Who This Course Is For

If you’re asking “How does TIA work for Fine Arts—and where do we even start?” this course is for you.

  • Fine Arts Teachers

  • Fine Arts Coordinators and Department Heads

  • Campus Administrators Supporting Fine Arts Programs

  • Directors of Fine Arts or Visual & Performing Arts

On the Panel

Join the course to hear from the following panelists from Texas districts of all sizes

  • Jesse Cannon II, Director of Visual and Performing Arts, Fort Worth ISD

  • Dana Grubb, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction, La Vernia ISD

  • Daniel Pfannstiel, Director of Fine Arts, Sheldon ISD

  • James Stevenson, Assistant Superintendent, Kountze ISD

  • David Tijerina Landgrebe, Director of Performing and Visual Arts, Spring ISD

  • Kaileigh Newman, Director of Visual Arts, Aldine ISD

What You'll Learn

In this panel-style session, you’ll gain actionable insights and perspective on:

  • How TIA implementation differs in Fine Arts compared to tested subjects

  • What makes Fine Arts evaluation and evidence unique

  • The biggest obstacles districts faced when bringing TIA to Fine Arts

  • How leaders approached alignment, buy-in, and system design

  • Recommended first steps for districts beginning the TIA process and decisions to prioritize early on

  • What these leaders wish they had known before starting and how their approach evolved over time

  • How Fine Arts teachers are experiencing TIA

  • Strategies for communication, trust-building, and engagement

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome and Introductions

    2. How are the Fine Arts different in the TIA process?

    3. Greatest Challenges in Bringing the TIA Program to Fine Arts

    4. Recommended First Steps in Starting the TIA Process in Fine Arts

    5. Hindsight is 20/20

    6. Fine Arts Teachers' Views of the TIA Assessment Process

    7. Fine Arts Assessments by MusicFirst PDF

    8. Thank You for Watching

About this course

  • Free
  • 8 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content
  • Webinar Replay
  • Certificate

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