Resources

This hands-on, how-to planning process for schools, districts, counties, and communities will enable teams to assess, envision, and implement the arts within the context of developing skills and creativity.

As information about the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the Arts Ed Collective is continuing to support LA County's arts education community in any way we can. Find a curated list of resources including arts education lesson plans, funding opportunities, and webinars below culled from a variety of sources and partners. 

California State PTA in partnership with Create CA is pleased to launch the Parents’ Guide to the Visual and Performing Arts in California Public Schools. This guide provides an overview of what your child will learn in the arts disciplines of dance, music, theatre and the visual arts by the end of each grade level. Learn More    

As the Innovation Lab continues to expand its work, resources as well as updated drafts will be added to this page. Documents labeled as drafts, such as the Theory of Change, are archival. Learn More    

A declaration which outlines each student’s right to have access to high-quality public arts education, regardless of their background, culture, language or geographic location. Learn More    

Title 1 Arts provides resources for school leaders who wish to embrace arts programming among their strategies for achieving Title I goals. Learn more    

The Arts Ed Data Project is designed to increase participation in arts education across the state by analyzing and reporting school-level data on arts education courses and grades 6 through 12 enrollment. It provides important information to education leaders, teachers and parents about levels of access to and enrollment in arts courses in schools. Explore Data    

Here you will find professional learning modules focused on many key topics that support arts learning and Common Core Standards. Creativity at the Core, Module 11      

Teaching Artists Guild(TAG) is dedicated to collecting shared knowledge and resources, to establish Teaching Artists as equally valued peers with partners in education, community and social services. Teaching Artists Guild      

The Insider’s Guide to Arts Education Planning provides a hands-on, how-to planning process for schools, districts, and counties, which enables them to assess, envision, and implement quality, equitable, visual and performing arts programs for their students. Read the Handbook