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Arts Integration & Wellness Resources - a conversation with special guest Debbie Yarrow, Arts Education Manager at Creative Sonoma

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Explore the STEAM Showcase 2026 Padlet Arts Integration Resources with special guest Debbie Yarrow, Arts Education Manager at Creative Sonoma!

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Arts Integration & Wellness Resources - Debbie Yarrow (Arts Education Manager at Creative Sonoma)

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The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM

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STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.

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Finding Joy in Climate Action Venn Diagram Worksheet

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Finding Joy in Climate Action Venn Diagram Worksheet

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Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson - How to Find Joy in Climate Action

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Sonoma Water - A Call to Action Grant Program

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Sonoma Water - A Call to Action Grant Program

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A Call to Action is a small grant program for teachers and their students to take on solution-focused projects related to water or climate change at their schools or neighborhoods. With this program, we hope to inspire a sense of ownership and hopefulness in students as they work together to make a positive impact.

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A Call To Action

A Call to Action is a small grant program for teachers and their students to take on solution-focused projects related to water or climate change at their schools or neighborhoods. With this program, we hope to inspire a sense of ownership and hopefulness in students as they work together to make a positive impact.
Applications are open for the 2023-2024 school year
Who can apply?

Teachers in public, private, or home school situations in grades TK-12 in Sonoma and Mendocino counties and the City of Novato. Students in school clubs with a teacher advisor. Projects may include students from multiple classrooms and grades.

How much is available?

Teachers can request up to $1,000 for their project. Checks will be made payable to the school or to an ASB account at the school. No checks will be made payable to individuals. We aim to support projects across our service areas and prioritize applicants from as many locations as possible.

What is required for the application?

To apply, you will need to fill out an Application (Google form) and a Project Timeline form (fillable PDF) linked below. The application asks for basic contact information and includes questions about the problem and proposed solution.

Application Deadlines:

Applications and Project Timeline Documents will be taken on a rolling basis through January 17, 2024.

For questions about this program, email the program coordinator.

Our water and energy education programs are FREE, thanks to funding from these partners.

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Building STEM Classrooms Initiative
Free STEM Materials

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Building STEM Classrooms Initiative
Free STEM Materials

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Educators are our most favorite people and we want to show our support by offering $200 (including taxes and fees) of free STEM supplies for their classrooms! Our process for this program has changed to better serve educators and their needs. We have made a video tutorial for additional assistance!
Please see below for more details.

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Building STEM Classrooms Initiative - Outreach Foundation

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FREE STEM classroom supplies, teacher trainings, and project-based STEM program/event grants to Greater Bay Area (CA) educators

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How you - specifically you - can help with climate solutions:

To find your meaningful and bespoke way to help address the climate crisis, draw your own Climate Action Venn Diagram.

1. What are you good at? Think about your skills, resources, and networks. What are your areas of expertise? Who and what do you have access to? What can you bring to the table?

2. What is the work that needs doing? Think about system-level change. Are there particular climate and justice solutions that interest you? Maybe starting a composting program, protecting forests, or getting climate candidates elected? Heaps of options.

3. What brings you joy and satisfaction? What gets you out of bed in the morning? Don't pick things that make you miserable and will burn you out! This is the long haul - find things that enliven and energize you.

The TED talk below is a 10-minute answer to the question "What can I do to help address the climate crisis?" The short answer is "get to the heart of your climate Venn!" and the talk lays out a deeper answer. [Click below to play video]

[If you're familiar with the Japanese concept of Ikigai, think of this as a simplified, climate-focused version of that.]

The goal is to be in the heart of your Venn diagram, where these three circles overlap, for as many minutes of your life as you can. That will create way more progress on climate solutions than if each of us get sucked into obsessing about our individual carbon footprints.

Yes, the climate challenge is enormous. We need to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from electricity, agriculture, transportation, industry, and buildings. We must protect and restore ecosystems. We have to change society, policy, economy, and culture. This is about transformation.

