Grants for Teachers Who Integrate the Arts

Up to $7,500 for outstanding arts-oriented educators
Grant Title: P. Buckley Moss Foundation 2007 National Teachers' Awards
Organization: P. Buckley Moss Foundation
Eligibility: Educators
Value: Three awards ranging from $1,000-$2,500
Deadline: May 15, 2007

Complete information is here.

The P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children's Education and Moss Society give awards to recognize outstanding teachers who consistently integrate the arts into their teaching of children, especially those with learning disabilities and other special needs. The teacher awards are to recognize the creative, innovative and original work prepared by the nominee(s). These awards are to show awareness and appreciation of outstanding work of teachers who are helping their students be successful.

Focus on Arts Integration: Integrated Curriculum Design Workshop

Please consider participating in this workshop. AIEA is providing a wonderful opportunity for you to become truly grounded with arts integration. The space is limited, so please sign up asap. Thanks. Sara

Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts
Focus on Arts Integration:
Integrated Curriculum Design Workshop
July 9 -12, 2007
Saint James School, Leu Elementary Building

This workshop will provide a practical starting point for elementary and middle school teachers who are interested in exploring the theory and practice of arts integration. The goals of the workshop are to
Introduce key principals of arts integration practice
Use authentic connections among the arts and the other content areas to teach common concepts
Demonstrate that integration is an effective strategy for teaching
Model a collaborative process for planning, teaching, and reflecting

Curriculum topics and concepts will be grounded in National and Alabama state standards. Teachers will receive the new Arts Course of Study: Arts Education and the National Standards for Arts Education. Instruction will be student centered and exploratory in nature.

WHO should attend: This four day workshop is designed for the specialist who wants to begin working with the classroom teachers AND for the generalist who wants to begin integrating the arts throughout the curriculum. Generalists should have attended AIEA, other arts professional development sessions, or have a general knowledge of the art form chosen. Schools should send teams of 2-4 teachers, each of whom will focus on a different art form. This is Step 1 of a two-year training cycle. Teachers will leave with a variety of integrated lessons developed during the week.

AIEA staff will provide site visits during the fall to observe an integrated lesson being taught. Participants will return to Montgomery in February 2008 for 3 follow-up days of training, and be expected to implement an integrated unit in spring 2008. Master teachers comfortable with arts integration design will serve as mentors to the teachers entering the training program. Participating teachers will have access to on-line support and to a data base of exceptional integrated lessons and resources.

COST: FREE
Focus on Arts Integration training is made possible through support from the Alabama State Department of Education, Department of Federal Programs, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

HOUSING: Housing at Huntingdon College is provided.

Please complete the attached application and return as soon as possible. ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS.

Hope you can join us! Please contact me if you need more information or have questions.

Martha Lockett
334-396-2432 voice
334-271-5392 fax
mlockett@artseducation.org


Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts
Focus on Arts Integration:
Integrated Curriculum Design Workshop
July 9-12, 2007
Saint James School, Leu Elementary Building

Thank you for your interest in the Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts.
Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with enrollment limited to 25.

AIEA will confirm your registration by E-MAIL as soon as received. Participants will receive a packet of workshop information SENT TO THEIR HOMES by the first of July. Please make sure that emails and home phone numbers will be accessible during the summer if we need to contact you and your teachers.

Mail registration to:
Martha Lockett, Executive Director
One Festival Drive
Montgomery, AL 36117

Phone: 334-396-2432
mlockett@artseducation.org


Principal ________________________________________________________________

School ________________________________________
Grade Levels _____________

Address ________________________________________________________________

City, State Zip ______________________________________________________________

Phone _____________________ Fax _____________________
E-mail _____________

School District _________________________County________________________

Principal's Signature __________________________________________________________

PLEASE LIST SCHOOL TEAM MEMBERS ON THE FOLLOWING SHEET. Keep copies of all registration forms for your records.

This project was funded in part by Federal Grants under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) [P.L. 107-110, Title II, Part A/Subpart 3] administered by thhe Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.. $190,000 (49%) of this project was financed with federal funds. $ 197,383 (51%) was provided with non-federal funds. Material(s) in this activity were funded in part by a grant of Title II and Title V funds for State-Level Activities as described in No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, through the Alabama State Department of Education.

Opinions and findings exressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Education, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, or the State Department of Education and no official endorsement by either of these agencies should be inferred.

