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Inspiring Creative Collaborations between Arts and STEM Residencies: The National Geographic Slingshot Challenge
Research shows that integrating the arts into STEM education enhances student achievement, deepens cognitive development, and strengthens educator effectiveness, though …
Key Insights from our AI and Performance Assessments Forum
The Residency Lab of the CDE Foundation and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing convened a cross-sector forum to explore how …
Statewide Residency Technical Assistance Center
SRTAC is a collaborative initiative involving: Santa Clara, Humboldt, Sacramento, Tulare, and San Diego County Offices of Education (COE), The …
AI in Educator Preparation Resources
This curated list of resources gives CoP participants a "one stop shop" where they can find legislation and guidance about …
AI in Educator Preparation Programs CoP Session 2 Slide Deck
This session highlights practical approaches to building teacher candidates’ AI literacy, including the use of AI Literacy Tags to make …
AI in Educator Preparation Programs CoP Session 1 Slide Deck
The slide deck from the inaugural community of practice (CoP) focused on integrating AI into educator preparation programs. It highlights …
AI Ethics and Policy Recommendations Notebook LM
These sources provide a comprehensive look at the ethical integration of artificial intelligence within primary and secondary education. Highlighting both …
AI Legislation Notebook LM
The provided sources detail a comprehensive regulatory landscape focused on digital privacy and artificial intelligence safety, primarily within California and …
The Qualities of Quality: Understanding Excellence in Arts Education
Many children in the United States have little or no opportunity for formal arts instruction, and access to arts learning …
SRI: The State of Arts Education in California
California has long maintained ambitious goals for arts education. The state Education Code requires schools to offer courses of study …
Art for Life's Sake: The Case for Arts Education
This is a report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. he arts are facing a grave threat as …
UChicago Report: Arts Education and Social-Emotional Learning Outcomes Among K-12 Students
Social and emotional learning is a topic of increasing focus in the education sector. Though definitions and terminology vary, at …
General VAPA Resources
This sheet links to several Arts Organizations with Educational Programming, Arts Advocacy organizations, and Arts Education Resources.
VAPA California Credential Programs
Create CA: Arts Education Funding Sources
The state Education Code requires schools to offer courses of study in four arts disciplines to all California K–12 students. …
LPI: Building a Strong and Diverse Teaching Profession
The Teaching Profession Playbook from the Partnership for the Future of Learning offers a comprehensive set of strategies that work …
Create CA: Strategic Arts Education Planning
To deliver high-quality, culturally-relevant arts education courses to students, school districts and county offices of education need a Strategic Arts …
Create CA: Prop 28: What We Know (So Far) – UPDATED JUNE 2025
In November 2022, nearly 7 million California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 28: The Arts and Music in Schools — Funding …
CA County Superintendents Arts Initiative Teaching and Learning Resources
The California Arts Standards for Public Schools, Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve were adopted by the State Board of Education on …
The California Arts Project
The California Arts Project (TCAP) is a collaborative statewide network of teachers and university scholars with the singular goal of …