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Minneapolis Schools' Arts for Academic Achievement Program

Arts  for  Academic  Achievement  Programrisk-taking.
The Minneapolis Schools ' Arts for AcademicThe Organization of the Minneapolis Schools'
Achievement Program is a program that aims toArts  for  Academic  Achievement  Program
reform schools by using collaborations
between teachers, artists, and artisticThe Arts for Academic Achievement Program
organizations. The main goal is to raise theinvolves planning; teachers plan using clear
students' academic achievement with strongstandards to teach in and through the arts.
content focus and arts strategies.The Arts for Academic Achievement Program
Minneapolis Schools' Arts for Academicprovides teachers with a support system that
Achievement Program was launched in 1997 asincludes teams that work together to
part of the Annenberg Foundation educationalintegrate arts into teaching and learning.
reform grant. The Arts for AcademicThese teams are based in a school and
Achievement Program is a direct partnershipdifferent school teams work together in cross
with the Perpich Center for Arts Education.school groups to develop lessons that include
After the success of the Minneapolis Schools'learning through the arts. The Minneapolis
Arts for Academic Achievement Program, theSchools also provides teachers with to
Perpich Center for Arts Education hasunderstand more deeply and examine more
expanded the Arts for Academic Achievementrigorously their arts integrated teaching
Program  across  Minnesota.practice.
The Minneapolis Schools' Arts for AcademicA big part of the Minneapolis Schools' Arts
Achievement Program wants to provide thefor Academic Achievement Program is
urban students of Minneapolis withcollaboration between various groups. This
opportunities in music, dance, writing, andincludes cooperative efforts between artists,
other artistic forms. Arts for Academicarts partners, and other educators to forge
Achievement Program teaches students how tonew and/or deepen existing models and
express themselves better. It has also provenstrategies to successfully engage all
to reduce absenteeism among high schoolstudents in meaningful learning in and
students. The more that the arts werethrough the arts. One of the biggest parts of
integrated in the classroom, the better allthe collaboration is, of course, the
students performed on tests, especiallystudents. Currently the Minneapolis Schools'
students with barriers to learning. TheArts for Academic Achievement Program works
program is based on a great deal ofwith around 8,000 students from 35
educational research that shows the positiveelementary, middle, and high schools. This
impact of arts based learning on students inalso includes 150 teachers, several hundred
not only academic areas but personal andart  organizations  and  independent artists.
social  as  well.
The Minneapolis Schools' Arts for Academic
Research shows that teachers and theirAchievement  Program  in  2006-2007
teaching are altered by the Minneapolis
Schools' Arts for Academic AchievementThere are continued challenges for the
Program as well. The program changes theMinneapolis Schools' Arts for Academic
teachers' perceptions about students. ThroughAchievement Program in this year's school
their participation in the arts students gainyear. The collaborations mentioned above must
intelligence, leadership and motivation andcontinue, already some schools from 2005 have
this is shown in the classroom. Many teachersnot continued their involvement in the
change their instruction to a moreprogram. The program is also affected by the
student-centered approach. Teachers encourageartists and teachers that leave the program.
the concept of self criticism and



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