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Resources & Toolkit

This page is designed to share educational resources, research reports, and tools for exploring arts integration strategies that we hope will provide a framework to help you to incorporate the arts into your own classroom, school or community.

Americans for the Arts
A national organization that serves as a clearinghouse for information and advocacy for the arts and arts education
http://www.americansforthearts.org/information_services/arts_education_community/

Arts Education Partnership
A resource for articles and studies on arts integration, including the groundbreaking Champions of Change study
http://aep-arts.org/

Harvard’s Project Zero
An ongoing research group exploring the impact of the arts and arts integration on learning
http://www.pz.harvard.edu/

John F. Kennedy Center Education Department
Helps educators teach in and through the arts. The web site features current arts education news, professional resources for teachers and others, and an annotated catalog of other related web sites.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/

Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education
Features information on professional development opportunities for educators on exploring the arts with their students through an experiential approach that emphasizes learning across the curriculum.
http://www.lcinstitute.org/

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
This site is a great resource for information about arts education in North Carolina schools. Click on Curriculum then Arts Education for arts education curriculum and resources, click on other links for information and resources from DPI such as publications, education directory (with listings of every school system and school in NC), legislative updates, school laws, etc.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
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Teaching Artist Journal
A resource for Teaching Artists interested in arts integration and arts education issues
http://tajournal.com/

Visual Thinking Strategies
A research-based teaching method that improves critical thinking and language skills through discussions of visual images
http://www.vtshome.org/

Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts
Features information on the arts in education services that the Institute provides for children ages 3-5, their teachers and families through drama, music and movement. It also contains information on pre-school artist residencies that can be booked through them. 
http://www.wolf-trap.org/en/Education/Institute_for_Early_Learning_through_the_Arts.aspx