In the Connecting process, students relate artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context (CA Arts Framework, 43).

Big Idea Success Criteria

The categories and their related standards below unpack the success criteria of this big idea.

  • Prof.VA:Cn10

Document the process of idea development, form early-stage ideas to fully elaborated ideas.

  • Prof.VA:Cn11

Describe how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art.

California Department of Education. 2020. California Arts Education Framework. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

Alternative Means of Expression

This big idea does not have created or curated examples of alternative means of expression due to the project scope and timeline. If you have example options you would like to share with the initiative team, please use the BYOT option.

Sample Coursework

Bring Your Own Task (BYOT)

A Call to IEP Teams

We want students’ IEP team members to share their ideas regarding viable alternative means of expression pertaining to this big idea for students with disabilities, including those eligible for the CAA, these teams serve. IEP teams can define viable alternative means of expression for an individual student with an IEP, as long as these mediums meet the local requirements of the coursework.

A Call to Content-based Educators

In addition to IEP teams, we know secondary teachers and district curriculum leads have a wealth of experience and ideas related to innovative ways to assess students’ understanding of this content. We are interested in sample alternative means of expression this community sees as viable assessments of this big idea.

Please use the entry boxes below to share these ideas.

Important Note —These assessment tools will not be shared outside the review of the initiative team and will remain the intellectual property of the users who have made this submission. Furthermore, feedback or comments from the initiative team will not be given to uploaded content, nor does uploading materials imply that the alternative means of expression strategy is a viable option for this big idea.

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