Fall Teaching Artist Institutes
Mark your calendars for three days, fall 2011 — Fifth Annual Teaching Artist Institute.
This professional development series is in response to Teaching Artist Hiring Organizations (TAHOs) asking for professional development to assist their artists in classroom management and culturally responsive teaching strategies. TAO-member TAHOs are entitled to send one person from their staff or roster free to each workshop, and individual TAO members receive significant discounts. Discounts also available to TBA members. Go to www.teachingartistsorganized.org for fees and discounts.
All workshops are 9:15 to 4 pm at the TAO Co-op Space at 5951 College Avenue, Oakland.
Coffee, tea and juice available in the morning, light lunch snacks included.
Saturday, Oct 1 Teaching to the Ways People Learn: Multiple Intelligences as a Strategy for Teaching in Culturally Diverse
Classrooms. Facilitators: Miko Lee (Youth in Arts), Lilia Aguero (Young Audiences) and Sabrina Klein (Teaching Artists Organized)
Learning Goals of the October 1 Teaching Artist Institute (TAI):
- Understand the theory behind Multiple Intelligences through practical, hands-on experience
- Explore your own MI strengths and challenges
- Share strategies for creating lessons that work on multiple levels of learning styles
Register now for the October 1st Teaching Artist Institute
Saturday, Nov 5 Home is where the Art Is: Making Art that Makes Connections between home and school for culturally diverse classrooms. Facilitators: Kristin Farr, KQED Arts Education.
Saturday, Dec 3 The Unique Role of the Teaching Artist in Creating Culturally Responsive Learning Environments. Facilitators: Lynn Johnson (Glitter and Razz), Sarah Crowell (Destiny Arts), Dave Maier (Berkeley Rep), Sabrina Klein (TAO). Others TBA
Each day-long Teaching Artist Institute can be taken individually or in combination, with a discount for registration for all three.
Registration now open for all three workshops at www.teachingartistsorgaized.org
Questions? Send an email and put “Teaching Artist Institute” in the subject line.
