The Center for Integrated Arts Education will hosted a Leadership Institute for Education In and Through the Arts June 11-14, 2007. The institute examined the role of the arts in exemplary educational practice. Participants were chosen because of their experience in education, personal interest in the arts, and affiliation with arts supportive schools. Purposes, concepts, and critical issues in the disciplines of theatre, music, visual arts and mixed discipline art forms were discussed and applied to k-12 education. During the institute, the participants developed a five-year arts plan that addresses the goals of their individual schools.
Institute Goals and Objectives:
- Participants will reflect on the role of artmaking in their own lives and the lives of their students. They will examine the place of “story” as a conceptual framework for curriculum development
- Participants will utilize strategic K-16 partnerships to provide quality education in and through the arts
- Participating art educators will create lines of communication and partnership programs with state and local arts agencies that will enhance arts experiences for K-12 students.
- The strategic K-16 and arts agency partnerships, the implementation of five year arts plans and systems of accountability, and the participation in longitudinal research activities will give the participants a strong role in arts advocacy and ability to inform public arts policy.
