TranslateProfessional Development: Arts Integration Tools for Teachers
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts’ Professional Development: Arts Integration Tools for Teachers is a locally relevant arts education program for teachers, and is aligned with a nationwide model to enhance professional learning for K-12 teachers that was developed by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center).
As a nationally recognized professional development resource for teachers, the program aligns with Sonoma County Health Action goal 1.2: Every child exceeds academically, and the corresponding recommendation #4: Enhance Professional Development to Build Effective Teaching Skills. Additional long-term goals include: Improved student feeling of self-efficacy; improved student motivation to learn; and, improved student ability to apply learning to new situations and experiences.
Accepted to the Portfolio: April 2016
Target Outcomes
Short Term Outcomes
- Teachers' confidence in their arts integration skills grows
- Teachers indicate an increase in their knowledge of arts integration instruction
- Teachers demonstrate increased arts integration engagement
- Teachers increase their willingness to incorporate arts into their teaching
- Teachers effectively integrate the arts across the curriculum
- Teachers observe increased student engagement in learning
- Teachers are rejuvenated and refreshed in their commitment to teaching increasing teacher retention
Long Term Outcomes
- Improved student feeling of self-efficacy
- Increased academic participation by students who have previously struggled in school
- Improved student ability to apply learning to new situations and experiences
- Improved student motivation to learn
Target Population
Demographics
- Adult (25 - 60)
Service Area
- Northeast (District 4)