Arts teachers are often clear about what students need to know and do. The harder question is: What should students understand through those artistic experiences?

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In this practical webinar, you’ll explore how to design arts learning by using the arts as a vehicle for students to investigate meaningful ideas, connect learning to their cultures and experiences, encounter multiple perspectives, and communicate meaning.

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Bring an existing unit and leave with one clear improvement you can put into practice right away.

By the end of the webinar, you will:

• Know how know, do, and understand work together in an arts unit, so that you can spot when a unit is missing a clear purpose larger than the arts techniques
• Understand how artistic learning can help students explore meaningful ideas connected to themselves, others, and the world, so that relevance and artistic rigor work together.
• Be able to do a quick diagnostic of one existing unit, so that you can strengthen the connection between the artistic learning and the larger understanding.

Attend live and get the companion resource!

Attend live to get the Unit Understanding Check to help you identify where to make the understanding students will develop stronger, and choose one improvement to make next.

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Limited time replay available to registered participants.

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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Ashley Cuthbertson (she/her), M.Ed, NBCT, is an arts education consultant, author, and former K–12 music educator who helps arts teachers and leaders design more culturally responsive, relevant, and rigorous learning. She has supported thousands of educators across the U.S. and internationally through professional learning, coaching, curriculum development, and speaking.