Professional Development

The Soraya Summer Arts Institute has been a tent pole in the Arts Education program since its inception.  After a one-year break, we plan to go back to the basics and offer a variety of strategies and teaching techniques under the umbrella of Arts Integration.  This will encourage educators to see the arts as a strong and effective ally in the classroom to integrate with their curricula.  The Soraya and the Institute have always attempted to challenge the decades old paradigm that students learn best when they are quiet, passive, and in their seats.

Specifically, the Institute will return to several of the most innovative and engaging exercises over the years that will demonstrate how arts integration can work seamlessly with classroom content in such areas as literacy, social and emotional learning (SEL), social studies, science, and Common Core State Standards.  Many of these strategies will follow the latest research in Education and Cognitive Science as to the powerful effect the arts can have on student performance, attendance, and well-being.

We feel strongly that offering the educators successful past strategies will be welcomed, especially when some of these techniques were offered more than a decade ago.  Additionally, we have engaged a significant number of new educators through the Soraya Student Matinee Series, and they will be introduced to another vital program in our Arts Education arsenal.

Lastly, we are thrilled to offer the educators a special opportunity to join the inaugural Educator Membership program with many benefits and opportunities to have a deeper relationship with The Soraya and its world-class programming.

Dates:  

Thursday, July 31 (Elementary educators)

Friday, August 1 (Middle and High School educators)

Time:

10AM – 4PM (both days)

Location:

Zev Yaroslavsky Rehearsal Room at the The Soraya

A light breakfast and a catered lunch will be provided.

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