Dear Teachers and Teaching Artists,

This year we are excited to announce a new format of the Teaching Artist Institute (TAI). The TAI 2 Seminar: Integrating to the Core is designed for teachers and artists interested in addressing the College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS), otherwise known as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), through the arts. All Teachers interested in arts integrated teaching are welcome to apply. We invite teachers to apply in interdisciplinary teams from their school (i.e. an arts teacher and a third-grade teacher or a physical education teacher and a science teacher). Each interdisciplinary duo will be matched with an experienced teaching artist. The TAI Trio will then work collaboratively to design an arts-integrated unit/residency. This residency will be field tested and co-taught by the artist and teachers.

This exciting opportunity is offered in partnership by Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance, the Maryland State Arts Council, and Young Audiences/Arts for Learning.

Professional artists with classroom experience and all teachers interested in creating a CCRS arts-integrated residency program are eligible to apply. This is a competitive application process. Only 20 artists and 20 teacher teams (two teachers per team) will be selected to participate. Candidates will be selected based on experience, evidence of commitment to arts-integrated teaching and evidence of commitment to students. TAI includes access to quality instruction and resources, collaborative planning with fellow creatives, as well as one-on-one coaching with master teaching artists and curriculum specialists renowned in their fields.

We look forward to your participation. Sincerely yours,

TAI Teaching Artist, Mama Rashida, pilots her residency at Windsor Hills Elementary Middle.

Cultivating a community of support for arts integrated learning.

Contents:OUR PROCESS 2 + 3 OUR TIMELINE 4OUR APPLICATION 4OUR STAFF 5

Executive Director,Young Audiences/Arts for Learning

Executive Director,Arts Education in Maryland Schools

Executive Director,Maryland State Arts Council

During the

TAI Seminar

you will get:

1. A better understanding of CCRS and how to connect it to the arts;

2. Practical knowledge and experience in teaching students skills and content across the curriculum through the art-making process;

3. Instruction in designing, writing, and collaborating to create an arts-integrated program;

4. Networking opportunities through Young Audiences/Arts for Learning, Arts Education in Maryland Schools, and the Maryland State Arts Council;

5. An artist in residence for up to four classes/groups;

6. Dialog and exchange with a community of artists and educators who are working towards the same goal: educating our future through the arts!

Our Process: Part I - The RetreatThe TAI retreat is an opportunity for :

- TEACHING ARTISTS to spend three days to focus on their craft. Room and board for three days and two nights provided.

- AI TEACHERS to spend two days focusing on AI facilitation in their schools. Teachers interested in participating in the “arts integration specialists” track will be referred to as, “AI TEACHERS”. AI TEACHERS can be from any discipline. Room and board for two days and one night provided.

- TEACHER PARTNERS to spend one day working collaboratively with their AI TEACHER and ARTIST to define goals and objectives for the artist-in-residence.

- Day One: TEACHING ARTISTS report to the TAI Seminar to:

• Identify goals;

• Be introduced to the backwards planning method; and

• Develop an understanding of the components of a residency plan and participate in a model arts-integrated workshop.

Day Two: AI TEACHERS will join the TEACHING ARTISTS at the retreat. On Day Two TEACHING ARTISTS and AI TEACHERS will:

• Participate in a model arts integrated workshop;

• Discuss and review the CCRS, also known as the Common Core State Standards; and

• Brainstorm connections to the arts; and

• Participate in differentiated workshops.

Day Three: The TEACHER PARTNER will join their AI TEACHER and TEACHING ARTIST. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. On Day Three all participants will work collaboratively in school teams. Each team will participate in a model arts-integrated workshop, identify specific grade level standards that they will address though their program, and begin outlining their residency plan (for ARTISTS) and lesson plans (for both TEACHERS).

