A Statewide Arts Advisory Team developed this Entry Points document to support teaching the arts, whether remotely, using a hybrid model, or fully in-person. This document is organized by arts discipline and is intended to use in communication with students and their families as well as educators.

This handbook is for Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction grantees, contractors, and collaborators who will be contributing instructional materials to the Washington OER Hub.

The Washington OER Hub is an online library of free, high-quality K–12 learning and teaching materials created by and curated for Washington educators.Watch introductory videos and download this informational handout to share with your district and colleagues.

Black Washington is the Washington State Historical Society’s ongoing initiative to commemorate the presence, contributions, and evolving impact of local Black communities..Read, watch, and listen to stories about community organizing, engaging in labor and operating business, striving for civil rights, achieving education, pursuing the arts, and overcoming adversity and racism.

These resources from Mount Vernon School District educators provide lessons that integrate Washington's Social Emotional Learning and Physical Education learning standards along with educator guidance and teaching strategies.

The K–12 Arts Learning Standards for Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts can be
downloaded from the OSPI Learning Standards and Instructional Materials webpage at https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-standards-instructional-materials.
Depending on the focus of arts education in a given district or school, one or more of the five Arts Learning Standards documents can be used to guide instruction and help students develop competency in the arts.

This document covers Dance, which may include, but is not limited to, multiple forms of dance, as well as choreography, dance notation, dance history, dance anatomy, musical theater, dance production, and improvisation.

The K–12 Arts Learning Standards for Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts can be downloaded from the OSPI Learning Standards and Instructional Materials webpage at: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-standards-instructional-materials.
Depending on the focus of arts education in a given district or school, one or more of the five Arts Learning Standards documents can be used to guide instruction and help students develop competency in the arts.

This document covers Media Arts, which may include, but is not limited to photography, film, animation, audio/video arts, technology (T.V., radio, and audio projects, social media, and Internet projects), video game design, digital art and design, and visual communications.

The K–12 Arts Learning Standards for Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts can be downloaded from the OSPI Learning Standards and Instructional Materials webpage at: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-standards-instructional-materials.
Depending on the focus of arts education in a given district or school, one or more of the five Arts Learning Standards documents can be used to guide instruction and help students develop competency in the arts.

This document covers Music, which may include, but is not limited to, but is not limited to, general music, choir, band, orchestra, music theory, world and historical music, opera, and musical theater,

The K–12 Arts Learning Standards for Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts can be downloaded from the OSPI Learning Standards and Instructional Materials webpage at: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-standards-instructional-materials.
Depending on the focus of arts education in a given district or school, one or more of the five Arts Learning Standards documents can be used to guide instruction and help students develop competency in the arts.

This document covers Theatre, which may include, but is not limited to, acting, theatre, film acting and film-making, improvisation, mime, puppetry, performed poetry/spoken word, musical theatre, playwriting, technical theatre/stagecraft, and theatre production.

The K–12 Arts Learning Standards for Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts can be downloaded from the OSPI Learning Standards and Instructional Materials webpage at: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-standards-instructional-materials.
Depending on the focus of arts education in a given district or school, one or more of the five Arts Learning Standards documents can be used to guide instruction and help students develop competency in the arts.

This document covers Visual Arts, which may include, but is not limited to, drawing, painting, ceramic arts/pottery, sculpture, 2-D design, 3-D design, photography, arts printmaking, graphic arts, textiles, jewelry, and glass arts.

This lesso material includes the water cycle along with the three main keywords ( evaporation , condensation , and Precipitation) explained. 

This lesson is to help students understand weather, how it changes, and how weather influences what we wear as it changes.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops international standards for the Web: HTML, CSS, and many more.

The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops standards and support materials to help you understand and implement accessibility.

