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Calling All Arts Teachers

September 4, 2013

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Visual Art and Music Teachers!

Visual Art Assessment Photo

Elizabeth Arno, Catherine Ring , Liz Bouchard and Angelika Blanchard

How do we “do” assessment in the Art or Music room?  How can quality assessment practices vastly improve our students proficiency in our disciplines, help kids gain the skills and creativity they need, and be our biggest ally in advocating for our arts programs?  If you would like to earn three credits in a graduate course with a cohort of your peers, led by instructors who have been closely involved in the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative, here is your chance!

Join us this Fall in one of two graduate courses offered by the New England Institute for Teacher Education.  Click on the links below for more information or to Register!

EDPO 540-Refining Assessment Practices in the Music Classroom (K-12)
Sept. 20, 21 & Dec. 13, 14 (Just two weekends: Fri. 4-8pm, Sat. 8-4pm)
Location:  BANGOR
Instructor:  Jake Sturtevant

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EDPO 536-Refining Assessment Practices in the Visual Art Classroom (K-12)
October 4, 5 & Dec. 6, 7  (Just two weekends: Fri.4-8pm, Sat. 8-4pm)
Location:  AUGUSTA
Instructor:  Catherine Ring

Courses are granted three graduate credits from Endicott College upon successful completion and have been approved by the Maine Department of Education for recertification.

TO REGISTER or for more information, Click on the links above.

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Arts Assessment Courses in Maine

December 22, 2011

York, Bangor, Augusta

Catherine Ring

Join arts educators Catherine Ring, Rob Westerberg, and Jake Sturtevant for some great opportunities to meet and work with colleagues while improving teaching and student learning in the arts!

The New England Institute for Teacher Education is providing a unique opportunity for arts educators throughout Maine to take a three-credit, graduate level course on on Arts Assessment. Visual art and music educators who are interested in deepening their learning in arts assessment are invited to participate in a cohort of peers to collaborate, and to learn about and apply best assessment practices in their classrooms. Course credit is given through Endicott Collegeʼs Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies.  (The course is being offered at a reduced tuition of $750 for three graduate credits for a limited time.)

Rob Westerberg

These courses have been specially-designed as an outgrowth of the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative. Teachers can expect to work at growing their level of understanding and enhancing their schoolʼs practices in an individually-tailored, inquiry- based class. Classes meet on a teacher-friendly schedule, over two weekends, with inter-session and post-session work done online.

Rob Westerberg and Catherine Ring are the instructors for the Music and Visual Art courses being offered at York High School in York, Maine.  Catherine will also teach the visual art courses in Bangor and Augusta.  Both Rob and Catherine are experienced arts educators and teacher leaders and bring a wealth of knowledge in their disciplines and in assessment practices.

Jake Sturtevant

The Music Assessment course will also be offered in Augusta on Feb. 10, 11 and May 11, 12, 2012 and will be taught by Jake Sturtevant, music educator at Bonny Eagle High School.  Jake has been a Teacher Leader with the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative and brings his skills as an educator and composer to this course.

Dates and Locations:

  • January 13, 14 and March 16, 17, 2012                                              York High School, York (Visual Art K-12 and Music 7-12)
  • January 27, 28 and April 27, 28, 2012                                        Bangor  (Visual Art K-12 only)
  • February 10, 11 and May 11, 12, 2012                                           Augusta  (Visual Art K-12 and Music 7-12)

For Registration and Information, visit www.newenglandinstitute.org or call the New England Institute for Teacher Education at 207-367-5807.

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