Curriculum Resources

AAJC activities include ongoing interaction and programming with Historical Black Colleges and University; national technical assistance and consulting services for the continued development of jazz related career activities; career development programs for jazz instructors, teachers, professors, music management, artists and repertoire directors, promotions, producers, recording engineers, print and broadcast media, writers, historians, critics, and music therapy; alternative academic and nonacademic Jazz instructional venues; audience development programs through the creation of a network for performances, clinics, workshops, and tours; and partnershp with the National Association of Schools of Music as Jazz curriculum evaluators, and interaction with the music industry and musician's unions.

A summer immersion program in the arts for administrators, classroom teachers, arts teachers, student teachers and artists. Prepare for the challenge of meeting state education reform requirements through intensive study with master artists in a hands-on, interactive learning environment. You’ll return to your classroom in the fall renewed, energized, and inspired, with fresh perspectives on creative teaching and learning.

ARTSEDGE accepts submissions of original, arts-integrated lesson plans and curriculum units. Integrated lessons must address and cite standards in two or more subject areas-at least one must be an arts subject

A workbook for teaching artists and arts in education program designers. Includes tools for structuring programs and curricula. Resources for artists working in school residency programs, as well as those who create professional development and training programs for both classroom teachers and teaching artists.

Membership benefits include Quarterly Newsletter and discounts on BSA events. In addition, BSA offers training and curriculum guides for teachers. Practitioner Membership is $30 per year and requires the member to complete a 6-month apprenticeship with BSA or provide demonstration of a comparable completion of a storytelling apprenticeship from the African perspective.

This publication makes an argument for placing the arts at the center of educational renewal. It suggests practical arts integrated strategies for educators, policymakers, school reformers, philanthropy, and parents that can place arts integration within the reach of the poorest of schools and communities.

Adult classes, teacher workshops, and curriculum materials.

Online curricula examples for teachers.

Free, reprinted articles, released on a quarterly basis, covering Arts In Ecucation.

A search engine for educational Web sites only, a place where educators can find information without searching the entire Internet; original content, including lesson plans, practical information for educators, information on how to integrate technology in the classroom, and articles written by education experts and site reviews.