Dana Teaching Artist Institute
Teaching Artist Training
The Institute provides teaching artists with training, mentorship and networking opportunities. Through a creative dramatics curriculum developed in partnership with educators and master teaching artists, participants will become familiar with Understanding by Design* lesson planning techniques and the Visual and Performing Arts Standards. Working in a laboratory style environment with experienced professionals, participants will practice collaborative theatre-making, teaching techniques, theatre exercises and lesson planning. With the guidance of classroom teachers and master teaching artists, participants will lead two lessons at one of our partner school sites and receive feedback during personalized coaching sessions.
Professional Development Seminars
In the interest of promoting a sustained community of learners and arts professionals, the Institute will include two seminars focused on improving the practice of teaching theatre in public schools and the community. Institute alumni, CTG Education’s partner-educators and current participants will be joined by experts and master teaching artists to continue growing as professional teachers and artists.
Participants will:
- Gain knowledge of teaching techniques used in theatre
- Gain an understanding of the Visual and Performing Arts Standards
- Become familiar with Understanding by Design* lesson planning techniques
- Improve their ability to connect theatre lessons to teachers’ instructional goals
- Improve their teaching skills
- Devise a Teaching Artist statement: an expression of their artistic vision
- Join a growing community of quality Teaching Artists
Dates:| Training |
9am – 3pm, September 3 – 5 and 9 – 12, 2008
Two in-school sessions, September 15 – October 3, 2008
Participants must be available to attend all sessions. |
| Seminars |
January and April, 2009 |
Fees:| Training |
Participants will receive a stipend of $650 |
| Seminars |
Free-of-charge to participants of the Institute |
Prerequisites:
BA, BFA or MFA in Theatre, Education or related field and teaching experience with elementary or secondary age children
Apply now! Download your application, above right.
Questions?
Contact Christine Mantilla at cmantilla@CenterTheatreGroup.org or 213-972-3681
* Understanding by Design by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins is a framework for designing curriculum units, performance assessments and instruction that leads students to deep understanding of the content taught.
This program is made possible by a grant from the Dana Foundation.
