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American Arts Alliance (advocacy) |
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The mission of the American Arts Alliance
is to be the principal advocate for America's
professional nonprofit arts organizations and
their publics in representing arts interests
and advancing arts support before Congress
and other branches of the Federal government.
To achieve this mission, the Alliance will
inform legislators and policy makers of the
vital role of the arts in American society,
and advocate the development of national policies
which recognize, enhance and foster the contributions
that the arts make to America. |
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Americans for the Arts (information, advocacy) |
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Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading
arts information clearinghouse, with a 40-year
record of objective arts industry research.
As the preeminent arts advocacy organization,
it is dedicated to representing and serving
local communities and creating opportunities
for every American to participate in and appreciate
all forms of the arts. This year, we advanced
awareness of the arts by pursuing programs
and policies consistent with our three organizational
goals, stated simply: more money for the arts;
arts education for every child; and community
development through the arts.
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The Arts Education Partnership (formerly
the Goals 2000 Arts Education Partnership)
is a private, nonprofit coalition of education,
arts, business, philanthropic, and government
organizations that demonstrates and promotes
the essential role of arts education in enabling
all students to succeed in school, life, and
work. |
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The Arts Extension Service has, since 1973,
connected the arts with communities through
education. AES is a national, nonprofit arts
service organization, a program of the Division
of Continuing Education, University of Massachusetts
Amherst. The agency strives to achieve access
to and integration of the arts in communities
through continuing education for artists, arts
organizations and community leaders.
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ARTSEDGE supports the place of arts education
at the center of the curriculum through the
creative and appropriate uses of technology.
ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through
and about the arts. |
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A website of the Australian National University,
this server contains 130,000 images of art
and architecture, mainly from the Mediterranean
Basin.
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Artsnet
is an information clearinghouse of arts
management resources available on the
internet. |
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SchoolNet's
Learning Resources includes over 5,000
quality educational materials evaluated
and approved by professional educators.
From power learning tools to Mathematics
and Social Sciences to the arts, you
can easily access all of the information
you need thanks to SchoolNet's very own
Metadata-driven search engine.
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This
is a three-year initiative with the National
Endowment for the Arts to showcase cultural
excellence and enhance the availability of
out-of-school arts and humanities programs
to children. This website also links to additional
arts and humanities programs for children. |
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The
Council of Chief State School Officers is
a nationwide, nonprofit organization composed
of public officials who lead the departments
responsible for elementary and secondary
education in the states, the US extra-state
jurisdictions, the District of Columbia,
and the Department of Defense Education Activity.
In representing the chief education officers,
CCSSO works on behalf of the state agencies
that serve preK-12 students throughout the
nation. The Arts Education Partnership is
a member of the CCSSO |
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Editorial
Projects in Education Inc. publishes Education
Week, the monthly Teacher Magazine, and
Education Week on the Web. We are a nonprofit,
tax-exempt organization based in Washington,
D.C. Our primary mission is to help raise
the level of awareness and understanding
among professionals and the public of important
issues in American education. We cover
local, state, and national news and issues
from preschool through the 12th grade.
We also provide periodic special reports
on issues ranging from technology to textbooks,
as well as books of special interest to
educators. |
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Type
in keywords "arts education" for
all kinds of arts education information,
including links to other arts education
sites, curriculum & lesson plans, and
advocacy. |
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The
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
project is a consortium effort to provide
educators with quick and easy access to
the substantial, but uncataloged, collections
of educational materials found on various
federal, state, university, non-profit,
and commercial Internet sites.
GEM
began in 1996 after the National Library
of Education Advisory Task Force directed
the NLE to find ways to apply library and
information science skills to help educators
find lesson plans and teacher guides on the
Internet.
GEM is a project of the U.S. Department
of Education and is a special project of
the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and
Technology.
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The
Maryland Fine Arts Instructional Online
Tool Kit is a valuable resource for teachers,
administrators, educational practitioners,
parents, and community members who want
to learn about assessment and its relationship
to instructional practice, and content standards.
Presented within the framework of fine arts
education, the Tool Kit is intended for
use as an instructional tool and includes
four major categories of information: Maryland
Fine Arts Education, which presents a history
of fine arts education in Maryland; Developing
Fine Arts Assessments, where information
on best practice in a assessment development
is provided; Integrating Fine Arts Across
the Curriculum, which provides examples
of tasks that integrate fine arts content
areas with other content areas; and Assessment
Outcomes and Implication, where information
about the pragmatic use of assessment is
presented.
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Founded
in 1957, the Maryland Association
of Boards of Education is a private,
non-profit organization to which
all school boards in the state
voluntarily belong. MABE sponsors
in service activities for board
members through an annual conference,
orientation programs for new board
members, and workshops on key topics.
