professional
development
Goal: Develop a sustainable network of competent, confident,
creative arts instructors by providing regional professional development
opportunities for artists, preservice teachers, classroom teachers,
school administrators, arts administrators, and volunteers.
The
Creative Education Program staff has convened a professional development
advisory committee to identify opportunities, challenges, and potential
partnerships to support collaborative, countywide professional development
in arts education. A regional task force of representatives from schools,
universities, and arts provider organizations was assembled to identify
existing programs and fill gaps in professional development in arts education.
This Professional Development Forum has led to new partnerships among
organizations and a deeper understanding of the professional development
landscape.
Arts
in the Classroom Professional Development Program
Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley is excited to partner with the
Santa Clara County Office of Education and the Bay Area California Arts
Project to offer the Arts in the Classroom Professional
Development Program. The program aims to augment reflective practice
in interdisciplinary arts instruction among teachers in Santa Clara County.
The Arts in the Classroom Professional Development Program is part of
the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) Grants
Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation.
As part of the AEMDD goals, this program will engage participants in high
quality professional development, in generating interdisciplinary instructional
units, and contributing to the evaluation of the impact and implementation
of the program. Through the dissemination of the resulting research, the
program intends to improve arts instruction, interdisciplinary arts learning,
and student achievement in the great county area. Results of the professional
development series and the evaluation will be shared with a national audience
in contribution toward the field of arts education, and education in general.
Arts Intensive Series 2005-2006:
Summer Arts Intensives: July 25-29 and August 1-5, 2005
+ 3 School-Year Follow Up Sessions: Fall 2005, Winter 2006, Spring 2006
The
Arts Intensive Series is a dynamic professional development opportunity
that provides hands-on arts experiences in all four disciplines, in addition
to skills development in standards-based lesson design, interdisciplinary
instruction (arts integration) techniques, and arts assessment.
The Arts in Your Classroom: Visual and Performing Arts Resource Guide
for K-8 Educators
The
Creative Education Program also supports the County Office of Education
in the development and implementation of its Visual
and Performing Arts Resource Guide. The resource guide provides
standards-based lessons in all disciplines for K-8 classrooms, and teaching
strategies for arts integration, with contributions from regional master
teachers. The Creative Education Program has partnered with the County
Office of Education and Montalvo Arts Center to offer the annual "Arts
in Your Classroom" conference, held at Montalvo in March 2003, 2004,
and 2005.
For more
information on Professional Development, please contact Cultural
Initiatives Silicon Valley at 408.283.7000, or cisv@ci-sv.org.
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