Great opportunity to develop ideas with your team
Many of the Maine Arts Education blog readers remember that the Maine Arts Leadership Initiative (MALI) started as the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative (MAAI) back in 2010. In 2014 a team made up of MAAI teacher leaders and leadership team
Maine MALI team, bottom left
members were invited to attend a Teach to Lead Summit in Washington, D.C. It was an AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!! The team realized that the name of the initiative wasn’t reflecting the future work of MAAI. A focus on LEADERSHIP was clear so the members of MAAI decided to change the name to the Maine Arts Leadership Initiative. Like everything we’ve done in the 8 years that the initiative has been in place it was a careful decision. It proved to be the best thing for MALI. We know that in many school districts across Maine and across the country that arts educators are leaders. They are looked to for their many skills – collaboration, problem-solving, curriculum integration, student-center learning and so much more that takes place in arts education classrooms everyday. Why wouldn’t visual and performing arts educators be asked to contribute their expertise to help move schools and school districts forward?!!
You have a chance to lead your colleagues and community to a Teach to Lead Summit. Do you have an idea that takes some intense planning and time with your colleagues? Do you want to take action around something that is needed in your school? If so, I urge you to consider taking a trip west to the next Teach to Lead Summit taking place on September 19-21, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT. The information is below – take a look – see if you’re a good match. If you have any questions please email me at argy.nestor@maine.gov.
Whole Child, Whole Teacher Summit
September 19-21, 2019
Salt Lake City, UT
Calling all educators! Submit an idea for our next Teacher Leadership Summit!
Teach to Lead supports teachers as valued experts in instruction and students’ needs. Teach to Lead summits provide teams with time to collaborate, skills development, and professional consultation to incubate innovative ideas that can make a positive impact for students in their schools, communities, districts and states.
This topical summit will bring teacher leaders and other stakeholders together to address the needs of the Whole Child and Whole Teacher in an effort to transition from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement to one that promotes the long-term development and success of all children, as well as the well-being of all teachers.
Each idea should reflect a need that addresses students’ and/or teachers’ health, safety, learning, support in and out of school, and access to engaging and challenging opportunities. Examples of project topic ideas might include:
- Healthy: homelessness, hunger, student and teacher well-being and mental health
- Safe: school safety, bullying and harassment
- Engaged: cultural diversity, student identity, school culture and climate, professional networking
- Supported: supports for a diverse teacher workforce, coaching and peer mentoring, adult-student relationships, community partnerships, language services and supports
- Challenged: access to challenging coursework or professional development, access to extracurricular opportunities, etc.
How do participants benefit from the Summit?
Develop a local idea for change into a complete plan- Obtain the support of a dedicated “critical friend” from a supporting organization to advance your work
- Build relationships with ASCD, Teach Plus, the United States Department of Education, and national supporting organizations
- Be provided with free registration and hotel accommodations for two nights or parking ( hotel will be provided free of charge for teams traveling more than 50 miles; parking will be provided for teams traveling 50 miles or fewer to the summit).
Who may submit an idea application?
- Any teacher leader with an actionable idea is encouraged to apply here (or cut and paste into your browser) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TTLSLC19 by 11:59 pm ET on May 17, 2019 . Accepted ideas will be notified the week of June 10th.
- Teams must have 3-5 members and must be led by one current teacher. Other key stakeholders (e.g. parent, student, community members, school and government officials) are encouraged.
All submitted ideas must:
Encourage teachers to lead from the classroom.- Promote collaborative work among multiple stakeholders.
- Identify an area in need of innovation or a specific problem with an eye towards actionable solutions.
- Be viable in the local context and sustainable over time.
All submitted ideas may:
- Be functioning at any stage of development – an emerging idea requiring input and buy-in to something that has been implemented which is ripe for improvement or expansion.
- Focus on any level of change – school, district, or state.
Please contact info@teachtolead.org for additional information or questions.
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Student opportunity to design an Maine Learning Technology Initiative T-shirt. A panel of judges will narrow the list to five possible options and then will encourage other students to vote to pick the winner. Up to twenty (20) students will also win free registration to the conference, May 23, UMaine campus. 
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