Welcome to the NH Arts Learning Network

A collaborative of individuals, organizations and groups with a common interest in arts education, working to support quality arts learning for all students in New Hampshire by sharing information, resources and services.

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Tracking changes in education, we are highlighting new guidelines from the US Department of Education related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), reauthorized under the title of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). We will keep you informed to how this will impact Arts Education in NH through the Dandelion and our ESSA webpage.

Event Start	Title
8/8/2017 8:30 AM	The Portfolio Approach to College Applications
8/10/2017 9:00 AM	The Art of Writing: Turning words, sentences & stories into student-created art books
8/15/2017 9:00 AM	Making & Using Simple Puppets to Promote Learning
8/21/2017 9:00 AM	Next Generation Science Standards & Project Based Learning
8/21/2017 9:00 AM	Universal Design for Learning 101
8/22/2017 9:00 AM	UDL (Universal Design for Learning) in Action
8/23/2017 10:00 AM	The Art of Writing: Turning words, sentences & stories into student-created art books
8/29/2017 9:00 AM	Successful Inclusion at All Grade Levels & in All Arts Disciplines
9/30/2017	Creating and Teaching Schoolyard Habitats Part 1 and Part 2
10/12/2017	NH Music Educators October Music Fest, Fall All-Member Meeting
10/21/2017	Jazz All State Auditions, NH Music Educators
11/3/2017	Teaching Innovation & Creativity

This is what STEAM in NH looks like

STEAM promotes project based learning through the integration of all subjects; teaches innovation through hands on activities, experiments, and projects; uses the Arts and design to apply 21st Century skills transforming STEM to STEAM.

Congratulations!

TEACHERS OF THE YEAR!!! The Edies recently presented their awards and several ARTS teachers were honored!
Congratulations to:

Distinguished Music Educator of the Year Award – Glen D’Eon
NH Art Educator of the Year Award – Mary Ann Lessard
Extended Learning Opportunity Coordinator of the Year – Dean Graziano
Special Education Teacher of the Year Award – Ken Fuller
School Librarian of the Year Award – Donna Zecha

See the full list on the EDIES 2017 website.

Did you get a copy of our New Hampshire Arts Education Poster?

Email us for a free copy of this poster which celebrates the diversity of the Arts in NH. Hang it proudly in your school! This poster was created during Youth Arts Month.

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Spring/ Summer Edition of the Dandelion Read about Arts Education across New Hampshire
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Increasing Access to Arts Education in Rural Areas

Free archived webinar
With nearly one-third of public elementary and secondary schools in America rural, how do we ensure that students in these areas receive access to arts education and how can arts education help to strengthen these communities?