MABE's elected Executive Committee
holds regular informal meetings
with the State Board of Education.
MABE represents the school board
point of view with the Maryland
General Assembly and the United
States Congress through its Legislative
Committee and Federal Relations
Network. MABE monitors and reports
to its members and the public about
current education issues through
its publications: The Monitor,
School Board News, MABE Brief,
Directory, and School Board Manual.
MABE maintains a collection of
current policy manuals from the
local boards of education, as well
as a reference library of education
governance materials. MABE is an
active member of the National School
Boards Association (NSBA). MABE
maintains close contact with other
organizations interested in public
education.
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Created
in 1979 to encourage continued development
of the arts and to support arts programs
on a regional basis, Mid Atlantic Arts
Foundation is dedicated to growth and appreciation
of the arts throughout the region, the
nation and the world. Foundation programs
encourage the creation of new works of
art, promote new relationships and ideas
within the performing arts community, build
new audiences, advocate for the arts in
education and connect the arts and artists
of the mid-Atlantic region to the rest
of the nation and the world. |
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The
National Arts Policy Database is a comprehensive
research/resource tool containing approximately
7,000 items (published since 1960) documenting
information on the arts and culture in
the United States. The bibliographic database
generally holds the following information,
when available: date, title, author, publisher
ISBN, ISSN, and LCCN identification numbers
abstract availability contact information.
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The
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
(NASAA) is the membership organization
of the nation's state and jurisdictional
arts agencies. NASAA's mission is to advance
and promote a meaningful role for the arts
in the lives of individuals, families and
communities throughout the United States.
We empower state arts agencies through
strategic assistance that fosters leadership,
enhances planning and decision making,
and increases resources. Each of the 50
states and six jurisdictional governments
has created an arts agency to support excellence
in and access to the arts. For the last
30 years, the state arts agencies have
invested in our nation's cultural life
by nurturing artistic endeavors nationwide
and affording millions of people a greater
opportunity to participate. In addition
to supporting both established and emerging
artists and arts organizations, state arts
agencies are involved in developing, promoting,
and sustaining programs that reach rural
and underserved populations; provide alternatives
for at-risk youth; act as catalysts for
economic development; and offer innovative
approaches to arts education.
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MENC's
mission is to advance music education as
a profession and to ensure that every child
in America has access to a balanced, sequential,
high-quality education that includes music
as a core subject of study. |
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NCES
is the primary federal entity for collecting
and analyzing data that are related to
education in the United States and other
nations.
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The
National Foundation for Advancement in
the Arts (NFAA) was founded in 1981 as
a nonprofit arts organization. Its mission
is to identify emerging artists and assist
them at critical junctures in their educational
and professional developments, and to raise
appreciation for, and support of, the arts
in American society. |
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The
National Music Foundation is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to American music
and the people who bring it to us. Our
mission is twofold: to educate the public
about American music, in order to preserve
our nation's musical heritage and to provide
for the retirement of professionals from
the fields of music and recording, with
provision made for those who can't afford
to retire on their own. Our American Music
Education Initiative is a nationwide competition
that recognizes and rewards outstanding
teachers who use American music in their
classrooms. |
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Arts
and literature lesson plans and activities
for all grade levels. |
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This
website has been created to help schools
analyze their state assessment data and
guide them in making data-based instructional
decisions that would support improved performance
for all students. |
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A
guide about Goals 2000 for teachers. |
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This
is a free, non-profit service. It costs
nothing to access the information, and
no money is made from teachers who contribute.
Material on this service is updated weekly
during the school year. Special features
of this website include additional arts
education links and lesson plans.
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Competition
Cheer and Dance is one of the fastest growing
sports in the country, and Ultimate Spirit
Athletics is the premier training program
in Montgomery County, Maryland. The staff
provides more than physical training—they
teach important ideas like teamwork, sportsmanship,
self-confidence and true friendship. |
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Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-0498
1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327) |
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The Walters' education programs are designed to stimulate curiosity, invite participation, and encourage reflection about art as an important aspect of history and human discovery. Above all, the programs are designed to make the Walters historical collections accessible and relevant to our lives today. Be sure to click on the Interactive Media section to check out the new arts integration website, Integrating the Arts: Mummies, Manuscripts, and Madonnas. Designed for secondary students and aligned with the VSC, this site features lesson plans, interactive activities and a timeline based on the medieval and ancient collections. |
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Keep Arts in Schools |
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KeepArtsInSchools.org
features the work being accomplished through
a project conducted by the Ford Foundation
and Douglas Gould & Company. It provides
advocates with tools and resources that can
be used to increase the effectiveness of
their work to keep arts education in public
schools.
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