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Vermont Fields of Knowledge Standards:
Arts Standards

Information Technology:
Information Literacy
1.18 Students use computers, telecommunications, and other tools of technology to research, to gather information and ideas, and to represent information and ideas accurately and appropriately.

Reasoning and Problem Solving Standards
Approach-

Application
2.6 Students apply prior knowledge, curiosity, imagination, and creativity to solve problems.

Information
2.7 Students respond to new information by reflecting on experience and reconsidering their opinions and sources of information.

Taking Risks
2.8 Students demonstrate a willingness to take risks in order to learn.
2.9 Students persevere in the face of challenges and obstacles.Abstract and Creative Thinking

Abstract and Creative Thinking:

Fluency
2.10 Students generate several ideas, using a variety of approaches. Elaboration
2.11 Students represent their ideas and/or the ideas of others in detailed form. Flexibility
2.12 Students modify or change their original ideas and/or the ideas of others to generate innovative solutions.Product/Service
2.13 Students design a product, project, or service to meet an identified need. This is evident when students:
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2.13.a. Identify a need that could be met by a product, project, or service;
2.13.b. Justify the need and design the product, project, or service, researching relevant precedents and regulations; and
2.13.c. Evaluate the results. Evidence Prek-4 applies.
Evidence PreK-4 applies.

Personal Development Standards:
Worth and Personal Competence-

Goal-Setting
3.1 Students assess their own learning by developing rigorous criteria for themselves, and use these to set goals and produce consistently high-quality work.

Learning Strategies
3.2 Students assess how they learn best, and use additional learning strategies to supplement those already used.

Respect
3.3 Students demonstrate respect for themselves and others.

Relationships:

Teamwork
3.10 Students perform effectively on teams that set and achieve goals, conduct investigations, solve problems, and create solutions (e.g., by using consensus-building and cooperation to work toward group decisions).

Interactions
3.11 Students interact respectfully with others, including those with whom they have differences.

Conflict Resolution
3.12 Students use systematic and collaborative problem-solving processes, including mediation, to negotiate and resolve conflicts.

Civic/Social Responsibility Standards:
Service-

Service
4.1 Students take an active role in their community. This is evident when students:
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4.1.a. Plan, implement, and reflect on activities that respond to community needs; and
4.1.b. Use academic skills and knowledge in real-life community situations. Evidence Prek-4 applies.
Evidence PreK-4 applies.

Democratic Processes
4.2 Students participate in democratic processes. This is evident when students:
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4.2.a. Work cooperatively and respectfully with people of various groups to set community goals and solve common problems. Evidence Prek-4 applies.
Evidence PreK-4 applies.

Human Diversity:

Cultural Expression-
4.3 Students demonstrate understanding of the cultural expressions that are characteristic of particular groups.Effects of Prejudice
4.4 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of prejudice, and of its effects on various groups.

Art Standards:

Critical Response:

Eras and Styles
5.1 Students demonstrate understanding of the historical eras, styles, and evolving technologies that have helped define forms and structures in the arts, language, and literature.

Times and Cultures
5.2 Students demonstrate how literature, philosophy, and works in the arts influence and reflect their time and their local and regional culture.

Universal Themes
5.3 Students discover universal themes by comparing a broad range of cultural expressions from various times and places.

Aesthetic Judgment
5.4 Students form aesthetic judgment, using appropriate vocabulary and background knowledge to critique their own work and the work of others, and to support their perception of work in the arts, language, and literature.

Point of View
5.5 Students develop a point of view that is their own (e.g., personal standards of appreciation for the arts, language, and literature). Critique and Revision
5.6 Students review others; critiques in revising their own work, separating personal opinion from critical analysis. Audience Response
5.7 Students respond constructively as members of an audience (e.g., at plays, speeches, concerts, town meeting).

Artistic Process:

Intent
5.22 Students convey artistic intent from creator to viewer or listener.
Critique
5.23 Students critique their own and others; works in progress, both individually and in groups, to improve upon intent.
Artistic Problem Solving
5.24 Students solve visual, spatial, kinesthetic, aural, and other problems in the arts.

Exemplary Works
5.25 Students demonstrate knowledge of exemplary works in the arts from a variety of cultures and historical periods.

Analysis
5.26 Students develop and present basic analyses of works in the arts from structural, historical, economic, and cultural perspectives.
Perspective
5.27 Students combine perspectives to develop and present basic analyses of works in the arts, and they convey the ability to evaluate work in the various arts disciplines.Elements, Forms, and Techniques in the Arts

Elements, Forms, and Techniques in the Arts:

Artistic Proficiency
5.28 Students use art forms to communicate, showing the ability to define and solve artistic problems with insight, reason, and technical proficiency. This is evident when students:
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5.28.a. Use dance, music, theater, and visual arts to communicate. 5.28.aa. Communicate at a basic level in dance, music, theater, and visual arts.
5.28.aaa. Communicate proficiently in at least one art form.

Visual Arts
5.29 Students use the elements and principles of two- and three-dimensional design in the visual arts, including line, color, shape, and texture, in creating, viewing, and critiquing.
5.30 Students use a variety of visual arts media (e.g., clay, tempera, watercolor, paper maché, animation, computer-aided design, video) to show an understanding of the different properties each possesses.