• Fellowship
Turnaround Arts’ inaugural fellowship is a professional development experience for educators and artists seeking to further their teaching practice by engaging arts-full strategies, collaboration, and research. The purpose of the fellowship is to grow the capacity and network of the next generation of Turnaround Arts educators who are committed to joyful, culturally responsive, arts-full teaching that builds belonging and supports student thriving and learning.

 

DESCRIPTION

In addition to working and learning together at the Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Conference in June 2024, Fellows will engage as a cohort in monthly virtual meetings throughout the 2024-2025 school year. These sessions will explore the science of belonging, arts-full teaching strategies and approaches, practice-based reflections, and other relevant topics. Together, Fellows will contribute to Turnaround Arts’ ongoing research and development of an Arts-Full Learning for Belonging framework and supporting materials.

DETAILS

You are… An educator, administrator, counselor or teaching artist with the desire to expand and enrich your artistic practice within your classroom, school and/or organization. You are ready to contribute your skills and take the time to share what you learn as a part of a community of practice exploring how arts-full learning builds belonging for students and educators. You want to use what you learn and experience to build belonging within your own community. You want to help build the next generation of Turnaround Arts by collaborating on an Arts-Full Learning for Belonging guidebook for educators, artists, and administrators.

You’ll join… A community of like-minded educators from across the country sharing their ideas, and creating a new model for Turnaround Arts.

You’ll use… Your own classroom, school and experiences as a way to practice and deepen your learnings.

You’ll share… What you do and discover in your classroom. You’ll observe, capture, reflect and report on your and your students’ experiences using a variety of methods.

You’ll gain… An understanding of how to use the fundamentals of arts education to create an arts-full environment, a community of like minded educators interested in collaboration, and an author byline on the framework guidebook we co-create.

REQUIREMENTS

Who can apply?

Applicants should meet the following three requirements:

1. Have been involved with a Turnaround Arts school, now or in the past. For reference, here is a list of current and former Turnaround Arts Schools.

2. Currently work at a Title 1 elementary or middle school in some way (e.g classroom teacher, teaching artist, administrator, coach, etc.)

3. Anticipate continuing to work in/with a Title 1 elementary or middle school during the 2024-2025 school year.

This fellowship is designed for educators, administrators, counselors, school support staff, teaching artists and arts partners. If you work with the above schools, you are eligible!

WHAT IS THE COMMITMENT?

Fellows will gather with a welcome dinner for the cohort on June 23 in Arlington, VA, before attending the Kennedy Center’s annual Arts Education Conference (AEC) June 24-26, 2024. During AEC, Fellows will attend 2-3 suggested sessions, as well as any other sessions of their choosing. Fellows will also participate in a half-day Turnaround Arts Fellowship introductory workshop the afternoon of June 26. From September 2024 through May 2025, Fellows will attend monthly virtual cohort meetings (approximately 90 minutes each). Between cohort meetings, Fellows will implement arts-based strategies and activities into their classrooms and schools. Fellows will document their experiences with arts-full learning and share their reflections, discoveries, and questions with the cohort. Fellows will also contribute to an Arts-Full Learning for Belonging digital guidebook that will be published by Turnaround Arts in order to support other educators, artists, and administrators in building arts-full schools.

WHAT DO FELLOWS RECEIVE FOR PARTICIPATING?

All fellows receive free registration and four nights at the hotel for the Arts Education Conference in Arlington, VA (June 23-26, 2024), as well as $500 for conference travel expenses. Fellows also receive a $1000 stipend for taking part in the year-long program.

DO I HAVE TO ATTEND THE ARTS EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN JUNE 2024 TO BE PART OF THIS PRORAM?

Yes. Fellows will spend a half-day after the conference concludes engaging with Turnaround Arts’ arts-full learning framework and preparing for their work together throughout the year. This session is mandatory for all fellows, who will receive free registration and hotel accommodations. Turnaround Arts will assist all accepted fellows with registration — you do not need to register for this conference prior to submitting your application. Before applying, please make sure you are available to be in Arlington, VA from the evening of June 23 until the evening of June 26.

DO I HAVE TO ATTEND ALL OF THE VIRTUAL MONTHLY MEETINGS?

Fellows are required to attend at least eight of the monthly cohort meetings. These 90-minute meetings will take place on the third Tuesday of the month from September–May. Tentative 2024-2025 meeting schedule:

September 17 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)
October 22 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)
November 19 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)
December 17 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)
January 21 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)
February 18 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)
March 13 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)
April 22 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)
*May 13 (7:30-9p ET / 6:30-8p CT / 5:30-7p MT / 4:30-6p PT)

*Note the May meeting is on the second Tuesday of the month.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THIS FELLOWSHIP?

We’re looking for a diverse cohort of educators who have had varying degrees of experience with the previous Turnaround Arts program. Whether you’ve been teaching a long time or this is your first year, no matter whether you teach an arts subject or not, you could be a good candidate if you:

• Are open-minded and committed to anti-racist, culturally responsive teaching.
• Value collaborative learning and sharing.
• Want to build a community with those who share your interests in arts and education.
• Are excited to try arts strategies in your classroom, even if they are unfamiliar to you.

APPLICATION TIMELINE

February 5 — Application released
March 8 — Application due
April 15 — Selected applicants notified
April 22 — Deadline for selected applicants to accept
June 23-26 — Fellowship begins at Arts in Education Conference (Arlington, VA)

HOW DO I APPLY?

Here is a sample of the application form to view it before applying.

 

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