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Some of the resources in this section are aligned to California state standards and others to national or other state standards. Look for the icon to identify resources aligned to California state standards.

We would like to acknowledge and thank the work of the teachingarts.org team for their contributions to the resources section of this site.

Counties on the Move
Counties on the Move - PDF
This document is a celebration of progress in improving and increasing arts education throughout the State of California through the 58 county offices of education. It is intended to provide a glimpse of the excellent work being done to bring instruction in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts to all of the students in California’s public schools.

ESSENTIAL ARTS Toolkit
http://hawaiiartsalliance.org/teaching_arts/
arts_toolkit/arts_toolkit.html
The ARTS FIRST Partners of Hawai’i created this resource for K-5, generalist classroom teachers. The Toolkit provides a standards-based framework that integrates the arts into curriculum linked with other core subjects, such as mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies.

An Unfinished Canvas, Arts Education in California: Taking Stock of Policies and Practices
http://www.hewlett.org/Programs/Education/CA+Reform/
Publications/An+Unfinished+Canvas-+Arts+Education+in+California.htm
A landmark study from independent research institute SRI International, for the first time systemically examining the status of arts education in California, reveals that the vast majority of California's schools fail to meet state standards for teaching the arts, and that access to arts instruction varies widely among the state's schools.

Administrator Leadership Resources
http://ci.sbcss.k12.ca.us/ci/adminleadership_conference/resources.html
Visit this Web page for resources from the winter 07 conference, “Transforming Schools and Communities in the Creative Age.”