ArtsConnection professional development - based in inquiry and centered on group activities - helps build a common language and shared knowledge base of the arts, arts processes, child development, pedagogy and education. Professional development programs build from participants' level of expertise and are facilitated by ArtsConnection staff. Activities empower participants to:
Discover students' cognitive, social and personal development in and through the arts
Strengthen connections between the arts and academics
Learn to identify and support students' artistic talents and strengths
Implement the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts and the New York State Learning Standards in the Arts
Develop assessment methods and tools
Articulate and realize their vision of quality arts education for their school community
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Classroom Teachers
Professional development for classroom teachers focuses on helping teachers collaborate in the work of visiting artists and/or integrating artistic content into their work with students. All workshops address the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development with classroom teachers include (click to expand):
Professional development for classroom teachers focuses on helping teachers collaborate in the work of visiting artists and/or integrating artistic content into their work with students. All workshops address benchmarks of the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development with classroom teachers include:
Introductory arts workshops - Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts(2-hour, half or full day workshop)
Educators participate in a hands-on session with artists to: expand their knowledge of the art form; experience themselves as artists; make curriculum connections; and, learn about arts standards. Participants reflect on their learning through process discussion and written evaluations. Participants receive hand-outs describing the exercises and activities and relevant Blueprint materials.
Professional development for classroom teachers focuses on helping teachers collaborate in the work of visiting artists and/or integrating artistic content into their work with students. All workshops address benchmarks of the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development with classroom teachers include:
Teaching through the arts: Making Connections(3-6 hour workshop)
Classroom teachers learn about the connections the arts can make to the historical and social context of a specific time and/or culture. Teachers participate in a hands-on session in at least one art form and may view a performance from the culture being studied. Workshops integrate arts skill-building and literacy while fostering understanding of cultural dimensions. ArtsConnection staff members facilitate reflection on the experience for teachers and its relationship to social studies. Related resource materials are provided.
Professional development for classroom teachers focuses on helping teachers collaborate in the work of visiting artists and/or integrating artistic content into their work with students. All workshops address benchmarks of the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development with classroom teachers include:
Working with specific populations(2-hour, half or full day workshop) Early Childhood
Teachers identify ways they could apply arts experiences to their classrooms and deepen their appreciation of the arts in early childhood education. Participants will experience one or more art forms, investigating the question: How can I help children express themselves through the arts?
English Language Learners (ELLs)
Educators serving second language learning populations will learn how the arts can serve as a powerful tool for language acquisition. Authentic arts experiences build children’s vocabulary and give them something they feel motivated to speak about. Educators learn to be effective collaborators in the arts classroom by learning to speak the language of the arts and to find common curricular themes that will deepen student learning.
Arts Specialists
Work with arts specialists centers on creating professional networks that will serve as lasting resources to individual art teachers working in schools. Using reflective protocols, participants examine their artistic teaching practice by identifying core values, big ideas and goals for student learning in the arts. Discoveries are shared among supportive peer groups who act as a sounding board to help specialists work through a specific and personal line of inquiry. All work with arts specialists address the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development activities with arts specialists include (click to expand):
Work with arts specialists centers on creating professional networks that will serve as lasting resources to individual art teachers working in schools. Using reflective protocols, participants examine their artistic teaching practice by identifying core values, big ideas and goals for student learning in the arts. Discoveries are shared among supportive peer groups who act as a sounding board to help specialists articulate and work through a specific and personal line of inquiry. All work with arts specialists address the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development activities with arts specialists include:
Coaching/Co-Teach (Mentoring)(Workshop series: 24+ hours, 8 sessions)
Coaching may be used to give support and develop curriculum with a new specialist or build the capacity of an experienced specialist. The initial planning session is designed to identify the goals of the mentoring project and define the roles of the participating specialist and artist/coach. Alongside sessions with students, ongoing meetings provide the specialist and artist/coach the opportunity to assess progress, give feedback and refine the project. ArtsConnection staff coordinate scheduling and facilitate meetings. Resource materials address the needs of the arts specialist.
Work with arts specialists centers on creating professional networks that will serve as lasting resources to individual art teachers working in schools. Using reflective protocols, participants examine their artistic teaching practice by identifying core values, big ideas and goals for student learning in the arts. Discoveries are shared among supportive peer groups who act as a sounding board to help specialists articulate and work through a specific and personal line of inquiry. All work with arts specialists address the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development activities with arts specialists include:
Curriculum Writing & Development: Making Arts Learning Visible(Workshop series: minimum of -- sessions) An ArtsConnection curriculum developer meets with administration and arts faculty to define the parameters of the project, which may involve curriculum planning and design that address achievement of the NYC Blueprint for the Arts benchmarks or professional development focused on assessment methodologies. A curriculum map is articulated and corresponding units of study are developed.
Work with arts specialists centers on creating professional networks that will serve as lasting resources to individual art teachers working in schools. Using reflective protocols, participants examine their artistic teaching practice by identifying core values, big ideas and goals for student learning in the arts. Discoveries are shared among supportive peer groups who act as a sounding board to help specialists articulate and work through a specific and personal line of inquiry. All work with arts specialists address the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development activities with arts specialists include:
NYC Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts Workshop(Workshop series: 10 hours, 5 sessions)
Using Lesson Study, specialists hone planning and instruction skills, build common language, make teaching practice visible and develop lessons grounded in the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the arts. The method may be used to develop new lessons or to field test a lesson from a unit of study. Through a collaborative process, the lesson is planned, implemented, and revised.
Work with arts specialists centers on creating professional networks that will serve as lasting resources to individual art teachers working in schools. Using reflective protocols, participants examine their artistic teaching practice by identifying core values, big ideas and goals for student learning in the arts. Discoveries are shared among supportive peer groups who act as a sounding board to help specialists articulate and work through a specific and personal line of inquiry. All work with arts specialists address the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts as well as the NYS Standards in the Arts. Examples of professional development activities with arts specialists include:
Interdisciplinary Arts Workshop(Full day workshop) Arts specialists explore ways to create an interdisciplinary arts experience for students. Using arts concepts or curricular jumping off points, specialists explore the connections between forms and ways to build bridges between arts disciplines. Specialists may learn how a work of visual art can serve as inspiration for writing or how stories can serve as sources for choreography.
School Leaders
ArtsConnection works with principals, assistant principals and school administrators. Examples of professional development activities with school leaders include (click to expand):
ArtsConnection works with principals, assistant principals and school administrators. Examples of professional development activities with school leaders include:
Integrating the Arts for Student Success(Half or full day workshop)
School leaders make meaningful connections between arts learning and performance in literacy and/or social studies. Current research in arts education and student achievement and various approaches to interdisciplinary learning are introduced. Educators explore strategies to enrich and expand teaching and learning through targeted arts integration. The day may be planned in partnership with a museum.
ArtsConnection works with principals, assistant principals and school administrators to articulate purposes for arts education in their school community, and establish process goals to achieve those purposes. Examples of professional development activities with school leaders include:
Developing a School-wide Arts Plan(Workshop series: 2-5 full day workshops)
School leaders, along with key representatives of school staff, articulate purposes for arts education in their school community, and establish process goals to achieve those purposes.
What it Costs
2 hours*
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$244 - Co-Teach/Mentoring
$284 - Small group workshops (up to 25 ppl)
$514 - Large group workshops (per 25 ppl)
*Professional development workshops run a minimum of 2 hours in length. Fees include ArtsConnection facilitation, materials and resources. For workshop series, multiply fee times the number of 2-hour time blocks.
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