Background Review
Analyzing Present Resources
Points for Consideration in Acquiring New Resources
Internet Sites
A Note About Videos
In Conclusion
This bibliography is designed to assist Saskatchewan educators in choosing a variety of resources to support Arts Education: A Curriculum Guide for the Secondary Level. It will also be useful in supporting Dance 10, 20, 30; Drama 10, 20, 30; and Visual Art 10, 20, 30. Carefully selected, appropriate materials are key to the success of an Arts Education program.
The items listed are intended to promote the philosophy of resource-based learning in which the curriculum is supported by a variety of resources and instructional approaches. In addition to various print materials, the bibliography lists art prints, transparencies, compact discs, audiocassettes, videorecordings, National Film Board 16 mm films, computer software, CD-ROM, and kits. This multi-resource approach provides students with opportunities to interact with a wide range of current materials in a variety of learning situations. It is important that human resources be accessed as well. Every community has capable people who can enrich educational experiences. To assist schools in accessing human resources, lists of Elders and organizations have also been included.
Saskatchewan Education has provided one copy of this bibliography to every school with students at the secondary level. Additional copies are available from the Book Bureau. This publication may be photocopied.
When selecting resources, the following suggestions may be helpful.
The resources in this bibliography are recommended as appropriate materials to support the Secondary Level Arts Education Curriculum. However, it remains the responsibility of educators to preview and select materials that best meet the needs of their particular schools and communities. These should be chosen in accordance with the school division's materials selection policy. Several publications available from the Book Bureau (see the distributor directory for the address) provide further assistance in the selection process. These include:
•Learning Resource Centres in Saskatchewan: A Guide for Development, 1988 - provides guidance for developing a selection policy and suggests criteria for selection.
• Diverse Voices: Selecting Equitable Resources for Aboriginal and Métis Education, 1992 - suggests strategies for recognizing and dealing with bias in resources.
• Aboriginal and Métis Education Policy From Kindergarten to Grade XII, 1995 - provides rationale and guidelines for integrating Aboriginal and Métis materials into curricula.
• Selecting Fair and Equitable Materials, 1991 - suggests strategies useful for recognition of bias and stereotypes.
• Selection Aids for Saskatchewan Schools, 1990 - lists resources useful in the selection process.
• Arts Education: A Curriculum Guide for the Secondary Level, 1996 - provides goals, contexts, and strategies for using resources.
• The bibliography should be cross-referenced with the school resource centre catalogue in order to identify suitable resources already present in the school library collection.
• The Media Index and the Strand Index are useful checklists for identifying resources already present in the school library collection. Teachers may use these indexes to ensure a balance of print and non-print resources within each strand.
• Materials in the present collection should be assessed based on the needs of the curriculum, the community, the students, and teachers. Consideration of needs include:
(i) reflection of current philosophy
(ii) accuracy, currency, readability
(iii) relevance, adaptability, and versatility of resources.
Points for Consideration in Acquiring New Resources
• Resource needs not met by the present collection could be identified by teachers and teacher-librarian working together. Some materials may be useful for several grade levels and subject areas.
• Video programs available for duplication from Media House Productions are high quality programs that can be acquired at a nominal cost. Please consult the current Media House Productions catalogue. Schools are responsible for postage, a duplication charge of $1.00 per title, blank tapes, and applicable taxes. Blank tapes may be supplied by the school or purchased from Media House Productions. Please refer to the Distributor Directory for the address and telephone numbers.
• Library wholesalers and distributors are sometimes willing to provide a display of recommended materials at the school division level to give educators the opportunity of previewing materials prior to purchase.
• Some distributors provide preview copies of materials on a trial basis or allow purchased items to be returned for a small restocking fee. For example, the Book Bureau will usually permit inappropriate items to be returned if they are in saleable condition. However, a 10% restocking fee of up to $2.00 per item will be charged.
• Teachers are reminded that resource-based courses of study can be enhanced through the use of additional materials such as the following:
- newspapers and magazines (see the section "Community Resources/Magazines" for some suggestions)
- pamphlets, brochures
- television and radio programming
- human resources such as visual artists, musicians, actors, dancers
- internet sites such as museums and art galleries (see the information that follows).
Saskatchewan Education is providing a forum through its homepage on the World Wide Web for teachers to share interesting internet sites. An on-line evaluation form is available at:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/c&i/iru/web_eval.html |
Information on sites that are highly recommended will be shared with teachers who have expressed an interest in evaluating internet sites. Saskatchewan Education will list the sites recommended for curriculum support at:
http://sasked.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/c&i/iru/links.html |
Also available for arts educators is the Saskatchewan Education Arts Education Homepage:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/artsed/homepage.html |
From there, sites such as the following can be accessed:
• ArtsEdge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
• Community Resources: Click on the Community Resources icon on the Arts Education Homepage to connect to the Saskatchewan Council of Cultural Organizations Homepage or link directly to various organizations.
• Dance Section of the World Wide Web Virtual Gallery:
http://www.tmn.com/Artswire/www/dance/dance.html
• Le Grand Louvre:
http://www.cnam.fr/wm/paris/hist/louvre-museum.html
• Homepage of Theatre:
http://www.cs.fsu.edu./projects/group 4/theatre.html
• National Film Board of Canada:
http://www.nfb.ca/
• WNUR-FM JazzWeb, Northwestern University:
http://www.acns.nwu.edu/jazz/
Virus Alert When downloading files and applications, internet users should be aware of the danger of viruses. Downloaded files and applications should always be scanned using an anti-virus utility. It is also advisable to purchase updates to the anti-virus utility regularly. These updates identify the new viruses as well as the old. |
Please note that if classic movies or other videorecordings are to be shown in the classroom legally, schools must obtain public performance rights from a distributor such as Audio Ciné Films.
The cost to obtain a licence from this company is $.25 per student per year for a general licence (school divisions or individual schools may join). The benefit of having a licence is that teachers can show to their students any videorecordings produced by the companies represented by Audio Ciné without violating copyright laws. If a general licence is purchased, teachers are responsible for renting or borrowing the videos. Audio Ciné Films does not supply them.
Another option is for schools or school divisions to buy a single-title licence for $250. for three years. This means that one copy of the videorecording is supplied by Audio Ciné Films and that teachers are allowed to show it to their students until the licence expires.
Audio Ciné is located at:
8462 Sherbrooke East
Montreal, Quebec H1L 1B2
Tel: 1-800-289-8887
Fax: 1-514-493-9058.
Educators interested in purchasing material should contact the distributor listed in the Distributor Directory at the end of this document or place a special order for all materials (except Media House Production's materials) through the Book Bureau. Please contact the Book Bureau for further information. It should be noted that prices quoted do not include applicable taxes and are subject to change, but will serve as a guide to approximate costs. Book Bureau prices include shipping and handling fees, but most other distributors charge an additional fee for shipping and handling.
Please refer to the section "How to Use the Bibliography" for information on the efficient use of this document.
It is hoped that these practical guidelines will assist educators in developing a highly useful, suitable collection of resources that meets the needs of both students and teachers.