Training- what it takes to become an arts integration teacher
Fall training
Teachers start their training with a 6 hour day in the Fall. This training includes
Teachers start their training with a 6 hour day in the Fall. This training includes
- What is and is not arts integration
- What is the commitment agreement for participating?
- What are artful thinking routines?
- Learning 1-3 artful thinking routines.
- What does a longer arts integration project look like? What are the goals for the arts and the core?
- Integration with theater arts- a project. Teachers learn pantomime/ tableau alongside retelling a folktale.
Spring training
In May teachers have another 6 hour training. This training usually focuses on the visual art integration.
In May teachers have another 6 hour training. This training usually focuses on the visual art integration.
- Refresher on Arts Integration
- Visual art skill building
- Core content concept
- Studio time: integrating the art and core content
- Create, perform, revise
- Final performance/ art display/ critique
- Past projects have included printmaking and shadow puppets.
Summer training
The summer training is 4 full days in August. Each year is specifically designed for the grade band and needs of the teachers.
The summer training is 4 full days in August. Each year is specifically designed for the grade band and needs of the teachers.
- Grades 6-8 experienced some theater, visual and music units as well as routines that can be used regularly.
- Grades 3-5 each learned a theater and visual art unit to use in their grade level.
- Grades K-2 are tentatively planning on learning to play ukulele for their class and learning two grade level units.
Monthly meeting and reflection
Every month of the school year following the summer training, teachers...
Every month of the school year following the summer training, teachers...
- Attend a meeting where additional professional development is provided, teachers share with each other teaching practices and units they've developed.
- Submit a monthly reflection on their teaching practice as shown in the images below. Project coordinators read and respond to every reflection submitted.
