Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program Year 2 Implementation Evaluation 2009-2010 Technical Report December 2010 Prepared by the Utah Education Policy Center University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT http://uepc.ed.utah.edu December 2010 Contents Acknowledgments......................................................................................................................... viii Program Overview .......................................................................................................................... 1 Overview of Evaluation Methods ................................................................................................... 3 Arts Integration ............................................................................................................................... 2 Continuum of Arts Integration Approaches ................................................................................ 2 Learning Through the Arts ...................................................................................................... 3 Arts for Arts Sake .................................................................................................................... 3 Mutual Integration of Academic and Art Core Concepts ....................................................... 4 2010) - Entry-Level Connections ......................................................................................................... 6 School-wide Arts Integration ...................................................................................................... 7 (2009 Factors Influencing the Approach to Arts Integration ................................................................ 9 History as an Arts School ........................................................................................................ 9 Multiple Art Forms .................................................................................................................. 9 Experience and Expertise ...................................................................................................... 10 Leadership Support for Arts Integration ............................................................................... 10 Arts Integrated Lessons ............................................................................................................. 11 Variations in Subjects by Art Form ....................................................................................... 17 Summary of Arts Integration ..................................................................................................... 21 Collaborative Planning .................................................................................................................. 23 Evolution of Collaborative Planning .......................................................................................... 23 BTSALP Year 2 Evaluation Report Evaluation Year 2 BTSALP Building Relationships ............................................................................................................... 24 Collaborative Planning Utilization ............................................................................................. 25 Informal and Formal Collaborative Planning Approaches .................................................... 30 Supplementing Instruction ................................................................................................... 32 Challenges to Collaborative Planning ........................................................................................ 33 Summary of Collaborative Planning Implementation ............................................................... 37 Side-by-Side Teaching ................................................................................................................... 38 December 2010 Page i Facilitators ................................................................................................................................. 38 Comfort with the Art Form ................................................................................................... 38 Rapport ................................................................................................................................. 39 Principal Support ................................................................................................................... 39 Overall Configurations............................................................................................................... 40 Frequency of Side-By-Side Teaching ..................................................................................... 40 Schedules .............................................................................................................................. 41 Side-by-Side Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................................... 42 Types of Collaboration/Relationships ................................................................................... 43 Report Evaluation Year 2 BTSALP Roles .................................................................................................................................. 45 Professional Benefits of Side-by-Side Teaching ................................................................ 49 Goals and Purpose of Side-by-Side Teaching ........................................................................ 51 Challenges to Side-by-Side Teaching ......................................................................................... 52 Competing Demands and Scheduling Conflicts .................................................................... 52 Unclear Expectations ............................................................................................................ 53 Time Constraints and Feeling Overwhelmed ........................................................................ 53 Lack of Participation .............................................................................................................. 54 Limited Collaborative Planning ............................................................................................. 55 (2009 Summary of Side-by-Side Teaching Implementation ................................................................ 56 Professional Development ............................................................................................................ 58 - 2010) BTSALP Professional Development Framework ........................................................................ 58 Planning for Professional Development.................................................................................... 59 Resources for Professional Development ................................................................................. 62 Content/Topic of Professional Development ........................................................................... 64 Professional Development Delivery .......................................................................................... 67 Mentoring from the PDP ....................................................................................................... 67 Mentor/Mentee Fit ........................................................................................................... 67 Classroom Observations and Feedback ............................................................................ 72 Encouragement and Moral Support ................................................................................. 73 December 2010 Page ii Materials and Resources ................................................................................................... 74 Advocacy of the BTSALP .................................................................................................... 74 Regional Meetings, Arts Conferences, and Workshops (One-Time Training Events) .......... 75 Peer Networking and Collaboration ..................................................................................... 77 Organizations and Individuals Who Provide Professional Development ................................. 78 Impact of Professional Development ........................................................................................ 80 Summary of Professional Development ................................................................................... 80 Overall Implementation and Impact ............................................................................................. 82 Benefits for Student .................................................................................................................. 85 Student Achievement – Part I ............................................................................................... 85 2010) - Student Achievement – Part II .............................................................................................. 86 Student Comprehension of Core Content ........................................................................ 87 (2009 Student Learning Activities .............................................................................................. 88 Assessment of Student Learning ...................................................................................... 91 Social/Emotional Benefits ..................................................................................................... 94 Better Behavior 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