1. Quarterly A+ Webinar Michelle Mazan Burrows Director, A+ Schools Program March 5 th, 2015 4-5 pm

2. Questions/Answers Follow-up –Presenters online at conclusion of webinar –Email/phone –Archived Webinar HOUSEKEEPING

4. Poll Question1 – What is your role? Administrator, Teacher, Special Area Teacher, A+ Fellow, A+ Friend Poll Question 2 – From where are you viewing this webinar? Eastern NC, Central NC, Western NC, A+ School in another State, Other Poll Question 3 – If you were to assess your school’s current level of A+ implementation, what would it be? Going strong, Moving forward, Kind of stuck, A+ implementation? I’m not in an A+ school Poll Question 4: What ‘s up for Spring Break? Trip away, Time at Home, Outside Activities, Spring “Cleaning”, Catching up on Work! Let’s take a poll! WHO’S HERE?

5. TODAY’S AGENDA  A+ Schools Program Updates & Resources  DPI Alignment and Support for A+ Schools  Spotlight on A+ 20 th Anniversary!  Mark Your Calendar

7. 46 active A+ schools Nearly 22,000 students and 1,700 educators and administrators All 8 regions of the state, 28 counties 35 Local Education Agencies (LEAs), including 5 charter schools and 29 public school systems PK-12 th Grade 12 new Principals 14-15, 10 were new in 13-14 CURRENT NETWORK STATS

8.  Supporting the A+ Network with whole staff PD, studio classrooms and one-on-one coaching  Planning for 20 th Anniversary Conference  Developing our Fellows  Recruiting new schools  Assessing our processes (A+ Discussion Forum)  Developing strategic partnerships  Working with the AFTA state pilot team  Data collection and analysis  Participating in national conversation on arts ed  Sharing with the other A+ State Networks WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?

9. DIVYING UP THE A+ WORK Michelle Burrows, Director (919) 807-6503 michelle.burrows@ncdcr.gov  A+ Program and School Quality and Retention  Recruitment & Partnership Development  A+ Leadership Development & Support  National A+ Schools Consortium  A+ and Arts in Education Advocacy Laura Walters A+ Program Administrator (919) 807-6509 laura.walters@ncdcr.gov  Meeting and Event Logistics  Reimbursements  Documents & Processes Jennifer Huggins A+ Program Coordinator (919) 8007-6520 jennifer.huggins@ncdcr.gov  School PD Scheduling, Planning, Logistics & Support  School Contracting and Invoicing  A+ Program Content Development  A+ Educator of the Year  Apprentice Fellows

10. GROWING THE A+ NETWORK New Process for New Schools Learn more on the A+ Website under Becoming A+

11. Arts Education Partnership Forum, Pittsburgh A+ leadership from 4 states presented a session: All Students, All Schools: Arts-Centered Solutions Using A+ Schools’ Practices SP3: Americans for the Arts: North Carolina was one of ten states selected to join Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, as part of ten state teams administering a three-year pilot program to strengthen arts education by advancing state policy. NEA COLLECTIVE IMPACT GRANT: To support additional A+ Schools in Jones County while Building Creative Leadership and a Comprehensive Arts Education Plan http://t.co/G4tdpDZYa2 SPREADING THE A+ WORD

12. A+ ESSENTIALS GO BILINGUAL!

13. SPEAKERSESSION Sean McComb, 2014 National Teacher of the Year Keynote: "Sparking Hope: Teaching as a Catalyst to Launching Great Learning" Concurrent: "The Decisive Element: Defining Your Ability to be the Difference" Principal Baruti Kafele For Administrators: "Your School's BRAND Determines Student Outcomes“ "Effective Vice Principal Leadership“ For All Educators: "Creating a School Climate and Culture that Yield High Academic Performance" CHAMPIONS ENGAGING NORTH CAROLINA IN 21ST CENTURY TEACHING AND LEARNING March 30 - April 1, 2015 Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC A+ SESSION AT DPI CONFERENCE! CREATIVE LEADERSHIP: THE HEART OF TRANSFORMED SCHOOL CULTURE The arts are at the heART of creative leadership and school transformation. In this hands-on session, school leaders will consider the challenges of developing school- wide creative capacity. Join the A+ Schools Program and NCDPI to explore the role of the arts in cultivating creative leadership and successfully transforming schools.

