Posted Friday June 12 2015 at 7:29 pm
VSA MA COOL Schools seeks a passionate and experienced music teaching artist/music therapist to lead a music program for students ages 5 - 21 with significant disabilities. The program will run on Fridays from September 2015 - April 2016.
Description
VSA MA is seeking an experienced music teaching artist to work with two groups of approximately 15 students each at the “Creative Kids Program” at the Boston College Campus School (Chestnut Hill). Students have significant disabilities and medical needs and are 5 - 21 years old. The program focuses on supporting individual IEP goals through music. Education students from Boston College serve as one-on-one buddies to students participating in the program. The program runs on Fridays in two 10-week cycles, one in the Fall semester and one in the Spring.
Requirements
Candidates should have demonstrated experience in music therapy and/or music education, and significant experience working with students with disabilities. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students with significant disabilities and medical needs. Candidates must be willing to lead short group discussions with Boston College “buddies” after each session to debrief student progress towards goals and provide support. Strong oral and written communication skills and an ability to work as part of a team are necessary. Candidates must also be committed to on-going professional development as an arts practitioner and educator and to participating in other meetings as required.
Please send a resume and cover letter providing more information on your artistic and professional experience, and sample lesson plan/curriculum to education@vsamass.org
Learn more about the VSA MA COOL Schools Program.
Posted Friday June 12 2015 at 06:49 am
The goals of this webinar are to support the attendees to make the visual arts a daily form of self-expression for individuals with mild to severe physical, intellectual and emotional disabilities. Founder and executive director of Art Therapy Express Program, Inc., Lisa Bartoli will cover characteristics, strategies and goals for five major areas of disability (physical, visual, intellectual, emotional, and learning), positioning individuals for maximum success, adaptive and work station devices, 2d vs. 3d, sensory stimulation, space, securing the work, tools, sources for adaptive equipment, thinking outside of the box, textures, wheelchair rollers, foot painting, head sticks, etc. This webinar is jam packed with useful information for adapting an art program, resources for buying or creating assistive technology, and even low cost recipes.
Presenter: Lisa Bartoli is the founder and executive director of Art Therapy Express Program, Inc. She graduated with a Master's Degree in Creative Arts in Therapy and brings 27 years of post graduate experience. She has introduced art as self-expression to thousands of children, teenagers, and adults with mild to severe physical, intellectual, and emotional disabilities. Lisa utilizes the arts to empower individuals, providing self-expression and communication for individuals within schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and her own adapted art studio. By building a bridge between each student's capability and his/her imagination, providing a place where even the non-verbal individual can speak through the arts. Lisa provides teacher and staff in-services and student internships to local colleges and universities.
Intended Audience: Administrators, principals, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, art therapists, art teachers, special education teachers, teachers, professors, university and college interns and students, volunteers, nonprofit staff, museum staff, and parents and siblings of students with disabilities.
The Art of Self-Expression: Textures, Tools, Techniques, and Thinking Outside of the Box
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 3-4pm
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Posted Monday May 18 2015 at 10:12 pm
The Kennedy Center National Seminar for Teaching Artists is designed to strengthen the quality and impact of teaching artists' work. To do so, this intensive, multi-day Seminar leverages the Kennedy Center's decades of experience in professional learning for artists.
The National Seminar involves 30 teaching artists from around the nation in lively discussions and activities designed to help them learn and apply targeted skills in Residency and Lesson Design. Instruction is supported by live demonstrations, PowerPoint presentations, and colorful print materials that identify key concepts through diagrams, checklists, and useful planning forms. Throughout the Seminar, time is provided to process the learning in small and large group discussions and reflections. In the months following the Seminar, participants continue to develop their Residency and Lesson Plans in consultation with a Kennedy Center teaching artist/mentor.
National Seminar for Teaching Artists
Washington, DC
August 11, 2015 - August 13, 2015
Application Deadline: May 29, 2015
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