PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Save the Date: April 10, 2010, 9:00am-2:30pm
One Time Event!
Arts Workshops for Educators (AWE)
AWE is a FREE day of workshops in Visual, Performing and Literary arts for classroom teachers, student teachers and other educators. These hands on workshops are designed to inspire teachers to use the arts as a way to present core curricula in more engaging and meaningful ways, and to personally experience standards-based arts instruction. Sponsored by SMAC and SCOE and presented by regional teaching artists.  For more information contact Chelsea Hunt, 916-808-3979.
Registration has been delayed. Please check back soon to register and for more workshop information.
Location
Sacramento County Office of Education
David P. Meaney Education Center
10474 Mather Boulevard                            
Mather, CA 95655

Teaching Artist Workshop Series (TAWS) 2010
TAWS is a series of distinct workshops on a variety of topics of interest to artists who also want to teach and build careers as teaching artists. The series is developed and presented by the Arts Commission’s Education staff with regional and national presenters from the visual and performing arts and education fields. The workshops run from January through May. Although there is no fee for the workshops, you must be a working artist who either lives or works in Sacramento County to participate. For more information contact Chelsea Hunt.

Registration is required in order to participate in the TAWS 2010 series. There is no registration form. Please email or phone (916-808-3979) your request to Chelsea Hunt. She will send you an email confirmation.

Cancellation policy: Due to the limited space and high interest in these workshops, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the workshop, or you will automatically be put on the waiting list for future 2010 TAWS workshops you wish to attend. This policy is effective immediately, and will start with the February workshop.

SCHEDULE:

Saturday, February 27, 2010 – 9:30 am-5 pm
Arts Integration Speed Dating: Get Comfortable with the Key Arts Teaching Methodologies
Master teaching artists/presenters from the Bay Area Teaching Artists Organized (TAO)
This day-long workshop introduces a range of arts pedagogies - theories or perspectives about how best to teach the arts. Presenters will orient you to 6 of the most effective and popular teaching methods and styles used by teaching artists today. They include the Lincoln Center Institute for Arts in Education, Kennedy Center’s ArtsEdge program, Reggio Emilia, Visual Thinking Strategies, Studio Habits of Mind and kinesthetic movement methods of learning. Then you'll have a chance to choose 2-3 methods to focus on for the rest of the day. Meet the one that’s a good match for you, learn more and prepare yourself for upcoming teaching opportunities.
Location: South Natomas Community Center, 2921 Truxel Road, 95833
916-808-1571
Registration Open now until Feb. 24th. Contact Chelsea Hunt

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 – 4-6 pm
Arts Lesson Planning Strategies and Templates
Resources & experiences to take your lessons to the next level of effectiveness
Increase your confidence in approaching lesson planning for community and school settings for all ages. What are the essential elements of a great lesson? What teaching style or approach is best for you? How do you choose what to teach? How do you structure it to keep students engaged? Leave with resources to take your lessons to the next level of effectiveness.
Location: Coloma Community Center, Jamestown Room
4623 T Street, 95819
(916) 808-6060
Registration Open Feb 2nd-March 15th. Contact Chelsea Hunt

Friday, April 9, 2010, 9am-12pm
Creating Effective Interactive Music Performances
Marcia Daft, Kennedy Center Teaching Artist/Presenter
How do you draw the audience into your performances and engage them in activities that increase their connection to the music? What are the elements of an effective presentation for novice audiences? Musician/educator, Marcia Daft will lead hands on activities to demonstrate how to get audiences participating and then will work with several pre-selected small ensembles on pieces from their current school assembly, family concert or lecture/demonstration programs in a master class or fishbowl format to help them develop more exciting, engaging and interactive presentations. All participants will be invited to look for the interactive teachable elements in these performances. Although the emphasis of the workshop is on music, the principles apply to all performing arts. Teaching artists in all disciplines are encouraged to participate.
Click here to download a PDF of Marcia Daft's Bio.
Location: Music Recital Hall, Capistrano Hall, California State University, Sacramento
Sinclair Road on the University Campus: Parking $6, available at Parking Structure 1 on State University Drive.
Click here for more parking info.
Registration Open March 2nd. Contact Chelsea Hunt

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – 5-8 pm
Teaching Artists as Entrepreneurs; the Business of Being a Teaching Artist
Panel of legal, marketing and arts networking experts
What do you need to do to look out for yourself in this career? How do you market your skills and find good settings for what you want to do? Do you know how to protect your interests through liability insurance, good contracts and fair financial arrangements? What kind of support system do you need to keep your work fresh and prevent burnout? A panel of experts, hands on activities and resources will prepare you for a new season as a teaching artist.
Location: Samuel C. Pannell Meadowview Community Center
2450 Meadowview Road, 95832
(916) 808-6680
Registration Open March 31st to May 17th. Contact Chelsea Hunt

Earlier Workshops in the TAWS 2010 Series:
January 13, 2010: Effective Arts Experiences for Drop-in Settings

Artist Residency Institute (ARI):
The Artist Residency Institute (ARI) is a series of workshops for performing, visual and literary artists to strengthen their teaching skills and increase their effectiveness at developing and delivering effective, exciting artist residencies. In addition to participating in a series of workshops, the participants also plan and deliver an artist residency in a community or school setting.

Artists learn how to: design and deliver effective lessons in the arts; develop site-specific artist residencies; effectively use the California Visual and Performing Arts Standards; teach to the developmental levels and special strengths of their students, assess the effectiveness of their teaching, effectively manage a classroom and develop peer coaching skills to share with their fellow teaching artists. For more information, please contact Arts Education staff Chelsea Hunt.

Arts Education Networking Meetings
Arts Organizations and Arts Education Providers are invited to attend a series of networking meetings facilitated by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. Meeting times and topics are emailed to our mailing lists. If you are not already on our mailing list, please contact Erika Kraft.

Workshops and Technical Assistance
The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission provides many workshops and technical assistance opportunities over the course of the year. These are often offered in conjunction with grants, model arts programs and professional development programs.

Examples include:

* Grant writing assistance for Arts Commission granting programs
* Orientation for project start-up, once grants are awarded
* Information and guidance in preparing materials and marketing for artist residencies or the Arts Resource Directory
* Information meetings on upcoming Art Education opportunities

Scheduled Workshops
Please see each program description for a list of current technical assistance workshops.

For technical assistance questions or to schedule individual appointments, please contact Chelsea Hunt.