understanding the ilsp electives process
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Participants as part of the Integrated Learning Specialist Program (ILSP) of the Alameda County Office of Education are required to complete 30 hours of course work from folks in the community in order to receive their ILSP certificate. Here is how the process works.TRANSCRIPT
Understanding the ILSP Electives Process
Presented by Lynn Johnson, Director of Membership & ProgramsTeaching Artists Guild
www.teachingartistsguild.org
ILSP Electives: The Big Picture
Collective Impact
Schools/Community Connect
A Better Future for Everyone
How can we collectively transform public education through the arts
to create a better future for everyone?
Learn more about the work of the Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership at http://www.artiseducation.org/about-us/alliance-arts-learning-leadership
ILSP Electives
Learning beyond the Core Courses
Take courses from the community
Deep, meaningful engagement
Choose the courses that fit your needs/interests and stretch your learning
Arts Immersion Playground
Stretch your current understanding and skills
Hands-on/embodied instruction
Visual, performing, literary, media/digital
Taught by professional artist
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into
your relationship
with art-making
Equity and Social Justice
Critically evaluates and deepens your understanding
Self-reflective processes
Taught by qualified academic, professional, or organization
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into how
issues of race, gender, class affect
you & your teaching practice
Creative Inquiry
Stretch your current understanding of teaching/learning frameworks
Common Core/ELA/Science/Technology/Mathematics
Taught by qualified academic, professional, or organization
6 hours, an immersive experience
Intentional with beginning, middle, and end
For a deeper exploration into a
diversity of learning
frameworks
Finding Courses: TAG Website
Make sure to search under “ILSP Elective”
www.teachingartistsguild.org/events
Finding Courses: TAG Website
Share good ideas with other participants!
www.teachingartistsguild.org/events/community/add
Finding Courses: Art is Education Website
Make sure to search under “ILSP Elective”
www.artiseducation.org/calendar
Finding Courses: Art is Education Website
Share good ideas with other participants!
www.artiseducation.org/calendar/submit-your-event
Finding Courses: Other Sources
Your Favorite Theaters, Museums, Cultural Institutions
Adult Schools, Continuing Education Programs
Teachers for Social Justice
Craigslist
Thumbtack
Finding Courses: Social Media Links
Facebook: Art is Education, Teaching Artists Guild
Twitter #ILSP: @artised, @teachingartists
LinkedIn: Teaching Artists Guild (Group)
Sign up with TAG to receive regular emails
www.teachingartistsguild.org/membership
Reflection & Reporting
One per course
Signature of the Instructor
6 hours = 1 CEU
Reflect on your experienceWhat you learned
How you changed
How did it deepen your ILSP experience?
How do I get my ILSP certificate?
3 Core Courses
30 Hours
Electives
ILSP Certificate
In addition…
• CEU’s through Mills College
• Graduate Units through Lesley University
• ILSP Apprentice Trainings
Keep in Touch
Teaching Artists GuildLynn JohnsonDirector of Membership & Programs
www.teachingartistsguild.org