Shelby County Schools Arts Infusion Project
Who We Are
Shelby County Schools is a suburban school district consisting of 51 schools and over 47,000 students in the metropolitan Memphis area. In 2010, SCS was only of only 12 school districts statewide to receive all A's on the Tennessee state education report card. SCS offers a comprehensive curriculum for students in grades pre-K-12.
What We Do
The Shelby County Arts Infusion Project provides ongoing professional development in arts infusion for teachers in 16 elementary and middle schools. Schools also receive instructional supplies and materials, opportunities for student arts experiences and support from project personnel. Partnerships are also formed with local arts organizations and institutions of higher learning
How We Do It
Teachers in arts infusion schools are required to attend winter and summer intensives, as well as participate in professional development during the school year. The PD sessions are facilitated by local, state and national experts in arts infusion. The SCS Arts Infusion Project follows the Kennedy Center Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) model of arts integration, as well as consultation from Dr. Nan McDonald, Coordinator of Music Education at San Diego State University and author of Handbook for K-8 Arts Integration: Purposeful Planning Across the Curriculum. The project is also currently working in partnership with ArtsMemphis, and is being evaluated by the Center for Research in Educational Policy at the University of Memphis.
Why It Matters
In the 21st century, it is imperative that students learn how to innovate, create, collaborate and solve complex problems. Furthermore, the arts, the one curricular area that comprehensively addresses these strategies, are either being curtailed or eliminated altogether from schools across the nation. The Shelby County Schools Arts Infusion Project meets the needs of the 21st century learner by providing engaging, innovative programs in reading and mathematics, while at the same time bolstering the position of the arts in the school curriculum.
Shelby County Schools is a suburban school district consisting of 51 schools and over 47,000 students in the metropolitan Memphis area. In 2010, SCS was only of only 12 school districts statewide to receive all A's on the Tennessee state education report card. SCS offers a comprehensive curriculum for students in grades pre-K-12.
What We Do
The Shelby County Arts Infusion Project provides ongoing professional development in arts infusion for teachers in 16 elementary and middle schools. Schools also receive instructional supplies and materials, opportunities for student arts experiences and support from project personnel. Partnerships are also formed with local arts organizations and institutions of higher learning
How We Do It
Teachers in arts infusion schools are required to attend winter and summer intensives, as well as participate in professional development during the school year. The PD sessions are facilitated by local, state and national experts in arts infusion. The SCS Arts Infusion Project follows the Kennedy Center Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) model of arts integration, as well as consultation from Dr. Nan McDonald, Coordinator of Music Education at San Diego State University and author of Handbook for K-8 Arts Integration: Purposeful Planning Across the Curriculum. The project is also currently working in partnership with ArtsMemphis, and is being evaluated by the Center for Research in Educational Policy at the University of Memphis.
Why It Matters
In the 21st century, it is imperative that students learn how to innovate, create, collaborate and solve complex problems. Furthermore, the arts, the one curricular area that comprehensively addresses these strategies, are either being curtailed or eliminated altogether from schools across the nation. The Shelby County Schools Arts Infusion Project meets the needs of the 21st century learner by providing engaging, innovative programs in reading and mathematics, while at the same time bolstering the position of the arts in the school curriculum.
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represent the policy for the Department of Education, and you should not
assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
Shelby County Schools is not responsible for questionable or controversial content
found through links external to this site. Shelby County Schools offers educational and employment
opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability.
