide for VPA
Building capacity - stakeholders
Maine Regional meetings to inform the field, engage and seek input
Weekly communication w/1070 members of the arts ed list-serv, 800-1000 weekly visits to meartsed blog
Building on New England regional work and preparing Maine for national arts standards work being led by State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE)
Maine state arts education conference to focus on best practices in curriculum and assessment
Ongoing professional development opportunities
TIMELINE
A detailed historical timeline - click here: http://www.dipity.com/mllama4/Maine-Visual-And-performing-Arts/
Present a plan to the MDOE that will include short and long term goals and timeline for when the work will take place by December 31, 2010
Regional and state-wide roll-out of the assessment plan and garner support and teachers interested from each region of the state to attend
New England Arts Assessment Institute and to pilot assessment work in their school administrative unit - Winter/Spring 2011
Maine tam will have teacher leader professional development, USM, Portland - Aguust 2-5, 2011 since The New England Arts Assessment Institute was cancelled
Maine team facilitate workshop sesions at statewide conference on arts education assessement - October 2011
Maine team facilitates professional development opportunities on arts ed assessment by regions - Winter/Spring 2011-12
Webinars on arts education assessment for Maine arts educators - 2011-12 school year
Reflect on the work and determine next steps - Summer 2012
BRIEF HISTORY
Department started Scoring Guide Development work, May, 2009, Thomas College
Response to 21st century Maine learners
In response to the teachers in field, their expectations
In response to statewide arts education census 2008-10 - data collection
To fill current void in this area
To establish common knowledge across the state utilizing standards (instruction, curriculum, assessment)
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