Reimagining Arts Standards through Centering Students

Creating a Community for All Learners: Reimagining Arts Standards through Centering Students

As a member of the National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS), NAfME is participating in “Reimagining Standards-Based Arts Education for Equity & Inclusion” a project of NCAS partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Over the past year, a panel of experts representing dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts educators reviewed the 2014 National Arts Standards through the lens of culturally responsive teaching and student-centered instruction. Their work will culminate in the November 2024 release of Reflections and Considerations to Guide the Work of the Revisions of the National Core Arts Standards, which is intended to support NCAS in a thorough review and revision of the standards to meet the needs of today’s arts educators and the students they serve.

During this webinar, the music experts will share details about the Reflections and Considerations report and how educators can implement tactics in their classroom for culturally responsive teaching, anti-ableism, and student voice and choice.

Speakers:

Michael Raiber is now in his 42nd year as a professional educator. He enjoyed 13 years teaching public school in Missouri and Oklahoma prior to 25 years in collegiate ensemble leadership and music teacher education at Oklahoma State University, The University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City University. In 2019, Dr. Raiber returned to his roots as a public school music educator and opened Mustang Central Middle School in Mustang, Oklahoma, as an instrumental music educator, and in 2022, he accepted his current position as Director of Fine Arts for Mustang Public Schools.

Sonya White Hope founded Sankofa Songs! Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating exceptional Africentric arts education practice. Sankofa Songs! nurtures community among aspiring and experienced Africentric arts educators, provides professional development in Africentric arts education practices, produces events, spearheads research, and develops Africentric pedagogical tools that support K-12 arts educators and their instruction. Her professional activities also include guest conducting, consulting, teaching in public school classrooms and university settings, and conference presentations.

Moderators:

Scott Sheehan, NAfME Immediate Past President, and

Amanda Karhuse, NAfME Assistant Executive Director for Advocacy and Public Policy

NAfME presents this live virtual event at no charge to all as a service to the music education profession. To register, you must enter your NAfME member information or create a nonmember account. After registering, check your email for instructions. A recording of this program will be available to all registrants for one week following the live event. Members can also view archived NAfME webinars in the NAfME Academy. The views expressed are those of the presenter; they do not necessarily reflect the views of NAfME.