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We look forward to serving your interests and needs and support
vital substantive arts learning throughout the State.
Reminder to All Returning Roster Artists
As a current
Residency Roster artist, you are eligible to remain on the
Residency Roster in the same discipline by submitting the following
items. Please note: Residency Roster artists in all
disciplines are required to reply each year.
Required
actions to remain on the Residency Roster:
(All required forms are available on our website)
http://www.azarts.gov/artists/rosterartists.htm#Paperwork
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Complete
self-assessment rubric and submit summary sheet
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Include
documentation of professional development action completed Sept.
06-Sept.07
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Complete an
online update to you Roster web page
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Complete and
sign the signature page
If you wish to
remain on the Roster the above listed items must be submitted to
the Arizona Commission on the Arts offices, 417 W. Roosevelt St.,
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1326 postmarked or delivered by
5PM Thursday, September 20, 2007. If
we do not receive the above items by the deadline, you will be removed
from the Arizona Residency Roster.
The New York State
Alliance for Arts Education (NYSAAE) Toolkit
for Teaching Artists
Here you will find a step by step process to working as a Teaching
Artist in the schools.
http://nysaae.org/toolkit/index.html
Fingerprint Clearance Cards
As you know, student safety is a primary concern to parents, teachers
and school administrators throughout Arizona. Fingerprinting of school
personnel is one technique used by schools to ensure adequate campus
security. If you will be conducting Artist in Residence Programs
this coming year, you may want to acquire a Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Important note: each individual school or
school district may have additional fingerprinting requirements other
than the DPS Fingerprint Clearance Card for Artists-in-Residence, which
may incur additional costs to the artist. Please be sure to check with
the principal or personnel department at the school well in advance of
your residency start date so that you are able to comply with the campus
security requirements.
It is also important to note that Charter Schools and independent
private schools may have different requirements than public schools.
Once again, check with the principal or school director to find out what
is needed before your residency is scheduled to begin.
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) requires all certified
teachers to obtain a Department of Public Safety (DPS) Fingerprint
Clearance Card as a condition of certification. Whether you are a
certified teacher or not, you can apply for the DPS Fingerprint
Clearance Card by following the instructions on the ADE website
http://www.ade.state.az.us/certification/DPSInformation.pdf
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MatchBook.org's Professional Development
Opportunities Calendar
Here you will find chronological listings for workshops, classes,
conferences and lectures for the arts and culture community.
http://www.matchbook.org/eventscalendar.aspx
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National
Endowment for the Arts -
Grants for
Arts Projects
are now available on the NEA's
website. Learning in the Arts for
Children and Youth: To advance arts education for
children and youth in school-based or community-based settings.
An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to
$150,000. Deadline: June 11, 2007.
To view the guidelines, go to
www.arts.gov/grants/apply , select the field or discipline
most relevant to your project
National
Endowment for the Arts -
Grants for
Arts Projects
are now available on the NEA's
website. Organizations may apply under the following categories:
Access to Artistic Excellence:
To encourage and support artistic excellence, preserve our
cultural heritage, and provide access to the arts for all
Americans. An organization may request a grant amount from
$5,000 to $150,000. August 13,
2007. To view the guidelines, go to
www.arts.gov/grants/apply , select the field or discipline
most relevant to your project.
Surdna Arts Teachers
Fellowship Program
Arts Teachers from specialized, public arts high schools are invited to
apply for funding for artistic development. This program offers teachers
the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own creative work, interact with
other professional artists and stay current with new practices. Maximum
award $5,000. Letter of intent due November 16,
2007. For more information visit
www.surdna.org/artsteacherfelloship
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Kathy Lindholm Land Dance Educator
Award
Micah Kriston is the recipient of the Kathy Lindholm Lane Arizona Dance
Educator Award for 2007. Mrs. Kriston was presented with the award at
the annual High School Dance Festival in February. The award is given in
honor of Kathy Lindholm Lane, a former ASU professor who lost her battle
with cancer in 2004. The award is sponsored by ASU and the Arizona Dance
Education Organization (AzDEO). Micah graduated from ASU in 1995 Magna
Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance Education and was awarded the “Outstanding
Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate in Dance Education”. She received the
“Margaret Gisilo Summer Study Scholarship” and the ASU “Regent’s
Scholarship” in 1992 and 1993; and also served as President and Vice
President of the Dance Department Student Advisory Board and was a
member of ASU’s dance company, D.A.R.T. Her teaching career at
McClintock began in the fall of 1996. The following year, she received
the “Tempe Diablos Education Excellence Award”. Since that time, she has
been the director of the McClintock Dance Department and the Artistic
Director of four formal dance concerts per year. Micah has been a
performing member of Desert Dance Theatre and Movement Source Dance
Company. Micah earned her Masters Degree in Education from ASU in 2000.
