Legal Name Of Organization
Visual Understanding in Education, Inc
Purpose Of Funds
The VTS School-Wide Professional Development program is a 3-year training and curriculum implementation program for K-12 schools. Council Member support would underwirte the cost of the program in two District 3 elementary schools. We are currently in discussions with teachers and parents at PS 3 and PS 41 in District 3, where our organizational headquarters are also located. Additionally, the program is open to individual teachers, artists, and students in the area who are interested in learning an innovative teacher strategy to help students develop critical thinking, literacy and communication skills. VTS trainings will be open to all NYC schools and teachers, and take place across four boroughs throughout the 2009-2010 school year. With enough funding from the DCA and City Council we hope to extend discounted registration rates to individuals as well as schools. The sequenced, rigorous training events will take place in premier art museums, art galleries and directly in schools, where educators from across content areas will get to share and learn a powerful new pedagogy among a group of peers.
