Arts Learning—Resources

Arts Learning Artist Directory
The Arts Learning Artist Directory presents Arts Learning teaching artists in a clear, accessible format.

Arts Learning Residency Handbook
The Arts Learning Residency Handbook is organized to help schools, community organizations and artists prepare and implement an artist residency.

Arts Learning Resource Database
Search for organizational resources by name, discipline or function.

Learning Resources for Schools and Organizations
Resources and professional development tools from the Ohio Arts Council, the Ohio Department of Education, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ohio Fine Arts Academic Content Standards
Complete copy (in PDF form) of the content standards adopted by the State Board of Education in 2003.

Arts Education in Public Schools
An online resource center designed to help school board members become stronger supporters for arts education in their schools and communities.

Focusing the Light: The Art and Practice of Planning
A seven-volume series that provides those who work in the arts and nonprofits with strategies, tips, and techniques for successful project planning, advocacy and evaluation.

UPDATED! Poetry Out Loud
In partnership with the NEA, the Poetry Foundation, the Thurber House, and the Ohioana Library, we're proud to announce a new initiative in the capitol region high schools, Poetry Out Loud, encouraging appreciation of great poems through performance, memorization, and recitation in a fun-loving contest environment.

Links and Threads
A web-based magazine for district and school leaders, educators and their arts partners. Its purpose is to assist in making arts learning a more integral part of the core curriculum and achieving the greatest advantage possible from the arts for students. The publication builds upon knowledge gained through the 2004 NEA Summer Institute for School Leaders, promotes dialogue about the role of arts learning in school improvement, shares success stories and provides news about arts-related developments and opportunities. Links & Threads includes feature articles about arts education issues and the achievements of arts learning programs and initiatives in Ohio. It also includes state and national news items, links to other online resources, and information to assist with advancing and improving your arts education programs through planning, advocacy, and evaluation. Visit Links & threads online to read the latest news and features and to browse the archives of all feature articles written since 2004.

Evaluation Materials
A variety of learning tools and other resources have been compiled to help educators, arts administrators and other constituents evaluate their programs. Along with Focusing the Light (above), other resources include:

• Evaluation Studio, which includes a beginning tutorial on evaluation terms and concepts, tip sheets on how to design an evaluation tool based on needs, and examples of effective evaluation tools, plans and reports
• 2012 Program Evaluation Webinar, created by the OAC in partnership with noted evaluator and organizational development consultant Craig Dreeszen. The webinar was based on prior workshops led by Dr. Dreeszen and OAC Deputy Director Mary Campbell-Zopf that focus on demystifying the language of evaluation, carrying out an evaluation plan successfully, exploring logic models and indicators, and providing hands-on lessons to help readers try concepts out in their own work. The webinar is available as a free two-part PowerPoint: download part one, download part two. You may also listen to a live training session conducted with practitioners from around the state: listen to part one, listen to part two.