14. FOR A+ & NON A+ SCHOOLS  NCCAT - Integrating Literacy & Arts Across the Curriculum 3/2-5 – Cullowhee 4/7-10 – Ocracoke  RESAs - Arts Integration for K-8 Educators 2/3 – UNC Charlotte 2/25 – Martin County Telecenter, Williamston 3/11 – Mid Pines Inn, Southern Pines  VIF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Global Arts On-Line PD Module with Digital Badging Launch Date, Spring 2015

15. A+ PARTNERSHIPS  NCCAT  VIF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION  RESA SESSIONS  AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC TRAIL

16. NASC WEBSITE http://www.nationalaplusschools.org A NETWORK OF CREATIVE SCHOOLS

17. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?

18. Keeping in Mind What We Know: Criteria for Levels of Engagement Ongoing A+ Professional Development Teacher Engagement Principal Leadership Distinguished A+ School

19. HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE FOR THE CURRENT A+ LOGO AND LINK? A+ HISTORY AT YOUR SCHOOL? WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN A+ SCHOOL? HAVE YOU BEEN USING A+ LANGUAGE, PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE IN YOUR SCHOOL PLANNING, DECISION MAKING AND SIP WORK? HAVE YOU CREATED A 12-18 MONTH PLAN FOR CONTINUING GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF A+? HAVE YOU MADE A PLAN FOR CONTINUING YOUR A+ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? HAVE YOU MADE A PLAN FOR ATTENDING THE 20 TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE IN AUGUST HOW ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR SCHOOL-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION?

20. A+ SNAPSHOT OF LEARNING WALKTHROUGH As I watched your students today, I observed: ____ Smiling, joyful students ____ Focused, thinking students ____ Highly engaged/on-task students ____ Students learning through multiple pathways (varied instructional strategies) ____ Kinesthetic (body/hands active) learning ____ Students collaborating (problem solving/product production) ____ Students working independently/individually ____ Students building their 21 st century skills (global awareness, info/tech skills, life skills and/or the 4 C’s) ____ Learning through standards-based arts integration (arts and non-arts standards have equal weight) ____ Learning through standards-based arts education (pure learning in or of an art form) ____ Learning through standards-based arts exposure (Experiencing the arts from outside school community) ____ Students using a variety of multiple intelligences during learning activities ____ Students who can explain the lesson objectives ____ Students sharing what they are learning with each other ____ Students having choice and autonomy in their learning experiences ____ Students demonstrating mastery of content through enriched assessment opportunities ____ Students demonstrating mastery of content through traditional assessment opportunities ____ Students rehearsing or preparing for informance/performance ____ Students learning/using both arts and non-arts vocabulary ____ Students actively creating ____ Students being facilitated or coached ____ Students using classroom management processes that support collaboration and creativity ____ Students listening and/or engaged in direct instruction ____ Students engaged in traditional instruction methods that include seatwork or small group work ____ Learning facilitated through team-teaching ____ Students participating in transition activities ____ Students experiencing respectful, positive classroom relationships ____ Confidant students ____ Students being celebrated or celebrating student/classroom successes In or around your classroom environment, I observed: ____ Arts standards displayed along with non-arts standards ____ Student created artwork is on display ____ Student artwork on display has corresponding art/non-art standards attached/displayed Questions to ponder: Other observer reflections: ____ A+ essentials and/or multiple intelligences information displayed in the room ____ Students have visible access to a variety of arts material/supplies ____ Desk/room arrangement that is conducive to a creative/active learning environment WANT TO TALK THROUGH THIS PROCESS? CALL MICHELLE!

