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Career Pathways for the 21st Century (Word) (PDF)

Regulatory Guidance for Visual & Performing Arts

• 502 Regulation
• 503 Regulation (Word) (PDF)

Delaware Content Standards

Introduction & Clarification

• Introduction
• History
• Statewide Recommended Curriculum Design Team
• Framework for the Arts (Word) (PDF)
• Framework for Curriculum Design (Word) (PDF)
• Clarification Document for Dance (Word) (PDF)
• Clarification Document for Music (Word) (PDF)
• Clarification Document for Theatre (Word) (PDF)
• Clarification Document for Visual Art (Word) (PDF)
• Dance Standards: Grade Level Expectations and Proficiency Expectations
• Music Standards: Grade Level Expectations and Proficiency Expectations
• Theatre Standards: Grade Level Expectations and Proficiency Expectations
• Visual Arts Standards: Grade Level Expectations and Proficiency Expectations

National Coalition For Core Arts Standards Updates

Model Instructional Units

Dance

• Elementary
• Secondary
  • Dance At The Heart Of The Matter - Grade 8 (Word) (PDF)

Music

• Elementary
  • In The Bag - Grades K-3 (Word) (PDF)
  • Slices of Time (3rd Grade) (Word) (PDF)
• Secondary
  • Investigation of Traditional Music - Grade 6 (Word) (PDF)
  • You've Got To Move It Move It - Grades 4-6 (Word) (PDF)
  • The National Anthem - Music as Cultural Identity - Grade 8 (Word) (PDF)

Theatre

• Elementary
• Secondary
  • Scrooge - Grade 8 (Word) (PDF)

Visual Art  

• Elementary
  • Discovering Japanese Culture through Manga - Grades 4-6 (Word) (PDF)
  • Let's Face It! (5th Grade) (Word) (PDF)
• Secondary
  • The Golden Mean to an End (9–12) (Word) (PDF)

Resources for the Shifts in Common Core State Standards