VSA Institute
Professional Development in Art, Education, and Inclusion
Join a community of teachers and artists working to create engaging lessons and environments that meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
The VSA Institute is a series of professional development workshops that focus on designing and delivering arts learning experiences that reach students with disabilities. Through discussion and hands-on arts activities, participants in our workshops gain an understanding of the foundations of arts learning and inclusive education, and how to use inclusive practices in their work.
The VSA Institute is designed for classroom teachers, teaching artists, arts administrators, and educators from all fields and levels. The workshops are connected and VSA recommends participating in all three, individual seminars may be booked, and content can be tailored based on participant needs.
VSA workshops focus on three core areas:
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Differentiated Instruction (DI)
- Responsive teaching and learning
- Community and school partnerships
- Jointly developed shared resources
- Arts integration strategies
- Backwards design planning
- Documented student learning
- Effective arts assessment
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