VSA Mass. COOL Schools Program Seeks Teaching Artists
Posted Monday July 18 2016 at 10:06 pm in Education
VSA MA COOL Schools Program
VSA Massachusetts promotes the involvement of people of all abilities in the cultural life our communities by developing arts-integrated programs in our schools, sponsoring exhibitions and performances by artists of all abilities, and helping families and communities understand and celebrate the transformative power of the arts. The Creative Outlook on Learning (COOL Schools) program is our flagship education program that embodies this mission.
This collaborative model leverages the wealth of arts resources of teaching artists (TAs) with the curriculum expertise of classroom teachers in order to create an arts-integrated learning experience that supports students of all abilities as they experience content, skills, or concepts from the unique perspective found through the arts. Students may include those with learning, emotional/behavioral, physical, or developmental disabilities and/or those with English language barriers. While each program is designed specifically to meet the needs of the students involved, all COOL programs focus on the following four main goals, which are articulated during the planning meeting:
COOL Teaching Artist Job Description
COOL Teaching Artists are passionate artists and educators with deep expertise in their art form and in integrating their art form with academic curriculum. VSA MA COOL Schools seeks various teaching artists to create arts-integrated programs with teachers for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year in K-12 classrooms across Boston Public Schools. Visual artists and musicians are strongly encouraged to apply.
COOL Schools residencies vary in length from 10-36 weeks, with TAs providing instruction once per week. Classes take place during the school day alongside classroom teachers and last from 45-60 minutes. Depending on the number of COOL classrooms at a school, the TA may work with two to four classrooms in a day. Teaching Artists are term employees and receive competitive rates, including paid training and planning.
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