In early October 2023, Heather and Gowri spent half a day with the A+ Fellows of North Carolina, facilitating a workshop on Accessible Practices at the beautiful UNC School of Art campus in Winston Salem.
Over 2.5 hours, we talked about language and disability history, explored strategies for accessible arts in education programming, and made connections to our own practice through creative engagement. Images show: 1. A group of people create gestures and movements to reflect the theme of positive changes you want to see in your community. 2. Three people sit around a table and create an artwork together on the same piece of paper using paint, markers, sponge brushes, and tools. One person plays with a fidget toy. 3. An artwork created during the session with purple and red paint lines, yellow sponge dots, and the words, 'Choices for All'.
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We feel fortunate to have partnered with the Center for Craft this year, offering a two-part virtual workshop in Teaching Strategies and Best Practices for teaching artists in the inaugural Teaching Artist Training Cohort.
Earlier in the year, we worked with the 21 craft-based teaching artists selected to participate in the program where we shared our favorite teaching artist strategies, then facilitated a follow-up session in lesson planning to cement those ideas. We were thrilled to once again partner with Durham Public Schools this month to offer an in-person workshop at the SPLASH Summer Learning Institute for Durham public school teachers.
Over 3 fast and fun hours, we learned about arts integration, experienced some immersive arts activities in visual arts and movement, explored teaching strategies, and planned some lessons using our lesson plan framework. Image shows some of the activities we offered including movement, visual arts, and references to the texts, The Hate you Give by Angie Thomas and Dear Martin by Nic Stone. This January we facilitated Varying Abilities and Differentiated Instruction, an online workshop with music teaching artists in the Teaching Artists Training Institute (TATI) Over 3 hours, we explored best practices, shared strategies for successful creative engagement, and considered how we can adapt instruction and provide support for all students. Image below shows a variety of topics from our presentation. We are excited to announce a new professional development opportunity for Vermont teaching artists!
Hosted by Teaching Artists Connect in partnership with The Vermont Arts Council, the Teaching Artist Idea Exchange is a series of 5 bi-monthly meetings that build community, provide support, share skills, and offer networking opportunities for teaching artists of all disciplines across VT. Suitable for beginners, open to all. Sessions take place on Zoom, 4pm-6pm. Topics Include: Residency formats | Sept 28th 2022 Teaching strategies & best practices | Nov 30th 2022 Nuts & bolts: the business of being a teaching artist | Jan 25th 2023 Marketing & communication | Mar 29th 2023 Successful collaborations | May 31st 2023 Registration link: https://bit.ly/3QX2ehx For more information email: Troy Hickman THickman@vermontartscouncil.org Image: Teaching Artist Idea Exchange event poster with a pale blue background, a digital drawing of a lightbulb to the right, and event text This September, Heather and Gowri had the great pleasure of presenting a workshop, You, Me, Us: Making Connections Through a Collaborative Practice, at the 6th ITAC Conference in Oslo, Norway. (ITAC stands for the International Teaching Artist Collaborative). We had a lively and enthusiastic group of teaching artists from around the world who learned about working collaboratively and participated in a hands-on, interactive activity that integrated movement and visual arts. It was a wonderful to collaborate with new friends and share our collaborative experiences. Heather and Gowri recently presented, "Planning for Success: Building an Inclusive Education Program through the Arts" at the 2022 LEAD (Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability) Conference, which took place at the Raleigh Conference Center, Raleigh, NC. It was a wonderful experience, full of learning and inspiration, new friends, and idea sharing, with over 700 participants from across the United States. Earlier today we had the great pleasure of facilitating the first of two webinars for the Grassroots School Partners in collaboration with North Carolina Arts Council.
Over a fast and fun packed hour, we explored best practices, planning, and partnerships. We’re truly excited to see more teaching artists collaborating with schools in rural NC; these residencies can be life-changing experiences for our students, schools, and communities. Image below: three cards; one shows a student standing in front of a blackboard, the second shows a map of NC, and the third shows an invitation to the webinar, An Introduction to Teaching Artistry. Earlier today, we facilitated our first in-person professional development workshop with Buncombe County Schools in Asheville, NC. We had a fantastic turnout with teachers from all arts disciplines participating in our Inclusive Teaching Practices training. Slideshow below features images of the workshop participants completing activities during the session, and a photo of Gowri and Heather from Teaching Artists Connect. On March 30th, 2022 Teaching Artists Connect will be offering an interactive online session in an 'Introduction to Teaching Artistry' to students in the ACA (Arts & Communications Academy) at the North Country Union High School in Newport VT, where we'll discuss where and how teaching artists work, pathways to employment, and the joys and challenges of teaching artistry.
Image shows: two cards; one with a description of teaching artistry next to an image of a windmill, and the other is an invitation to the webinar, An Introduction to Teaching Artistry. |