“Teaching artists are indispensable to quality arts education”
P.S. ARTS’ Curriculum & Instruction Specialist, Donzell Lewis, is a highly acclaimed youth theater educator/director, actor, and comedian, known for his exceptional talent and dedication to the arts. Previous to becoming the Curriculum & Instruction Specialist, Donzell dedicated a decade of his career as a Theater Teaching Artist for P.S. ARTS, where he successfully implemented […]
Educator Development Program
P.S. ARTS not only teaches students, it teaches teachers too! Our full suite of Educator Development offerings include workshops, online courses, and on-site professional development opportunities, with all supplies included. Learn more about our educator development offerings below. Arts Integration Coaching P.S. ARTS offers group and individual coaching to classroom teachers interested in integrating arts […]
Teaching Artist Summer Intensive 2023
In response to the growing need for highly skilled Teaching Artists both within P.S. ARTS and the arts education landscape of Los Angeles, we welcomed 21 new trainees to our 2nd annual Teaching Artist Summer Intensive (TASI) earlier this month. This two-week, hybrid program led participants through a 10-week Visual Arts and Theater stARTer Unit Curriculum focusing […]
2022 Professional Development Training
P.S. ARTS hosted our annual two-day Professional Development (PD) training for our Teaching Artists in preparation for the new school year. This summer, the PD focused on applying a DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) lens to our curriculum, development, and instruction. Day one of the PD introduced our faculty to a Culturally Responsive Teaching mindset. […]
Educator Training for Virtual Learning
Jaime Reichner is the Senior Program Manager of Educator Development. In this role, she provides support to our faculty of Teaching Artists in the areas of curriculum and pedagogy. Over the last few years, P.S. ARTS has shifted our Professional Development model to include virtual learning. Read on to learn more about how our Teaching […]
Teaching Artist Development is Key to Education Equity
P.S. ARTS was founded in response to state education budget cuts and glaring inequities in access to a high-quality education that includes the arts. While California is among the wealthiest, most creative, and politically influential states in the nation, its public schools rank among the country’s worst (40th in the 2020 U.S. News & World […]
Hello, Ms. Johanna!
Ms. Johanna McKay is a P.S. ARTS Teaching Artist and currently teaches theater at Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica. We love her drama exercises and encourage everyone to try doing some of them for free from home with our P.S. ARTS To Go! series. We interviewed Ms. Johanna about her classes and inspirations and […]
Rethinking What We Teach and How We Teach It
P.S. ARTS offers its Teaching Artists intensive and rigorous ongoing training related to arts education theory and practice. Below, P.S. ARTS Program Manager Rebecca Cardenas shares about a recent Professional Development opportunity she facilitated for our teachers. Read on to learn more about the session and the Historically Responsive Education training that our teachers have […]
Resources and Opportunities for Teaching Artists
At P.S. ARTS, we value our Teaching Artists and all the work they do for our students. Below are some valuable resources from the Teaching Artists Guild (TAG), including free professional development workshop opportunities and curriculum tools. Check out the links below for detailed information and visit TAG online to sign up for more. Teaching […]
