Arts Learning
ACHF Arts Education
Participants will acquire knowledge of theater and skills that will increase their interest in the arts and ability to comprehend and present ideas. Surveys and focus groups will measure the impact of sustained interaction with teaching artists in school on students’ interest in arts participation and attainment of English Language Arts standards. 2: Participants will gain confidence in their own creativity and critical judgment of new arts experiences. Surveys and focus groups will measure the impact of sustained interaction with teaching artists in school on students’ perception of themselves as artists and as patrons of the arts.
Participants acquired theatrical knowledge and skills that supported critical thinking, self-awareness, artistic expression and interest in the arts. Students participated in a survey at the end of the residency. Education Director Jason Brown met monthly with the RTAs to evaluate progress toward outcomes, troubleshoot as a group and share successful tactics. 2: In classroom activities, performance and responses to art, teachers and students exhibited increased confidence in creativity and critical judgement. The RTAs engaged in formative evaluation monthly and the Guthrie convened a summative evaluation meeting of RTAs in June. Teachers from the sites participated in a summative focus group and students completed a survey at the end of the school year.
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