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ABOUT the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative

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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 for the first phase - May 2011 
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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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