Posted Sunday September 07 2014 at 6:15 pm
A professional learning community tailored to your needs as an arts educator . . .
- Learn effective inclusive strategies using the arts.
- Collaborate with peer arts educators.
- Examine literacy through drama and dance.
EMBODYING LITERACY
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY
The Embodying Literacy professional development program will enable 12 Boston Public Schools (BPS) Arts Teachers to explore arts integration strategies to support literacy and inclusion of students with and without disabilities. Through discussions with fellow participants and coaching from the instructors, participants will develop inclusive, arts-integrated literacy curricula based on Dance, Drama and English Language Arts Common Core standards. The program is open to arts teachers in any discipline, but will focus on drama and dance techniques and processes. It will be led by two VSA MA master teaching artists; dance instructor Priscilla Harmel, M.Ed, BC-DMT and drama instructor Marianne Adams, M.Ed.; both faculty members at Lesley University. Each participant will receive a $400 stipend and up to 23 PDPs after completing the program between November 2014 - June 2015.
First Meeting: Saturday, November 15, 2014 9:30am - 3:30pm
Location: The NonProfit Center, 89 South Street #101, Boston, MA 02111
*Five additional meeting dates and locations will be decided by each cohort of teachers. A classroom visit by one of the instructors will also be scheduled in February.
Register by Friday, October 10, 2014 on BPS My Learning Plan.
Contact education@vsamass.org
or 617-350-7713 for more information.
This program is made possible through a generous award granted by the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative.
Posted Tuesday August 12 2014 at 10:18 pm
Thank you for helping students re-envision and build a healthier city!
Michelle Chung, our extraordinarily patient and talented volunteer videographer, created this Thank You video.
Enjoy and, if you're in the area, please come visit the parklet at 506 Park Drive, Boston.
Best wishes,
The Parkolation Team
Posted Friday August 01 2014 at 11:03 pm
VSA Massachusetts is seeking teaching artists who are interested in creating arts-integrated learning experiences for students of all abilities.
We currently have opportunities in Boston for the 2014-15 school year.
High school - Teaching artists in Visual Arts, Drama or Media Arts with the following qualifications:
- Experience and joy teaching high school students (ages 14-22)
- Experience and joy teaching students with cognitive, learning, autism spectrum and other developmental disabilities in ways that offer multiple options for participation and success and build on student strengths
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement a quality arts-integrated curriculum
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills; comfortable interacting with school teachers and administrators
- Ability to lead a residency-related teacher workshop
- Committed to on-going professional development as an arts practitioner and educator
Elementary (2nd Grade) - Teaching artists in music or visual arts
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement an arts-integrated curriculum that supports English Language Arts content and skills
- Experience or demonstrated ability to teach students with cognitive, developmental and emotional/behavioral disabilities in ways that offer multiple options for participation and success and build on student strengths
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with teachers; knowledge of school structures and culture desired
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to offer culturally responsive content that celebrates the diversity of BPS students
- Committed to on-going professional development as an arts practitioner and educator
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