Skill Development Course for Artists

February 5, 2010 — The Royal Conservatory, with the support of the Ontario Arts Council, is pleased to offer the Artist-Educator Foundations Course for artists who are already engaged in arts education, and for those who would like to learn more about arts education. This 30-hour course prepares artists to work in schools and community settings. The Ontario Arts Council is subsidizing this course so that Ontario artists can enroll at a registration fee of $60.

Registration

• To register, you must apply by completing the following application form: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PM9NNZG
• Applications are due one week before your course start date.
• Please note that individuals who have participated in other Ontario Arts Council, Royal Conservatory, or Learning Through The Arts artist-educator training programs are not eligible to apply.
• The registration office at the Royal Conservatory School will notify all applicants at least three business days before the course start date; your registration is complete only after you pay the $60 fee.

Locations and Dates

• Click here  for detailed information on course sites, dates and availability.

About the Artist-Educator Foundations Course

• Combines educational content and theory with a creative “laboratory” environment.
• Artists experiment with applying their arts discipline in educational and community contexts.
• Includes modules on how people learn at different stages of life, partnering in the classroom, and how to develop and structure arts-based lessons that are effective and engaging for learners.

Modules

• Understanding school culture and teacher culture
• Engaging effective partnering with teachers or coordinators (foundations level)
• Engaging effective classroom management (foundations level)
• Understanding ages and stages of development (foundations level)
• Exploring multiple intelligences theory
• Understanding the arts curriculum (foundations level)
• Preparing and planning lessons (foundations level)

For questions about the Artist-Educator Foundations Course, please contact: The Royal Conservatory 416-408-2825 1-888-408-2825 www.rcmusic.ca

For questions related to the Ontario Arts Council, please contact: Christina Akrong Associate Arts Education Officer Ontario Arts Council 647-258-5075 1-800-387-0058 extension 5075 cakrong@arts.on.ca