Jamie Kasper, Fine Arts and Humanities Advisor

Pennsylvania Department of Education

E A R NEAD

DUCATE

DVOCATE

ETWORK

ELATE

L

EAD

“Why didn’t you become

a real teacher?”

Focus on systems Maintain Keep an eye on the

end Accept Follow the herd

Focus on peopleDevelopKeep an eye on the horizonChallengeThink for themselves

Warren

Bennis, 1989

LeadEducate

AdvocateRelateNetwork

The only difference between education and advocacy is the audience.

http://drydenart.notlong.com

LeadEducate

AdvocateRelateNetwork

StudentsParentsColleagues

Arts educatorsOther educators

Administrators

LeadEducate

AdvocateRelateNetwork

Professional organizations: PAEA, NAEA, ASCDOther national and state organizations: Americans for the Arts, NEAConferences and summer programsOnline communities

http://arted20.ning.com/

Arts education and general education blogs

http://artsinpa.blogspot.com

YOU

YOU

Leaders are the first people who come to mind when a problem needs to be solved or a project needs to be done.

Are YOU a leader in your school? In your district? In your region? In the state?

AT THE LOCAL LEVEL:Strategic planning committeeCurriculum committeePTASchool improvement teamSchool board meetings

AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL:Museum boards and education programsPAEA regional representativesRegional conferencesIntermediate Unit committees and work groupsRegional arts and arts education groupsGIAE CAPs

AT THE STATE LEVEL:PAEA boardCurriculum content committeesDistinguished Educators

www.pde.state.pa.usSearch for “Distinguished Educators”

Keystone Technology Integratorswww.edportal.ed.state.pa.usKeystones

State and national groups

Governor’s Institutes – Arts Educators, Data-Driven Instruction, others (www.pde.state.pa.us/institutes) GIAE – July 19-24, Valley Forge

ASCD/PASCD (www.ascd.org) Professional organizations – PAEA, NAEA Informal – blogs, websites, social

networkshttp://thefischbowl.blogspot.com http://www.edwebproject.org/lists.html