Related Resources

Teachers & Administrators

• National Core Arts Standards
• K-12 isual Arts Standards Customizable Handbook
• Visual Arts Content and Performance Standards and Glossary
• Visual Arts Content and Performance Standards and Glossary

Other Sample Lesson Plans

• The Getty Museum has lesson planning tips and plans for grades K-12.
• Dick Blick has lesson plans, videos and other educational resources.
• The NAEA has a great amount of resources available on their page.
• The Kennedy Centers Arts Edge page is a place for many arts resources.
• The Annenberg Learner is a site with many resources available for the visual arts educator.

Teaching Visual Arts in Connecticut

• Connecticut Certification Information
• How to find a job teaching Visual Arts in Connecticut

Professional Organizations

• Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA) - Connecticut's primary organization for art educators, affiliated with the National Art Education Association (NAEA)
• Connecticut Arts Administrators Association (CAAA) - Connecticut's primary organization for music and other arts administrators, open to any interested teachers and administrators

Professional Learning Opportunities

• Media Arts Center - video production and editing, webpage design, and computer & video classes
• Brookfield (CT) Craft Center: Summer and Other Classes for Art Teachers
• Lakeside Pottery (Stamford): Teacher and Student Workshops and Summer Camp
• NAEA offers professional learning opportunities as well as lesson plans for art educators.
• The Museum of Modern Art offers on-line professional learning.
• The Art of Education has a wide range of information on their site, including professional learning, podcasts, lesson plans and more.
• The Wadsworth Atheneum actively supports PreK-12 educators in their quest to bring the best in art and culture to their students.
• The Yale University Art Gallery offers professional learning opportunities for teachers of all subject areas and grade levels interested in integrating art into their curriculum as well as programs, lesson and more for students.

Resources for Parents, Students and The Community

• Incredible Art Department has enrichment ideas, homeschooling ideas and more.
• The U.S. Department of Defense
• The Connecticut Department of Community and Economic Development
• Art Collecting

Visual Arts Advocacy

• Advocacy Made Simple
• The International Art Materials Association