Announcing Four 2010 Teacher Arts Academies
Presented by the Kentucky Department of Education in partnership with The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
WHAT IS AN ARTS ACADEMY?
Each Academy is a one-week arts education professional development seminar for teachers, focusing on dance & music or drama & visual Art. The Academies are led by master artist-educators who are experienced professional development trainers and who have a thorough knowledge of Kentucky’s core standards in their art form with connections to other content areas. Each Academy will include a specially designed arts-infused field trip.
Watch a video about the Arts Academies
IS THERE A STIPEND?
Yes. Teachers are paid a stipend of $500 from the Kentucky Department of Education to attend. Teachers also receive two KET Arts Toolkits. The teacher’s school or district may agree to cover expenses for participant lodging, travel, and meals as incurred during academy sessions, but these costs are not covered by the Academies.
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ARTS ACADEMY OBJECTIVES
- To increase the comfort level of teachers through hands-on experience in two art forms
- To model best practices of integration of the arts across the curriculum
- To prepare teachers to Kentucky educational standards including the latest information about the Program Reviews in the Arts & Humanities
- To acquaint teachers with the arts and cultural resources available in their regions and to encourage partnership building
- To build leadership capacity among participants for sharing strategies and resources with other educators.
WHERE AND WHEN WILL THEY TAKE PLACE?
| DATE | LOCATION | DISCIPLINE |
| June 14-18 | Somerset (Pulaski County High School) |
Visual Art & Drama |
| June 14-18 | Lawrenceburg (Anderson County High School) |
Music & Dance |
| June 21-25 | Stanton (Powell County High School) |
Visual Art & Drama |
| June 21-25 | Madisonville (Jesse Stuart Elementary School) |
Music & Dance |
All four Academies occur on Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Any Kentucky public school teacher, grades K-12 who has not previously attended more than one Arts Academy is eligible to attend. Preference will be given to teachers who attended the 2009 Arts Academy. We will aim for a balance of districts, grade levels, and content areas. Each Academy will take up to 36 teachers. A teacher may apply for any of the four Arts Academies, provided they have not already attended an Academy in the same art forms.
Applications must be received by April 7, 2010. All applications are to be submitted electronically from the following website:
http://www.kentuckycenter.org/education/artsacademies2010.asp
Questions?
Contact Jeffrey Jamner at jjamner@kentuckycenter.org or 502-562-0703
