A Conference for Prospective Teachers

What Every Future Teacher Needs to Know
A Conference for Prospective Teachers

 Saturday October 18, 2008
Worcester State College

Free to MTA student members.  $10 f or non-members.

Workshops:

– English Language Learners

– Political Responsibility of Educators

– Navigating the Road to Licensure

– Resume Writing

– Classroom Management

– Teachers and Technology:  The Legal Realities of Surfing the Web, MySpace …

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Arlington Open Studios

Adjunct faculty Melissa Chaney and John MacPhee will have work at the Arlington Center for the Arts during Arlington Open Studios.  Alums Jennifer Flores (MSAE 1996) and Adrienne Landry (TPP 1986) will also be exhibiting.

 October 18-19, 12-5 pm

Arlington Center for the Arts
41 Foster St.
Arlington, MA 02474
www.acarts.org

 

The Cloud Foundation

 

The Cloud Foundation seeks teens (ages 14 – 19) attending Boston-area Public high schools who want to explore performance, visual art, film, and media and who are ready to try something new!  Check out  free after-school and weekend arts and performance opportunities for Boston teens… at the end of September!

We’re hiring! The Cloud Foundation’s Teen Curatorial Program gives teens attending metro-Boston public high schools a chance to critically consider their peers’ works of art, film, and performance, and to conceptualize and create a teen event series. The Teen Visual Art, Spoken Word, and Film Curators work with professional artists to create exhibitions, film screenings, and spoken word performances, and to design marketing and pro motional materials. The curatorial groups jointly design and coordinate the YouthFusion event series, which brings more than 300 young artists and perfo rmers and over 1,000 audience members to Cloud Place every year.  All Teen Curators are paid a monthly stipend.

The Teen Visual Art Curators meet on Mondays from 3:30 – 6:00 at Cloud Place
The Teen Film Curators meet on Wednesdays from 3:30 – 6:00 at  Cloud Place
The Teen Spoken Word Curators meet Fridays from 3:30 – 6:00 at Cloud Place
Learn more and apply.

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Printmaking Weekend at Monhegan Island

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Monhegan Island Experience
October 4,5,6

MSAE alum Mardi Reed will be offering a trip to Monhegan Island, where she will lead walks and printmaking workshops.  Monhegan is 20 miles off the coast of Maine and has 15 miles of hiking trails. 

Mardi says "The studio has a lovely view of the water with a wrap around deck and path to the rocks.  I will lead walks in the morning and support you in developing your process and introduce printmaking techniques each afternoon."  Deadman’s Cove (left)  is the view from the front of the studio.

 Schedule:    9:30-11:00    hike
                        1:00-4:00      print and paint at the Curator Studio

Cost:              $65 a day or $150 for three days
 

    Mardi Reed, Deadman’s Cove

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