Resources for Our Teachers

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Art & Woodworking Supplies

• Local Sources
  •  ExCL Recycling Center
  •  Art supply stores
  •  Woodworking supply stores
• On-line Sources
  •  Blick Art Materials
  •  Discount Art Supplies
  •  Discount School Supply
  •  Triarco
• See our Course Supplies page for additional resources

Calendar

• Boston Public Schools Calendar

Curriculum Resources

• ArtsEdge
• Baltimore Curriculum Project
• Folk Arts in Education
• EDSITEment
• Getty Museum
• KAC guide to curriculum development websites
• People Like Me
• Responding to the Arts

Standards & Pacing Guides for Boston Public Schools

• Curriculum Frameworks
•        • Visual Arts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (download pdf)
• Massachusetts Learning Standards
•        • Visual Arts, Boston Public Schools (download pdf)

• Math Pacing Guide, K-5, Boston Public Schools
• Portfolio & audition requirements, Boston Arts Academy

Research & Publications

• Arts Edge
  Links to articles and reports on arts education
• Arts Education Partnership
  Information on arts education policies, issues, activities at national, state and local levels
• Americans for the Arts
  Research highlights on the value of arts education
• The Quality of Quality: Understanding Excellence in Arts Education
  by Steve Seidel, Lois Hetland, Patricia Palmer, Shari Tishman and Ellen Winner, Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2009 (download pdf)
• School Arts Magazine
  Projects, lesson plans, ideas
  

Other Resources

• Art History Resources
  Images and information
• ArtsEdge
  Lessons, standards, links and more
• ArtsBlog
  National dialog on arts education
• Educational CyberPlayGround
  Scroll down on this site for a vast compilation of resources
• National Guild for Community Arts Education
  Membership organization for arts education providers

Inspiring Projects

• ExCL Recycling Center
  Birdhouses, fabric printing, moles and more