Teaching the Teachers
Designing and Promoting Your Classes & Workshops as part of the Integrated Learning Specialist Program (ILSP) and Beyond
Presentation by Lynn Johnson, Director of Membership & Programs, Teaching Artists Guild
February 6, 2014, Alameda County Office of Education, Hayward, CA
What is the Integrated Learning Specialist Program (ILSP)?
The ILSP prepares K-12 teachers, teaching artists, and administrators to effectively plan and deliver deep, meaningful, and
engaging student learning across all subject areas through arts centered
learning, performance-based assessments, and collaborative curriculum design.
How does the ILSP work?
3 Core Courses
30 Hours
Electives
ILSP Certificate
Course A:
Intro to
Arts
Centered
Learning
Course B:Ongoing
Assessment
Course C:Collaborative Curriculum Design
• CEU’s through Mills College
• Graduate Units through Lesley University
• ILSP Apprentice Trainings
Ongoing Learning
Leadership Groups
Leadership Retreats
Summer Institute
The Growth of ILSP
• East Bay (Oakland)• San Francisco• Contra Costa
(Concord)
Upcoming:• Marin• Solano• Sonoma
ILSP Electives
Learning beyond the Core Courses
30 hours of total instruction (minimum 6 hours per course) for deep, meaningful engagement
Take courses from the community
Participants decide based on criteria
Arts Immersion Playground
Stretch your current understanding and skills
Hands-on/embodied instruction
Visual, performing, literary, media/digital
Taught by professional artist
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into
your relationship
with art-making
Equity and Social Justice
Critically evaluates and deepens you understanding
Self-reflective processes
Taught by qualified academic, professional, or organization
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into how
issues of race, gender, class affect
you & your teaching practice
Creative Inquiry
Stretch your current understanding of teaching/learning frameworks
Common Core/ELA/STEM
Taught by qualified academic, professional, or organization
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into a
diversity of learning
frameworks
Reflection & Reporting
One per course
Signature of the Instructor
6 hours = 1 CEU
Reflect on your experienceWhat you learned
How you changed
How did it deepen your ILSP experience?
Setting Up & Promoting Your Course
To ILSP Participants & Beyond
Setting up your Class
Space What space is already available to you?
Where might you borrow, barter, or squat?
Getting hired by/partnering with folks who lead classes (Park Districts, Adult Ed, Arts Orgs, etc.)
Space Rental (bayareaspaces.org
Taking Registrations Website/Blog
PayPal, Square
Eventbrite
Formstack, Wufoo
Constant Contact, MailChimp
Promoting Your Course
1.Create a catchy title
2.Clearly state what folks will get/learn/do and how they’ll change
3.Make it easy for folks to register
4.Share, and keep sharing in multiple ways
5.Be creative. Be playful. Be yourself.
Post to TAG Website
Make sure to select “ILSP Elective”
Post to Art is Education Website
Make sure to select “ILSP Elective”
Social Media Links
Facebook: Art is Education, Teaching Artists Guild
Twitter #ILSP: @artised, @teachingartists
LinkedIn: Teaching Artists Guild (Group)
Keep in Touch
Teaching Artists GuildLynn JohnsonDirector of Membership & Programs
www.teachingartistsguild.org
