At this Chicago based not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn.

Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago houses artifacts, artworks, rare books and an archive of documents on Ukrainians and Ukraine Americans' cultural heritage.

Online directory of dance and music teachers in the Chicago area.

Offers professional development for teachers, adult classes, community outreach programs and curriculum resources.

First Class is the Chicago Public Schools Alternative Certification Program. The site has many resources on how to qualify and apply to the School Board as a public school teacher.

This page includes Downloadable teacher resource packets as well as info on scheduling tours, etc.

The Community Public Art Guide provides strategy suggestions for working with youth in public art creation.

Sign of the Owl, the Chicago Public Library's kids and teens website has a Teacher Spot, which has a selective list of online resources for teachers.

Information on the student visit program for ages 3-10.

Downloadable Resources for Viewers and Educators, including Tour info, and online Questions for Looking and Discussion.

Professional development suggestions and teaching resources.

Curriculum resources for teachers.

Guide to teaching and critical thinking.

Act/Write is in its seventh year of collaboration between Free Street and the Fiction Writitng department at Columbia College Chicago, under the auspices of the Office of Community Arts Partnerships (OCAP) at Columbia.

Performing at various venues around Chicago, The Music of the Baroque performs Western European art music from about 1600 to1750.

Offers tips for attending the ballet, a ballet glossary, and resources for educators.

The library houses literature, ephemera, and clippings regarding the history of the Chicago Theatre Community from 1875 to the 1980's through its mercurial rise ito the present.

Issues surrounding arts education policy are addressed, research resources are available and programs and practice for arts-integrated education are showcased.

The Far Games use the rules and discipline of theatrical improvisation to explore and develop creativity, leadership and collaboration in an engaging, playful and consistent environment. This website includes workshop structures and templates along more than 50 games, often published for the first time.

Workshops are offered for teachers and administrations education at all different levels. Sessions may address art integration, curriculum development, assessment and a variety of other topics.

Information on art materials and studio safety suitable for children and in the art classroom.

Provides professional and educational opportunities for teachers and administrators to learn how to teach art effectively and use art in teaching other subjects.

Learn how to become a teaching artist.

A list of useful links to resources for parent and teacher Arts Education Advocacy.

Advances the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching

the-artists.org website is a portal for research on visual arts. With it's searchable database of 20th Century and contemporary visual artists, you can find comprehensive biographies and articles, and if it exists, the artist's personal website.

Weblinks for beginner and experienced theatre professionals.

Considers schools as arts-integrated learning organizations for students and educators.

Nonprofit arts-in-education organization that creates and conducts arts programs to enliven and transform learning, curricula and schools.