21. A+ LESSONS IN ACTION Where to find the A+ Lesson Plan Template: A+ Live Binder: http://www.livebinders. com/play/play/902360 http://www.livebinders. com/play/play/902360 Binder Access Key: A+NCNetwork Under A+ Curriculum you will find the Lesson Plan Template as well as the DPI Quick Reference Guides. You will find your submitted lesson under the “Lessons in Action” section. Where to find the A+ Lesson Plan Template: A+ Live Binder: http://www.livebinders. com/play/play/902360 http://www.livebinders. com/play/play/902360 Binder Access Key: A+NCNetwork Under A+ Curriculum you will find the Lesson Plan Template as well as the DPI Quick Reference Guides. You will find your submitted lesson under the “Lessons in Action” section. Create an arts-integrated lesson using the A+ Lesson Plan Template. Make sure to include your name, your school name, your grade/discipline and your email. Also include anyone you collaborated with to create the lesson as well as their grade/discipline and email. Teach your lesson to your students. Take a photo of at least 1 student product for submission with your lesson. Additional photos of student work, or of students participating in the lesson may also be included. Links to videos (uploaded to youtube) are also welcome. Reflect on the lesson, thinking about what worked and what needed revision. Tweak the lesson plan as needed based on your actual teaching of the lesson. Share lesson with a colleague (or two) at your school for feedback. Include their feedback on your lesson plan if it makes sense to do so. Finalize your lesson plan, making sure that all sections of the template are fully completed. If there are handouts, web links, books, special materials or other resources that you used in the lesson, please make sure to include that information as well. Keep in mind that you want your lesson documented so that any other A+ teacher could try your lesson (with adaptations as needed) with their students. They will need all of the background information and resources that you needed. Submit your lesson plan with any supporting materials (handouts, photos, video links, resource materials, web links, etc.) to michelle.burrows@ncdcr.govmichelle.burrows@ncdcr.gov Note: If any part of your lesson comes from a source outside of yourself, please include any crediting information as necessary. Please do not include copyrighted material in your lessons.

22.  Where are you as an A+ School?  Which A+ Essentials are strongest and which need more growth?  How does your school community (staff, students parents) acknowledge and share your A+ mission?  How have you shared your A+ mission with your district leadership?  What kind of turnover/transition are you experiencing and do you anticipate for next year?  What initiatives and state-wide changes are impacting your staff and how can A+ Support you in working through these?  Where does your school need to grow to become an even stronger A+ School? PLANNING FOR 2015-16

23. NEWS AND RESOURCE ROUND-UP

24. 3 rd Annual Gerry D. Howell A+ Educator of the Year Award Application Available on A+ Website ~ Deadline April 21 st 2014 Award Recipient Carolyn Florence

25. A+ NETWORK EVENT Central/Eastern A+ Schools Tuesday, March 17th 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oaks Road Elementary New Bern Western Schools Thursday, March 19 th 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Black Mountain Primary Black Mountain Spring Regional A+ Leadership Meetings A+ covers lunch and will also cover the substitute cost (Max $95) for up to three attendees. Hotels needed to be booked under A+ block. Block has been released. Registration available on-line and is due tomorrow, March 6 th.

26. A+ RESOURCES HAVE YOU BEEN ON?

28. NEW A+ BROCHURE!!

29. Presented at the National A+ Schools Consortium Meeting December 10, 2014 Nancy H. Barry, PhD Auburn University Tyler Weldon, PhD University of Central Oklahoma

30. Purpose The Teacher Opinion Survey (TOS) was developed to document and describe educators’ opinions and attitudes about: –The A+ process –Ways that arts in education can impact student attitudes and academic performance –Importance of teaching the arts as a separate discipline –Role of the teacher in arts instruction –Level of collaboration in their schools

31. OKA+ commissioned the survey 38 attitude items measuring the following constructs (scales) –Student Outcomes –Collaboration –Teacher as artist –Arts as a Separate Discipline 2014 Responses were made according to a Likert scale –1 = Strongly Agree –2 = Agree –3 = Disagree –4 = Strongly Disagree First electronic administration in 2014

