Many member organizations of ArtsEd Washington offer school and educator outreach programs throughout the year, which we have compiled into one calendar for easy access. This calendar is updated on a regular basis.

Member Organizations: Use this form to send a listing to Christine Bateman, Communications & Membership Manager. We currently accept event information through the end of the 2008-09 school year.

Back to School Night for Tacoma-Area Educators
Wednesday, October 1 / Open House 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Back to School Night is an exciting opportunity for Tacoma-area educators to relax and mingle while learning more about the resources and programs offered by prominent organizations in the Puget Sound area. Discover engaging, innovative, standards-based ways to bring the arts, social studies, science and other subjects into your classroom – or to bring your students out into the community!

Please join ArtsEd Washington and more than 30 organizations for a fun, free evening at the Tacoma Art Museum. You'll also enjoy complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres, a private viewing of new exhibitions, and an entry to a raffle to win fabulous prizes! Learn more at http://www.museumofglass.org/education/back-to-school-night.

The Stem: National Arts Assessment Conference
Los Angeles, CA / October 21-22, 2008
The California Department of Education, The California Arts Project, and the State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards are hosting a conference on assessment for K-12 administrators, arts teachers and coordinators and arts leaders. Four assessment strands will be highlighted: classroom assessment, districts/school management systems, large and high stakes tests, and California assessment. The Stem will be held October 21-22 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit http://csmp.ucop.edu/tcap/

Americans for the Arts Knowledge Exchange:
District-Wide Change in Arts Education
Los Angeles County, CA / October 27-28, 2008
Too often teachers alone are expected to provide arts education when in fact elected school leaders, administrators, district staff, principals, arts organizations, and funders play important roles in high-quality, highly accessible arts education. Los Angeles County's successful initiative, Arts for All, is a series of policy changes and educational initiatives intended to institutionalize sequential K-12 arts education in Los Angeles County school districts. Arts for All has continuously evaluated, refined, and improved the initiative over the past seven years. The methods, expertise, tools, evaluation, and research that results from this work will provide a context for a broader conversation on district and community infrastructure for arts education. Participants will leave Los Angeles with an understanding of what infrastructure is necessary to provide arts education, the coalition necessary to build it, and how to take the first step and each step thereafter.
http://www.americansforthearts.org/events/2008/other/default.asp

School Tours of S'abadeb—The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists
October 28, 2008 - January 9, 2009 / Grades 2-12
Bring your class to the Seattle Art Museum for a glimpse of the daily and ceremonial lives of the Coast Salish First Peoples of Washington State and British Columbia, as seen through a stunning display of ancient to contemporary works of art. Request a guided or self-guided visit. Cost varies by program.

71st Annual Conference for Community Arts Education
Philadelphia, PA / October 29-November 1, 2008
Presented by the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, the Conference for Community Arts Education is the preeminent gathering of community arts education leaders in the United States. As a delegate, you’ll develop new skills, share best practices with over 500 peers, and identify new opportunities for collaboration and growth. Join us in Philadelphia and learn how to attract new students, recruit and retain talented faculty, establish successful partnerships, employ the latest technology, raise more money, fill studios in off-peak hours, diversify your program offerings, and increase access to quality arts education in your community! http://www.communityartsed.org/

The Kennedy Center Offers a Variety of Educational Services
As America's national center for the performing arts, and as a leader in the development of arts education policy and programming, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is committed to developing educational resources and programs to share with arts organizations and schools across the country. Responding to requests from the Partners in Education partnership teams for expanded resources, the Kennedy Center offers a variety of programming opportunities available for tour:

• A selection of professional development opportunities for teachers featuring exemplary workshops developed through the Kennedy Center’s ongoing program;
• Three in-depth training seminars for artists: Focus 1: Teaching Students, Focus 2: Teaching Teachers, and Focus 3: Writing Performance Guides;
• Speakers who can address issues in arts education for large conferences or intimate meetings;
• Workshops for parents and community members;
• Productions for young people and families; and
• Other education programs including Distance Learning, ArtsEdge, and the CETA Program.
  

