Teaching Artist Professional Development

The Arts & Humanities Council provides meaningful and effective professional development for teaching artists.  For non-education related professional development opportunities for artists, click here.

Coffee Klatches

During the school year, it's easy to lose touch with colleagues. However, working with each other, sharing information, collaborating, and networking keeps our community strong and vibrant.  AHCMC created the Coffee Klatch, a monthly meeting of teaching artists to discuss relevant topics to the profession, to keep you linked in and in touch.
 
The Coffees will occur on the second Thursday of every month at 4:00pm. Please RSVP. Upcoming topics are: 

February 11, 2010, 4PM at AHCMC Office: Case Study: Science Residency with Mosaic Artist, Carien Quiroga.   Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is a primary focus of educators. Teaching artists that can connect to any of these curriculum areas--especially for middle and high school students-- will be very attractive to educators and principals.  Carien Quiroga just completed a science-based residency at East Silver Spring Elementary school. Hear how she used the 3rd grade science curriculum for a beautiful mosaic project. RSVP

March 11, 2010 4PM Location TBA: Developing a Character Education Residency - Presenter: Shellie Williams.  Character Education is rising in prominence at many schools and especially at Title 1 schools. Join us for a discussion about character education and how to develop a residency that incorporates the Six Pillars of  Character Education. RSVP

April 8, 2010: Partnering with Youth Organizations
May 13, 2010: Finding Interested Classroom Teachers
June 10, 2010: Teaching Artists' Choice

Questions? Call: 301.565.3805