Understanding the ILSP Electives Process Presented by Lynn Johnson, Director of Membership & Programs Teaching Artists Guild www.teachingartistsguild.org
Dec 21, 2014
Understanding the ILSP Electives Process
Presented by Lynn Johnson, Director of Membership & ProgramsTeaching Artists Guild
www.teachingartistsguild.org
ILSP Electives: The Big Picture
Collective Impact
Schools/Community Connect
A Better Future for Everyone
How can we collectively transform public education through the arts
to create a better future for everyone?
Learn more about the work of the Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership at http://www.artiseducation.org/about-us/alliance-arts-learning-leadership
ILSP Electives
Learning beyond the Core Courses
Take courses from the community
Deep, meaningful engagement
Choose the courses that fit your needs/interests and stretch your learning
Arts Immersion Playground
Stretch your current understanding and skills
Hands-on/embodied instruction
Visual, performing, literary, media/digital
Taught by professional artist
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into
your relationship
with art-making
Equity and Social Justice
Critically evaluates and deepens your understanding
Self-reflective processes
Taught by qualified academic, professional, or organization
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into how
issues of race, gender, class affect
you & your teaching practice
Creative Inquiry
Stretch your current understanding of teaching/learning frameworks
Common Core/ELA/Science/Technology/Mathematics
Taught by qualified academic, professional, or organization
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into a
diversity of learning
frameworks
Finding Courses: TAG Website
Make sure to search under “ILSP Elective”
www.teachingartistsguild.org/events
Finding Courses: TAG Website
Share good ideas with other participants!
www.teachingartistsguild.org/events/community/add
Finding Courses: Art is Education Website
Make sure to search under “ILSP Elective”
www.artiseducation.org/calendar
Finding Courses: Art is Education Website
Share good ideas with other participants!
www.artiseducation.org/calendar/submit-your-event
Finding Courses: Other Sources
Your Favorite Theaters, Museums, Cultural Institutions
Adult Schools, Continuing Education Programs
Teachers for Social Justice
Craigslist
Thumbtack
Finding Courses: Social Media Links
Facebook: Art is Education, Teaching Artists Guild
Twitter #ILSP: @artised, @teachingartists
LinkedIn: Teaching Artists Guild (Group)
Sign up with TAG to receive regular emails
www.teachingartistsguild.org/membership
Reflection & Reporting
One per course
Signature of the Instructor
6 hours = 1 CEU
Reflect on your experienceWhat you learned
How you changed
How did it deepen your ILSP experience?
How do I get my ILSP certificate?
3 Core Courses
30 Hours
Electives
ILSP Certificate
In addition…
• CEU’s through Mills College
• Graduate Units through Lesley University
• ILSP Apprentice Trainings
Keep in Touch
Teaching Artists GuildLynn JohnsonDirector of Membership & Programs
www.teachingartistsguild.org