Posted Monday November 13 2017 at 5:41 pm
VSA MA COOL Schools seeks experienced teaching artists to create arts-integrated programs for for two of our high school programs and one early childhood program during the Winter/Spring semester of the 2017-2018 school year. The opportunities are as follows:
Henderson Inclusion School (Dorchester) - In this semester-long residency (January-June), the music teaching artist will work daily with students from grades K0-5th and 9th-12. This position works closely with the school's drama and dance specialist for school assemblies and cultural programming. Music educators with strong collaboration skills with school faculty and staff and demonstrated success across grades levels, and at least two years experience teaching in public schools are preferred. One position available for the spring term.
Boston Green Academy (Brighton) - In a 6-week session, the teaching artist will work with juniors in one ELA and one Humanities inclusion classroom twice a week to integrate their artistic expertise into the curriculum. Visual arts educators with some multidisciplinary arts skills, as well as at least two years experience in public high schools preferred. One position for the spring term.
Condon Elementary School (South Boston) - VSA MA is seeking a drama teaching artist to create an arts-integrated program in grades K0-K2. Over the course of 12 weeks, the teaching artist will work with the classroom teachers to explore storytelling and self-expression to enhance and reinforce curriculum. Teaching artists with a minimum of two years experience teaching early childhood in a public school setting preferred. Two positions for the spring term (possible for one person to teach both).
COOL Schools participants represent a diverse swath of the BPS population and we seek candidates who identify with the racial, ethnic, gender, ability, and class diversity of the students we serve. Teaching Artists are term employees and receive competitive rates, including paid training and planning.
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Posted Monday October 23 2017 at 5:39 pm
Hot off the press, a new COOL report.
We are excited to share our latest COOL Report for the 2016-2017. Download the PDF now to learn about our programming highlights in schools and with educators across Massachusetts. Our teaching artists, students, school collaborators created beautiful work together -- inclusive arts integration is having an impact and we want to share that with you. We promise it will be a COOL read!
Click the above image or this link to download, print, read the full report.
Posted Monday October 09 2017 at 8:38 pm
Greetings! I'm Amanda and I am here for the year to study for my Ed.M from Harvard's Graduate School of Education, the Arts In Education program. For the past 11 years I worked as a teaching artist, arts administrator, and performance maker/deviser/curator in Chicago.
What are your favorite pastimes?
"Taking my husband on self-guided walking tours of new places, dance parties with my friends, and eating french fries!"
If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?
"I do not have a favorite cartoon character but I would choose to have a cartoon version of myself created by Maira Kalman."
You are trapped on an island. What three items do you want to have with you?
"My cat Abbies, my collection of art postcards, and an endless supply of drinkable water."
Do you have any uncommon talents or quirks?
"I am a performance artist - which is perceived as a quirk by many!"
What brings you to VSA?
"In Chicago, my administrative practice was always paired with my teaching practice. I wanted to find the right opportunity to keep connected to schools, teachers, and students while studying. VSA MA's inclusive, arts integration programming looked like the perfect opportunity to meet and work with amazing arts educators/administrators and learn from the programming they are implementing in Massachusetts schools. I am grateful to have been brought into this organization to compliment my time studying at Harvard."
What are you doing during your internship?
"I'm spending the year as a Teaching Artist Fellow! I'll be supporting COOL Schools programming by observing classroom sessions, assisting with coordination and documentation, and facilitating communication between VSA MA administrators and teaching artists, as well as teaching artists and teachers."
