TEACHER TRAINING
Global Education Center is recognized as a national model for professional development in multicultural arts integration. Join us for one of our teacher institutes as well as special teacher in-service opportunities offered throughout the year.
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The Global Education Center offers a Summer Multicultural Arts Institute for Teachers as well as several one-day professional development opportunities. These in-service trainings are for teachers that need, and want, to explore the cultural traditions and values of the different students they teach. By educating these teachers about their students and their families they are better able to create an environment of inclusion and respect within their individual classrooms and throughout the whole school environment.
We believe strongly that creating an inclusive and respectful school environment is one of the most effective tools for ending the bullying, the disrespect and the self-esteem problems evident in our schools today. The Global Education Center's multicultural arts integration professional development offers a creative and engaging solution by promoting cross-cultural understanding and respect and equipping teachers to better handle the diversity within their own classrooms while giving them the tools to integrate the arts of the world into the entire curriculum. Our summer institute as well as our one-day training workshops are professional development for teachers in multicultural arts integration for which they can earn in-service credits. Multicultural Arts Institute for Teachers - 2021-2022 Check out the schedule below! 
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Schedule for June 1, 2 & 3, 2021 - Some sessions still available virtually
Tuesday, June 1
9:00 am Welcome and introduction to Passport to Understanding
10 am Instruments of The Americas
11 am Global Movement Fun with
12 pm Lunch
12:45pm Rhythms of the Islands
1:45 pm Dance It Out Latin Style
2:00 pm Farewell or planning time
Wednesday, June 2
9:00 am STEAM Ahead with African Drumming
10 am STEAM Ahead with Capoeira
11 am Expressions of Life through African Dance
12 pm Lunch
12:45pm Flamenco Communication
1:45pm Yoga & Mindfulness Tricks for the Classroom
2:00 pm Farewell or planning time
Thursday, June 3
9:00 am Gestures Tell Stories (India)
10 am Chinese Music Exploration
11 am Folk dances & line dancing from Turkey & beyond
12 pm Lunch
12:45pm Japanese Language, Culture, & Bento
1:45 pm Pound Out That Energy
2:00 pm Farewell or planning time
Tuesday, June 1
9:00 am Welcome and introduction to Passport to Understanding
10 am Instruments of The Americas
11 am Global Movement Fun with
12 pm Lunch
12:45pm Rhythms of the Islands
1:45 pm Dance It Out Latin Style
2:00 pm Farewell or planning time
Wednesday, June 2
9:00 am STEAM Ahead with African Drumming
10 am STEAM Ahead with Capoeira
11 am Expressions of Life through African Dance
12 pm Lunch
12:45pm Flamenco Communication
1:45pm Yoga & Mindfulness Tricks for the Classroom
2:00 pm Farewell or planning time
Thursday, June 3
9:00 am Gestures Tell Stories (India)
10 am Chinese Music Exploration
11 am Folk dances & line dancing from Turkey & beyond
12 pm Lunch
12:45pm Japanese Language, Culture, & Bento
1:45 pm Pound Out That Energy
2:00 pm Farewell or planning time
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Professional development for preK - 12 teachers is made possible with support from The Nissan Foundation, The Memorial Foundation, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Tennessee Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts. The Early Childhood Education emphasis is support by the Robert K. and Anne H. Zelle Fund for Fine and Performing Arts of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.