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Announcements:
Curriculum Materials on New Jersey History The New Jersey Historical Commission is proud to announce the availability of curriculum materials on the history of our state. Except for a shipping and handling charge, these materials are free while supply lasts. Get more information here.

New Jersey Arts Education Census Project The first New Jersey Visual and Performing Arts Education Survey of all NJ public schools has just been completed! A formal report and analysis of the data gathered will be presented to the State Board of Education this October. The survey data will also be posted and available to the public on-line. This project is a partnership of the Council on the Arts/Department of State, NJ Department of Education, the Music for All Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and Playwrights Theatre of NJ. For more information



Highlights
31st Annual Artist/Teacher Institute (ATI) ATI is a cosponsored program of the NJ Council on the Arts and Arts Horizons. This summer over 100 teachers from across the state attended ATI at two locations: William Paterson University and Rutgers University/Camden. Classroom teachers and art specialists alike immersed themselves in the arts, working side by side with master teaching artists. See the results!

King Reads Program The purpose of the King Reads program is to share Dr. King’s message of hope and help students to unlock the promise of their potential by reading. The King Reads Program supports and encourages early childhood literacy by having volunteers visit schools and area libraries and read to students and share the legacy of Dr. King and importance of reading. The King Reads program targets students in grades K through 3 in an effort to help ensure that every child can read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade. More information to follow soon.



Publications and Documents
Creative Writing: A Manual for Teachers by Toi Derricote and Madeline Tiger Bass Copies available, also available on-line soon, contact: Robin Middleman, NJSCA Arts Education Coordinator: RobinM@arts.sos.state.nj.us Artsplan NJ Report (Draft) : http://www.artsplannj.com/draft-artsplan2.pdf

Publications featuring or with a focus on NJ schools: Planning an Arts-Centered School, a Handbook, the Dana Foundation, 2002 This book features the Woodrow Wilson School, Union City School District, NJ, as a model arts-based school. Woodrow Wilson School built its arts-based curriculum with arts-in- education residencies. Publication available for free download at: http://www.dana.org

An Imperative for New Jersey Schools: Literacy in the Arts; A report by the Literacy in the Arts Task Force, 1989 Available on-line: http://eric.ed.gov/

Teaching New Jersey History
Around and About New Jersey Teachers Guide
New Jersey Legacy Teachers Guide
NJ History Partnership Project



Other Links of Interest
Links to New Jersey History Resources
Arts Education Partnership
National Endowment for the Arts
Education Commission of the States: Governor's Commission on the Arts in Education Findings and Recommendations July 2006

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