April Is Poetry Month
National Poetry Month is
a monthlong, national celebration of poetry.
Celebrate!
Here are some resources
for parents, students and teachers.
Poetry Out Loud
California Poetry Out
Loud brings the dynamic
aspects of slam poetry, spoken word, and theater into California classrooms.
Watch award winning student performances!
Check out these ReadWriteThink resources from the International Reading Association and the National Council of
Teachers of English.
Find out more ...
Bring poets into your classroom
You can find lots of resources - from Maya
Angelou to the nation's first Children's Poet
Laureate Jack
Prelutsky - on the Scholastic Teaching Resources website.
Latest Arts Education Research
An Unfinished Canvas: District Capacity and the Use of New State Fund s for Arts Education in California considers
district capacity for providing standards-
based arts education
and reports on
the current levels of capacity among
California districts. The
report also documents
how districts allocated funds from the 2006
Arts, Music, and Physical Education Grant, and
the ongoing Arts and Music Block Grant.
You are Invited!
Arts Education Conference - Arts to the Core:
Building a Future for Arts Education in California. The conference includes a session with California State PTA leaders, "Building a Statewide Network of Parents for the Arts."
April 20 and 21
Sacramento
Visit the  web page.
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