Also yes: there is something meaningful each of us can contribute to climate solutions. This is the work of our lifetimes.

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Climate Action Venn Diagrams - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

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To find your meaningful and bespoke way to help address the climate crisis, draw your own Climate Action Venn Diagram. What are you good at? Think about your skills, resources, and networks. What are your areas of expertise? Who and what do you have access to? What can you bring to the table?

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Maker Methodology and Resources for K-12 Educators

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Maker Methodology and Resources for K-12 Educators

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Our process for creating meaningful Maker experiences

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Project Design and Facilitation Guide (Mentors)

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Project Design and Facilitation Guide (Mentors)

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https://digitalpromise.org/maker-leadership/teaching-and-learning/

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Project-Based Learning Planning Tools and Rubrics (Buck Institute)

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Project-Based Learning Planning Tools and Rubrics (Buck Institute)

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of videos, planning forms, rubrics, blogs, and more. Whether you want to learn about PBL, or find classroom resources, our materials will support your journey.

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Program Overview - Listening For A Change

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Listening for a Change Multiple Innovative Programs for Schools that Include: Neighborhood Listening Project Crosstown Conversations Body Mapping Essence of Acceptance All programs support Restorative Practices Reasons for Participating When… read more →

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A Body Map is a large-scale drawing and/or collage that reflects and illustrates one’s own story. Body Mapping empowers participants to learn about their family history and explain their own story in pictures, words, or mementoes. Body Mappers share their strengths as well as dreams for their future.

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2026 Sonoma County STEAM Showcase Informational Session

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STEAM Showcase 2026 Info Session/Orientation

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Wellness | Mind Frame | PBS LearningMedia

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We hear the word “wellness” all the time, but what does it really mean? Explore wellness with host Rylee Davis and learn about tips for staying mentally and physically healthy in today’s busy world.

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Transformative Social-Emotional Learning (T-SEL) - Sonoma County Office of Education

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Transformative Social-Emotional Learning (T-SEL) - Sonoma County Office of Education

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Foundations of Mental Health - Wellness!  (High School lesson)

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Foundations of Mental Health - Wellness!  (High School lesson)

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If you're interested in making a financial contribution or plan to use these downloads in well-paid professional work, I have personal and professional licenses of the items below (any many others) available for purchase on my

These images are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

Emotion Wheel Print
6x6" | 8.5x8.5" | 11x11"

*Wipeable* Feelings Check in Worksheet
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*Wipeable* Emotion Wheel
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I am always interested to discuss the option of a free or discounted print. I also have a supply of lightly damaged, but still useable products available for free pickup from my studio in Berkeley. ​

1. Find a quiet moment and settle into yourself however works best for you--focus on your breath, drink some water or tea.

2. Start wherever you're drawn to. Make your way around the wheel- reading or having someone else read each word. As you go through, write down any words that resonate with the experience you're having in the current moment. (*Try to write down or circle at least 5-10 words)

3. Look up the definition of any words you don't know. You can also draw/paint the colors associated with the words (whether the ones on this wheel, or your own color associations) or circle the words if you have the wipeable version of the wheel.

4. Reflect on this visual representation of "how you're feeling"-- what do you notice? Can you notice where certain feelings show up in your body? Are there any feelings you'd like to pay special attention to or to cultivate as you move forward in your day?

5. If you feel comfortable, share what you circled or drew- with a loved one, a teacher, a mental health professional, the internet, or hey, you can always send me what you made, I would love to see it :)

This is an emotion wheel that I designed in 2020 (the year of all the feelings...) for use in my own therapy and healing work. When I began to engage with existing versions of the emotion wheel, they overwhelmed me more than helped me... the colors felt wrong, there weren't rules for which words went in which categories and every wheel I could find looked like it had been designed in ClipArt in the 90's My therapist joked that I should make my own wheel...

Fun fact: The first time I ever used an emotion wheel was in a storyboarding class. Our assignment was "draw yourself eating breakfast feeling five different emotions on the feelings wheel."

