More than 1,000 Teachers to do Half-day PD on Arts-based Instruction Strategies

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On Monday, Nov. 11, more than 1,000 teachers will receive a half-day professional development workshop on arts-based instruction strategies as a part of the Any Given Child Creative Learning Initiative.

, father of the teaching artist profession, will be the event's keynote speaker.

The first half-day training session will begin at 8:30 a.m. and held at Travis High School,1211 E. Oltorf.  The second half-day training session will begin at 1 p.m. and held at Riverbend Centre, 4214 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. 

The 2013-14 school year is the inaugural year of the initiative, which was approved by the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Board of Trustees in December 2012.  

Next week's training is a collaborative effort among ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD and community arts partners such as, MindPOP, Creative Action, ZACH, Pollyanna Theatre Company, Forklift Danceworks, The Blanton, The Contemporary ÁùºÏ±¦µä, the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, VSA Texas and The University of Texas at ÁùºÏ±¦µä Drama for Schools program.  

"Our goal is to significantly impact student engagement, achievement and equitable access to the arts by building a sustainable community-wide partnership with the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä and our community arts partners," Yesenia Garcia, AGC creative learning coordinator said. "This is a transformative time for ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD and an opportunity for the district to create a national model for arts-based integration in public education."

In April 2013, the Board of Trustees received a grant from the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award Program for their demonstrated support for and commitment to high-quality arts education in its school district. 

For more information, please contact Any Given Child Creative Learning Coordinator Yesenia Garcia at 414-4731.