Session #1 of 8 AEM Across the Lifespan with OTAP - An Accessible Educational Materials Virtual Mini-Conference (recorded 12.07.23)Presented by Debra FitzgibbonsSession Description: Inclusion of all learners in all Early Childhood environments begins by ensuring equal access to learning activities for all children. Timely provision of accessible options ensures learners with disabilities can access the same information, engage in meaningful participation, and enjoy the same services as non-disabled students, with equivalent ease of use. This session will review common vocabulary, reference relevant state and national legislation related to AEM in the early years and connect the dots by sharing examples of Assistive Technology and Accessible Educational Materials in Early Childhood Environments. It is never too early to help learners explore and discover what works for them.

AEM for Inclusion session #2 with Jennifer SouthSession Description: This AEM session will review the meaning of accessibility, and look at why standard formats can create barriers for certain learners. In contrast, we will outline and explore the basic accessible formats. Ideally, educators would provide materials that their students can access, but when that doesn’t happen, learners need a solution. Additionally, some accessible formats may require the use of an assistive technology tool to allow the student to fully interact with the materials being presented. This session will focus on free or low-cost accessible technology tools available on a variety of devices and platforms. Having the right tool for the task can mean the difference in a student’s meaningful and successful participation in their education!

AEM Across the Lifespan session #6 | Gayl Bowser, M.Ed.Independent Consultant | Session Description: When students with disabilities are provided with print based educational materials in accessible formats, their ability to succeed in inclusive educational settings increases significantly. One-to-one technology options for students have resulted in environments where most of the needed resources to provide AEM are available. Yet without administrative support and agency guidelines, it is unlikely that Oregon’s classrooms will be able to provide the accessible learning environments that are mandated by federal and state laws. This presentation will discuss specific roles and actions that school administrators can take to ensure accessible learning environments for students who need accessible educational materials.

When the team has assessed a student's need for AEM, chosen formats and acquired them, it is only the beginning of the effective use of AEM. In this session we will explore ideas about how teachers and students use AEM in real classroom settings. We will share ideas about questions like "How do students develop skills to use AEM independently?" and "What do teachers need to know about teaching in classroom groups where some students require accessible formats?" When you join this session you will have the opportunity to explore basic concepts of classroom management for AEM and apply them to real students and educators in your own practice.

AEM for Inclusion Session #4, originally recorded 1.16.24Gayl Bowser, M.Ed | Independent Consultant | Assistive Technology CollaborationsSession Description: There are four main activities involved in IEP team consideration of a student's need for AEM. 1.)Determine the student’s need for AEM; 2.)Select the Accessible format(s) the student needs; 3.)Plan to acquire the Materials; 4.) Determine services and support that the student will need. In this AEM for Inclusion webinar, we will use the Oregon Standard IEP form to identify the ways that team decisions can be recorded in meaningful ways so that everyone on a student's educational team understands the plan for AEM.

AEM for Inclusion session #5, originally recorded 2.20.24Wendy Burkhardt, MS ATACP | High Desert ESDOnce your team has determined and documented that a student requires Accessible Educational Materials, it is time to search for and acquire the materials in the format(s) the student needs to meet their goals. This session reviews the types of accessible formats and the technologies they are compatible with. We will discuss best practices to provide alternative formats in a timely manner, including resources at a district, state and national level. Best practice incorporates accessibility into curriculum purchasing for universal access to all students. We will share AEM repositories such as the well-known Bookshare and Learning Ally to acquire accessible materials not currently available at the district level.

AEM Across the Lifespan session #3Michelle Soriano, M.Ed. | Technical Assistance Specialist | National Center on Accessible Educational MaterialsKelli Suding, M.Ed. | Technical Assistance Specialist | National Center on Accessible Educational MaterialsSession Description: Are you looking for a systematic way to ensure that all students have access to high-quality accessible educational materials (AEM) that meet their individual needs? Do you want to learn how to apply the four-step AEM decision-making process from the National AEM Center in your state or district? If so, join us for this interactive session where we will share practical tools and strategies to help you make effective AEM decisions.By the end of this session, you will have a clear understanding of the four-step AEM decision-making process and how to use it to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.Learning Objectives:- Identify the need for AEM and related services- Select and acquire appropriate AEM and related services- Understand how AEM and AT work together- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of AEM and related services