Learn more at http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/partners/touringbrochure/

Kirkland Performance Center:
School Matinees and A World of Arts Educational Outreach

Kirkland Performance Center's School Matinee program provides opportunities for children to experience and participate in the performing arts. Through our School Matinee program, we feature performances chosen to compliment core curriculum requirements that will help build young audiences for the performing arts. Along with our popular StoryBook Theater matinees, Golden Dragon Acrobats, Book-it Repertory Theatre's production of La Mariposa, and Seattle Shakespeare Company's Merchant of Venice are all part of our School Matinee series this year.

KP Center's A World of Arts educational outreach program brings acclaimed touring artists into classrooms for in-depth, hands-on workshops and interactive assemblies. That's right, we bring the artists to YOU! Through our World of Arts outreach program, we are taking a leadership role in utilizing the Washington State Learning Standards - the Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) in our programming choices and materials. The artists listed here are available for in-school assemblies or workshops:

• Tyva Kyzy ("Daughters of Tuva") - Tuvan Throat Singing - January 15, 2009
• Mary Youngblood - Native American Flute - January 16, 2009
• Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir - African-American Roots Music - February 12&13, 2009
• Jude Narita - Asian-American Theatre Artist - March 18&19, 2009
• Taylor2 - Paul Taylor Dance Company - Saturday, March 28, 2009
• India Jazz Suites featuring Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith - Kathak & Tap Dance - April 3, 2009
• Harmonica Master Corky Siegel - Music & Diversity Workshop - May 1, 2009

For more information about Kirkland Performance Center's educational programs, visit http://www.kpcenter.org/ed_programs.htm or contact Education Manager Stephanie Farhood at stephanief (at) kpcenter (dot) org or 425.828.0422, ext. 222.

Teacher Resource Library at Tacoma Art Museum

The Teacher Resource section of Tacoma Art Museum’s Art Resource Center is a lending library exclusively for educators, providing a variety of resources to help you incorporate art into your lesson plans. Teacher Resources are aligned with the Washington State Arts EALRs and cover a wide array of topics from ancient to modern art. Resources include slides, transparencies, videos, and DVDs and can be checked out for up to three weeks.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Art Resource Center is open during museum hours and is staffed by volunteers. Please call before your visit to ensure someone is able to offer you assistance. For more information or to register to use the Teacher Resources, email Teacher@TacomaArtMuseum.org or call (253) 272-4258, ext. 3038.

Talk About the Passion: Teaching with Oral Histories of Artists - Curriculum
Teaching and the Oral History of Artists - Free Online Course
Qwest / Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame

Qwest and Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP/SFM) partner to bring you two very special projects for educators:

• Talk About the Passion: Teaching with Oral Histories of Artists is a curriculum for middle and high school grades, in which you will find tools to help your students conduct oral histories of artists and apply what the students have learned throughout the curriculum.

• Educators can also pursue professional development in oral history by taking the FREE online course, Teaching and the Oral History of Artists. You will learn how to set up an oral history project with your particular classroom needs in mind. Plus you can earn ten clock hours through Seattle University.

To download the curriculum, find more oral history teaching resources, and/or register for the FREE online oral history course, go to http://www.emplive.org/education/index.asp?categoryID=23&ccID=194

Seattle Art Museum’s Ann P. Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center:
A Free Lending Library for Educators

The Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center provides access to more than 4,000 resources covering all areas of art. The TRC materials include curriculum guides, CDs, books, videos and more. In addition, you can search SAM’s collection at home using the online database, reserve outreach suitcases containing artifacts that students may handle, examine and discuss, and download online curriculum resources for SAM’s special exhibitions. Become a Member of The Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center for FREE or Learn More

Get Up Close and Personal with SAM!

Students visiting the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) will not only have access to new, dynamic galleries and public spaces, but also new technologies that enhance the museum experience. More than 100 works of art from the museum’s collection have been selected for the Close Ups project.

Students and educators will be able to use web-based materials to explore SAM’s collection, download audio tours, and learn what others think about works of art before stepping foot in the museum. Web-based materials will also be available after leaving SAM to remember poignant works of art, research specific objects, and create virtual exhibitions based on objects from the museum’s collection.
Click here for more details about SAM Close Ups.