National standards for arts education
Subtitle: what every young American should know and be able to do in the arts
By: MENC, the National Association for Music Education.
Contributors: MENC, the National Association for Music Education (U.S.)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9781565450363
Subjects: Art -- Study and teaching -- Standards -- United States.; Arts -- Study and teaching -- Standards -- United States.; Music -- Instruction and study -- Standards -- United States.; Theater -- Study and teaching -- Standards -- United States.; Dance -- Study and teaching -- Standards -- United States.; Education -- Standards -- United States.
Description: Presents content and achievement standards for music, dance, theatre, and visual arts for grades K-12.
Table of contents: value: Discovering who we are; value: What benefits does an arts education provide?; value: An education in the arts is for all students; value: The arts are important to life and learning; value: The difference standards make; value: Context and issues; value: Arts standards are at the core of education reform; value: The standards provide a crucial foundation; value: The standards are keys to each of the arts disciplines; value: The standards are keys to correlation and integration; value: The standards incorporate cultural diversity; value: The standards focus on appropriate technologies; value: The standards provide a foundation for student assessment; value: The standards point beyond mere "exposure"; value: Adopting the standards is only a beginning; value: The standards; value: How the standards are organized; value: What students should know and be able to do in the arts; value: Grades K-4; value: Dance; Music; Theatre; Visual arts; value: Grades 5-8; value: Dance; Music; Theatre; Visual arts; value: Grades 9-12; value: Dance; Music; Theatre; Visual arts; value: Appendix 1: Selected glossary; value: Dance; Music; Theatre; Visual arts; value: Appendix 2: Outline of sequential learning; value: Dance; Music; Theatre; Visual arts; value: Appendix 3: Summary statement; value: Appendix 4: Contributors and endorsers.