Micah shared some of the things she learned from Kathy: “being an
advocate for dance education is my responsibility, the importance of
collaboration, the significance of consistency in teaching, how to be a
life long learner, the critical inquiry process and how it relates to
dance, and through example; what she required of me she demonstrated.”
Mrs. Kriston lives in Tempe with her supportive husband Jimmy and her
wonderful 6 year-old son, Mason.
www.azdeo.org
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Teaching Artist Request for Proposals -
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
21st Century Community Learning Centers, Garden-based Summer Arts
Program. Based on a garden theme: “Harvesting the Imagination”, the
Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture is looking for arts-intensive programs
that provide in-depth, cross-cultural experiences for children.
Activities may include cooking, gardening techniques, butterfly
harvesting, mosaic tile stepping stones, or a larger campus-based public
art project. Budget Total: $2,800/artist *The $50 hourly rate includes
planning, purchasing of supplies, travel & other miscellaneous required
meetings. June 11-28, 2007 Ralph Waldo Emerson School, Orientation:
Friday, May 11, 2007 10:00 a.m. Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture, 200
West Washington, 10th Floor, Phone: 602-370-8453 or Fax: 602-262-6914.
Proposals Due: May 18th Deliver or
mail proposal directly to the Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture, 200 W.
Washington, 10th floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003 or fax to Jocelyn Hanson at
602-262-6914. Please attach a copy of your fingerprint clearance card.
jocelyn.hanson@phoenix.gov
Calling All Arts Instructors! Teaching
Space Available!!
The Arts Department, Arts With Heart, at Carmel Community Center, 97 W.
Oakland St., Chandler, AZ 85225, is now underway! We are working toward
building a community base and marketing for programs of all ages. We
have a newly renovated building with an auditorium and stage, a dance
room with a sprung wood floor, classroom space and more. To attract our
community and utilize our space for the enhancement of that community,
we are looking for quality artists to teach excellent programs. We are
open to all levels of all ages, and are offering flexible terms (please
call for details). We can list your classes and/or workshops on our
calendar, and we can offer assistance in marketing them. Please contact
Lynn Monson or Jill Bittinger at 480-726-8100 or
lmonson@cox.net
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Teaching Artists Journal, Spring 2007 Issue is
Available
Highlights include: Writer/educator/performance
artist, Avery R. Young examines the profound linguistic, psychological
and color lines that criss-cross the not-so-simple act of learning and
teaching writing in America. Poet and Teaching Artist Spoon Jackson
tells us how he came to his medium and work as an inmate in San Quentin
Prison and how he has connected with an entire universe of writers and
literature inside and outside prison walls. The Teaching Artists Journal
encourages readers to share thoughts and comments by
email. For more information, please click
here.
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The Power of Art: Teaching Students with
Learning Disabilities
May 18, 2007, The Lab School of
Washington in Washington, DC will host its 14th annual workshop The
Power of Art: Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities. The Power of
Art is a national competition which celebrates excellence in art
education and innovative teaching
methods. The one day workshop provides art teachers with a better
understanding of learning disabilities, original ways to teach, and how
art can be used to teach academic skills. The Rauschenberg Foundation
kindly provides hotel accommodations and limited travel funds.
Applicants must teach art in kindergarten to 12th grade in a United
States public or private school where some or all of their students have
learning disabilities. Applications are due April 2nd, 2007 For
more information about The Power of Art or to receive an application
please call The Lab School at (202) 944-3083 or E-Mail
emily.marchetti@labschool.org The Power of Art
application is available for you to download at
www.labschool.org
Arizona State
University - Theatre Institute
June 25-29, 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. High School Teachers Summer Theatre Institute. Register for three
graduate-level hours, course THP 598 A , for more information contact:
Johnny Saldaña, Institute Coordinator, (480) 965-2661 -
Johnny.Saldana@asu.edu
The Project Zero
Classroom
Practitioners and colleagues from Harvard Project Zero work with K-12
educators to help reshape classroom practices to promote student
understanding. The focuses on Teaching for Understanding, Multiple
Intelligences, The Thinking Classroom, Authentic Assessment, and
Learning With and Through the Arts. July 28 -
August 3, 2007
www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe
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