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MAEA Art Advocacy As a teacher, you are in a unique position to bear witness to the extraordinary richness that the arts can lend to your classroom. That makes you an ideal advocate for arts education. Think about the last time you experienced the power of the arts in your classroom. Perhaps a struggling student blossomed while creating a piece of visual art. Or maybe your class made an authentic connection to their history when they wrote and performed a play about civil rights. Advocacy often has a lofty connotation, and is assumed to be the domain of lobbyists, non-profit organizations, and policymakers. As a result, teachers tend to underestimate their own potential roleand poweras advocates. Advocacy is really nothing more than influenceand teachers have ample opportunity to influence parents, peers, school boards, and administrators. No matter whom you are attempting to persuade, the key is to make them active partners in your mission. adapted from Exercise Your Influence for the Arts By Barbara Shepherd Join us for Fine Arts Education Day, March 16, 2011 The
MO Arts Council and the MO Alliance for Arts Education partner to Missouri Alliance for Arts Education Website Missouri Alliance for Arts Education Statement on the Arts Art Advocacy Websites: Visual Arts Career Guide National PTA Arts in Education MSIP Standards & Indicators Americans for the ARTS Arts Education Partnership/Critical Links ArtsEdge John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Missouri
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