“I really felt like I was re-energized in my way of thinking and the facilitators brought a plethora of knowledge to the table. I appreciated their ability to listen, answer questions, and make the experience fun, interactive and simply enjoyable. - Valerie Branch, Teaching Artist

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THE VISION:

To cu l t i va te a commun i ty o f suppor t f o r a r t s i n t egra t ion in Mar y land. Our seminars w i l l empower educa tor s , p rov id ing t hem wi t h i nnova t i ve too l s , know ledge, and exper iences to address t he d ive r se needs o f our sc hoo l s and commun i t i e s .

Part II - Additional Workshops

DAY FOUR: All TAI TEAM MEMBERS will participate in a model arts-integrated lesson, understand the components of an arts-integrated lesson plan, and work collaboratively to outline and plan each lesson in their program. Each team will plan a presentation of their work to be modeled at the next session.

DAY FIVE: All TAI TEAM MEMBERS will team teach and present their plan in small groups to receive feedback. The team will schedule a mutually agreeable time to field test their program. The field testing should occur between October 19, 2014 and February 1, 2015.

Part III - Field-Testing

TAI TEAMS field test their arts-integrated programs in their schools. One grade level (up to four classes/core groups) will participate in at least four sessions with the artist. AI TEACHERS and their TEACHER PARTNER will teach at least two arts-integrated lessons that compliment/reinforce skills and concepts in the residency. A member of the TAI Teaching Staff will be on site one day of the residency to observe the work with the students.

Part IV - Reflection

All TAI TEAM MEMBERS will participate in an evaluation and reflection meeting to:

• Report on the results of their residency program, share student work and lessons learned;

• Evaluate the TAI program and processes; and

• Provide honest constructive feedback to the TAI teaching staff.

On the last day of their residency, Baltimore Improv Group poses with their newly trained players at Seven Oaks Elementary!

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Children are natural improvisors--they are curious, imaginative, and creative.  It's really amazing to watch them engage in the structured play of improvisational theater to see how they make quick connections not only to their academics, but also clearly as communicators with each other.   -Bridget Cavaiola, Baltimore Improv Group

SPRING FALL FALL/WINTER

February 1TAI 2014 - 2015 application available online.

September 4TAI RetreatTEACHING ARTISTS REPORT

September 27Residency Plan Writing Workshop ALL TAI TEAM MEMBERS

March 10TAI Application Deadline

September 5 TAI RetreatTEACHING ARTISTS & AI TEACHERS

October 18Presentation DayALL TAI TEAM MEMBERS

JUNE 10Orientation meeting from 4:00pm - 6:00pm

September 6TAI RetreatALL TAI TEAM MEMBERS

February (TBD)Reflection DayALL TAI TEAM MEMBERS

2014 - 2015 TAI Application Information:

The TAI application must be completed in one sitting. Below you will find a list of all the materials you will need in order to complete this application. We suggest you collect all your materials before beginning the application.

1. Contact Information;2. $30 Application Fee3. Education Information;4. Short description of professional experience (either as a teacher or artist);5. Three professional references;6. One page statement of interest;7. Work Sample: Artists must provide a program outline for a performance or workshop they would like to provide at their school. It should include: - Goal(s) of the program; - List of activities; - A detailed list of what you will say and do (script); All Teachers must submit at least one COMPLETE residency plan. The

residency plan must include objectives, materials, vocabulary, procedures, and assessment.

The actual cost for the seminar is well over $1500 per participant. Thanks to the generous support of our funders we are able to offer TAI at a more accessible rate. If selected for TAI, you will be required to:Artists:

- Submit $350 seminar fee (a $100 stipend will be awarded to artists who successfully complete the program);A payment plan can be arranged;-Attend all sessions

Teachers:- Provide an approval letter from school administration agreeing to pay $600 for the residency; (A stipend of up to $300 will be awarded to teachers who successfully complete the program).

