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Voices of Innovation

Listen to interviews with leading arts education advocates

Updated: 6/30/08

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Resources

  • Fair Student Funding
    A Letter from Dr. Andrés Alonso, CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools, March 28, 2008
  • Great Kids, Great Schools
    A Letter from Dr. Andrés Alonso, CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools, March 6, 2008
  • Brain-Targeted Teaching Model, as the primary instructional framework, produced students with "deeper conceptual understanding and better extension of knowledge, more engaged and happy students and strong state test performance" (Peter Bertucci, 2006).
  • Read how the Roland Park Elementary/Middle School has embraced the Brain-Targeted Teaching Model developed by their principal from 1993 through 2006, Dr. Mariale Hardiman.

Professional Development Opportunities

  • Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute (MATI): MATI is an intensive professional development program for elementary and middle school teachers and administrators, conducted by master teachers, artists, and artist-educators in a residential university setting in the summer, with follow-up through the academic year. For more information, please visit http://www.aems-edu.org/news.php.
  • Towson University: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Arts Integration: Towson University's Arts Integration Institute offers the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Arts Integration (PBC-AI) in partnership with the University of Maryland, College Park, UMBC and Johns Hopkins University. This program works cooperatively with Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance (AEMS) to provide opportunities for teaching and learning in and through the arts at all Maryland schools. For information on all matters related to admissions, fees, or registration, please contact the Graduate School at 410-704-2501.
  • The Artist/Teacher Institute International (ATI International) is a week-long residential program where participants can attend performances, discussions, and hands-on workshops that enable them to explore the various roles of dance, music, theatre and visual arts in teaching and learning. For more information, please visit http://www.aems-edu.org/news.php.

 

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