History• • Benchmarking & Benchmarking &

Assessment for Assessment for Vermont Framework Vermont Framework

of Standardsof Standards• • Technology Technology

Innovation Challenge Innovation Challenge GrantGrant

• • The WEB ProjectThe WEB Project• • The Vermont The Vermont Millennium Arts Millennium Arts

Partnership (TOP Partnership (TOP Grant)Grant)

TOP Grant• • Increase Use of Increase Use of

Technology in Arts Technology in Arts EducationEducation

• • Increase Training for Increase Training for Teachers & ArtistsTeachers & Artists

• • Increase Support and Increase Support and Awareness in Arts Awareness in Arts

EducationEducation• • Improve Student Improve Student

Opportunities in Arts Opportunities in Arts EducationEducation

• • Professionals and Professionals and Students Connect OnlineStudents Connect Online• • Arts Instructors Create Arts Instructors Create

an Online Communityan Online Community• • Classroom Boundaries Classroom Boundaries Grow To Include Many Grow To Include Many Schools and StudentsSchools and Students

• • Student Work Is Student Work Is Realized in Real World Realized in Real World

PresentationsPresentations

TOP Grant

• • Today Online Arts Today Online Arts Mentoring Includes:Mentoring Includes:

• • 110 Vermont Schools110 Vermont Schools• • More Than 165 More Than 165

TeachersTeachers• • More Than 10,000 More Than 10,000

StudentsStudents• • A Pool of More Than 25 A Pool of More Than 25 Trained Artist/MentorsTrained Artist/Mentors

• • Programs in Music Programs in Music Composition, Visual Arts Composition, Visual Arts

and Playwrightingand Playwrighting

TOP Grant

Online DialogueStudent and Teachers Student and Teachers

in the Classroomin the Classroom

Submission of Submission of Student Work to the Student Work to the

Online Discussion Online Discussion ForumsForums

Artist/Mentor Artist/Mentor Download and Download and

CritiqueCritique

Online DialogueArtist/Mentor Artist/Mentor

CritiqueCritique1. Objective Review Using 1. Objective Review Using

VocabularyVocabulary2. Critique Including 2. Critique Including

Successes, Suggestions Successes, Suggestions for Improvements and for Improvements and

ExplanationsExplanations3. Conclusion Including 3. Conclusion Including

Encouragement and Encouragement and Supportive CommentsSupportive Comments

“How do I make the kitten show up. I

don't want to put a black line around the kitten because I've

been doing that for a long time and it

doesn't look good. “

“Drawing a white kitten on a white porch is tricky but it can be done. If you look and

compare different objects that are white, you will see that there are different colors of

white. Some whites are brighter than others, some look a little yellow, some look lavender.

“

“Gosh, it's amazing how you are tackling this project and exploring all angles to find

solutions to your questions. You've got a great attitude too! ”

“Thanks for your information about the white for the kitten. That will help me for

a long time. I love the suggestion for the

lavender. “

Online Exchange Structured Online Exchange Structured As A Part of Classroom As A Part of Classroom

ActivitiesActivities

Online Dialogue

Students Working Students Working In Small GroupsIn Small Groups

Teacher-Supervised Use Of Teacher-Supervised Use Of The Online ExchangeThe Online Exchange

Goals & ObjectivesGoal: Hardware, Software Goal: Hardware, Software

& Training For Arts & Training For Arts Educators in 23 SchoolsEducators in 23 Schools

Results: 24 Schools were Results: 24 Schools were selected for assistance in selected for assistance in

Art and Music Art and Music classrooms.classrooms.

12 additional schools now 12 additional schools now working in VT Young working in VT Young Playwrights Online.Playwrights Online.

Goals & ObjectivesGoal: 15 additional Goal: 15 additional

schools to join online schools to join online programs on their own.programs on their own.

Results: 50 schools came Results: 50 schools came into the online programs into the online programs without grant assistance.without grant assistance.

Goals & Objectives• • Provide Professional Provide Professional

Development for Development for Teachers and ArtistsTeachers and Artists

Goals & ObjectivesGoal: Bring in 7 of Goal: Bring in 7 of

Vermont’s 15 Local Arts Vermont’s 15 Local Arts Service Organizations Service Organizations with equipment and with equipment and

trainingtraining

Results: 2 LASOs finally Results: 2 LASOs finally became active members became active members in visual arts with music in visual arts with music

as a future possibilityas a future possibility

Into the Real World• • Produce 3 Showcases Produce 3 Showcases Featuring Student Work Featuring Student Work In The Online ProgramsIn The Online Programs

• • 5 Showcases Of Student 5 Showcases Of Student Works Were Produced Works Were Produced

Into the Real World

Into the Real World

A Network of Learning• • Arts Education Communities Arts Education Communities

Without Geographic Without Geographic BoundariesBoundaries

• • Arts Educators Sharing Arts Educators Sharing Methods And PracticesMethods And Practices

• • Tech Assistance Through Tech Assistance Through Network ConnectionsNetwork Connections

• • Students Communicating Students Communicating With Real World ProfessionalsWith Real World Professionals

• • Supporting Classroom Supporting Classroom Teaching Through Increased Teaching Through Increased

ResourcesResources

The Vermont Millennium Arts Partnershipthrough December, 2001

Funded by a US Department of Commerce TOP Grant • The Jessie B. Cox Foundation • State of Vermont • Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul

Foundation • IBM • Bell AtlanticA partnership of the Vermont Arts Council • The Vermont MIDI/ARTT Project,

Inc. • Vermont Stage Company • VT Department of Education • Vermont Alliance for Arts Education • Center for Rural Studies • Vermont Arts Exchange

• Studio Place Arts, Barre

www.VTARTT.orgwww.VTARTT.orgwww.VTMIDI.orgwww.VTMIDI.org

www.VTSTAGE.orgwww.VTSTAGE.orgwww.VermontArtsCouncil.orgwww.VermontArtsCouncil.org