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If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at:Phone: (410) 837-7577Email: Education@YAMD.org

TEACHERS AND ARTISTSAPPLY ONLINE HERE

OUR STAFF:

Maria BarbosaMaria Barbosa was born in Brazil and lives in Frederick, Maryland. She received a B.S. from the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, a M.S. from the Escola Paulista de Medicina, a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. She was

working as a Cell Biologist at the National Institutes of Health, when she decided to commit her efforts to her art and education. Her installations and artist’s books are exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work is in the collections of The National Institutes of Health, the Getty Research Institute, the Art Institute of Chicago, Cornell University, and The National Museum of Women in the Arts. Barbosa is a Kennedy Center teaching artist, participates in Artist-in-Education programs in Maryland, and gives workshops on arts integration around the country. Barbosa is the founding director of GAIN, the Global Arts Integration Network, a non-profit being formed to foster international collaboration among teachers and teaching artists and the use of arts-integrated approaches.

Sue TrainorSue Trainor is a Performing Songwriter and Master Teaching Artist, and proud to be named the 2014 “Artist of the Year” by Young Audiences of Maryland. Sue has received consistently excellent reviews for her assemblies, residencies and

professional development training programs offered through Young Audiences, Wolf Trap, Maryland’s Teaching Artist Institute (TAI), Quest, Very Special Arts, and the Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute (MATI). Sue tours with the vocal trio Hot Soup, and her most recent CD for children, “In Our Own Words,” received the 2010 WAMMIE Award for best “Children’s Music Recording” (Washington Area Music Association). www.SueTrainor.com

Kristina BerdanKristina Berdan taught in Baltimore City Schools for fifteen years after graduating from Towson University’s Master of Arts in Teaching Program and dancing professionally with the Dayton Ballet Company. Alongside nine of her middle school

students, she founded The Youth Dreamers, Inc., Baltimore’s only youth-run youth center with a mission to decrease violence after school by employing and serving youth in enriching youth-led programs. Kristina published a book about the experience — I Am Not a Test Score: Lessons Learned from Dreaming. She has served on the board of Youth As Resources, earned her National Board Certification in 2000, received the B-More Fund Award in November 2006, was an Open Society Institute Community Fellow in 2007, and received the First Annual State Farm Good Neighbor Ujima Educator Award in March 2009. She is also a part-time faculty member in the Maryland Institute College of Art MA in Community Arts Program.

Karen Bernstein Karen Bernstein’s professional dance career spans more than 35 years and includes performing as principal dancer with six professional dance companies nationally and internationally; directing two dance companies; teaching at numerous

universities and private studios; working as a master teaching artist; and presenting workshops at conferences, universities, and art organizations throughout the world.! She is presently working as a dance consultant for various art organizations including The Kennedy Center, Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance, Maryland State Department of Education, Young Audiences, Maryland State Arts Council, and Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company.! In 2010, she received the Dance Metro DC Alan M. Kreigsman Award in recognition for her ongoing artistic community service.! She has been awarded numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Montgomery County.! "Bernstein remains one of Washington's finest, a dancer of silken refinement and personal vibrancy." (Washington Post)

John MorogielloJohn Morogiello has!been!a Playwright in Residence with the Maryland State Arts Council!since 2001. !His plays!have been produced in New York, Los Angeles, and Europe, as well as locally. John has!worked as a Teaching

Artist for the Center Stage Young Playwrights Festival, Maryland Artist Teacher Institute, and the Harford County Title 1 SMART Program with

Young Audiences/Arts for Learning. !

Mary CaryMary Cary formerly worked at the Maryland State Department of Education where she served for thirteen and a half years as an educational leader for Maryland, most recently as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.

Mary is a nationally recognized leader in arts education as well as in education overall. She was the founder and creator of the Carver Center for Arts and Technology, one of the premiere public Arts High Schools in the United States.

Pat CruzEducation Director at Young Audiences Arts for Learning, Maryland Chapter. Pat has dedicated her career to helping struggling students. Pat taught for 10 years in!Title I public schools where she worked to develop a highly successful arts

integration!program. This program helped raise student achievement significantly. As YA Education!Director, Pat connects educators and teaching artists through collaborative training!in integrating the arts with subjects such as science and math. Pat holds a BS in Art!Education and a Masters in Teaching with a focus on Arts Integration from George!Mason University.

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