AEC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Each year up to fifteen arts educators from the region are selected to participate in the Arts Education Collaborative Leadership Academy. This year-long intensive professional development experience is like no other. Participants will learn valuable teaching skills and acquire confidence needed to increase the visibility and credibility of arts programs in their schools, districts, and organizations. Additionally, they will develop their own artistic skills, collaborate and share best practices with other educators from across the region, and design a plan for their own learning. To download the 2008 Leadership Academy Brochure, click here (Adobe Reader is required to open this document. To download this free software click here).

Where & When

Intensive 5-day Workshop

July 21st-25th, 2008

Duquesne University 

- Participate in a 5-day interactive workshop where they will extend their creative potential in studio exercises, engage in content-rich workshops that focus on learning and teaching, and identify and learn to use their own unique leadership type.

Four Seminars Throughout the 2008-2009 School Year

Dates and Venues TBA
- Participate in four Leadership Seminars throughout the 2008-2009 school year. Note: Districts will be reimbursed for release time to allow participants to attend.

Deliverable

- Each Leadership Academy participant will create an action plan that focuses on an identified school or district need. In addition, each participant will work with a seasoned mentor to help identify individual professional goals and turn action plans into reality.

Eligibility
-Art, music, dance (including physical education), and theatre teachers in public and private school in the region.

-Educators from arts and cultural organizations in the region (2 places will be reserved for arts and cultural organization participants).

Fees
-A $100 registration fee is due upon acceptance.

-All other fees and associated costs are covered in full by a scholarship that each participant receives.

Application Process

Deadline: May 9, 2008

-A completed and signed application (superintendent and pricipal must sign application) can be downloaded here (Adobe Reader is required to open this document. To download this free software click here).

-Applicants who are accepted will be notified by May 30, 2008.

Past Participants

To view a list of Leadership Academy Alumni, visit this webpage.