Teenager Expresses Her Thoughts about Common Core through Art and Language.
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A 13-year old girl drew this poster about her feelings on Common Core and is reprinted here with permission.
I wonder if she will be allowed freedom of expression when she encounters the Common Core Standards for art? I'm serious about that question. From Arts Education Partnership about CCSS and arts education:
Common Core and the Arts
Art and the Common Core – The powerpoint presentation from an Education Week webinar about arts integration within the Common Core, featuring Susan M. Riley and Lynne Munson, and moderated by Erik Robelen.
Guiding Principles for the Arts: Grades K-12 – Developed by David Coleman, this is a discussion of the ways in which arts education intersects with the Common Core areas.
Common Core: What are the Possibilities for the Arts? – A webinar hosted by Grantmakers in the Arts and conducted by Julie Fry and Richard Kessler regarding the implications of the Common Core for arts education. The presentation slides are also available separately.