Standards
We work to activate successful alignment to state and national visual arts standards through resources and professional learning, as well as establish program and educator standards within the field. As a member of the National Coalition for Arts Standards, NAEA is dedicated to supporting and promoting sequential, standards-based arts education as part of a well-rounded curriculum that ensures artistic literacy for all students.
Opportunities to Learn Standards
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The Opportunities to Learn Standards documents are downloadable resources organized to align with NAEA’s Professional Standards for Visual Arts Educators, which are inclusive of the Standards of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). These Standards, developed to assist art educators, represent the basic conditions needed to create a quality arts education program.
National Visual Arts Standards
There are voluntary national standards for visual arts, dance, music, theater and media arts. First developed in 1994, a new generation of standards was released in 2014. NAEA believes that all students deserve access to art education taught by art educators who are accountable to students, families and stakeholders in their community.