Over the past 18 years, TATI has served over 300 teaching artists, museum educators, librarians, classroom teachers, teacher aides, graduate students and arts administrators united by the desire to provide better arts instruction for students of all abilities. TATI runs for six weeks in order to provide the 20 cohort members with a robust learning experience, which includes:
- Classroom observations of Master Teaching Artists in different art forms, who work closely with classroom teachers and related service providers to further students’ development of social, communicative, sensory-motor and critical thinking skills through the arts.
- Debriefs with Master Teaching Artists to reflect on each observation
- Community building and discussion topics facilitated with fellow cohort members and Marquis Studios staff
- Professional development workshops led by Master Teaching Artists and other experts in the field on a range of essential topics, such as: differentiated instruction; language; disability justice; and creating accessible and inclusive lessons in various art forms.
TATI is supported by generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, District 75. This program is also supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation and our loyal donors.