History
• Benchmarking & Assessment for Vermont Framework of Standards • Technology Innovation Challenge Grant • The WEB Project • The Vermont Millennium Arts Partnership (TOP Grant)
TOP Grant
• Increase Use of Technology in Arts Education • Increase Training for Teachers & Artists • Increase Support and Awareness in Arts Education • Improve Student Opportunities in Arts Education
TOP Grant
• Professionals and Students Connect Online • Arts Instructors Create an Online Community • Classroom Boundaries Grow To Include Many Schools and Students • Student Work Is Realized in Real World Presentations
TOP Grant
• Today Online Arts Mentoring Includes: • 110 Vermont Schools • More Than 165 Teachers • More Than 10,000 Students • A Pool of More Than 25 Trained Artist/Mentors • Programs in Music Composition, Visual Arts and Playwrighting
Online Dialogue
Student and Teachers in the Classroom
Submission of Student Work to the Online Discussion Forums
Artist/Mentor Download and Critique
Online Dialogue
Artist/Mentor Critique
1. Objective Review Using Vocabulary 2. Critique Including Successes, Suggestions for Improvements and Explanations 3. Conclusion Including Encouragement and Supportive Comments
“How do I make the kitten show up. I don't want to put a black line around the kitten because I've been doing that for a long time and it doesn't look good. “
“Drawing a white kitten on a white porch is tricky but it can be done. If you look and compare different objects that are white, you will see that there are different colors of white. Some whites are brighter than others, some look a little yellow, some look lavender. “
“Thanks for your information about the white for the kitten. That will help me for a long time. I love the suggestion for the lavender. “
“Gosh, it's amazing how you are tackling this project and exploring all angles to find solutions to your questions. You've got a great attitude too! ”
Online Dialogue
Students Working In Small Groups Online Exchange Structured As A Part of Classroom Activities
Teacher-Supervised Use Of The Online Exchange
Goals & Objectives
Goal: Hardware, Software & Training For Arts Educators in 23 Schools Results: 24 Schools were selected for assistance in Art and Music classrooms. 12 additional schools now working in VT Young Playwrights Online.
Goals & Objectives
Goal: 15 additional schools to join online programs on their own. Results: 50 schools came into the online programs without grant assistance.
Goals & Objectives
• Provide Professional Development for Teachers and Artists
Goals & Objectives
Goal: Bring in 7 of Vermont’s 15 Local Arts Service Organizations with equipment and training Results: 2 LASOs finally became active members in visual arts with music as a future possibility
Into the Real World
• Produce 3 Showcases Featuring Student Work In The Online Programs
Into the Real World
• 5 Showcases Of Student Works Were Produced
Into the Real World
A Network of Learning
• Arts Education Communities Without Geographic Boundaries • Arts Educators Sharing Methods And Practices • Tech Assistance Through Network Connections • Students Communicating With Real World Professionals • Supporting Classroom Teaching Through Increased Resources
The Vermont Millennium Arts Partnership through December, 2001
www.VTARTT.org www.VTMIDI.org www.VTSTAGE.org www.VermontArtsCouncil.org
Funded by a US Department of Commerce TOP Grant • The Jessie B. Cox Foundation • State of Vermont • Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation • IBM • Bell Atlantic A partnership of the Vermont Arts Council • The Vermont MIDI/ARTT Project, Inc. • Vermont Stage Company • VT Department of Education • Vermont Alliance for Arts Education • Center for Rural Studies • Vermont Arts Exchange • Studio Place Arts, Barre