That assignment led me down the forever rabbit hole of studying the body postures, facial expressions and tones of voice that humans use to communicate beyond the use of explicit language.

My design is inspired by and adapted from Robert Plutchik's initial 'Wheel of Emotions" as well as the later adaptation by Dr. Gloria Wilcox and the many others that have been created over the past decade. Emotion Wheels stem from the notion that there are 5-7 universal expressions of emotion, which humans use (largely through body language and facial expressions) to communicate our needs. I have landed on these six core emotions ("genius" being my proposed addition to the usual core emotion categories) and determined which words go in which wedges based on my lived and observed experience of how each word's somatic expression aligns with the way the center emotion is expressed in the face/body and the core needs it relates to.

- And "Genius"-- is my addition to the core emotions and contains words that feel related to the expression of one's unique and authentic creative power, ability or essence." This category has a more active energy than the words in the joy section, hence the distinction. In the body, genius is marked by whatever your body does when it's imagining, dreaming and feeling the brilliance of itself. Genius indicates a need for authentic self expression.

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The 2020 "Genius" Emotion Wheel is a watercolor illustration by Abby VanMuijen used by business leaders, mental health professionals

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Simone Biles: ‘Everyone’s mental journey is different and unique’

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To mark World Mental Health Day, Olympic gymnastics medallists Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Ellie Black, and Jordan Chiles reflect on the importance of therapy and speaking out: ‘After Tokyo, and Simone using her voice about mental health...it really made us realise that we’re not just robots out there in gymnastics,’ Carey said.

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Groundbreakers | Icons That Changed the Game: Simone Biles

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Suni Lee shares her respect and admiration for gymnastics legend Simone Biles.

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Arts on Prescription

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Dr Tasha Golden - Art & Creativity for Health & Wellbeing

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Episodes on topics including loneliness, mental health, Parkinson's, pain, and many others!

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Music and Mind LIVE with Renée Fleming - Ep. 1: Vivek Murthy MD, 19th US Surgeon General

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Learn how LA County Arts Ed Collective is supporting Wellbeing in their community!

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Creative Wellbeing is an approach for fostering communities of wellness that was developed collaboratively by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture, Office of Child Protection, Department of Mental Health, and Arts for Healing and Justice Network.

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National Organization for Arts in Health

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National Organization for Arts in Health

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The arts are powerful tools to reduce burnout for healthcare workers!

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The arts are powerful tools to reduce burnout for healthcare workers. This webpage provides the resources to engage in the arts with healthcare workers and in the field of arts in health.

NOAH created the Arts for Resilience Project to help address the issue of burnout in healthcare workers and offer the arts as one of the solutions. The arts have been proven to support the individual factors that drive burnout and can be used in the more predominant systemic issues as well.

This project was made possible by a generous gift from Jody Seltzer

Take a break! Participating in creative activities is a proven way to help gain relief from burnout. Visit the BREAK ROOM for free guided videos designed specifically for healthcare workers.

The Creative Connection

How Creative Activities Can Help Reduce Burnout Symptoms

Studies have shown that engaging in artistic expression can be helpful in treating complex emotional and psychological issues relating to depression, PTSD, anxiety, grief and loss, illness, trauma, relationship issues, and burnout. When someone is under extreme pressure or coping with intense emotions related to any of these situations, they can become overwhelmed. Participating in creative activities offers an opportunity to slow down, examine issues from a alternative perspective, and express emotions in a different, sometimes revealing manner.

Along with practicing healthy lifestyle habits, taking time to engage in creative activities can be one of the most effective ways to help reduce stress and increase resilience.

Some of the most effective traditional and creative activities include:

Lifestyle Habits:

Exercising Daily

Getting plenty of sleep

Follow a healthy diet

Connecting with others

Meditating

Creative Activities:

Journaling/Creative Writing

Painting/Drawing

Dancing/Movement (including yoga, tai chi)

Music (singing, playing, active listening)

Storytelling

*Many of the root causes of burnout in health care are based on systemic issues, which involve larger system change.

