School and Teacher Resources

United States Department of Education
Overview with sections for students, parents, teachers and administrators: http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
Resources for teachers of students with disabilities: http://www.ed.gov/teachers/needs/speced/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln
For information on No Child Left Behind: http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml?src=pb

NATIONAL SCHOOL AND YOUTH RESOURCES

Online Guide to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Although created primarily for parents, the guide is also a valuable source of information -- in accessible language-- for classroom teachers who may not have a background in special education. Teachers can use the guide as a referral for parents or use it themselves to better understand the rights and requirements of their students who have special needs.
To check out the guide, go to: http://www.ncld.org/content/view/978

Special Education and the Arts
Information about special education students and the visual and performing arts. This special web-site brings together professional organizations, text and journal references, community organizations, people, and events that address the arts and special needs students.
http://www.southernct.edu/~gerber/SEDarts/

P. Buckley Moss Foundation
The mission of the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children's Education is to promote the integration of the arts into all educational programs, with a special focus on children who learn in different ways.
http://www.mossfoundation.org/

Creative Collaborations: Teachers and Artists in the Classroom, Pre-K through Grade 12
Published by the California Alliance for Arts Education and the San Bernardino City Unified School District, this new publication provides a framework for effective collaboration between artists and teachers, for the benefit of their students. The focus is on the student, the teacher and the artist and what each brings to the learning environment in terms of expertise, responsibility and commitment. This book is an invitation to teachers and artists to work in a new way. Through collaboration, mutual teaching and learning, teachers and artists may uncover a rich opportunity to develop a discussion between two people who have a shared agenda, the development of children, but who typically work within different frameworks. Creative Collaborations can be purchased from the California Alliance for Arts Education for $15 (includes tax and shipping). Make checks payable to "CAAE" and write "Creative Collaborations" on your check.
Mail to: CAAE, 495 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101.
626-578-9315 (voice)
caae@artsed411.org (email)

Teaching Artist Journal
A quarterly periodical providing an ongoing professional development resource to clarify, enrich, and advance teaching artist research and practice. The publication is available as an online and print subscription and takes submissions from contributors on an on-going basis.
https://www.erlbaum.com/shop/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=1541-1796

Art, Artists, and Teaching
Art, Artists, and Teaching is a report highlighting a symposium held at Bennington College in the summer of 2002. Participants included scholars and practitioners from both the arts and education disciplines. To download the report at a PDF document, go to http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/ArtEd.pdf The New England Consortium of Artist-Educator Professionals (NECAP) The New England Consortium of Artist-Educator Professionals is dedicated to the support and development of teaching artists. NECAP collaborates with arts agencies from the New England states, other organizations, and individuals to advance the field of the artist-educator; develop the regional network; increase access to quality professional development; and support a community of artist-educators.
http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/educationnews/necap.html

ArtsEdge
Produced by the Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge is an online tool for teachers to bring the arts into the classroom. Teachers can find lesson plans, audio and video files of performances and news related to art education.
http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Arts for Learning
On this site you will find examples of arts programs, resources, and discussions that can support and animate teaching and learning.
http://www.arts4learning.org

Songs of Our Children DVD or VHS
How do schools successfully include children with disabilities in classrooms with non-disabled peers? In SONG OF OUR CHILDREN, we meet teachers, parents, and students whose daily routines exemplify what "educational inclusion" means and what it takes to make it work. This moving portrayal of four memorable children -- preschool through high school -- reveals the challenges, strategies, and benefits of inclusion for all.
http://www.landlockedfilms.com/Song%20of%20Our%20Children.htm

VSA arts Resources for Educators and Parents
The resources listed here are designed to help educators and parents gain more useful information on the relationship of arts, education, and disabilities, especially for children with disabilities. As a leader in arts, education, and disabilities, VSA arts has produced programmatic resources that have proved invaluable to educators and parents alike.
http://www.vsarts.org/x572.xml

VSA arts Let Your Style Take Shape
A free resource that provides educators with suggestions for creating inclusive educational environments and provides teachers with cross-curricular lessons that meet national standards for math and the visual arts.
http://www.vsarts.org/x1132.xml

VSA arts Adaptive Resources List
While some artist organizations are a resource for networks and information, these Web sites are places to get adaptive supplies. Please note that many of the vendors carry the same type of product at a different price, so it pays to shop around. Also, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
http://www.vsarts.org/x1022.xml

www.earlychildhood.com (for discount school supplies)

www.ssww.comresources.html (art supplies/teacher resources)

www.ablenetinc.com (practical products and creative solutions)

How Billy Broke his Head
VHS available for loan through VSA arts of Maine (207) 761-3861 or info@vsartsmaine.org

Council of Chief State School Officers
Non-partisan resource with publications on education topics.
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431
202-336-7000 (voice)
202-408-8072 (fax)
www.ccsso.org

Arts Education Partnership
ArtsEd hosts discussions and communications for the Arts Education Partnership which demonstrates and promotes the essential role of arts education in enabling all students to succeed in school, life, and work. You can subscribe to the ArtsEd Listserv or the The Critical Link newsletter at http://www.aep-arts.org/Participate.htm.
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431
202-326-8693 (voice)
202-408-8081 (fax)
http://www.aep-arts.org/home.htm

Learning First Alliance
1001 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 335
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-5220 (voice)
202-296-3246 (fax)
http://www.learningfirst.org

MAINE SCHOOL AND YOUTH RESOURCES

Maine Department of Education
Burton M. Cross State Office Building
111 Sewall Street
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-6600
http://www.maine.gov/education

Maine Arts Commission - Partners in Arts & Learning
PAL is a planning assistance and matching grant program, available through the Maine Arts Commission to all public school systems in Maine. On a three-year rotating basis each school system is invited to participate. Schools within a system (Union, MSAD or CSD) work together to assure students have greater access to arts learning opportunities throughout their school career.
193 State Street
25 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04332
207-287-2724
207-287-2360
http://www.mainearts.com/organizations/education/pal.shtml

Maine Alliance for Arts Education
MAAE works to strengthen educational excellence in visual art, music, theater, dance, and writing in all Maine schools and communities. A member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network, MAAE provides a connection to national expertise while focusing on Maine's unique issues. MAAE offers professional development workshops, arts residencies and mentor programs throughout Maine.
P.O. Box 872
Augusta, ME 04332
www.maineallforartsed.org

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