Join the CUNY Creative Arts Team for a year of CTLE and Aspire-Eligible Professional Development sessions that explore fresh and engaging approaches to student instruction. Read on for session descriptions and November registration links.
CAT Early Childhood Students
Moving from Classroom Management to Student Engagement
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Community-building through drama activities that foster cooperative and collaborative learning in the classroom or afterschool setting .
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Why All the Drama? November Registration NOW OPEN!
Thursday, November 15, 2018 or Wednesdays, January 23 or May 8, 2019
Using drama strategies to support social emotional learning (SEL) and growth . Registration information coming soon.
HW & ps211 kids
Interactive Storytelling, Part 1 November Registration NOW OPEN!
Thursdays, November 29, 2018 or January 10, 2019
Using storytelling to build emergent literacy skills, engagement, and whole group collaboration .
ELTA
Interactive Storytelling, Part 2 December Registration NOW OPEN!
Thursday, December 6, 2018 or Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Using storytelling to strengthen critical thinking and literacy skills. Registration information coming soon.
ELTA puppets discussion circle
We Have Puppets! Now What?
Wednesday, December 12, 2019
Moving puppets off the shelf and into action in the early childhood classroom . Registration information coming soon.
ELP literacy
Interactive Storytelling and the ENL/English Language Learner
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Physicalizing language and exploring how interactive storytelling practices support the English Language Learner in developing fluency and vocabulary acquisition . Registration information coming soon.
ELTA imagination
Drama Across The Curriculum: Strategies for History and Social Studies
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Exploring History and Social Studies through interactive drama strategies in the early grades. Registration information coming soon.
Big Puppets in the Early Childhood Classroom
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Explore using and creating three-person puppets with early learners . Registration information coming soon.
  • $100 per registrant. Click on registration links next to session titles, then copy and paste code CUNYCATPD to register. (Click 'APPLY' after entering).
  • Come alone or bring two friends! 3 or more registrations receive a discount.
  • Earn 4 hours of CTLE credit per session
  • All PD sessions will be hosted at the CUNY Creative Arts Team's Midtown offices.

Space is limited. Pre-registration is required.
Look out for an email from CAT with more info soon! We look forward to working with you during the 2018-2019 school year.
 
Questions? Contact:
212-652-2805
101 W 31st Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10001