We've enlisted the support of the artists in the arts in health community to assist in creating these resources. Each artist below has generously contributed their time and expertise to create a short video for our Break Room. We've included links to their own sites so you can learn more about them, their art, and their arts in health practice. We hope you'll visit their pages!

Arts for Resilience was supported by NOAH artists, art therapists, healthcare administrators, arts in health administrators and healthcare professionals. Our Working Group leads initiatives in healthcare facilities to provide innovative, effective programs to patients and healthcare workers across the country.

Co-leader,
Arts for Resilience Project

Alan's Bio

Family Physician
Contra Costa Health Services

Dr. Alan Siegel finished his medical training at University of Virginia in 1997 and has worked since 1999 as a Family Physician within the Bay Area's Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS). Within CCHS, he founded and directs Art of Health and Healing (AHH) since late 2010. In this role, he collaborated with California Institute for Integrative Studies to start a thriving Expressive Arts Therapy training program.

Alan became interested in arts in health through his previous work on the board of ArtsChange, an arts empowerment organization, and through his passion as a musician. He has worked on improving healing environments, providing Therapeutic Musicians in the ICU and wards, developing a Therapy Pets program and hospital farmers' market, helping to develop the community-based Stress Relief Through the Arts program, and starting wellness classes for staff and patients.

He has also led and grown a unique staff program, Health Care Workers As Creators, over the last decade. Alan provides leadership for the renowned Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency Program, specializing in ambulatory education and faculty development, and is presently a UCSF Champion of Change Fellow. He leads an R&B/Motown/Blues band, The Rhythm Method.

Co-leader,
Arts for Resilience Project

Cynthia's Bio

I have been director of UCSF Art for Recovery since its inception in 1988. I retired in January 2020 and was asked to return as of June, 2020, to the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center to write a book on art work by cancer patients as well as other special projects.

As Director of Art for Recovery's award-winning program, I have created and facilitated numerous art and healing programs including: the Breast Cancer Quilts Project, Firefly Project, Employee Well-Being Project, Healing Garden Music Series, the Open Art Studio for anyone dealing with cancer at Mission Bay and Mount Zion, writing workshops, art workshops on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and Hematology/Oncology Dept., and the Precision Cancer Medicine Building Canvas Project.

In addition, in collaboration with the UCSF Department of Medical Humanities, I have published: The Firefly Project: Conversations about what it means to be alive, Bedside Manners: What to say and what not to say when someone is ill, The Portable Artist Workbook and The Portable Artist Coloring Book, the Art for Recovery Book of Prompts, and Prompts for Reflection, and The Postcard Quote Project. In the spring of 2018, the Patient as Teacher Anthology was published.

As an artist, I am a painter, illustrator, and work in mixed media. Along with my Art for Recovery staff we have painted eight murals (six on the ceilings of the Ultrasound suites) throughout UCSF and worked with architects to create the Mount Zion Meditation Room.

I am currently serving on the Mission Bay Core Committee for Arts and Interiors for the new cancer center, and the UCSF Patient Family Advisory Board, and currently, co-leading NOAH's ARC, a national initiative to alleviate burnout and stress in clinicians through the expressive arts. My background is in fine arts, psychology and art history, and my career began doing research in 18 th and 19th century American Painting and Sculpture, at the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Janice's Bio

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist; Developer and Manager
Arts for Healing program, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital

Janice Baker, MA, CTRS, CAGS is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, mixed media and jewelry artist. Ms. Baker is an expressive arts specialist with a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in the Applications of the Expressive and Creative Arts from Salve Regina University, RI; a MA in Rehabilitation of the Blind from Western Michigan University; BA in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Connecticut.

