Teacher Resources and Evaluations for ArtSmart

Thank you for your involvement in our ArtSmart Program! This page contains Study Guides, pre- and post-concert activity suggestions for your class, and evaluation forms. Your feedback will help Tandy Beal & Company secure future grants to continue bringing great art to your schools! Thank you!

California Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Content Standards

Dance Around the World Evaluation Form

We value your feedback! Thank you for taking the time to answer our evaluation thoughtfully.

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1) What engaged or excited you about the program--for yourself and for your children's learning?

2) Do you have any stories about seeing change with your class because of any aspect of the movement work?

3) Did you notice changes in SEL or other areas--collaboration, communication, creativity or questioning?

4) How did you, as a classroom teacher, relate to it all?

5) Did you reach out to parents to volunteer? If so, what was the response -- yours and theirs?

6) Do you have any suggestions to strengthen the program?

7) Any other thoughts to share?

Concert Study Guides

Step Right Up! Circus-Flavored Dance - A Study Guide in Creativity, Cooperation and Fun!
Micha Scott Dances! Study Guide! - A Study Guide in Movement and Observation
Venezuelan Music Project - Study Guide - A Study Guide in Music, Culture and History
The Magic Carpet: World Dance - Study Guide: Building Community, Compassion and Understanding
Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir - Rhythm, Connection, and the African Diaspora
Keith Terry's Crosspulse - A Study Guide in Rhythm, Math, Music, History and Social Studies

ArtSmart Concert Discussion Questions

After the performance, please have a short discussion with your class about how they saw the following Common Core and VAPA standards demonstrated by the performers:

1) How did the performers demonstrate:
~Creativity?
~Collaboration?
~Communication?
~History and Culture?
~Did any part of the performance relate to subjects that you are already learning in school? How?

2) How was seeing this concert today valuable to you?

After your class discussion, please take a few moments to answer our survey. Finding ways to measure the value of arts in the schools will help us secure grants to bring you more programs!

ArtSmart Concert Evaluation Form