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Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (PT)
Third Annual Teaching Artist Institute 2009
A project of the collaborative Teaching Artists Organized
The annual Teaching Artist Institute 2009 continues in January with a final workshop!
Workshop Overview
Arts Integration Methodology Speed Dating: Key Teaching Frameworks for Teaching Artists
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
California Shakespeare Theater Rehearsal hall
701 Heinz Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Get Comfortable with Key Teaching Frameworks & Get the Job You Want
This day-long workshop introduces key concepts and vocabulary from a range of arts pedagogies. Short and sweet workshops will orient you to the most effective and popular teaching frameworks used by teaching artists today including the Lincoln Center Institute for Arts in Education, Kennedy Center’s ArtsEdge program, Reggio Emilia, Visual Thinking Strategies, Studio Habits of Mind and kinesthetic movement pedagogies of learning.
Facilitators: Arlene Shmaeff (Reggio Emilia); Sabrina Klein and Dave Maier (Lincoln Center Institute); Rica Anderson (Kennedy Center); Jill Randall (Movement); Sarah Lenoue (Visual Thinking Strategies); Tana Johnson (Studio Habits of Mind).
Cost and Discount Information
Workshops only open to TAO Associates. It's free to become a TAO Associate at Teaching Artist Organized.
Cost: $65 for TAO Associates / $50 if you've taken either Oct.3 or Nov. 7 workshops (*includes breakfast snacks and light lunch)
Discounts: If you attended either the Oct 3 or Nov 7 workshop, sign up for the Jan 23 day-long workshop for only $50. This discount is also offered to teaching artists who have been invited to take the Jan. 23 workshop by their organizations. Be sure to identify your organization on the registration page.
Workshop Details Who should attend: Emerging TAs who just know that the things they are doing that work in classrooms may have names and possibilities embedded in practice that can help them communicate with teachers and students what they are doing Neophyte or hopeful TAs, who are looking for structures to organize their classroom practice and articulate their approach to potential employers, or who are seeking an arts learning home but aren’t sure what that home should look like. Why you should join us: And you’ll meet some of the regional leaders in arts learning training and practice, network with fellow TAs and learn more about the growing community that is Teaching Artists Organized. What to expect: Plus discussions about why pedagogy matters, how to connect pedagogy with practice, and how to find training and professional development that works for you.
Experienced TAs steeped in one or more pedagogical approaches to arts learning, to see how your vocabulary and methodology connects with others
The emerging profession of the Teaching Artist offers dozens of pathways for TAs to follow to become better teachers, deeper artists, and smarter communicators about their work. You can choose from an array of short (60-90 minutes each) workshops that will introduce you to, or clarify for you, the principles underlying classroom practice for arts learning. Each methodology is taught by local and national experts who offer courses of study that might be of interest to you as the field moves toward professionalization.
The day unfolds with intensive explorations of various arts integration approaches in use by teaching artists and teachers today. You will choose from a menu of arts integration pedagogues you may have heard of, including
Teaching Artists Organized (TAO) is a collaboration of Bay Area organizations and individuals sharing a passion for the important work that teaching artists do in schools, communities, and institutions. As an unique artist and educator hybrid, the teaching artist has the opportunity to interact with people of all ages, demonstrating the critical role the arts can play in their personal lives, social interactions, and educational success. TAO seeks to become a voice for teaching artists, and serve as a hub for Bay Area teaching artists, sharing information and quality professional services, creating networks for employers and teaching artists to find one another, partnering with other organizations, and expanding awareness of the value of teaching artists.
Questions? Email tao@teachingartistsorganized.org or call 510-493-7533.
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