Baker established, develops and manages the multi-disciplinary Arts for Healing program at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT since 2003. Program includes art therapy, music therapy and artists-in-residence who provide therapeutic interventions, events and collaborative community projects that engage approximately 12,000 patients, family and staff per year. Baker raised over $1 million in philanthropic funds to expand the program. Awards include National Endowment for the Arts, CT Office of the Arts and LEGO Community Fund U.S. Baker's work centers on embodied sensory awareness and multi-modal expression using expressive art and writing processes to support the resiliency of pediatric patients with chronic and acute illness and behavioral health needs, their families and caregivers.

In addition, Janice Baker Expressive Arts, llc (2015) offers nature-inspired self- expression, meditation and poetic storytelling that fosters creative resilience as a wellness and self-care practice. Baker's community workshops create connection for participants through shared art experiences that honor, support and transform their personal journeys.

Violinist and Artist in Residence

Anthony's Bio

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist; Developer and Manager
Arts for Healing program, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital

Janice Baker, MA, CTRS, CAGS is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, mixed media and jewelry artist. Ms. Baker is an expressive arts specialist with a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in the Applications of the Expressive and Creative Arts from Salve Regina University, RI; a MA in Rehabilitation of the Blind from Western Michigan University; BA in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Connecticut.

Baker established, develops and manages the multi-disciplinary Arts for Healing program at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT since 2003. Program includes art therapy, music therapy and artists-in-residence who provide therapeutic interventions, events and collaborative community projects that engage approximately 12,000 patients, family and staff per year. Baker raised over $1 million in philanthropic funds to expand the program. Awards include National Endowment for the Arts, CT Office of the Arts and LEGO Community Fund U.S. Baker's work centers on embodied sensory awareness and multi-modal expression using expressive art and writing processes to support the resiliency of pediatric patients with chronic and acute illness and behavioral health needs, their families and caregivers.

In addition, Janice Baker Expressive Arts, llc (2015) offers nature-inspired self- expression, meditation and poetic storytelling that fosters creative resilience as a wellness and self-care practice. Baker's community workshops create connection for participants through shared art experiences that honor, support and transform their personal journeys.

Director & Community Liaison

Steve's Bio

Poet Steve Langan, whose background is in public health, is Director & Community Liaison at University of Nebraska Omaha Medical Humanities. He's the author of Freezing, Notes on Exile & Other Poems, Meet Me at the Happy Bar, and What It Looks Like, How It Flies.

Clinician, Researcher & Teacher

Julia's Bio

Julia H. Rowland, PhD, is a long-time clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of psychosocial aspects of cancer. She has worked with and conducted competitively funded research among both pediatric and adult cancer survivors and their families, published broadly in psycho-oncology and co-edited, with Jimmie Holland, the ground-breaking text, Handbook of Psychooncology. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in psychosocial oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), where she went on to hold joint appointments in pediatrics and neurology. Across her career, she was privileged to champion a number of firsts. She helped develop and was the first Director of MSKCC's Post-Treatment Resource Program, an innovative, non-medical resource for patients and their families beyond active treatment. She was the founding Director of the Psycho-Oncology Program at Georgetown University and the Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. She was also the first full-time Director of the National Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Survivorship. Currently, she serves as Senior Strategic Advisor to Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, a D.C. - based non-profit that provides integrative services to cancer survivors and their families and promotes use of the arts as a vital healing modality.

Scott's Bio

Mr. Stoner has devoted his career to professional development and leadership training - designing and implementing innovative programs for inclusive lifelong teaching, learning and engagement in, about and through the arts. As Vice President for Programs and Resources at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, he was responsible for the organization's grants, leadership and professional development, and annual conference programs. Scott gained experience in arts administration, strategic planning, technological innovation, and fundraising through senior level administrative and consultant positions that included Arthur D. Little, Council of Chief State School Officers, VSA (Very Special Arts), the American Art Therapy Association, and The Kennedy Center, where he founded the award-winning ArtsEdge online network for teachers (one of the first educational websites established on the World Wide Web). He began his career as an art teacher and therapist in both private and public schools, and co-founded a public charter school with an arts-based curriculum in Washington, DC. In conjunction with Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, he established an artist-in-residence program for cancer patients in four hospitals in Washington, DC, including a program for wounded warriors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He currently serves as Smith Center's advisor and provides direct service to patients and caregivers for Inova's (Northern Virginia healthcare system) Artist in Residence Program. He continues to be interested in pursuing support for arts-led initiatives as a catalyst for social change, conflict resolution, and healing in communities nationally and internationally.

