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Professional Development

Purposeful collaboration with classroom teachers and administrators improves arts pedagogy and enhances curricular outcomes.

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Community-Word Project and Teaching Artist Project provide professional development for classroom teachers, school administrators, Teaching Artists, youth workers, and arts-education organizations.

We can create custom professional development trainings tailored specifically to your organization’s needs. 

Our trainings include, but are not restricted to:

  • Creative Elements and Teaching the Creative Process

  • Curriculum Development

  • Lesson Planning and Scaffolding

  • Classroom Culture

  • Art as Activism

  • Teaching for Social Justice

  • Co-teaching Dynamics

  • Teaching Philosophies

  • Social-Emotional Learning 

  • Career Development

  • Accessibility and Inclusivity 

  • Inquiry and Reflection

  • Assessment

  • Grant-writing for Teaching Artists

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The program gave me so many skills to bring into my classroom and I felt it made me a greater asset to my students. I felt very confident in my ability to develop and reach students further and place more Justice or items learning in my lessons.

Alexis Robinson

TAIR 2021-2022

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