The Arts can improve the performance of a student, a teacher, a class, a school and a district. Untie the Right Brain staged four catalytic “Openings” to boost 175 targeted teachers from high-need schools, transforming them into ArtsMasters who are energizing their students and other teachers for years to come.
The First Opening – Working with more than a dozen high-need districts, the University of Tampa, Southeastern University, Eckerd College, and Ringling College of Art and Design blended their specialties to stage 7 “Find Arts” sessions for 175 teachers from dozens of high-need schools. The sessions launched these teachers on a track toward their master’s degrees in education with an infusion of the Arts.
The Second Opening – The Florida Independent College Fund created an online site for teachers with resources, modules, faculty coaching, inter-active teacher support and a lesson plan library. In addition, a professional developent network was also created for teacher to teacher interaction.
The Third Opening – Untie the Right Brain will provided eight school year follow-up sessions for teachers and a gathering of all 175 teachers to bolster this emerging network of teachers infusing art into thier curriculum.
The Fourth Opening – The partners unveiled a map for each teacher to a master’s degree and scholarships for 100 of those teachers that commit to become Arts coaches in their schools after they complete their degree studies.
Untie the Right Brain is a right-minded strategy to untie the right brain of teachers, their colleagues and future teachers, transforming them into catalytic teachers, equipped to energize their students and boost their performance.
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