Content and Learning

Mission

The mission of the DPI Content and Learning Team is to enhance the scope and quality of teaching and learning in Wisconsin schools through leadership, innovation, collaboration, communication, and service.

Key strategies for accomplishing this mission include:

• Effective professional development for school personnel, organizations, and agencies.
• Leadership in development and dissemination of curriculum standards and resources.
• Advocacy on behalf of effective local, state, and federal policies and practices in the content areas.
• Collaboration to utilize current technologies and data for educational improvement.
• Identification and dissemination of best educational practices.
• Leadership to embrace diversity and a global perspective in education.
• Securing and managing specialized funding to support local initiatives.

Task Force on Arts and Creativity Education

State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster and Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton have announced the formation of the Task Force on Arts and Creativity (TFACE) intended to strengthen arts education and ensure Wisconsin’s leadership in the emerging creative economy of the 21st century.

The two leaders have secured members from a broad cross-section of the business, arts, and education communities. The task force is accepting testimony from the public in forums being held across the state. They will examine state-level policies and local practices to determine their impact on the scope and access to quality arts and creativity education opportunities in Wisconsin; recommend refinement and changes to state level policies, as well as new initiatives, to support arts education, creativity, and innovation; and identify state and local agencies, organizations, and businesses that can collaborate to provide leadership and resources to implement the recommendations of the task force. You can view a video clip of a task force press conference by clicking here. Questions or comments regarding the task force may be sent via e-mail toTFACE.

Team Directory

For questions about this information, contact Beverly J. Kniess (608) 266-3706

Last updated on 7/29/2008 8:32:45 AM