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West Virginia Educators Recognized for Excellence in Teaching On October 15, 2019, STEM teachers were announced as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The awards are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government specifically for K-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science

Mission Statement Arts Alive is the West Virginia Department of Education's annual event to showcase outstanding arts education programs and student achievements in public schools. The work included in Arts Alive is selected from state arts conferences, festivals and exhibits throughout West Virginia; a competitive submission process; and/or by invitation. Arts Alive is in its fourteenth

WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS - Visual Art Education The study of visual art provides students with the skills to appreciate and create and visual art.  In visual art, students explore the world of art through subject matter that centers on the student’s own environment, allowing them to express feelings

WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS - Theatre Education The study of theatre provides students with the skills to perform, create, and appreciate theatre. In theatre, students study, adapt, and create stories for performance; identify contemporary styles of theatre/drama and depict characters in them; identify elements of technical theatre; and demonstrate

WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS - Music Education Music education provides students with opportunities to explore the world of music through singing, playing instruments, moving, and listening and to develop skills to perform, create, and appreciate music. Civic literacy is developed in music education through the study of patriotic and folk

WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS STANDARDS FOR THE ARTS - Dance Education The study of dance provides students with the skills to perform, create, and appreciate dance. Students will experience a variety of dance concepts, ideas, and techniques. Advancing personal knowledge of a variety of dance concepts, ideas, and techniques, students develop as

West Virginia’s Poetry Out Loud Contest Poetry Out Loud is a national contest in which high school students memorize and recite poetry for an audience. The competition begins on a school-wide level, with the winners at each school advancing to the statewide competition held at the Culture Center in Charleston (TBA). The winners from

Student Programs Resources The National Council for the Social Studies defines social studies as "the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.” The National Council also states that the primary purpose of social studies education is to help our children and