Jeff Schultz, Fine Arts Coordinator, Tuscaloosa City Schools, AL "Visiting and learning about best practices for arts schools," and "networking with arts schools near to us, with similar grades and offerings, and of similar demographics, is a priority."

Marni Muenzer, Development and Almni Relations Associate, California State Summer School Arts Foundation, Pasadena, CA "I am looking forward to an arts summer school strand in 2015. Pre-college opportunities can be invaluable to young artists as they consider a career in the arts."      

   

Why do you belong to ASN?

Kate Fioravanti, District Arts Supervisor, New London Public Schools, CT "Our State Arts Consultant initially told me about the organization. I've continued my involvement as it's incredibly relevant to my career and the conference was the best I'd ever attended."

Leah Sheikowitz, Music Teacher, New London Public Schools, CT "To connect and network with like minded Arts educators."

Katherine Walker, Dance Cluster Coordinator, Booker T. Washington HSPVA, TX "I am on faculty of one of the founding schools. I appreciate ASN for the networking, continued education and overall experience."

Alice Pixley Young, Lead Arts Teacher, Cincinatti School for Creative and Performing Arts, OH "I teach at an arts-centered high school- I think collaboration and dialogue with other programs is necessary for growth and success."

What value does ASN provide?

Janis Minty, Principal, Edwin S. Richards Elementary School, Mission, British Columbia "A chance to network with others, gain practical, useful ideas to take back to those who are not in attendance from our staff, and take the challenge of moving forward with new ideas to improve the learning experiences for our kids at our school.

Even though everyone has a different funding formula, organizational model, and constraints for their programs it is the realization that no matter what we are doing in our schools, ASN provides us with the confidence that our mission and belief in teaching with and through the arts is right for children. It is good for my own personal well being- workshops and especially the performances by the students rejuvenates me and gives me joy in my chosen career as I learn with others."

What do you hope to get out of this conference?
 
Ed Glassman, Video Cinema Arts Teacher, Denver School of the Arts, CO "Connections with moviemaking teachers across the country. Also find standards related to this field of study."

What do you want ASN to do more of?

Marlene Funk, Principal, Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts, Sumas Mountain, British Coloumbia "Continue to host a safe environment to share issues."

Kate Shatz, Director, Literary Arts, Oakland School of the Arts "Support student collaboration/exchanges, and support teaching working artists."

The new  national core arts standards bring a world of expressive and purposeful ideas for dance, music, theatre and visual arts, and for the first time, they include national arts standards specific to the emerging art form of Media Arts.  Housed in an interactive home and created by educators for educators, these standards and their accompanying model cornerstone assessments are a valuable tool to guide arts curriculum planning and instruction now and into the future. 

WEBINAR TITLES, each episode 10 minutes long 

Episode 1 National Core Arts Standards, the 21st Century and Media Arts: Who? What? Where? How?

Episode 2 Diving in Deeper: A closer look at the Media Arts Standards

Episode 3 Model Cornerstone Assessments: choose them, use them, make them your own 

SPEAKER  Cory Wilkerson, Project Manager, State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) 

Ms. Cory Wilkerson is a former arts educator currently working in arts consulting and administration.  Ms. Wilkerson was a contributing editor to the Pennsylvania Arts and Humanities standards, served on the Pennsylvania Assessment through Themes project, co-chaired the Arts Committee for Pennsylvania Standards Aligned Systems, and consults on the Pennsylvania Student Learning Objectives initiative.  In her capacity as Project Director for the State Education Agency for Directors of Arts Education, Ms. Wilkerson served with the National Coalition for Core Arts (NCCAS)  standards working on the new national core arts standards; and is a member of the NCCAS Media Arts leadership committee.  

10 minutes long

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
High School counselors please join us for 30 minutes to learn how you can help connect your talented students with hundreds of college and university programs. Acceptd has created an online community where your students can create a free performance and/or visual art portfolio that can be seen by admissions departments and program chairs from some of the world's most prestigious higher education institutions. During this webinar we'll share with you how to easily disseminate information to your students so that they can be part of this online network, apply for scholarships, and discover new opportunities in higher education!

SPEAKER Brian McGarry is Senior Vice President at Acceptd. Having spent the last 15 years in education publishing he is excited to be working with an ed tech company that's helping to connect students with new performance and educational opportunities.

ABOUT ACCEPTD
Acceptd is the premier arts network for application management, recruiting and marketing services used by hundreds of schools, festivals, competitions and professional organizations. Including Arts Schools Network's On Your Way scholarships! Acceptd believes the right opportunities should be accessible to any student regardless of geography or socio-economic status and has developed software to accomplish this. Consider the possibilities.  

Arts Education Policy Review presents discussion of major policy issues in arts education in the United States and throughout the world. Addressing education in music, visual arts, theatre, and dance, the journal presents a variety of views and emphasizes critical analysis. Its goal is to produce the most comprehensive and rigorous exchange of ideas available on arts education policy. Policy examinations from multiple viewpoints are a valuable resource not only for arts educators, but also for administrators, policy analysts, advocacy groups, parents, and audiences- all those involved in the arts and concerned about their role in education.

Arts Education Policy Review seeks articles addressing or related to any of the following topics:

• Analysis of policy in relation to access to education in dance, music, theater and visual arts in school and community settings
• Descriptions of innovative arts programs with a focus on equitable access
• Discussions of education policy with regard to P-12 arts educator quality and student access to certified arts educators
• Examinations of national, state and local policies for high school graduation and college admission and their impact on education in the arts
• Equitable access in relation to arts teacher preparation in higher education
• Authors are reminded that Taylor and Francis offers many opportunities to use electronic resources to support print text in AEPR articles and encourages submissions that may explore these resources.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

• DEADLINE for SPECIAL FOCUS SUBMISSION: September 15, 2015
• Arts Education Policy Review receives all manuscript submissions electronically via its ScholarOne Manuscripts site located at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aepr
• ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, and facilitates the review process and internal communication between authors, editors, and reviewers via a web-based platform. ScholarOne technical support can be accessed at: http://scholarone.com/services/support
• If you have any other requests, please contact Colleen Conway, Editor-in-Chief, at conwaycm@umich.edu.