Art21 - Contemporary Art in the Classroom I

November 2006

A Needs Assessment of Classroom Resources, Budgetary Spending, Technology, and Professional Development

Sponsored by the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and Art21, Inc.

Art21 has partnered with the National Art Education Association (NAEA) to determine educator familiarity, use, and needs in relation to contemporary visual art in the classroom. In addition, this survey addresses access to resources that support use of contemporary art in the classroom, budgets and spending for curricular resources, access to and use of technology, and professional development.

Your contribution to this research is essential. You will represent teachers from your state and instructional level. The results of this survey will inform NAEA about ways to further support educators and students and will influence the development of new materials and resources.

A summary report of this survey will be compiled for the NAEA, but individual responses will remain anonymous. We hope that you will take this opportunity to provide candid responses that reflect the realities, challenges, and opportunities of the field.

Please take 10-15 minutes to answer the following questions. If you have questions or concerns about this survey, please contact Jessica Hamlin, Director of Education, Art21, Inc., 286 Spring Street, Suite 405, New York, NY 10013; phone: (212) 741-7133; email: jess@art21.org

To thank you for your time, five respondents will be randomly selected to receive contemporary visual resources, including books, DVDs, and visual images to support classroom instruction.

We ask that all surveys be completed by Friday, January 5, 2007.

** PLEASE NOTE: You are completing this survey on a new pilot Web site. This site is still under construction and additional content, beyond this survey, is not yet available. You do not need to Register or Login to participate in this survey. Please proceed directly to the questions below to get started.

There are a total of 3 pages for this survey. Please review your answers to all questions before you hit the Submit button at the bottom of each page. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit or change your responses and will be directed to the next page of questions. Please complete each page only once and do not re-submit any of your answers. Thank you.

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Contemporary Art in the Classroom I

Online Survey - Page One

A Needs Assessment of Classroom Resources, Budgetary Spending, Technology, and Professional Development

1. Do you belong to the National Art Education Association (NAEA)?

2. In which state do you work?

3. In what instructional context do you work? (check all that apply)

4. What subject area(s) do you currently teach? (check all that apply)

5. How many years have you worked in the field of Art Education?

6. In what setting do you work? (check all that apply)

7. What percentage of your student population speaks Spanish as their primary language?

8. Would you use Spanish-language curricular materials in your classroom if they were available?

Please explain:

9. Are there additional languages you would like curricular materials translated into for classroom use? If so, which languages?

10. I make an effort to keep current with contemporary visual art and the work of living artists.

11. I am confident introducing contemporary art and artists into my curriculum.

12. I enjoy teaching lessons that include contemporary visual art.

13. I believe that I am able to effectively teach contemporary visual art to my students.

14. What percentage of your classroom/school/district curriculum is currently spent addressing the work of living artists?

15. In the space below, please provide examples of living artists and/or works of art you have addressed in the classroom:

16. What types of visual resources do you use in your teaching/professional work? (check all that apply)

17. Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education textbook by Susan Cahan and Zoya Kocur

18. Art Talk textbook published by Glencoe/McGraw Hill

19. The Visual Experience textbook published by Davis Publications

20. Art and the Human Experience textbook by Davis Publications

21. SRA Art Connections textbook published by McGraw Hill

22. The Art Book published by Phaidon Press

23. "Art City" video series

24. "Art Is..." video series

25. "Behind the Scenes" video series

26. Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century on VHS or DVD

27. Art:21 Educators' Guides

28. Art:21 Web content for Educators

29. Art:21 Slide or Digital images

30. Art:21 Companion Books