Professional development

Professional Development/In-Service for Visual Arts Educators

WHEREAS professional development/in-service in art education will prompt intellectual curiosity and deepen the knowledge base of teachers; and

WHEREAS professional development/in-service in art education will strengthen the position of visual arts as meaningful and important to the general curriculum and affect positively the role of art education in schools and communities; and

WHEREAS professional development/in-service in art education provides tools for advancing the growth of teaching skills fostering the highest degree of quality instruction in the visual arts, and improves all student learning,

THEREFORE be it resolved that the Connecticut Art Education Association, Inc. supports and dedicates its efforts to ensuring that all art educators are given the opportunity for, and participate in, relevant visual arts content professional development/in-service annually.