Useful Resources
 
As a tool to provide additional support in arts education work, the following sites are provided for your use. Should you know of valuable additional sources please let ArtsEd Consortium know of them and they will be added to the resource list.
 
21st Century Skills Map: The Arts
The "21st Century Skills Map: The Arts" presentation illustrates the intersection between 21st Century skills and the Arts. These maps, benchmarking grades 4, 8 and 12, enable educators, administrators, and policymakers to gain concrete examples of how 21st Century Skills be can integrated into core subjects. This document was developed collaboratively by key national organizations that represent the core academic subjects, including Social Science, English, Math, Science, Geography and the Arts. More...
American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
Americans for the Arts/The American Council for the Arts
American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Annenberg/CPB
ArtsEdMail (biweekly update)
Arts Education Partnership (AEP)
Arts Education Resources
Arts Education Resources Considerations
Arts Work Task Force
ASCD's Express Archives
   - The Value of the Arts - Part 1
   - The Value of the Arts - Part 2
California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE) (arts education advocacy and support)
California Arts Assessment Network (CAAN)
California Art Education Association (CAEA - Visual Arts)
California Arts Council (CAC)
The California Arts Project (TCAP) (professional development and technical assistance in the arts)
California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (CALAA)
California Association for Music Education (CMEA)
California Dance Educators Association (CDEA)
California Department of Education: Data Quest
California Department of Education: Visual and Performing Arts (CDE:VAPA)
California Educational Theatre Association (CETA)
California State University Summer Arts
Content Standards in the Visual and Performing Arts
Dance Education Web
Dance Educators Professional Teacher’s Association (DEPTA)
District Arts Teams
Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) - includes Thespians
Getty ArtsEdNet
Instructional Programming
Kennedy Center Arts Edge
Lincoln Center Institute
Arts Education Program Toolkit (previously referred to as the MAP Toolkit)
National Art Education Association (NAEA) (visual arts)
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
National Assocation for Music Educators (MENC)
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
National Dance Association (NDA)
National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Performance Assessment Professional Development Handbook
Professional Development: Arts Education in Practice
Professional Development Considerations
Professional Development: Guideline Considerations for Arts Education
Professional Development: NCLB Pertaining to High Quality
Professional Development: Portfolio & Assessment Techniques: Cris Guenter, Ed.D.
Providers of Classroom Instruction
TED Conferences - Video Talks and Performances
UBD Units of Instruction - New Jersey
University of California/California State University Admissions Requirements