greetings from DPI Resources for Teachers
Julie Palkowski, Fine Arts and Creativity Education Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
The life of an educa- tor is a busy one. An online website called the “Busy Teacher” highlights several infographics point- ing to the typical teaching day. One graph is based on a survey of teachers
and shows the typical teaching day being between 12-16 hours long. Despite this, there are several studies across the globe that reveal teachers beat out other profes- sionals in how they rate their lives overall
Allow me to offer some support. My role is to build arts education across the state. This means I continually research instruc- tional practices and materials for teachers and school staff, visit classrooms to gather ideas and encourage educators to engage in dialog and learn from one another. The websites, postings and resources provided within the Wisconsin Department of Pub- lic Instruction Fine Arts and Creativity office are available to all.
Please consider the resources listed in this article to help build your work with students. Continue to contact me directly with your questions, ideas and instruc- tional arts resource needs. The majority of the website material, Google Community postings, Twitter feeds and newsletter information is generated from all of you. Your enthusiasm for arts education and for
and level of happiness (“Busy Teacher” source). Teachers identify several rea- sons why they love their jobs. As far as working with students, the teachers in the surveys share that they love watching their students grow and master new concepts. These thoughts do not reveal anything new to you. There is great enthusiasm in our profession and perseverance to help all learners.
Looking at the unique educational activi- ties of a music teacher, there needs to be an acknowledgement that hours mentioned in the “Busy Teacher” study may not reflect the additional time spent for out of classroom musical activities. There are a multitude of activities throughout your day as a music teacher that require your atten- tion, time and talent. When do you have time to sit, connect with other educators, or research tools and resources to support your work with students? I suspect the answer is “I do not have enough time in the day,” or you may have slipped out a chuckle.
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our kids keeps me motivated and focused. Thank you again for your service to build the skills and knowledge of our young people in the arts.
Please visit the WI Department of Public Instruction fine arts and creativity educa- tion links below for a variety of useful resources.
Julie Palkowski is fine arts and creativity edu- cation consultant for Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Email:
julie.palkowski@
dpi.wi.gov
Fine Arts Professional Development Site
WI DPI Google Arts Educator Communities
https://dpi.wi.gov/fine-arts
WI Academic Learning Standards
https://dpi.wi.gov/fine-arts/pd WI Standards for Music
https://goo.gl/KZA4Ye WIFACE diigo site
https://dpi.wi.gov/standards Twitter - @WisDPIArtsEd
https://goo.gl/fB6dDj
Facebook - Arts Education in Wisconsin
https://goo.gl/uLwDhq
Scoopit – Music Education and Research
https://twitter.com/ WisDPIArtsEd
https://goo.gl/9fNbgR
https://goo.gl/6HLD7a April 2018
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