EDUCATOR GUIDES

Each week one of the Spark stories is chosen to be the educational focus, and a corresponding educator guide is created.

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Ascend

New Beginnings: The ASCEND School Offers Integrated Arts Learning

Grades K-Adult

Science
Social Studies
Media Studies
Visual & Performing Arts
Adult Learning
Math
Language Arts
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RECENT EDUCATOR GUIDES

Spark 707: Kitka

Kitka
This Educator Guide provides historical information about Eastern European vocal traditions and includes music-related lessons for the classroom.
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Spark 705: Kerry James Marshall

Marshall
This Educator Guide provides information about contemporary artists' reimagined forms of history painting. Also included are lesson plan ideas and handouts of line drawings of the murals for students to study and color.
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Spark 701: Wayne Thiebaud

Thiebaud
This Educator Guide provides historical information about the Pop Art movement and how it relates to Thiebaud's work. Also included are hands-on and discussion activities.
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Educational Tool: Connections, Relations and Applications

This educational tool provides direction for making connections between the various arts disciplines, between the arts and other subject areas, and careers in the arts.
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Educational Tool: Developing Arts Programs

This educational tool is a comprehensive list of foundations and organizations offering funding for arts education programs in Northern California.
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