The California Arts Project will be offering a regional Collaborative Design Institute to outstanding, experienced educators, pre-kindergarten through post- secondary.

The purpose of the Institute is to bring together cadres of outstanding arts educators to develop and field-test standards-based instructional units. Over the course of the year, participants will examine evidence of student achievement and make refinements to the collaborative units they have developed. The conceptual framework of the CDI is based on the California Visual & Performing Arts Content Standards, The Visual and Performing Arts Framework, Wiggins and McTighe’s “Understanding by Design,” and Stigler and Hiebert’s, “The Teaching Gap.” Participants will also become informed about current arts education issues, requirements, and research.

TCAP is offering three CDIs in the 2005 - 2006 year at the following TCAP Regional Sites:

Valley Sierra California Arts Project
For more information please contact Sand Kakuda at skakuda@telis.org

RIMS California Arts Project
For more information please contact Armalyn De La O at adelao@csusb.edu

Southern Counties California Arts Project
For more information please contact Helena Hanna at hhanna@projects.sdsu.edu