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Education Programming Terms
Education Programming at the DC Collaborative seeks to offer learning opportunities in the humanities fields for every classroom in the district. This promotes an equitable cultivation of creativity within students, which in turn prepares them for success. Below, the importance of arts studies is defined through learning types, programs, and school-related vocabulary.
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Foundational Terms & References
Arts education is a comprehensive experience inclusive of high-quality arts learning in the classroom, meaningful arts experiences outside the classroom and strategic arts integration in and through the curriculum. (AGC DC Vision and Values)
Arts/ Humanities Disciplines:
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Writing/Reading/Journalism
Historic Site Visit
Artifact or Object Exploration
Visual Arts
Digital Media (Film/Photography, Graphic Design)
Dance
Music/ Music Production
Hands-On/Lab/Tactile
Theatre
Performance Art
Spoken Word/Slam Poetry
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Arts Integration- Utilizing the arts to instruct other subject areas (outside of the arts classroom). (AGC DC Mapping Survey)
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High Quality Education Programs- Programs of strong artistic/ humanities merit that intentionally tie to specific, relevant curricula, standards and grade bands utilized in the DC public education system. In practice, high quality programs should be inclusive, accessible, and advance social and emotional learning.
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