The NYSATA Board of Trustees has approved the development of a Professional Development Consulting Program in response to the new SED mandates requiring 175 hours of staff development over 5 years. School districts will be seeking consultants and programs to provide sessions for teachers, and it is our goal to provide meaningful presentations for art educators. Our initiative consists of a list of presenters who have developed expertise in specific areas of visual art education. These areas include , but are not limited to: Curriculum Development, Visual Arts Standards, Safety in the Art Room, Pedagogy, Art Advocacy, the NYSATA Portfolio Project, Art Assessment, Technology, Special Needs in the Classroom, NYSATA Advocacy Initiatives, Art Materials and Processes, Local Resources, and Retirement for Art Teachers.
Those that may request consultants from NYSATA are: Parent/Teacher Organizations, Administrators, Art Teachers, State Art Organizations, Arts Councils, Museums, and BOCES.
NYSATA consultants are available to speak at meetings in their regions, at workshops, at conferences, at faculty meetings, at BOCES, at Teacher Centers, on Superintendent's Day, and a variety of other venues.
Topics
- Curriculum Development-Integration of the Arts into the Curriculum,
Multicultural Lessons, Differentiated Instruction, Career Development,
Multiple Intelligence, Art and Higher Order Thinking Skills, Exemplary
curriculum models, Sequentially developed curriculums, Assessment and
evaluation.
- Technology-Latest Technologies, Integrating Technology Into the Art
Curriculum, Utilizing Technology for Teaching Resources.
- Pedagogy- Classroom Management, Student Motivation, Teacher Motivation,
Discipline with Dignity, Health and Safety Issues, Learning
Theories.
- Special Needs in the Art Room- Adapting Teaching Methods for Students
with Special Needs
- Art Advocacy- Advocating for the Visual Arts, Ways to sell your art
program to administrators, parents, colleagues, politicians, Grant
writing.
- NYSATA Advocacy- Presentations on all aspects of NYSATA as a
professional organization.
- Retirement- Changing careers, Life after Teaching, Investment
Seminars
- NYSATA Portfolio Project- Teacher training and presentation of the
adjudication of student portfoliios.
- Safety in the Art Room- Presentations on safety issues that pertain to
the art room.
- Local Resources- Ways to connect with local art institutions and artists
(I.e. museums, galleries, historical sites).
- Visual Arts Standards- What are they? How to use them in your curriculum
development and lesson plans.
- Art Materials and Processes- Presentation of art materials and tools
appropriate for each grade level, New materials available, Ordering
supplies, budgets, bid listsvs.
Self-ordering.
If you would like to find out more about our program or hire one of our speakers contact the Speakers Bureau Chairperson.
A NYSATA committee has been formed to select consultants for our program. If you are interested in being considered for our Speakers Bureau Program, please complete the attached application form and send it with your resume. Compensation for presentations will be shared between the speaker and NYSATA.
