New Mexico Public Education Department Humanities Bureau SEADAE March Webinar Ideal New Mexico e-Learning Services March 25, 2010 Albuquerque, New Mexico

2 WELCOME “This webinar will focus upon how assessment can be made more relevant to the education and larger community – a method for the Arts to lead the way in changing education to meet student learning needs.”

3 Presenters & Agenda Vicki Breen, Arts Consultant, NM PED, Introduction of panel and Elementary Arts Education Program; summary of the emergence of the elementary electronic portfolio initiatives. Tyson Ledgerwood, Elementary Arts Coordinator, Hobbs Municipal Schools: Electronic portfolio design beginning with 3 rd and 4 th grade students through higher education students through music, dance, theater and visual arts. Sally Fitzgibbon, High School Art Teacher, Los Alamos Public Schools: Overview of beginning of Los Alamos Schools focus on art and music teachers instructing all 4 th – 6 th grade students in how to develop and maintain and post their electronic portfolios on district cyberspace.

4 Presenters & Agenda Kim LeTellier, Elementary Music Teacher and electronic portfolio coordinator – follow-up and description of the elementary electronic portfolio program in Los Alamos Public Schools and how the program has progressed. Bonnie Bernal, Elementary Art Teacher, Estancia Municipal Schools elementary student electronic portfolios using Davis e-portfolio and e-books. Brooke Gold, Elementary Art Teacher, Rio Rancho Public Schools: Electronic portfolios at 3 rd grade. Her work toward advanced degree with this focus.

5 Elementary Arts Program – Fine Arts Education Act Program is based on the understanding that these arts programs will encourage cognitive and affective development by: Program is based on the understanding that these arts programs will encourage cognitive and affective development by: Focusing on a variety of learning styles and engaging students who might otherwise fail; Focusing on a variety of learning styles and engaging students who might otherwise fail; Training students in complex thinking and learning; Training students in complex thinking and learning; Helping students to devise creative solutions for problems; Helping students to devise creative solutions for problems; Providing students with new challenges, and Providing students with new challenges, and Teaching students how to work cooperatively with others and to understand and value diverse cultures. Teaching students how to work cooperatively with others and to understand and value diverse cultures.

6 Elementary Arts Program – Fine Arts Education Act This program was enacted to provide funding to encourage school districts to offer opportunities for elementary school students to participate in arts education, including music, dance, theatre and visual arts. This program was enacted to provide funding to encourage school districts to offer opportunities for elementary school students to participate in arts education, including music, dance, theatre and visual arts.

7 Elementary Arts Program – Fine Arts Education Act Approved application required to receive elementary arts funding; Funding flows through the NM State Equalization Guarantee, (NM funding formula); Annual meeting of Program Managers and Arts Teachers;

8 Elementary Arts Program – Fine Arts Education Act Program Evaluation required in Renewal Application: Program effectiveness and progress toward goals; Program effectiveness and progress toward goals; What areas of the program need strengthening: How has Parent Advisory Council been involved? What areas of the program need strengthening: How has Parent Advisory Council been involved? How have professional development and training opportunities been utilized? How have professional development and training opportunities been utilized? Are student outcomes changing? Are student outcomes changing? What changes or revisions will be made in the program? What changes or revisions will be made in the program? Does program plan narrative align to budget? Does program plan narrative align to budget?

9 Los Alamos Program Focus on 4 th – 6 th grade art and music electronic portfolio Coordinators hired to develop program focus

10 Los Alamos Program Meeting between Los Alamos Superintendent and Deputy Secretary for Learning and Accountability Discussion about electronic portfolio – process equates quadratic algebra Discussion about how much cyberspace needed for this project needed for this project

11 Los Alamos Program Los Alamos Superintendent background: BA in Arts Education MA in Art Education Ed.D with a focus in the Arts Taught art for more than 50 years Age groups from 2 year olds through undergraduate students Led team of teachers in arts integration grant for six years – 3 Districts Practicing artist whose work is in collections around the country

What has changed and What has been added

13 Initiatives, Practices emphasized in annual Arts meeting Interest in digital portfolio process growing

14 Arts leading the way Curriculum Standards EPSS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Arts assessment

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