Arts+Education+Links

General:

 * [|The Kennedy Center Arts Edge]A RTSDGE
 * [|www.wwlearning.ca] - worthwhile websites for learning. A comprehensive site with a tons of links to interactive art, music and drama websites for primary and elementary students. Click on "the arts". Websites are designed to enhance student learning but they are not lesson plans. Definitely worth checking out!
 * [|TED.com] - Technology, Entertainment and Design. This site makes **the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free**. More than 200 talks from our archive are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a [|Creative Commons license], so they can be freely shared and reposted.
 * [|ArtsAlive.ca -] a website all about the performing arts. Learn about orchestral music, dance, English and French language theatre, and explore engaging archival collections.
 * http://www.alexanderstreet.com/ - scholarly database of the arts and humanities.
 * [] - //VSA arts// is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.

**Visual Arts**

 * [|The Incredible Art Department]- One of the best, all inclusive art web sites out there. Unit and lesson plans for all grades, evaluation rubrics, substitute lesson plans and more. One of my personal favourites.
 * [|ArtSask]- "Welcome to ARTSask! Great information about art, artists, galleries and collections in Saskatchewan, across Canada, and around the world!" - An incredible resource for visual art teachers. You MUST check this out!=
 * [|Bright Ring Publishing]- this page is a link to MANY, MANY primary and elementary art sites. Great list!

= = With games, videos, and moving image galleries for Kids, in-depth interviews and articles for students, the image research database for scholars, and downloadable resource kits for teachers, Native Drums has something for everyone! "
 * Music**
 * [|Pulse A STOMP Odessey] - free 25 page teacher guide with lots of lesson plans. A great companion to the DVD (let me know if you want to borrow it!)
 * [|Arts Alive.ca Music Section]- music resources, instruments lab, great composers, NAC orchestra, activities and games, orchestra.
 * [|Beat for Peace]- an organization that specializes in using drumming circles as counselling to promote resiliency in at-risk students.
 * [|Putumayo Presents.... -] a world music site that allows you to sample songs on most CD's. A great resource for dance class or music. Record label and online store featuring reggae, Afro pop, folk, Celtic, and world beat artists and CDs. Multicultural educational kit for children.
 * [|Native Drums.ca] - ..."an exciting and innovative website devoted to the rich heritage of First Nations culture and music in Canada.

Drama

 * [|Drama Resource]- creative ideas for teaching drama. Games, technique, lesson plans...even one based on THe Gruffalo! A great site to check out!

Dance

 * [|Arts Alive.ca Dance Section] - Dance 101, Understanding Dance, Making Dance, Meet the Artists, **Mediatheque** (view dance performances!) and Your Turn section. Excellent Resource!
 * [|Dance Saskatchewan Inc.] - provincial arts organization. Largest dance library in Canada.
 * CD's: Contrast and Continum CD series for Dance - http://www.ravennaventures.com/cds.html. Check out this site for a samples of music from each CD. A perfect companion to the book //Creative Dance for All Ages.//