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Arts For Resilience Home - National Organization for Arts in Health

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Music is tool for children to use in regulating emotional health.

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Assal Habibi, Brain & Creativity Institute, Uni of Southern California. Edinburgh Culture Summit.

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The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM

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Collaborative Planning Tools, Resources, Podcast, Certifications, and more

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The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM

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Arts Integration and STEAM Professional Development

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All-Access Pass SUPPORTING EDUCATORS SINCE 2010 K-12 Education Through Arts Integration and STEAM Best-in-Class Curriculum, PD, and Resources - Anywhere, Anytime. GET AN ALL-ACCESS PASS EXPLORE CERTIFICATION

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Several modules feature arts integration, wellbeing, and much more! Highly recommended!

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Modules Archive | California County Superintendents Arts Initiative

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| CCSESA Statewide Arts Initiative is part of the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) representing 58 California County Superintendents of Schools and their staff. Its mission is to strengthen and expand arts learning for all students in California public schools.

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Steps to Intentional Arts Integration Leadership

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Steps to Intentional Arts Integration Leadership

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Evidence of Learning in Arts-Integrated Instruction

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Evidence of Learning in Arts-Integrated Instruction

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A national leader in arts in health research, policy, and practice

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Arts are being covered by insurance and provide an affordable health care option. 8'32" Dr. Sonke describes partnerships involving arts social prescribing

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Resources available for educators

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Explore our resources for Educators and Administrators, Parents and Families, and Cultural and Community Assets to gain a greater understanding of the California Arts Education Framework!

Learn how the California Arts Education Framework supports:

Developing students' artistic literacy

Implementing the California Arts Standards for Public Schools, Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve ( Arts Standards)

Providing equitable arts education for each and every student

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California Arts Education Framework Resources for TK-12th Educators and Administrators

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California Arts Standards for Public Schools, Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve

The State Board of Education (SBE) adopted the California Arts Standards for Public Schools, Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve ( Arts Standards) on January 9, 2019. To download the publication version of the standards, select the link below.

Support for Planning Remote Arts Education Instruction

During the pandemic, some in-person activities associated with performing arts courses (dance, music, and theatre), such as groups practicing and performing, may sometimes not be possible. Despite this, instruction can continue to focus on the 2019 California Arts Standards associated with the artistic processes of creating, responding, and connecting, and students can continue to practice for performances during independent applied learning time. Educators may also consider how to approach rehearsal and performances through shared technology platforms and other innovative approaches. On April 14, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued new guidance including industry-specific guidance for Outdoor Seated Live Events and Performances (PDF) and Indoor Seated Live Events and Performances (PDF). These documents include guidance for rehearsals, which may also be useful for schools and districts. Please note that CDPH guidance is subject to change as conditions evolve.

Search the California Content Standards
This application contains the 12 California content standards. The application is designed so educators can quickly find, search, and sort relevant standards across disciplines to aid in instructional planning and assessment. This is a web view of our available mobile application, which we encourage you to download. You can find more information about the mobile application on the CA Standards Mobile Application web page.

Arts Standards Professional Development Placemat

Prepublication Version of the Arts Standards

The prepublication version of the standards may be useful when customizing materials for professional learning. To download the pre-publication version of the chapters approved by the SBE, select the links below:

Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards Revision Background

Per California Education Code ( EC) Section 60605.13, "The Superintendent, in consultation with the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC), shall recommend to the state board revisions to the visual and performing arts content standards in the subjects of dance, theater, music, and visual arts adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 60605.1, and shall recommend visual and performing arts standards in the subject of media arts." EC Section 60605.13 further specifies that the National Core Arts Standards "shall serve as the basis for deliberations."

