Spotlight

Erica Moore, art teacher and Del Norte County CCSESA Arts Lead facilitated a youth art show highlighting the work of 400 students from 11 schools, including Court and Community. Please enjoy the newspaper article from the event. Read more here....

There are those among us who light up the sky with their passion for the work, their understanding of the educational process and their ingenuity in creating change within large institutions, including county offices of education and school districts. Jim...

SPECIAL PRESS RELEASE Turnaround Arts CA Media Contact: Lynn M. Selich (310) 968-4678 lynnselich@roadrunner.com President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Launches ‘Turnaround Arts’ at Special White House Ceremony Hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama Los Angeles, CA –...

Meet Gabriela Cardenas, a demonstration teacher in the Learning in Two Languages Program at UCLA Lab School. Before going to UCLA Lab School, she was a founding teacher at Para Los Niños Charter Elementary School (PLN).  She has provided us...

This is the fifth year of a unique collaboration between art teacher Sara Stillman and her 12th grade Fine Arts and Design students at Emery Secondary School in Alameda County and student teachers in Trena Noval’s Creative Practice Studio class...

Teacher Shauna Russell Strengthens Student Learning Through Dance in Sacramento County Meet Shawna Russell, the Dance Director at the Twin Rivers School District’s Creative Connections Arts Academy in Sacramento County.  Shawna was trained in choreography and improvisation and teaches dance...

This series is the product of collaborative efforts between the California Department of Education and content and professional learning experts throughout California to help educators transition to the Common Core State Standards. The series currently includes ten modules available in...

Merryl Goldberg, Chair, Visual and Performing Arts Department, California State University San Marcos, and author of Arts Integration: Teaching Subject Matter Through the Arts in Multicultural Settings (Pearson, 2012, 4th edition) I love being with my students. They exude potential,...

When the idea of creating an arts advocacy video was broached, I convened a team of teacher-leaders in the county and discussed what the message of the video would be.   Wanting to address multiple audiences such as school boards, school...

Art educator Barbara Herberholz almost did not apply for what turned out to be the job of a lifetime. In 1983, San Juan Unified School District was looking for a part time art resource specialist. Barbara applied, was hired and...