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SOUTHEAST CENTER FOR EDUCATION IN THE ARTS
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave, Department 6706 - Chattanooga, TN 37403
- 423.755.5205
Mr. Kim Wheetley | kim-wheetley@utc.edu
http://www.utc.edu/SCEA
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Disciplines
Dance
Music
Theatre
Visual Arts
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Type of Program
In-school
After school
All day
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Age Range
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
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| Organization |
| Mission: | |
To bring about change in education by implementing comprehensive arts education programs through advocacy, curriculum development and professional training. SCEA offers intensive professional development programs to help administrators, arts specialists, classroom teachers, artists, and parents understand the nature of art, dance, music, and theatre as they discover exciting ways to integrate the arts into the curriculum.
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| Founded: | |
1987
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| Vision: | |
Partnerships and interactive technology will be integral factors in research, writing, teaching and consulting. Summer institutes will continue to provide introductions to comprehensive arts education and advanced work in multi-arts education and arts. Video, CD-ROMs, distance learning and web-based instruction will be used to communicate with wide-ranging audiences.
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| Honors: | |
The Center's directors are currently designing the course of study for a new arts education series of television programs and accompanying Internet sites being developed by the Annenberg/CPB Channel. The Center received the Children's Theatre Foundation of American Medallion of Excellence in 1997, and the Regional Designation Award in the Arts from the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in 1994 and 1995.
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| Program |
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Summer Institutes: One-week Introduction to Comprehensive Arts Education Institutes in Administration, Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Art, One-week Multi-Arts Renewal Institute. In-School Workshops: Introduction to Discipline-Based Music Education, Introduction to Discipline-based Theatre Education, Introduction to Discipline-based Visual Art Education, Curriculum Development, Electronic Portfolios, Teaching Selected Units of Study. Consultations, Planning, and Assessment: Arts Leadership Team, Long-range Planning, Reflecting Teaching Practice
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| Youth Served: | |
150
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| Gender Specific: | |
No
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| Prerequisites: | |
There are no prerequisites for participation in the Center's programs.
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| Season: | |
Academic year, Summer
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| Schedule: | |
Monthly
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| Method of Evaluation: | |
Performance, Product, Survey
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| Free Program: | |
No
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| Scholarships: | |
No
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| Additional Info: | |
SCEA’s Instructional Resource Catalog includes dance, music, theatre, visual art, and multi-arts materials, posters, and units of study which cover a broad range of topics and grade levels.
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| Administration |
| Primary Instructor: | |
Teacher
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| Professional Development for Artists or Teachers: | |
Yes
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| Curriculum Guides or Lesson Plans for Teachers: | |
Yes
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| Funding: | |
Earned revenue, Private support, Government and/or foundation grants
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| Governing Board: | |
No
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| Advisory Board: | |
Yes
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| Community |
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Town, School District, City, County, Multiple county, State
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| Serve At-risk Youth: | |
Some
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| Collaborations: | |
Schools, Libraries, Cultural institutions, Museums
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"The Southeast Center inspires teachers to integrate the arts across the curriculum. Such an arts-rich environment stimulates young minds and makes learning more fun and therefore more effective."
-- Ruth Holmberg, Chair of SCEA Advisory Board
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