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The Association of Teaching Artists, dba the Teaching Artist Guild, provides information, networking opportunities, and asset mapping for those in the teaching artist profession.
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The Kennedy Center's Digital Resource page incorporates lesson plans for virtual and in-person learning, as well as curriculum guides for arts teachers.
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The Arts Education Partnership advances arts education through research, policy, and practice.  
With extensive training and development opportunities, the Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM helps educators build capacity for the arts in diverse classrooms.
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Arts Teaching Standards across all grade levels and artistic disciplines, designed to guide educators in providing a unified quality arts education.
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The Guild is a service organization for providers of community arts education.  Focused on social justice and equity, this organization offers a unique approach to learning opportunities, leadership development, and connection to other practitioners in the field.
Louisiana Resources
Regional Arts Councils (RAC) develop arts programs to meet local needs, ensuring that decisions about cultural priorities are made within the local community.  Programs and resources by region may vary. For the RAC in your area, click here.
Louisiana Art Education Association logo An affiliate of the National Art Education Association, this organization’s membership exists of visual art educators, teaching artists, administrators, supervisors, and museum educators throughout the state of Louisiana.  Louisiana Art Educator Association mission is to promote art education through professional development, service, leadership, and advocacy.
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The Louisiana Department of Education has K-12 arts resources and curriculum standards for music, dance, theatre, and visual art.
Leea Reese Russell
Director of Arts Education and Accessibility

(225) 342-8209
lrussell@crt.la.gov
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