Workshop 1 Principles of Artful Teaching

Introduction

The Art of Teaching the Arts examines how seven "principles of artful teaching" influence the curricular and instructional choices that high school arts teachers make. Each program in the workshop includes examples of teaching in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.

This program begins with teachers sharing passionate insights about why they teach the arts to young people. Then short classroom segments illustrate how arts teachers meet the needs and imaginations of their students by using the seven principles:

Developing students as artists
Addressing the diverse needs of students
Choosing instructional approaches
Creating rich learning environments
Fostering genuine communication
Making the most of community resources
Nurturing independent thinkers

Subsequent programs will examine each principle in depth.

Learning Goals

The goals of this workshop are for you to:

Describe principles of good teaching that apply across the arts
Consider similarities among teachers, actors, dancers, musicians, and visual artists
Identify teaching goals that you and fellow arts teachers share that you would like to work toward in the rest of this workshop

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In This Program

Music

Visual Art

Theatre

Dance

Workshop 1 Principles of Artful Teaching

Introduction

Learning Goals