Additional funding was made possible through grants from the Alabama State council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, and private foundations and corporations. AIEA is greatly appreciative of the support of these organizations



Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts
Focus on Arts Integration:
Integrated Curriculum Design Workshop
July 9-12, 2007
Huntingdon College

School Team Information

Name of School ________________________________________________

Participant’s Name ______________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________


Participant’s Name ______________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________


Participant’s Name ______________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
Email ______________________________________


Participant’s Name ______________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________



***** If you are registering as an individual, just fill in the information*****

Keep a copy of this application for your files

Focus on Arts Integration: Integrated Curriculum Design Workshop

Please consider participating in this workshop. AIEA is providing a wonderful opportunity for you to become truly grounded with arts integration. The space is limited, so please sign up asap. Thanks. Sara

Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts
Focus on Arts Integration:
Integrated Curriculum Design Workshop
July 9 -12, 2007
Saint James School, Leu Elementary Building

This workshop will provide a practical starting point for elementary and middle school teachers who are interested in exploring the theory and practice of arts integration. The goals of the workshop are to
Introduce key principals of arts integration practice
Use authentic connections among the arts and the other content areas to teach common concepts
Demonstrate that integration is an effective strategy for teaching
Model a collaborative process for planning, teaching, and reflecting

Curriculum topics and concepts will be grounded in National and Alabama state standards. Teachers will receive the new Arts Course of Study: Arts Education and the National Standards for Arts Education. Instruction will be student centered and exploratory in nature.

WHO should attend: This four day workshop is designed for the specialist who wants to begin working with the classroom teachers AND for the generalist who wants to begin integrating the arts throughout the curriculum. Generalists should have attended AIEA, other arts professional development sessions, or have a general knowledge of the art form chosen. Schools should send teams of 2-4 teachers, each of whom will focus on a different art form. This is Step 1 of a two-year training cycle. Teachers will leave with a variety of integrated lessons developed during the week.

AIEA staff will provide site visits during the fall to observe an integrated lesson being taught. Participants will return to Montgomery in February 2008 for 3 follow-up days of training, and be expected to implement an integrated unit in spring 2008. Master teachers comfortable with arts integration design will serve as mentors to the teachers entering the training program. Participating teachers will have access to on-line support and to a data base of exceptional integrated lessons and resources.

COST: FREE
Focus on Arts Integration training is made possible through support from the Alabama State Department of Education, Department of Federal Programs, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

HOUSING: Housing at Huntingdon College is provided.

Please complete the attached application and return as soon as possible. ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS.

Hope you can join us! Please contact me if you need more information or have questions.

Martha Lockett
334-396-2432 voice
334-271-5392 fax
mlockett@artseducation.org


Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts
Focus on Arts Integration:
Integrated Curriculum Design Workshop
July 9-12, 2007
Saint James School, Leu Elementary Building

Thank you for your interest in the Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts.
Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with enrollment limited to 25.

AIEA will confirm your registration by E-MAIL as soon as received. Participants will receive a packet of workshop information SENT TO THEIR HOMES by the first of July. Please make sure that emails and home phone numbers will be accessible during the summer if we need to contact you and your teachers.

Mail registration to:
Martha Lockett, Executive Director
One Festival Drive
Montgomery, AL 36117

Phone: 334-396-2432
mlockett@artseducation.org


Principal ________________________________________________________________

School ________________________________________
Grade Levels _____________

Address ________________________________________________________________

City, State Zip ______________________________________________________________

Phone _____________________ Fax _____________________
E-mail _____________

School District _________________________County________________________

Principal's Signature __________________________________________________________

PLEASE LIST SCHOOL TEAM MEMBERS ON THE FOLLOWING SHEET. Keep copies of all registration forms for your records.

This project was funded in part by Federal Grants under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) [P.L. 107-110, Title II, Part A/Subpart 3] administered by thhe Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.. $190,000 (49%) of this project was financed with federal funds. $ 197,383 (51%) was provided with non-federal funds. Material(s) in this activity were funded in part by a grant of Title II and Title V funds for State-Level Activities as described in No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, through the Alabama State Department of Education.

Opinions and findings exressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Education, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, or the State Department of Education and no official endorsement by either of these agencies should be inferred.

Additional funding was made possible through grants from the Alabama State council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, and private foundations and corporations. AIEA is greatly appreciative of the support of these organizations



Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts
Focus on Arts Integration:
Integrated Curriculum Design Workshop
July 9-12, 2007
Huntingdon College

School Team Information

Name of School ________________________________________________

Participant’s Name ______________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________


Participant’s Name ______________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________


Participant’s Name ______________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
Email ______________________________________


Participant’s Name ______________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________



***** If you are registering as an individual, just fill in the information*****

Keep a copy of this application for your files

Arts Education on Our Schools Month

Traditionally, the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) has sponsored the "World's Largest Concert" during the month of March. This year, they have departed from that activity. (It's not gone for good; they are re-evaluating to see what course to take for the future.)

I saw this link this morning. I do not know if the showcase discussed in the link will be repeated next year, but it's an opportunity well worth keeping in mind. The link with all of the information someone would need to have if they wanted to submit a video is here. Checking back periodically starting in the fall and you should see information about the program for the coming year.

While the voting is over, you can still see the videos (each one submitted to YouTube) for each of the various schools. If you only watch one, be sure to watch Lake Highland Preparatory School.