Promoting student achievement through the arts Jack Deskins, WVDE Arts Coordinator Stephanie Morris, WVU Clinical Assistant Professor

The Arts Engage Students in All the Ways They Experience the World

Academic Achievement School Culture Student Engagement Personalized Learning Student Engagement 21st Century Skills School Culture Academic Achievement Wellness Graduation Rate College & Career Readiness

The arts engage emotionally & personalize learning.

The arts engage physically & promote wellness.

The arts engage cognitively & promote achievement. Creating Evaluating Analyzing Applying Understanding Remembering The arts engage cognitively & promote achievement. Bloom’s Taxonomy Circa 2000

WV Cohort Study: 2009 11th Grade Westest II Compared to students earning a single arts credit, students earning more than one arts credit were: 20% more likely to score at proficient levels in Math 40% more likely to score at proficient levels in Reading/Language Arts

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra SCALE Project

West Virginia Department of Education Elementary Dance Pilot