32. These data represent preliminary results

33. Survey Item Mean 6. Teachers are encouraged to be creative at my school. 1.63 32. Arts integration aids in the goal of students loving to learn. 1.73 37. The arts integrated into the total curriculum promote learning across subject boundaries. 1.75 38. It is logical to teach themes, ideas, and concepts holistically across all subjects in the curriculum including the arts. 1.75 9. The nature of this model allows for collaboration with others. 1.79 35. I feel uncomfortable with the disorder of the arts integrated into all subjects. 2.95 28. The purpose of high quality instruction in the arts is to prepare those who will go on to work in art-related fields. 2.96 17. Only those teachers who have artistic background and formal training have a realistic preparation for teaching the arts. 3.05 25. The arts take away time from important preparation for regular curricular outcomes. 3.07 36. Arts specialists are not as necessary at the elementary level because classroom teachers can teach the arts. 3.22 These data represent preliminary results

34. DPI SUPPORT FOR A+ SCHOOLS

35. NCDPI Arts Education Partners Christie Lynch Ebert Section Chief, K-12 Program Areas Arts Education Consultant (Dance and Music) and NCDPI Liaison to the A+ Schools Program christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856 Slater Mapp Arts Education Consultant (Theatre Arts and Visual Arts) slater.mapp@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3758

36. A+ Wiki http://aplus.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ http://aplus.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

37. NCDPI Arts Education Listserv join-artsed@lists.dpi.state.nc.us

38. Comprehensive Arts Education

39. January 7th, North Carolina State Board of Education State Board of Education Issues SessionJanuary 7th, North Carolina State Board of Education State Board of Education Issues Session Board member Wayne McDevitt described experiences with arts education in North Carolina saying: –"Greg and I and Trish and others stood in awe as we watched this performance following our December meeting of a school over in Durham (R.N. Harris)... just tremendous –All of us are supporters of the arts... –Arts are at the very core of what it is we are about…the state has a rich history in this area with the school of the arts and the museums and even at the local level. –The research is clear, if we are going to achieve…the skills that we are trying to insure every student gets… If we are going to achieve that vision, mission and goals…then arts have to be integrated within that larger picture.“

40. Legislative Update House Bill 138: Arts Education Requirement Directs the State Board to require one arts education credit prior to graduation from High School. Filed March 3, 2014 Primary Sponsors: Rep. Carney, Johnson, Elmore and Glazier http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=201 5&BillID=HB138&submitButton=Go

41. SPOTLIGHT ON A+ 20 TH ANNIVERSARY

42. SAVE THE DATE 20 YEARS OF A+ SCHOOLS A CONFERENCE OF CELEBRATION AND SHARING ARTS-ENGAGED LEARNING August 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th, 2015 At the Carolina Theater and Durham Convention Center Come and celebrate the arts in education as we celebrate 20 years of A+! RFP’s available in January – also seeking A+ Graduates for potential interviewing & inclusion in programming

43. MARK YOUR CALENDARS  March 6 th – DUE: Spring Leadership Meeting Reg.  Spring Regional A+ Leadership Meetings March 17 th, 10-3pm Oaks Road ES, New Bern March 19 th, 10-3pm Black Mountain Primary School  April 21 ST – Deadline for A+ Ed of the Year Apps  May 7 th, 4-5pm Final Quarterly A+ Network Webinar for 14-15 School Year  August 3 rd -5 th – A+ 20 th Anniversary Conference, Durham  October 8 th, 10-3pm Raleigh Fall Statewide A+ Leadership Meeting and New Teachers Training

44. WISHING YOU A RESTFUL SPRING BREAK!

45. Thanks for joining us! We will post this webinar on our website. If you have feedback about the virtual meeting format, please let Michelle know. Please feel free to log off at your leisure… Q & A