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EIR - Teaching Artist

EIR - Teaching Artist

Arts for Learning MarylandBaltimore, Maryland, United States, 21202
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EIR TEACHING ARTIST

About Arts for Learning Maryland

Arts for Learning Maryland (formerly Young Audiences of Maryland) is devoted to enriching the lives and education of Maryland's youth through educational and culturally diverse arts programs. Through Arts for Learning, professional teaching artists from all disciplines partner with educators, schools, and school districts to provide on average over 560,000 hours of learning in, through, and about the arts to more than 155,000 Maryland students annually.

Arts for Learning is a mission-driven organization that values community, innovation, and passion. The staff, board, and teaching artists have a shared commitment to advance equity in the field of education by working tirelessly to generate opportunities for students to imagine, create, and realize their full potential through the arts.

Position Overview

In January 2022, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Arts for Learning Maryland a five-year grant to partner with Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) for a research study : Start With the Art : Arts Integration + Co-Teaching . This transformative project examines how co-teaching and arts integration can increase academic achievement and foster socioemotional development in elementary students.

Now in its final year of data collection, the project pairs teaching artists with classroom teachers to co-plan and co-teach arts-integrated lessons aligned to the PGCPS curriculum.

Responsibilities

Training Requirements :

  • Attend a pre-program training workshop in October.
  • Participate in four (4) Saturday half-day professional development sessions during the school year.

Program Responsibilities :

  • Co-plan one arts-integrated lesson per week with each teacher partner.
  • Complete and post lesson plans by the weekly deadline.
  • Incorporate feedback (written and verbal) from arts integration coaches into lessons.
  • Deliver one arts-integrated lesson per week with each teacher partner

    • Note : This may occur multiple times per day for teachers with more than one section of a subject.

  • Spend approximately 5 hours per program day at the partner school / in the classroom. Time may be used to teach, assist with instruction, or complete lesson plans.
  • Purchase and prepare lesson materials as needed.
  • Submit hours worked using Rippling.

    • Qualifications :

  • Strong understanding of arts integration.
  • Ability to clearly communicate arts integration concepts to classroom teachers, including those new to the approach.
  • Skilled at finding authentic connections between the arts and math / literacy curricula.
  • Responsive to teacher needs and daily curriculum requirements.
  • Open to feedback and able to apply input from an arts integration coach.
  • Willing and able to incorporate content from Saturday trainings into lesson planning.

    • Required Experience in at least one of the following :

  • Arts for Learning's Arts Integration Programs (SALA, ASALA, EIR, ALD).
  • Arts for Learning's Teaching Artist Academy (TAA).
  • Other extensive experience with arts integration.

    • Compensation

    EIR Teaching Artists receive $500 per program day , with an expected daily commitment of 5 on-site hours. Teaching Artists will receive $50 per hour (up to 4 hours) for attending in person Saturday PD sessions.

    While compensation is fixed, artists are required to track their time by hour in our system for administrative purposes. Program dates, daily schedules, and time-tracking details will be confirmed prior to the start of the program.

    To Apply

    For consideration, please fill out the interest form provided to you via email. Please note that the official application will be made available during the summer.

    Arts for Learning Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to cultivating a diverse workforce and equitable workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, veteran status, and disability. All qualified applications will be given equal opportunity.

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    Teaching Artist • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21202