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Newark Arts Council Professional Development Series

In collaboration with the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Lincoln Center Institute, The Newark Arts Council is presenting a series of Professional Development workshops specifically designed for a broad spectrum of artists including entrepreneurial artists, teaching artists,  and art teachers to encourage, promote, train and hone knowledge, behavior and skills needed in a 21st Century workforce.

Registration Fees...........$25: Institute For Entrepreneurial Leadership                           $100: Lincoln Center Instititute  (5 Workshops!)

Register:  Online: www.newarkarts.org  Fax:  973 - 643 - 1352
By mail:  Newark Arts Council, 17 Academy Street, Suite #1104, Newark, NJ 07102
Attn: NAC PD

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Session 1: Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Open to All
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:00 am - 12:00pm
Starving Artist?  Not Really!
Tools for earning a living while living your passion as an artist. Facilitator: Jill Johnson

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Sessions 2- 6: Lincoln Center Institute
For Teaching Artists, Instructors
Dates/Times: 
November 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010  o 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, November 19, 2010   o 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, November 20, 2010  o 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

December 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010  o 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, December 18, 2010  o12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Through these workshops, teaching artists will gain an understanding of:
o An inquiry-based teaching and learning methodology that incorporates art-making, questioning, reflection, and the use of contextual information and research
o How a focus on a specific work of art and LCI's Capacities for Imaginative Learning supports connections to and learning across curricular subjects and grade levels, and core content        standards
o How effective student-centered teaching practices promote student engagement  and successful learning.

Registration form available for download.

Newark School of the Arts has on-site parking and wheelchair access.

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