Understanding NGSSS: The Arts

Participants will engage in a four week online course. They will receive in depth training on the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for the Arts. Participants will learn about the five Big Ideas and Enduring Understandings that impact and guide delivery of instruction in new ways. Participants will “unpack” the benchmarks in their content area to develop a deeper understanding of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in the Arts.

Duration: 4 weeks

Inservice: 20 points

Audience: Art, Music, Dance, and Theatre teachers PreK-12

Access to Students: No

Syllabus

Week 1: Overview

Week 2: Big Idea C

Week 3: Big Ideas S and O

Week 4: Big Ideas H and F

Specific Objectives

Participants will:

• document implementation of Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in the Arts.

Implementation

Evidence that this course content has been transferred to daily instruction might include:

• will guide critical thinking, communication, and reflection throughout the art production process.
• will encourage purposeful practice, mastery and refinement of skills and techniques.
• will encourage curiosity, creativity, and challenge artistic problem solving through adaptation of new and emerging technologies

Materials

Access to the DOE NGSSS for the ARTS

Inservice

• complete all assignments
• participate each week in the Discussion Area
• complete Course Appraisal
• score at least 80% or higher on post test

To receive the inservice points, all course requirements must be completed independently by the participant and not plagiarized from any other source or person.

Prerequisites

Participants must possess the following computer skills and software to participate in this course:

• an understanding of your computer’s operating system and software
• the ability to access the Internet and knowledge of Internet search techniques
• the ability to download and install files from the Internet
• an up-to-date antivirus software package