Professional Development For
Schools & Teachers

Art Education For Educators

ArtEsteem trains educators in art curricula, as well as in support of academic subjects, showing teachers how to develop visually engaging lessons and methods to enhance educational content and involve students in creative, hands-on ways that improve their comprehension, critical thinking, and achievement.

ArtEsteem develops customized workshops, learning plans, consulting services, and instructional materials to fit a school’s specific arts-education needs.Our experienced visual and performing artists can work alongside teachers in their classrooms to provide on-the-job training and facilitated practice during real class lessons. ArtEsteem also holds training workshops for teachers several times each year at the AHC center in Oakland. Continuing Education Units are available for some workshop sessions.

ArtEsteem trainings and collaborations provide hands-on opportunities for educators to gain significant professional knowledge in areas like:

• How to implement visual and performing arts curriculum through understanding tools, supplies, mediums, techniques, and methods
• How to integrate visual and performing arts curriculum with academic content areas such as language arts, social studies, math, and science
• How to integrate the State of California Visual & Performing Arts Standards into classroom curriculum
• How to use the Principles of Attitudinal Healing as tools for classroom management

Building Healthy Staff

Schools are workplaces too. School teachers, administrators, and other staff can engage in creating healthier adult environments through participating in AHC workshops and retreats. Customized sessions can help develop personal and interpersonal strengths through activities such as learning stress-management techniques, practicing diversity-tolerance tools, and team building/community building through mindful drumming.