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TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE ARTS
Rules of Engagement:
Activating Student Learning
Structured and scaffolded lessons are key to engaging students in high-quality active
learning. Ensuring student engagement requires careful planning of activities that not
only ask them to complete a task, but also help them to understand and reflect
upon what they are doing, and why.
Who Should Attend?
Executive directors, program managers, teaching artists, Arts Liaisons,
classroom teachers, and school principals and administrators
Session Objectives
Participants will:
∞ Understand how to communicate learning objectives to students and how to fit it into
the flow of the lesson
∞ Develop strategies for designing effective collaborative group work and dialogue
∞ Examine the difference between low-level and high-level discussion questions
Framework Alignments
Arts Partner Standards of Practice: INST 3A
Framework for Teaching: 1b, 1c, 1d | 3a, 3b, 3c
School Excellence Framework: Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Rigorous Student
Tasks, Instruction
Schedule
This session will be offered twice (choose one to attend).
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre | 100 S. Racine Ave.
Clock hours offere d: 3.0
TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE ARTS
Zoom In/Zoom Out: Conducting Evaluation
Organizations plan for the future by inviting critical feedback to inform future practice.
In order to continuously improve, consistent and meaningful evaluation of internal
capacity and programs is a must. By continually analyzing data, organizations can reflect
on the efficacy of their vision for quality and adapt accordingly.
Who Should Attend?
Executive directors, program managers, and teaching artists
Session Objectives
Participants will:
∞ Identify who data is for, how it is shared, and how to define “good” data
∞ Learn how to evaluate capacity needs around data, assessment, and evaluation
∞ Determine the kinds of data and information to collect (quantitative, qualitative,
or a combination of both) to best inform future practice
Framework Alignments
Arts Partner Standards of Practice: ORG 4A | INST 4A
Framework for Teaching: N/A
School Excellence Framework: N/A
Schedule
Friday, November 9, 2018
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Literacenter
641 W. Lake St.
Register
http://bit.ly/Zoom-In-Zoom-Out
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre | 100 S. Racine Ave.
Clock hours offered: 3.0
Register
October: http://bit.ly/Rules18
March: http://bit.ly/Rules19
CPS teachers who attend will be registered post-event in Learning Hub
and will receive their clock hours (CPDUs) once they complete the online
ISBE evaluation. Charter/Contract/Options teachers who attend will be able
to fill out their ISBE evaluation and evidence of completion forms on-site.
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