AAEC

Alaska Arts Education Consortium (AAEC) promotes learning in and through the Arts for all Alaskan students.

[AAEC @akartsed]

Sign-up for the April #ArtByte - our 4/18 virtual session is w/ Haines teacher Giselle Miller.
Bring watercolor paints, oil pastels, colored pencils, & some white paper for a quick project. Register by 4/17 https://t.co/N2GbMXfLN0
Free for AAEC districts. $5 for others. 4:00 AKST

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Today's #artsedmonthak #celebration recognizes music education happening during the school day & after-school w/ the Juneau Alaska Music Matters (JAMM) program, now working w/ over 500 students across three elem schools & one secondary school w/in @JuneauSchools.
Bravo!

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Today's #artsedmonthak spotlight post: John Apangalook School in Sivugaq/Gambell. This week's theme is #Celebration & @BSSDSchools is gearing up to celebrate these 3 pieces alongside others in the district-wide Spring Art Show.

Happy final week of AK Arts Education Month!

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New week, new theme for #artsedmonthak: #celebration!
Looking for fresh lesson ideas on arts and celebrations? Check out this week's resource guide by Homestead Elem School Music Teacher Hannah Johnson: https://t.co/AAS1GeTpPc

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Sign-ups are open for the March #ArtByte!
3/28 virtual session w/ teacher Barbara Short - She'll review the free visual art lessons of Project ARTiculate from @fsdk12

➡Free for AAEC districts. $5 for others. 4:30 AKST register by 3/27 at https://t.co/N2GbMXgjCy

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Today's post of #culture for this week of #artsedmonthak is from "Your Art, Your Voice" the 51st annual @ASDschools Youth Art Show. This annual event is in collaboration w/ @AnchorageMuseum. Pieces on display until Apr 9.
Art by North Star Elementary & Hanshew Middle School.

[AAEC @akartsed]

New week, new theme for #artsedmonthak: #culture!

Looking for fresh lesson ideas on arts & culture? Check out this week's resource guide by the Arts Education Program Director of @Arts4Alaska Laura Forbes: https://t.co/ZlwpWsRyM6

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Today's #artsedmonthak spotlight on #careers: @UASSitka has been partnering w/ Blatchley Middle School hosting trips for students to learn about Welding, Woodshop, & Northwest Coast Arts. Students even visited a carving team creating a pole for the Kootéeya Deiyí w/ @SHInstitute

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Our hearts are full seeing these delicately beaded ornaments from 5th grade students at
@ShishSchool! These will be on display w/ art from across @BSSDSchools for the annual Spring Art Show.
We're spotlighting arts & #careers this 3rd week of #artsedmonthak.

[AAEC @akartsed]

New week, new theme for #artsedmonthak: #careers!

Looking for fresh lesson ideas on arts & careers? Check out this week's resource guide by Lower Yukon School District Director of Career & Technical Education/ Kusilvak Career Academy Conrad Woodhead: https://t.co/JmHdagjHKD

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Improve student engagement w/ learning that leads to positive outcomes in alignment w/ school improvement efforts.This event is to increase local impact, arming admin w/ strategies to meet needs, interests & experience levels to amplify learning in & through arts & culture.

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Thanks to Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School in Sivungaq (Savoonga) for today's #ArtsEdMonthAK spotlight artwork. These amazing #nature pieces will be in the @BSSDSchools Art Show this spring.

Everyone get your photos ready for next week's theme: arts education & #careers!

[AAEC @akartsed]

For #artsedmonthak let's celebrate student art from Fairbanks! These #nature pieces are featured in the annual "Up With Art" exhibit hosted by Fairbanks Arts. Their gallery has over 300 artworks by students of @fsdk12 on display through the end of March.

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Let's dive into Kodiak's tide pools in today's #artsedmonthak spotlight post! On IG @KodiakArts shared how a recent arts integration workshop for @KIBSD teachers w/ Natasha Zahn made a huge splash w/ kindergarteners at Main Elem.
AK Arts Ed Month photo challenge Week 2: #nature

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Thx to Brevig Mission School in #Sitaisaq for sharing this #nature art for AK Arts Education Month! These pieces will be featured in the @BSSDSchools Spring Art Show.
How do your Alaskan students connect to nature & the arts? Tag #ArtsEdMonthAK @akartsed for our photo challenge!

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Cheers to Homestead Elem for celebrating its visual arts program & sharing these artworks by students! This week's theme is #Nature for our #ArtsEdMonthAK photo challenge. Tag us for a chance to be the day's spotlight post showing what's happening w/ arts ed in your part of AK.

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New theme for #ArtsEdMonthAK photo challenge: #nature
How is nature woven into arts ed in your part of AK? Tag us & share! Looking for fresh lesson ideas? Check out this week's resource guide by @kpbsd teacher Anna Widman: https://t.co/jZYi1DJpgZ
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photo credit: @theartofed

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Today's #ArtsEdMonthAK spotlight w/ this week's theme (#community) is Kenai Alternative HS. Students making a community mural, creating w/ a community artist (local ceramicist Daisy Jeffords), & visiting arts orgs w/in their community (#KenaiArtCenter & @AnchorageMuseum).
@kpbsd

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Celebrate Alaska Arts in Education Month in our annual photo challenge. How to play:
1. Go to Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter
2. Share student work for this week's theme
3. Tag the post with BOTH #ArtsEdMonthAK & @akartsed
Let's celebrate the arts in schools across our state!

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Today's #ArtsEdMonthAK spotlight: we're off to the circus! This week @SitkaSchools took a field trip to enjoy arts in their community, seeing performers from Sitka Cirque dance, flip, & spin in the air.
Week 1's theme = #community. Share your school's story of arts in Alaska!