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Congratulations to

Charisma Carson, senior at Milwaukee

High School of the Arts, for being

awarded a National

Young Arts Compe-tition Merit Award.

Article

Congratulations to

the student perform-ers from Indian Trail

High School and Academy Wind En-

semble from Ke-

nosha, Bay Port High School Wind Ensem-

ble from Howard-Suamico, and the Fort

Atkinson High School Jazz Ensemble for

sharing their musical

talents at the 2017 Wisconsin Association

School Boards con-vention in Milwaukee.

Four WI students,

East High School band members,

Molly Lampone, Mairyn Schoshinski

and Sam Hantzsch,

along with Green-field High School

junior Kyle Rusk, were chosen to

participate in the 128th annual Rose

Parade 2017 Bands

of American Honor Band in Pasadena,

California. Article, Video, Website

Congratulations to

the Overture Center for the Arts and the

Madison Metropoli-tan School District

for having four ele-

mentary schools, Mendota, Falk, Glen-

dale, and Haw-thorne selected to

participate in Disney Musicals in Schools.

They were awarded

a grant for develop-ing theater pro-

grams. Article

Students from the

Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan

created ornaments for the 94th Annual Na-

tional Christmas Tree

display in Washington DC. The theme for the

display was “America Celebrates.” Article

Picture from DPI-ConnectEd

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Trends Results — Past & Future What trends do you see shaping 2017 in arts educa-

tion? This question was posed last month to our newslet-

ter and arts community on twitter and in the Google Com-

munities. Here are the results gathered so far.

In addition to the trends highlighted in the poll, respond-

ents shared two other arts education trends for 2017 -

Academic Career Planning and Social Justice.

For a brief dive into these trends, check the links below.

Assessment Embedded Instruction (WI DPI Video)

Data Informed Intervention Strategies (SEDL Article)

Personalized Learning (WI DPI Video),

Student Centered (Edutopia Article)

Technology Integration (Edutopia Article)

21st Century Skills Integration (Map)

For more information about these and other trends, check

the WI DPI Fine Arts Professional Learning Community

Topics page. You may also wish to join a WI DPI Arts

Google Community to connect with col-

leagues across the state. Let’s continue to

share, reflect, and network to shape the

educational paths for our students in the

arts. Thank you for all you do. -Julie

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F I N E A R T S & C R E A T I V I T Y E D U C A T I O N

Washington DC: An Artistic Discovery 2016 Congressional High School Art Competition

Recognizing and Encouraging the Creative Endeavors of Our Nation’s Young Artists

WI Pieces; Competition Information

3rd District —

Mini Post-it Notes

by Gentry

6th District —

Alaina Lee

by Li Hang

2nd District —

Full Bloom

by Zhang

4th District —

They Said It Was

Simple

by du Plessis

Tour Highlights Wisconsin Music Student Performances across the Nation and World

Greendale High School Marching Band

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2016

New York City, New York

7th District - Before Nightfall

by Klatt

1st District —

You Must Be

Brave

8th District -—

Endless

by Yang

Mount Horeb High School

Marching Band

London New Years Parade 2017

Pulaski High School Red Raider Band

Tournament of Roses Parade 2017

Pasadena, California

7th District —

Before Nightfall

by Klatt

Title: Taiko to America

Submitted by: Christine Hulmer, Music Teacher in

Ashland School District Description: This pro-

ject expanded my stu-

dents' knowledge of other cultures. They learned to

dance Taiko, used tech-nology to connect with

others around the world, had fun, and made an

impact in our community.

From the Field — Here are lesson ideas from Wisconsin Arts Teachers. Feel free to

email each person with additional questions about their ideas. If you would like to share a strategy for

future newsletters, please submit these at the “From the Field.”

Title: Art-1 Resource Submitted by: Julianna

Kunstler, Art Teacher at

Wilmot Union High School

Description: The online

format of the art lessons is

very easy to follow, and can

be used by students, teach-

ers and parents. The site

includes all worksheets,

handouts, tutorials, and

presentations. It can be

found at http://juliannakunstler.com/art1.php.

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Title: Royal the Elf Story

Submitted by: Christine Hulmer, Music Teacher in

Ashland School District Description: We creat-

ed this fun story in the

short time we had be-tween the Holiday con-

cert and the last day of school before vaca-

tion. Enjoy the video highlighting the story

with music integrated throughout the performance.

Title: Sharing

Art with Seniors Submitted by:

Heidi Riter of Beaver Dam

School District

Description: Beaver Dam

Middle School students visited

and participated in art activities with the residents of the Golden Living Center Nursing Home.

