Stage right is a theatre term that designates the left
side of the stage from the audience’s viewpoint. When an actor moves across the stage, from stage right to stage left, the audience senses strong purposeful forward movement— movement toward a goal. It is an appropriate metaphor for what drama/theatre can achieve for educators and students in our schools MUSIC we develop these musical skills, we learn to match pitch, accurately perform complex rhythms, and blend our music making with others around us while at the same time paying attention to our own musical production. We decode musical symbols on multi-levels as we process and perform pitches, rhythms, meters, text, and affective markings such as dynamics and articulations, all at the same time. VISUAL ARTS ART AS INQUIRY – CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART IN EDUCATION “Visualizing abstract ideas though an artistic lens is a viable teaching tool, one that allows us to expand our students’ web of knowledge in very engaging and eye-opening ways.” DANCE Dance, as an artistic and physical practice, seems to stand in contrast to some recent educational trends, such as a focus on standardized testing, digital technology, and core content. MEDIA ARTS ADVANCING ARTS EDUCATION IN A DIGITAL AGE Youths today are awash in new digital media, ranging from artistic applications for their iPads and iPhones, to new interactive exhibits at local museums, to the streaming of video and music. As young people begin to consume and produce so much digital media Visual Communication Design Visual Communication Design is a broad term encompassing graphic design, information design, instructional design, visual storytelling and various products of cultural and visual information. In today's competitive and information-rich world, visual communication design is indispensable. From the moment we wake up, most of our experiences, actions, perceptions and decisions are informed and controlled by design