Content Category: Arts & Crafts

<h3>National Core Arts Standards</h3> <em>The <a href="https://www.nationalartsstandards.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Core Arts Standards</a> are a process that guides educators in providing a unified quality arts education for students in Pre-K through high school. </em> These standards provide goals for Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts with cross-cutting anchors in Creating, Performing, Responding, and Connecting through art. The Anchor Standards include: <ol> <li>Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.</li> <li>Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.</li> <li>Refine and complete artistic work.</li> <li>Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.</li> <li>Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.</li> <li>Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.</li> <li>Perceive and analyze artistic work.</li> <li>Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.</li> <li>Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.</li> <li>Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.</li> <li>Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.</li> </ol> Please visit the website for specific details on how each anchor applies to each discipline.