Professional Development
Reaching ALL Learners through the Arts

"For students to become contributing members of their cultural communities, they require more than schools. They deserve a broader learning system that allies schools with libraries, museums, community centers, and many other cultural and community resources. They also deserve the time, mentors, and means of access that help them to become creators and thoughtful critics. Young people have the right to be more than consumers and witnesses."
The Arts and School Reform: Lessons and Possibilities from the Annenberg Challenge Arts Projects

Artist Workshops

In an effort to increase the number of children with disabilities engaged in arts programming in schools, VSA arts of Maine conducts workshops throughout the state, training artists, arts educators and others interested in arts education on disability awareness, adaptation techniques and other skills necessary to incorporate a variety of learners into school and community-based arts programming. Check our events listings for upcoming workshops.

Teacher Workshops

Increasing the use the arts as core curriculum has been demonstrated to enhance learning in the classroom for all students. VSA arts of Maine works with schools and other partner organizations to provide training to teachers on the incorporation of arts based, cross curricular lesson planning and the use of professional artists in the classroom. To schedule a workshop in your school, please contact us at programs@vsartsmaine.org or check out events listings for upcoming workshops.

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