Welcome to an exciting new statewide program, Creativity at the Core. Here you will find professional learning modules focused on many key topics that support arts learning and Common Core Standards. You will see how regional teams including Regional Arts Leads from across California and key Arts Organization Partners collaborated on professional learning materials that we hope you will be able to use in your own educational and arts settings.
Creativity at the Core
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- Module 1 - Lifting the Barre in Arts Education: Connecting Dance with Common Core in English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science (Grades K-6)
- Module 2 - Distance Learning through the Arts: Equal Access for All (Grades K-8)
- Module 3 - Common Core: Implementing Arts through Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity (Grades K-12)
- Module 4 - Creativity in Court and Community Schools (Grades 6-12)
- Module 5 - A.C.T.O.S. Arts Integration: Culturally Responsive Arts Learning Across the Curriculum Tied to Common Core (Grades K-8)
- Module 6 - Lesson Study as a Model for Sustainable Arts Integration (Grades K-12)
- Module 7 - Arts Integration: Teacher and Artist Collaboration - Connecting Arts Learning with the Common Core State Standards
- Module 8 - Artifact Detectives: Building Knowledge in Language, History, and the Arts through Active Inquiry (Grades 3-5)
- Module 9 - Problem Solving through Theatre: Learning 21st Century Skills via the Dramatic Arts (Grades 6-12)
- Module 10 - Getting Ready for Performance: Building the Creative Process in Dance Technique (Grades 7-12)
- Module 11 - Assessing Arts Integration in the Era of Common Core (Grades K-6)
- Module 12 - Leadership in the Arts and the Common Core State Standards
- Module 13 - On Stage: English Language Learners Theatre Arts and Language Development
- Module 14 - Arts Integration as a Model of Rigorous Instruction: Connecting Arts Learning with the Common Core State Standards
- Module 15 - Building Artistic Literacy through Common Core State Standards
- Module 16 - Arts, Media, Entertainment on the Cutting Edge: Creating an Innovative CTE Pathway
- Module 17 - Media Arts for Your Classroom Grades 6-12
- Module 18 - Reuse STEAM
- Module 19 - Developing Empathy and Understanding through World Music Grades K-12
- Module 20 - Music Instruction and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - Grades TK - 6
- Module 21: Creativity and Collaboration in Rural Communities
- Module 22 - California Arts Standards for Public Schools: Resources for Learning & Implementation
- Media Arts for Elementary Classrooms, Grades TK-6
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