Fine Arts
Standards of Learning
Knowledge and skills that students acquire through fine arts instruction include the abilities to think critically, solve problems resourcefully, communicate effectively, work collaboratively, understand historical and cultural perspectives, and exercise creative thinking by employing originality, flexibility, and imagination.
Multidisciplinary Fine Arts
- Fine Arts Career and Workbased Learning Resources - Word | PDF
- Arts Education Partnership
– Information and communication about current and emerging arts education policies, issues, and activities at the national, state and local levels. - Joy2Learn – Videos and interactive multimedia presentations and performances by artists including Hector Elizondo, Alan Gampel, Gregory Hines, Wynton Marsalis, Elizabeth Murray and Richard Serra, from the Joy2Learn Foundation.
- Virginia Coalition for Fine Arts Education
- Virginia Commission for the Arts
- eMediaVA - Access more than one hundred thousand free, innovative, SOL-aligned learning objects and content for your classroom.
Dance Arts
Standards Progression Charts
- Elementary-This is a PDF document.
- Middle-This is a PDF document.
- High School-This is a PDF document.
Instructional Plans
- Visit the VDOE Dance Arts Group on GoOpenVA
Professional Learning
- Visit the VDOE Dance Arts Professional Development resources on GoOpenVA
Professional Organizations
- American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
- Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (VAHPERD)
Music
Standards Progression Charts
- Elementary-This is a PDF document.
- General Music - Middle and High-This is a PDF document.
- Middle School Choral-This is a PDF document.
- High School Choral-This is a PDF document.
- Instrumental - Elementary and Middle-This is a PDF document.
- Instrumental - High School-This is a PDF document.
- Music Theory-This is a PDF document.
Instructional Plans
- Visit the VDOE Music Group on GoOpenVA
Professional Learning
- Visit the VDOE Music Professional Development resources on GoOpenVA
Professional Organizations
- National Association for Music Education
- Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association
- Virginia Choral Directors Association
- Virginia Elementary Music Educators Association
- Virginia Association of Music Education Administrators
- Virginia Music Educators Association
- Virginia Music Educators Association - Guitar Council
Theatre Arts
Standards Progression Charts
- Elementary-This is a PDF document.
- Middle-This is a PDF document.
- High School-This is a PDF document.
- Technical Theatre-This is a PDF document.
Instructional Plans
- Visit the VDOE Theatre Arts Group on GoOpenVA
Professional Learning
- Visit the VDOE Theatre Arts Professional Development resources on GoOpenVA
Professional Organizations
- American Alliance for Theatre in Education
- American Association of Community Theatre
- Southeastern Theatre Conference
- Educational Theatre Association/ International Thespian Society
- Virginia Educational Theatre Association/ Virginia Thespians
Visual Arts
Standards Progression Charts
- Elementary-This is a PDF document.
- Middle-This is a PDF document.
- High School-This is a PDF document.
Instructional Plans
- Visit the VDOE Visual Arts Group on GoOpenVA
Professional Learning Resources
- Visit the VDOE Visual Arts Professional Development resources on GoOpenVA