AIM for All: Arts, Innovation, and Music for Students, Collaboration for Educators

Outline

Introduction to the AIM Program’s System Design (10 minutes):
Content: Overview of how two unrelated opportunities were transformed into a comprehensive arts and music system.
Engagement: Poll audience on their experience with arts programs and system integration.

Equity and Collaboration in AIM (15 minutes):
Content: Explanation of how AIM ensures equity by providing arts access for all students and giving educators dedicated collaboration time.
Engagement: Participants will engage in peer discussions on how they ensure equity in their own programs.

Case Studies and Success Stories (15 minutes):
Content: Sharing specific examples of student and teacher outcomes from the AIM Program.
Engagement: Small group discussions to reflect on parallels in attendees’ contexts, followed by a Q&A session.

Interactive Planning Activity (20 minutes):
Content: Participants will design their own arts-integrated projects using provided templates.
Engagement: Hands-on activity where participants work in teams to create project outlines that incorporate collaboration time for educators and equitable student engagement.
Device-based feedback on activity using polling or quizzes.

Closing Reflection and Q&A (10 minutes):
Content: Summarize key takeaways and allow for audience questions.
Engagement: Participants will reflect on the session's content and how they can implement similar systems in their districts.

Supporting research

"The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth" (NEA report): Demonstrates the positive impact of arts education on student outcomes, particularly for marginalized groups.

"Creative Schools" by Sir Ken Robinson: Provides insights into how arts and creativity can transform education.

Proposition 28 – California Arts & Music Education Funding: Supports the value of increased arts access in schools and the role of dedicated funding in making this possible.

Articles on Teacher Collaboration: Research from Harvard's Project Zero on the benefits of teacher collaboration in arts integration.