Workshop 8: Nurturing Independent Thinkers

Introduction

Getting Ready

Watching the Program

Activities and Discussion

Additional Resources

Support Materials

Additional Resources

Selected Unit Materials

Honor Choir Performance Evaluation (PDF)
Evaluation sheet used by William Taylor’s Honor Choir

Men’s Ensemble Singing Test Rubric (PDF)
Rubric used by William Taylor to assess students’ singing based on tape recordings

Theatre Evaluation Summary (PDF)
Assessment summary used by Joseph Mancuso for the acting program

Theatre Evaluation Rubric (PDF)
Rubric used by Joseph Mancuso to assess students in the acting program

On the Web

GENERAL SITES

National Assessment of Educational Progress: The Arts
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/arts/
Helpful resources for understanding how the US Department of Education assesses arts learning

Highlights of the NAEP 1997 Arts Assessment Report Card (PDF)
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main1997/1999486r.pdf
PDF document highlighting a 1997 national "Report Card" on arts education at the eighth-grade level

Coalition of Essential Schools, Assessment
http://essentialschools.org/        Select: Resources, then Assessment
A wealth of information on alternative assessments, including portfolios, exhibitions, and rubrics

SCHOOL AND TEACHER SITES

East High School
http://east.dpsk12.org/
Web site for music teacher William Taylor's school

Denver School of the Arts — Dance Major
http://dsa.dpsk12.org/        Select: Majors, then Performing Arts Department
Web page for the dance program that Michael O'Banion chairs

Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School – Performing Arts
http://www.scvths.org/      Select: performing arts at scvths
Performing arts program information including curriculum and photo gallery

Mamaroneck High School Art Department
http://www.mamkschools.org/mhs/        Select: Departments and Class Web Pages, then Art
Student art gallery and description of course offerings

In Print

Arter, Judith A., & McTighe, Jay. Scoring Rubrics in the Classroom: Using Performance Criteria for Assessing and Improving Student Performance. Corwin Press, 2000. ISBN: 0761975756

Costa, Arthur L., & Kallick, Bena. Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning. Corwin Press, 2003. ISBN: 0761938710

Eisner, Elliot W. The Arts and the Creation of Mind. Yale University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0300095236

Johnson, David W., & Johnson, Roger T. Assessing Students in Groups: Promoting Group Responsibility and Individual Accountability. Corwin Press. 2003. ISBN: 0761939474