DWANE: NOW STANDARDIZED TESTING HAS ITS CRITICS.
THEY SAY ITS FOCUS ON BASIC READING AND MATH SKILLS HAS CROWDED SUBJECTS LIKE ART AND SCIENCE
OUT OF MANY SCHOOLS.
KYLA CALVERT TELLS US CALIFORNIA'S STARTING TO ROLL OUT NEW CURRICULUM STANDARDS THIS
YEAR, AND SOME FOLKS HOPE IT WILL BRING ART BACK TO THE CLASSROOM.
>> >>: THERE ARE ABOUT 20 TEACHERS AT THIS REHEARSAL STUDENT.
THE HALF FACING THE BACK OF THE ROOM ARE DRAWING AND THE REST CAN SEE A PICTURE PROJECTED ON
TO A SCREEN.
TERRY MILLER IS DOING HER BEST TO DESCRIBE WHAT SHE SEES SO HER PARTNER CAN SKETCH A
REPLICA OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE REMNANTS OF A MINING OPERATION.
AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRAWING, MARVA CAPPELLO A SAN DIEGO STATE PROFESSOR LEADING THE CLASS
TELLS THOSE DRAWING TO TURN AROUND AND SEE THE IMAGE THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO O REPRODUCE.
VOLUNTARY NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
CALIFORNIA IS JOINING 44 OF THEM IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND ADOPTING THE MATH ASK LANG LANGUAGE
ARTS STANDARD.
THE SKILLS INCLUDE HIGHER ORDER SKILLS TOO.
>> >>: THESE ARE DIFFERENT IN THAT THERE'S A FOCUS ON CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING,
THAT REALLY WASN'T IN THE CONTENT STANDARD BEFORE.
THERE ARE A FEW INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTS WE HELP TEACHERS COME TO TERMS WITH.
>> >>: BEFORE IT'S TIME TO GO BACK TO CLASS, EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY SPEND
A WEEK AT LOCAL CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE LA JOLLA PLAY HOUSE LEARNING HOW THEY
CAN INCORPORATE THE ARTS INTO THEIR NORMAL CURRICULUM.
THIS DRAWING EXERCISE IS ONE PART OF THE EXERCISE.
THE TEACHERS VISITED THE TIMKEN, MINGEI, AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS MUSEUMS IN BALBOA PARK.
IN ANOTHER WORK SHOP, THE TEACHERS ARE ROLE PLAYING WHERE THEY DI D SCRIBE DIFFERENT ARTIFACTS.
LAURA SLOAN IS TRYING TO USE MESSAGES LIKE THIS TO GET KIDS TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT KIND OF LANGUAGE TO USE WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
>> >>: IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ALL MY KIDS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL USING THE STRATEGIES, EVERY LAST
ONE OF THEM REGARDLESS OF THEIR LABELS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR READING LEVELS OR THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FOR PROFICIENCY.
>> >>: COLLEEN TEACHES FOURTH GRADE AT CRAVER.
>> >>: A LOT OF THINGS I THINK I CAN USE WITH FOURTH GRADE HI OIR, IS THE CALIFORNIA HISTORY,
WITH OUR SCIENCE STANDARDS, THAT I THINK WE'LL BE REALLY ENGAGING FOR THE KIDS AND ALSO TO
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE CONTENT.
>> >>: CAPPELLO SAYS THERE AREN'T THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO BE WRONG WITH THE KIND OF
ARTS FOK OWS LESSONS SHE'S INTRODUCING TEACHERS TO.
EACH STOONT CAN PARTICIPATE IN SOME WAY.
>> >>: I THINK THEY'RE MUCH MORE ENGAGED, MUCH MORE ACCOUNTABLE, BECAUSE EACH STUDENT
IS BEING ASKED TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE ABLE DO DO.
WE HAVE TAKEN SO MUCH ART OUT OF THE SCHOOL THAT AT LEAST WE GET A LITTLE CHANCE TO DO
SOMETHING ARTISTIC AND HANDS ON AND I THINK EACH KID IS ABLE TO DO UP TO THEIR LEVEL WHAT
THEY CAN DO.
>> >>: CAPPELLO SAYS ITSELF JUST ABOUT BUSY WORK OR HAVING FUN IN CLASSES.
>> >>: HELPING STUDENTS USE ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE ALONG WITH PRINT
HELPS THEM GET TO A DEEPER LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING.
IT REALLY ENHANCES COMPREHENSION.
>> >>: GETTING ARTS BACK INTO MORE SCHOOLS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FOLK OS F CARE, WHICH
IS A PARTNERSHIP OF THE INSTITUTES HOSTING THIS SEMINAR.
THEY TRY ESPECIALLY TO REACH TEACHERS IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES WHERE ARTS PROGRAMS ARE
LEAST LIKELY TO HAVE SURVIVED.
>> >>: NOT ONLY IS THERE A PROBLEM OF DECLINING RESOURCES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OUTCOMES THAT HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF HAVING EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS.
MANY OF THOSE ARE IMPORTANT TO A 20TH CENTURY WORK FORCE N CLUING CRITICAL THINKING.
>> >>: TERRY MILLER IS AN ARTS TEACHER.
SHE'S HOPING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS WILL OFFER A WAY TO PROTECT PROGRAMS LIKE HERS.
>> >>: I THINK I GAINED AMMUNITION SO THAT WHEN THE BUDGET NEEDS TO BE CUT, I CAN SAY
HEY, MY STUDENTS ARE WRITING, NIE STUDENTS ARE SPEAKING, MY STUDENTS ARE LISTENING, MY
STUDENTS ARE READING, MY STUDENTS DEAL WITH SUBTEXT AND INFERENCE, AND SO IT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO CUT IT OUT.
>> >>: THIS FALL CAPPELLO WILL TAKE TIME AWAY FROM TEACHING TO DISCOVER HOW VISUALIZING
THINGS IN THE CLASSROOM HELPS STUDENTS WITH LITERACY SKILLS.
Depending on what her work shows, maybe someday itÕll be harder to tell arts and reading
lessons apart.
(Clapping)