Developing the Talents of Teaching Artists Nationwide
Training for Teaching Artists
These trainings are designed for teaching artists interested in learning about various topics such as arts integration, residencies, lesson planning, workshops, and classroom management.
The trainings are designed as a sequence where each training builds on the content taught in previous trainings.
Arts Integration
Arts Integration: The What and Why
This training examines the Kennedy Center’s definition for arts integration, principles for how students learn, and how the philosophy and practice of arts integration is supported by the current theories about learning.
Teaching Students
Designing Residencies for Students
This module focuses on a 5-step process for planning residencies for students. The module can be an in-depth multi-session training course, or a 2-hour informational session.
Designing Lessons for Classroom Instruction
This module focuses on best-practice in planning lessons for students. The module can be an in-depth multi-session training course, or a 2-hour informational session.
Examining Classroom Management from a Teaching Artist’s Perspective
This training is designed to help teaching artists examine and deepen their classroom management skills.
Teaching Teachers
Developing Teacher Professional Development Workshops
This training is designed to help teaching artists develop their skills in creating a professional development workshop.
Teaching Artists as Instructional Coaches
This training is designed to help teaching artists develop their skills to work with teachers individually to lead arts-integrated strategies in the classroom.
