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This section contains links to information on education policy, reform and research. It covers current teaching and evaluation and assessment practices.
Program Evaluation and Community Schools of the Arts (pdf file) – By David Pankratz, Emc.Arts – A guide to how community schools of the arts use evaluation to better understand whether a program, project, partnership, etc., is meeting its goals; identifying strategies for improving performance; and facilitate planning to determine whether an evaluated program should be continued, discontinued, expanded, or revised.
United States Department of Education
www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
National Art Education Association
www.naea-reston.org
National Center for Creative Aging
Music Educators National Conference
www.menc.org
Music Teachers National Association
www.mtna.org
American Music Conference. Advocate providing resources, news, and events on fostering personal development through musical education for all ages. Articles on topics from after school programs, funding educational programs, to choosing an instrument
www.amc-music.org
International Association of Jazz Educators
www.iaje.org
The American Alliance for Theatre & Education
www.aate.com
National Dance Association promotes dance education and contains several associated organizations including The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
www.aahperd.org/nda
National Dance Education Organization
www.ndeo.org
Dance Education Web
danceducationweb.org
Teachers and Writers Collaborative
www.twc.org
Poets and Writers
www.pw.org
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
www.AWPwriter.org
The After School Alliance is dedicated to raising awareness and practice of after school programming.
www.afterschoolalliance.org
National Head Start Association
www.nhsa.org
The National organization of Parent Teacher Associations
www.pta.org
American Educational Research Association fosters scholarly inquiry into educational practice.
www.aera.net
The KennedyCenter’s education site, promotes arts at the center of the curriculum.
artsedge.kennedy-center.org
Chicago Arts Partnership in Education, a model for integrating the arts across the curriculum.
www.capeweb.org
Lincoln Center Institute, a model for teaching performing arts based on the philosophy of Aesthetic Education through experiential and contextual learning.
www.lcinstitute.org
National Art Strategies offers leadership development programs educating art leaders and administrators in communities nationwide through seminars, customized programming, and intensive leadership retreats in partnership with the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
www.artstrategies.org
Public Broadcasting Service TeacherSource, lesson plans available by grade level on Arts and Culture, as well as recommended links and texts.
www.pbs.org/teachersource/arts_lit.htm
Young Audiences is an organization centered on educational programming through the arts in communities. It provides a forum for educators and arts administrators, lists of community collaborations after-school programs, arts for learning, advocacy, and professional development.
www.youngaudiences.org
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development A large network of educators addressing effective teaching and learning through professional development, discourse on policy, and philosophy.
www.ascd.org
International Child Art Foundation, based in Washington DC, promotes learning through the arts in preparation for the future.
www.icaf.org/index3.html
Summary of Large Scale Arts Partnership Evaluations
www.aep-arts.org/Evaluation.htm
Envisioning Arts Assessment is a guide to help design large-scale art assessment decisions. Also provides informational support and activities to be used as both a practical tool and reference.
www.aep-arts.org/Evaluation.htm
Innovation Network, supports non profit organizations and funders through services such as consultation and training for evaluation capacity building.
www.innonet.org/mission
