Arts Framework Table of Contents

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Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

The Arts Framework
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments and Alaska Board of Education and Department of Education & Early Development

Chapter 1: Introduction (Common Section): How to Use this Framework; The Curriculum Development Process; What Curriculum Development Committees Can Do to Ensure Success

Chapter 2: Starting Point (Common Section)

Definition of Curriculum

Preservice Education and Professional Development

Learning Partners

Early Childhood Education

Chapter 3: Content: Alaska Content Standards for the Arts; What the Arts Have in Common; How the Alaska Standards Relate to the National Standards for Arts Education; The Characteristics of a Quality Arts Education Program

Chapter 4: Instruction in the Arts: Assumptions about Arts Instruction; Performance Standards in the Arts Disciplines; Dance; Drama; Literary Arts; Music; Visual Art

Chapter 5: Assessment In The Arts

Assumptions about Arts Assessment

Guidelines for Arts Assessment

Designing Assessments

Assessment Techniques in the Arts

Sample Assessments

Interdisciplinary

Chapter 6: Resources In The Arts

Human Resources

National Professional Educational Associations Individual Alaska Experts

Print Resources

Reference Kit Contents Recommended Further Reading Sources of Other Reading

Electronic Resources

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Reference Points (Common Section)

Frameworks Glossary (Common Section)

Arts Glossary

Glossary of Terms: Arts; Dance; Drama; Literary Arts; Music; Visual Arts