Professional Development For Teaching Artists
Developing and Deepening the Talents of Teaching Artists Internationally
Focus 5 provides training for teaching artists focused on arts integration, residency planning, lesson design, professional development workshops, and classroom management. The trainings combine self-paced online learning modules with live virtual Zoom sessions. Optional one-to-one consulting and in-person sessions are also available. The modules are designed as a sequence where each training builds on the content taught in the previous module.
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
Planning 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 Professional Development Workshops for Teachers
This training is designed to help teaching artists develop their skills in creating a professional development workshop.
Teaching Artists as Instructional Coaches for Teachers
This training is designed to help teaching artists develop their skills to work with teachers individually to lead arts-integrated strategies in the classroom.
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We are incredibly excited at Focus 5 about the chance to work with you and help you integrate arts into your curriculum.
It's powerful, it's accessible, and its effect on students is profound!