P-Credit Classes Now Open for Registration
P Credit Classes
MFTA is offering two different Professional Development courses this Fall, Creative Infusion: Art & Reuse in the Classroom and Raw Fibers: The Art of Fabric. Each class introduces unique projects and methods for art integration across curriculum areas. Sessions are designed to provide differentiation for multiple grade and skill levels and to give participants novel techniques for utilizing low or no cost supplies.Each 30 hour, 3 credit class is held in the Education Studios at MFTA. Participants may register for credit through the New York City After School Professional Development Program or as a non-credit participant at www.mfta.org/event.
Registration now open
CREDIT: http://schools.nyc.gov/Teachers/aspdp
NON-CREDIT: www.mfta.org/event
Creative Infusion: Art & Reuse in the Classroom
Instructors: Joy Suarez & Susan Anderson
Saturdays, 9:30am- 4:30pm
9/25/2010, 10/2/2010, 10/16/2010, 10/23/2010, 10/30/2010
Creative Infusion (for K-12 educators) consists of hands-on, art making workshops and focuses on incorporating arts into established curriculum by creatively addressing the Standards and multiple Blueprint Strands. Sessions include: Art of Reuse- an introduction to materials and problem solving; Games & Game Boards- developing new games and replicating standard games for all subjects with reused materials; Bookmaking- the creation of book structures to complement a multitude of subjects; Theatre Arts (hats, masks & costumes) and Puppetry- a spotlight on the communication of stories through various mediums. Emphasis will be placed on creating sustainable artwork: that which leaves no negative impact on the environment. Participants will utilize journaling, research and the sharing of best practices to develop lesson plans from course material for a variety of learning styles and levels that are relevant to their school. (3P credits)
$195 + ASPDP fee ($100) = $295
Raw Fibers: The Art of Fabric
Instructors: Joy Suarez & Susan Anderson
Saturdays, 9:30am- 4:30pm
11/13/2010, 11/20/2010, 12/4/2010, 12/11/2010, 12/18/2010
This studio class will take a single product, fabric, and work out the historical, economic, scientific, social and mathematical properties that are inherent in its use and production; all through hands-on art making. There will be four themes of hands-on practice: spinning, weaving, printing and batik. Participants will learn about the environmental impact of fabric and practice ways of reusing their materials throughout the course. Participants will utilize journaling, research and the sharing of best practices to develop lesson plans from course material for a variety of learning styles and levels that are relevant to their instructional setting. (Grades K-12, 3P credits)
$250+ ASPDP fee ($100) = $350
Course Notes: Participants who wish to take the class should be comfortable with integrating art in the classroom, have previously taken workshops at MFTA or have taken the other MFTA P-course “Creative Infusion.”
Since 2002, MFTA has offered professional development workshops to New York City educators, artists, therapists, after-school teachers, senior care providers and parents. What initially started off as one workshop a month has now grown into a full blown education program with weekly workshops, a cluster of talented teaching artists, a newly completed Reuse Education Center with two permanent workshop studios and thousands of people educated in the areas of reuse, waste reduction and the arts. All of Materials for the Arts workshops include an Instructor led demonstration, hands-on work time and post discussion/brainstorming for project application within participants' instructional settings.
Materials for the Arts has been a wonderful resource for our school, for the past several years. Our new Arts Teacher went on a "shopping spree" at MFTA and came back excited about the treasures she had acquired. Throughout the year she has used them to develop amazing creative projects support and extend our curriculum. Two and three dimensional projects are hanging from walls and ceilings everywhere, as a testimonial to the benefit of MFTA. Recently, members of our Parents' Association went to the MFTA warehouse on our behalf, to gather supplies to be used during the day and also for special parents and children arts projects after school and in the evening. Thank you, MFTA for providing and maintaining such a wonderful free resource. Thanks, as well, to the generous sponsors and donors who enable MFTA to exist. In these days of ever-tightening budgets, we sincerely appreciate your vital contribution to our school arts program. Many thanks.
-Ronnie Feder (Principal, P.S.101Q "The School in the Gardens") |