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Twitter Highlights

Visit the WisDPIArtsEd twitter page to see the latest news and events in arts education for Wisconsin. Here are a few recent arts posts.

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Visit past newsletter issues 2012-13 #7 & #8 to learn more about DL

and “Informational Text.” Also visit WI DPI Text Types, which in-cludes informational text such as: music, art, and media resources.

Disciplinary Literacy - Arts

The Tip Sheet provides DL Arts Examples. Visit the

calendar at the Fine Arts Professional Development site. Contact Julie Palkowski if your district is interested

in discussing face-to-face or networking options.

SLO Arts Sharing Site — Post your ideas online

and get feedback from others.

Resources and online materials: Student Learning Objectives in the Arts PD

site provides all session materials and exten-

sion activities for learning.

Newsletter issues

2013 Issue #3, Issue #4 SLO in the Arts — Tip Sheet

Wisconsin DPI SLO Site

Updated Template (Version 7)

Template

Wisconsin arts SLO examples

and rubrics for: Art, Choir, Dance, Theatre, In-strumental Music , General Music, Disciplinary

Literacy SLO Rubric Examples

The National Coalition for Core Arts Stand-ards (NCCAS) and SEADAE launched the standards in June 2014. Wisconsin has

not adopted these standards at this time. However, please review the standards in the areas of art, dance, media arts, music, and theatre, visit http://

www.nationalartsstandards.org/. The current Wisconsin Academic Learning Standards are online at: Art

and Design Education, Dance Education, Music Education, Theatre Education. Districts are free to consider the new standards in their work if they choose. Check the April newsletter for more information.

Model Cornerstone Assessments for the National Core Arts Standards in each of the arts areas have been drafted. Check the samples online - Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts.

Arts Standards

SLOs in the Arts

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USING DL in your SLO For fine arts educators considering a disciplinary literacy student learning objective, you may wish to check the rubrics created. These offer some assessment ideas in the areas of: reading, writ-ing, listening, thinking, speaking, and performing in the arts. Videos for each of the DL tools highlights what each looks like in the arts.

WORDS, #, Images, Auditory Cues

Just In Time Links

WI DPI Fine Arts Professional Development Calendar

Milwaukee Art Museum events and educator re-

sources

UW-Madison Arts & Humanities Events

UW-Parkside Professional Development Courses.

Register online. For questions, contact Marti Sopher, cacllc@charter.net; 608-772-0794.

UW-Stevens Point Dance Productions

VSA Wisconsin Events

WCME Center Events, Professional Development

Events

Wisconsin Arts Board—Wisconsin Folk site for events

and artist lists. Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture

Woodson Art Museum Teacher Resource Guide,

Wausau

Additional education sites:

Annenberg Learner ArtsEdge: Multimedia

Art of Education (AOE)

BadgerLink BBC Learning Zone

Education Closet From the Top

MAM Teacher Resources PBS Arts Watch Know Learn

Teaching Channel Wisconsin Biographies

Teaching Today Wisconsin Media Lab

Events

Past Newsletter Issues

Julie A. Palkowski, Ph.D.

Fine Arts and Creativity Education Consultant

Email Address -

julie.palkowski@dpi.wi.gov

Office Phone Number -

608-261-7494

Office Address -

125 South Webster Street

P.O. Box 7841

Madison, WI 53707-7841

Website -

http://dpi.wi.gov/fine-arts

Fine Arts Professional Development Site -

https://sites.google.com/a/dpi.wi.gov/fineartspd/

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction updates are provided online. Highlights recently posted include: DPI Site - latest news and links

Agenda 2017: Every Child a Graduate, College and Career Ready

DPI ConnectEd - arts articles

Past Fine Arts Education Postings

WisconsinDPI Youtube; Arts Videos

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Newsroom

Fine Arts and Creativity Education

Fine Arts Pedagogy; Teacher Licensure fine arts

Wisconsin Academic Standards posters:

Art and Design

Dance

DPI Fine Arts Sites

Music

Theatre

State Superintendent News

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Arts Education in Wisconsin

Creativity Education and Research

Inclusive Arts Education

Music Education and Research

WIFACE — arts education diigo links

Twitter — WisDPIArtsEd

WI DPI Arts Education Google

Communities — Click to join. WI DPI Art Educators

WI DPI Dance Educators

WI DPI Media Arts Educators

WI DPI Music Educators

WI DPI Theatre Educators

Do you have an instructional strategy, creative assessment method, or engaging classroom resources to share? Submit ideas to:

Kudos — news of honors, events, and special arts awards

From the Field — classroom strategy sharing

Creative Classrooms — innovative strategies/resource

Sharing Opportunities

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