North Carolina Arts Education Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies. Revised 2000.

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Room 540, 301 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2825; Tel: 919-807-3300; Web site: http://www.ncpublicschools.org.

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Academic Standards; Art; Art Education; Curriculum Development; Dance; Dance Education; Drama; Elementary Secondary Education; Fine Arts; Models; Music; Music Education; State Boards of Education; State Curriculum Guides; State Standards; Theater Arts; Visual Arts

This booklet is a revision of the original publication and provides a framework for developing art curriculum for K-12 programs in dance, music, theater arts, and visual arts. The frameworks consist of goals and objectives in each of these arts and are developed for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 grade levels. Features in this version include: (1) a strong emphasis on communicating, reading, writing, and, where plausible, mathematics throughout each arts curriculum; (2) integration of learning among the four arts areas and among other subject areas; (3) emphasis on critical and creative thinking; (4) greater focus on knowing about, understanding, and appreciating a variety of world cultures and historic periods; (5) ability to use knowledge, skills, and processes learned in the arts and apply them to other disciplines and to life beyond school; and (6) where appropriate, integration of concepts such as conflict resolution, teamwork, sensitivity to and tolerance of others and their views, heightened perceptual awareness, and synthesis of ideas to arrive at a logical deduction, and workforce preparedness. (Author/BB)

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