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Why do I have to participate in professional development to get an artist in my classroom?
How are ArtSmart Study Units different from a regular art, music, theatre or dance lesson?
How does ArtSmart work?
What is a Focus Work of Art?
What is ArtSmart Professional Development?
What is an ArtSmart Study Unit?
Who are ArtSmart Teaching Artists?
Who are ArtSmart Teachers?
What is a Teaching Artist Visit?
Who can sign up for ArtSmart Study Units?
How does an artist become a Teaching Artist?
How are Teaching Artists paid?
Why do I have to participate in professional development to get an artist in my classroom?
ArtSmart is a student-driven, inquiry-based approach to learning called aesthetic education.
In order for students to effectively experience the benefits of this way of exploring works of art, educator and artist partners receive ongoing training in this unique set of teaching strategies.
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How are ArtSmart Study Units different from a regular art, music, theatre or dance lesson?
ArtSmart Units do not attempt to teach proficiency in a particular arts field, but to investigate the choices and expression in a specific work of art, bringing an appreciation, insight and sharing of the creative process that translates into broader life experience for students.
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How does ArtSmart work?
ArtSmart professional development for educators and teaching artists builds capacity in aesthetic education, an inquiry-based, student-driven approach to teaching and learning. Educators and artists apply this experience to team-teach Study Units around a Focus Work of Art that students will encounter live at the culmination of the unit. MORE
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What is a Focus Work of Art?
High-quality, live, professional works of art are at the heart of what we do. ArtSmart taps the power of such works of art to motivate and inspire learners. TPAC Education offers three or more Focus Works per year from the disciplines of dance, music, theater and visual art. ArtSmart teachers choose one or more to explore with students in multi-week, inquiry-based ArtSmart Study Units.
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What is ArtSmart Professional Development?
Multi-day intensive seminars, in a fun, camp-like environment, build a strong foundation for effective teacher-artist classroom partnerships. Seminars immerse participants in aesthetic education and exploration of live works of art. ArtSmart teachers “graduate” when they complete 120 seminar hours. MORE
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What is an ArtSmart Study Unit?
Team-taught multi-week classroom explorations of one Focus Work of art, including three artist visits. A teacher guidebook and a joint planning session help educators and artists coordinate their efforts on behalf of students. The unit culminates in the students’ live encounter with the Focus Work. MORE
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Who are ArtSmart Teaching Artists?
Professional dancers, musicians, actors and visual artists who have a passion for awakening artistic intelligence in learners, and an aptitude for collaborating with educators who share that objective. TAs energize the ArtSmart Study Unit relationship between learners, educator and the Focus Work of art. Click here for current roster.
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Who are ArtSmart Teachers?
A vibrant community of dedicated professionals who believe in the importance and power of arts experiences for nurturing well-rounded learners. Roughly 200 Pre-K-8th grade teachers participate in ArtSmart each school year, representing Davidson County Metro and private schools, as well as schools in neighboring counties. MORE
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What is a Teaching Artist Visit?
TA visits are imaginative explorations that give students a variety of ways to understand a Focus Work of art in relation to their own experience. Activities enhance self-confidence by cultivating students' aesthetic sensibility, promoting self-expression and addressing multiple intelligences. MORE
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Who can sign up for ArtSmart Study Units?
Any Pre-K–12th grade teacher who completes the relevant ArtSmart professional development requirement is eligible for ArtSmart Teaching Artist visits to their classroom, provided that at least four other teachers from their school also elect to participate. MORE
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How does an artist become a Teaching Artist?
Professional artists audition, train and join the faculty of ArtSmart Teaching Artists by committing to a series of experiential workshops and/or intensive one-on-one training. All Teaching Artists participate in continuing professional development. For details, click here.
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How are Teaching Artists paid?
TPAC Education covers the cost of TA visits to classrooms to Metro schools. Other schools pay for TAs according to a published fee schedule. The TA generally teaches one six-week Study Unit on one ArtSmart Focus Work per year. Because of the limited nature of this contract work, school assignments can be scheduled around their other professional obligations.
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