SPARKED TOOLS
Buy Spark Videos
The
Spark stories that correspond to the
SparkEd Educator Guides are available on VHS and DVD.
Developing Arts Programs
Guide to planning and funding your arts program
Connections, Relations & Applications
The connections, relationships and applications between the arts disciplines, between the arts and other subject areas, and careers in the arts
Assessments in the Arts
Support for educators on evaluating student accomplishment in the arts
Standards-Based Reform
Explanation of and strategies for reforming core curricula through a standards-based approach
Classroom Tips
Teaching Strategies, classroom management tips and sample pedagogies for teaching arts in the classroom
Arts Basics
Vocabulary for teaching and learning in the arts
Dance vocabulary
Literary arts vocabulary
Music vocabulary
Theater vocabulary
Visual arts vocabulary
Approaching Your Bias
Support for educators on how to approach their biases toward contemporary art
Multiple Intelligences
A complete explanation of Howard Gardner's
Theory of Multiple Intelligences, addressed by
SparkEd
Media Matters
How to use video
Spark segments in the classroom: media literacy, production and analysis
Media Literacy
Media literacy-based activities for the classroom
Literacy-based Instructional Strategies
Literacy and writing activities that may be used in conjunction with
Spark video segments
Arts Education in the Bay Area
History, resources, and information about arts education in the San Francisco Bay Area
