Teaching Artist 101 - Students

The following teaching artists have been accepted into the TA 101 program:
Alan Barnes, Brooklyn, NYMatthew Brown, Brooklyn, NYCarla Ching, New York, NYCaroline Copland, New York, NYSarah Dahnke, Brooklyn, NYSusan Dubinsky, LIC, NYSusan Fenley, Staten Island, NYKarla Florez, Flushing, NYJeff Haynes, Beacon, NYLizzie Hetzer, Brooklyn, NYCarrie Isaacman, New York, NYApril Lynn James, Hollis, NYKate Jewett, Brooklyn, NYCaron A. Levis, New York, NYEben Lillie, New York, NYYvette Lopez, Jersey City, NJSheila Maldonado, New York , NYNancy Nelson Ewing, New York City, NYEmmanuel Roque, Corona, NYRudolph Shaw, St. Albans, NYGlendaSol Kaurous, New York, NYSalena Watkins, New York, NYLois Wilcken, Brooklyn, NYTremayne Williams, Bronx, NYMala, Great Neck, NY

Program Outline:

I. Understanding School CultureTuesday, September 9How do I establish myself within a school?• The Structure of a School District• The Roles of the School Board, Superintendent, Principal, Teachers, Parents• What are B.O.C.E.S. and how do school districts work with them?• The Role and Implications of Standardized Testing• Structure, Schedule and Constraints of the School Day • Differences between Urban, Suburban, Rural School Districts and Classrooms

II. Understanding School Culture - Part IITuesday, October 14• Structure, Schedule, and Constraints of the School Day• Partnerships with Classroom Teachers• Standards Based Education• NYS Learning Standards / NYC Blueprint• Other Local Curriculum Frameworks

III. What Does a Successful Partnership Look Like?Tuesday, November 11• Characteristics of Successful Partnerships According to Recent Research• Developing a Common Language• Understanding Roles and Responsibilities in Partnerships• Planning a partnership

IV. A Primer on Ages and Stages of LearningTuesday, December 9• How Students' Developmental Age Helps you to Determine What and How to Teach• Early Childhood• Adolescence• Elementary School • Middle School• High School

V. The Art of TeachingTuesday, January 6• The Art of Teaching• Teaching the Arts • Arts Integration• Using Your Artform as a Learning Strategy• Classroom Management Strategies• Discipline Issues• Time Management• Resources

VI. How Do I Start to Develop a Curriculum?Tuesday, January 27• The curriculum in Elementary and Secondary Schools• NYS Learning Standards• Planning• Working With a Classroom Teacher to Create Lesson Plans and Units of Instruction• What is a Pedagogy • Resources and Literature from the Field

VII. How Do I Address Today’s Students: Different Learning Styles in the Classroom?Tuesday, February 3• Differentiated Instruction• Intellectually and Aesthetically Gifted Students• Students with Learning Challenges and Disabilities • Inclusive vs self contained classrooms• What is an IEP?• Current Trends and Classifications in Special Education• Cognitive, Physical, and Emotional Needs of Special Education within the Frameworks of the NYS Standards

VIII. How Do I Know My Methodology is a Success?Tuesday, February 17How do I assess student performance?• Difference between Program and Student Evaluation/Assessment• Sample Instruments for Used in Evaluation and Assessment• Resources and Literature

IX. Moving From “Then to Now” - A Glance at Educational HistoryTuesday, March 3How Can I

Build On The Legacy of Past Practice and Still Invent My Own Work? • What are the Beginnings of Arts In Education?• What is the Legacy of Arts In Education?• Where is Arts In Education Today• What is the Literature of this Field

X. How Do I Get Hired for Work in Schools?Tuesday, March 17• Independent Teaching Artist or Working for a Cultural Organization• Business Management• How to work in NYC• Networking with Artists, Cultural Organizations and Funders• Arts In Education Roundtables, Conferences • Local Capacity Building Partnerships and Empire State Partnerships• Finding Jobs• Funding and Funders• Fee Structure• Contracts, Fiscal Sponsorships • Intellectual Property• Finding Training and Professional Development• Teacher Certification Requirements• Promotion• Resources: Websites, publications