Teaching Resources
Download a student worksheet HERE
Essential resources for developing lessons related to the arts (we suggest looking at grades 9-12 for ideas):
The J.F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/hto.cfm
The leading authority in arts education, the Kennedy Center offers lesson plans, examples and ideas for creating assignments for all ages and experience levels. The resources expand into digital filmmaking, photography, visual art, and lessons for ESL students.
The UC Davis Mondavi Center for Performing Arts
http://www.mondaviarts.org/education/guides.cfm
The Mondavi Center features a curriculum guide on each art form (dance, modern dance, jazz, music, theatre etc) for teachers who are not versed in a particular genre.
PBS for Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/9-12/the-arts/
A great resource for innovative lessons incorporating the arts into classroom learning.
SPARK
http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/about.jsp
Free vodcasts of artists and a look into the artistic process.
TED
http://www.ted.com/
Free 18-minutes downloadable speaker series with the world’s most innovative thinkers and artists.
Free Technology for Teachers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/