Schedule of Significant Events
The schedule of significant events for the revision of the VAPA standards was approved by the SBE on September 13, 2017.

Focus Groups

In January 2017, the CDE convened three focus group meetings to provide input on guidelines to direct the work of the Visual and Performing Arts Standards Advisory Committee (VAPA SAC).

VAPA Standards Advisory Committee

VAPA SAC Meeting Agendas and Notices

Resources

Listserv

Join the VAPA Revisions Listserv to receive periodic updates on the revision process. To subscribe send a "blank" e-mail message to join-vapa-revisions@mlist.cde.ca.gov.

Questions: Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division | VAPA@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0881

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

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Information and Resources related to the California Arts Standards for Public Schools, Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve (Arts Standards).

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Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning

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Public Education in the United States, Setting a Context for Arts Integration

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CA Arts Standards Artistic Processes and Components

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Critical Components of Strong Arts Ed Programs

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Critical Components of Strong Arts Ed Programs

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A mixed bag of tips and thoughts

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Creative Sonoma Arts Ed Directory: Local Arts Partners

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Guitars Not Guns is a 501(c)(3) non-profit providing free guitar lessons and instruments to foster and at-risk youth ages 8-18 in a classroom setting, as a healthy alternative to drugs or gang violence. Classes are usually held at the local library, community center, school, police department or church. Classes run for 8 weeks with 1-hour sessions for 10-20 students and 3-6 adult instructors. We are a national organization with several chapters which has been serving at-risk kids for 25 years.

The Sonoma County chapter of Guitars Not Guns was launched in 2024 by its director Stephan Avanozian, who has been teaching classes to youth through Guitars Not Guns since 2019 and currently has 10 qualified volunteer guitar instructors helping to serve out mission.

Links to social media and other resources can be found here: https://linktr.ee/guitarsnotguns.sonoma

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Creative Sonoma provides programs and services to help our creative community do what they do better. Right now, that means we offer trainings and workshops, networking opportunities, financial resources, communication and marketing activities, and innovative collaborations.

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Youtube channel from Californians for the Arts

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Check out our recording for our webinar series: Arts & Health, which explores the intersections of art and health. 🎨⁠

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Arts integrated learning for teachers and more in your favorite arts area!

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Connecting through the TEAL Project

What is TEAL?

Who does TEAL serve?

Who does TEAL serve?

The goal of TEAL is to increase students' access to the arts by expanding K-6 teachers' capacity to provide culturally relevant, integrated arts instruction which centers on social emotional learning (SEL), for all students.

Who does TEAL serve?

Who does TEAL serve?

Who does TEAL serve?

TEAL helps educators build the knowledge and skills to embed the Arts into classroom curriculum particularly supporting teachers, administrators, psychologists, counselors, MTSS/PBIS Staff, and expanded learning staff.

Events

Who does TEAL serve?

Check out our Foundational TEAL and Advanced TEAL professional learning sessions along with customized virtual instructional support sessions.

TEAL Online Modules

TEAL Virtual Toolkit

Need CEUs for relicensure or a salary boost? Explore all of our online options which includes both moderated and self-paced culturally relevant arts integration courses focusing on social emotional learning

TEAL Virtual Toolkit

TEAL Virtual Toolkit

TEAL Virtual Toolkit

This free and comprehensive toolkit includes the latest best practices, lesson plans, quickstart guides, and other resources for culturally relevant arts integration and social emotional learning

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Building a community of lifelong learners that supports the whole school, whole adult, and whole child !

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Take advantage of local arts integration training in Santa Rosa!

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Arts Integration 101 Sampler - Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

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Professional Development
Tools for Teachers

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Prop 28 - Ongoing funding for new arts education programs

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Prop 28 - Ongoing funding for new arts education programs