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| Ninth Annual Cultural Arts For Education Conference |
On May 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) Alliance will host the Ninth Annual Cultural Arts for Education Conference (CAFE IX) at Towson University's Center for the Arts. The conference will highlight excellent work being done by administrators, teachers, teaching-artists, arts organizations, and institutions of higher education in Maryland who share a commitment to the value of arts education.
We invite you to join Nancy S. Grasmick, State Superintendent of Schools, and the AEMS Board of Trustees at CAFE IX to learn about the innovative work being done by our colleagues in the following topic areas:
- The impact of the arts on special-needs students
- Research supporting best practices in arts education
- Portfolio assessment and developing an electronic portfolio
- Professional development opportunities for arts educators
- The value of teaching-artist residencies in the classroom
- Educational resources and outreach programs available through arts and cultural institutions
The culmination of the day's activities will include a showcase of the tremendous successes being achieved in arts education across the state. The showcase will include student performances by elementary, middle, and high school students and will honor the Maryland State recipients of the Kennedy Center's Creative Ticket Schools of Excellence and National Schools of Distinction Awards for their outstanding achievements in arts education. Additional honors will include a recognition ceremony for Dick Deasy, Executive Director, Arts Education Partnership; the Maryland high school senior artists who received national recognition through the 2008 youngARTS Program, including Presidential Scholars in the Arts; the 2008 graduates of the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Arts Integration Program; and the Youth Arts Award in Honor of the Maryland State Arts Council's 40th Anniversary presented by Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown.
CAFE IX will conclude with a wine and cheese reception.
Please use the following link to download your registration form and conference agenda. Early registrations are due by May 8.
CAFE IX REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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| The National Music Learning Leadership Certificate Institute |
A Team Professional Development Certificate Program Sponsored by the Music-In-Education National Consortium and the Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance
JULY 20-26, 2008
Inn and Conference Center • University of Maryland University College • Adelphi, Maryland
The National Music Learning Leadership Certificate Institute (MLLI) is a project administered in partnership with the Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) Alliance and the Music-in-Education National Consortium (MIENC). Funded in part by a Federal FIPSE [Funds for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education] grant, participation in the MLL Institute is the first step of an intensive, three-level certificate program for qualified teams of music specialists, teaching artists, classroom teachers, and administrators (and representatives and guided interns from partnering arts organizations and/or institutions of higher education) who wish to sustain high quality arts programs in elementary or K-8 schools.
The purpose of the MLL Institute is to create high-quality Music Plus Music Integration curriculum, teaching, and assessment practices that:
- focus primarily on authentic forms of performance and musical literacy skills, in the
context of high quality musical literature from various cultures;
- expand the range and depth of music learning through a comprehensive set of experiences that compel students to listen, interpret, improvise, compose, inquire, discover, and reflect in conjunction with their music studies; and
- integrate music learning with arts, other academic and social-emotional learning processes, concepts, and historical contexts for the benefit of learning in both music and other academic classrooms.
MLLI Brochure and Registration Form |
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| The Artist/Teacher Institute International |
(ATI International) is a project of Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance and the Maryland State Department of Education. It is modeled after the Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute, (MATI) a professional development program for teachers and school administrators which explores the arts as a force in a child’s development, enabling teachers to become more knowledgeable, creative, and skillful in using the arts to engage children in active learning. The success of MATI since 1994 validates its utility as a model for integrating the arts across the school’s curriculum.
ATI International Brochure |
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| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Arts Integration |
The Maryland Higher Education Commission has approved Maryland’s first Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Arts Integration (PBC-AI), a unique in service certification for teachers interested in arts integration created by the AEMS Alliance Higher Education in the Arts Task (HEAT) Force.
Designed for educators who wish to expand their capacity to use arts integration as a strategy for enabling their students to learn in and through the arts, the PBC-AI is an interdisciplinary approach to education incorporating a variety of art disciplines including dance, music, theatre and the visual arts.
A multi-institutional graduate credential—awarded by Towson University with the participation of University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and Johns Hopkins University—the PBC-AI is designed for flexible delivery, with some courses to be taught on-site in local school districts.
Please review the following brochure for more information on this exciting new program.
PBC-AI Brochure |
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| Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute |
AEMS Alliance, in partnership with the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland State Arts Council, will be responsible for the administration of the 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.
MATI was established to explore and demystify the arts as a force in a child's development and enable teachers to become more knowledgeable, creative, and skillful in using the arts to engage children in active learning.
MATI Brochure |
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