Audience:  Arts Educators

During the 2020-2021 pandemic, the need for K-12 online fine arts instruction is unprecedented. A rubric was specifically created to help fine arts teachers who asked, “What should I be doing with online instruction?” This planning tool can help fine arts teachers gauge the quality of their online planning, instruction and assessment during this challenging time. The intent of this rubric is to be a broad based instrument that can be utilized across multiple fine arts content areas for general guidance. This self-assessment tool is not intended for administrator use or teacher evaluation. Instead, this rubric serves as a starting point to plan virtual instruction in arts education with deeper content and stretch for increased learning.

Participants will be able to:

1. Show the importance of online planning and instruction specific to arts education
2. Self-assess their online instruction
3. Demonstrate the important use of photos, videos, and recordings as instructional tools in the arts
4. Provide ideas to stretch lessons and learning
5. Share new resources with fine arts educators
6. Demonstrate the significant planning time required for online instruction
7. Increase awareness of the importance of virtual instruction in arts education
8. Support the need for online teacher PD
This original rubric serves as a starting point to plan virtual instruction in arts education with deeper content and stretch for increased learning. Future updates to this rubric will occur as information evolves. Some of the best arts educators through the U.S. and Ohio, collaborated on this project for the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education (OAAE).------