Arts Education Training in Northeastern Ontario,
(Artist Educator Survey)

Northeastern Ontario Artist Educator Training: Building Strategies

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4elements Living Arts is leading a strategic discussion on arts education training in northeastern through funding from the Ontario Arts Council. We're working with artist educators, school board and arts organization representatives to develop training strategies for the region.

We've developed two surveys, one for artist educators and one for organizations, boards and teachers. (And versions of each in French). Your participation is much appreciated, and will help us greatly.

Thank-you!

If you are responding as a School Board representative, school board teacher, or organizational representative, please use the 'Board, Organization and Teacher' survey instead. Thanks!

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* 1. In which communities do you provide arts education?

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* 2. Which best describes your arts practice(s):

Visual Arts and Craft

Music

Theatre

Dance

Media Arts

Multi and Inter-arts

Community engaged arts

Other (please specify):

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* 3. Through what forums have you received arts educator training? Select all that apply:

Formal mentorship

Informal mentorship

Formal training (eg: RCM, college/university courses)

On the job/on the ground experience

On the job/on the ground training

Training through arts organizations (eg: Jumblies Theatre, local arts organizations)

Training through School Board P.D. days

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which factors most impact your ability to work as an artist educator? (Select your top 3):

Confidence in my skills as an artist

Confidence in my skills as an educator

Personal and social connections

Experience

Knowing what opportunities exist

Professional networks

Regular work as an artist educator

Support through an organization

Training

Availability to work regularly as an arts educator (ie: not working other jobs to help pay bills)

Other/comment (please specify)

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* 5. We’re interested in understanding which training forums have most influenced northeastern Ontario artists. Thinking back over your own development as an arts educator, what, or who, has had a significant impact on you? Please select the 3 most important:

Connections to other artist educators

Connections to cultural organizations (e.g. arts organizations, libraries, centres)

Formal mentorship

Informal mentorship

Formal arts education training (e.g. RCM, college/university courses)

On the job experience

On the job training

Training through arts organizations (e.g.: Jumblies Theatre, local arts organizations)

Training through School Board P.D. days

Other/comment (please specify)

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* 6. What aspects of these training forums (listed above) contributed to their high impact on you as an arts educator?

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* 7. When you began your work as an arts educator, what types of training were most important to you? Please comment:

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* 8. Consider your current needs and career development – what types of training would be most beneficial to you now? Please comment:

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* 9. What factors most affect your ability to participate in training? Select all that apply.

Access to childcare

Access to transportation

Costs of training program

Ease of taking time off work/wage replacement

Flexibility of training delivery structure

Language the course is offered in

Proximity of the training to my home

Proximity of the training to my workplace

Integration of training into my art education work

Other/Comment

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* 10. Thinking about your work as an arts educator, please identify which of the following educational approaches have been important in your work as an arts educator (rank from 1-10, with 1 ranking the highest):

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 1	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 2	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 3	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 4	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 5	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 6	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 7	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 8	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 9	Collaboration / Team approaches / Co-learning 10
Cultural experience / knowledge	Cultural experience / knowledge 1	Cultural experience / knowledge 2	Cultural experience / knowledge 3	Cultural experience / knowledge 4	Cultural experience / knowledge 5	Cultural experience / knowledge 6	Cultural experience / knowledge 7	Cultural experience / knowledge 8	Cultural experience / knowledge 9	Cultural experience / knowledge 10
Educational theory	Educational theory 1	Educational theory 2	Educational theory 3	Educational theory 4	Educational theory 5	Educational theory 6	Educational theory 7	Educational theory 8	Educational theory 9	Educational theory 10
Equity	Equity 1	Equity 2	Equity 3	Equity 4	Equity 5	Equity 6	Equity 7	Equity 8	Equity 9	Equity 10
Experience-based learning	Experience-based learning 1	Experience-based learning 2	Experience-based learning 3	Experience-based learning 4	Experience-based learning 5	Experience-based learning 6	Experience-based learning 7	Experience-based learning 8	Experience-based learning 9	Experience-based learning 10
Education for social change	Education for social change 1	Education for social change 2	Education for social change 3	Education for social change 4	Education for social change 5	Education for social change 6	Education for social change 7	Education for social change 8	Education for social change 9	Education for social change 10
Experimentation	Experimentation 1	Experimentation 2	Experimentation 3	Experimentation 4	Experimentation 5	Experimentation 6	Experimentation 7	Experimentation 8	Experimentation 9	Experimentation 10
Interdisciplinary practices	Interdisciplinary practices 1	Interdisciplinary practices 2	Interdisciplinary practices 3	Interdisciplinary practices 4	Interdisciplinary practices 5	Interdisciplinary practices 6	Interdisciplinary practices 7	Interdisciplinary practices 8	Interdisciplinary practices 9	Interdisciplinary practices 10
Feedback/evaluation	Feedback/evaluation 1	Feedback/evaluation 2	Feedback/evaluation 3	Feedback/evaluation 4	Feedback/evaluation 5	Feedback/evaluation 6	Feedback/evaluation 7	Feedback/evaluation 8	Feedback/evaluation 9	Feedback/evaluation 10
Reflection	Reflection 1	Reflection 2	Reflection 3	Reflection 4	Reflection 5	Reflection 6	Reflection 7	Reflection 8	Reflection 9	Reflection 10

Other/Comments:

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* 11. Which of the following ‘practical’ skills are most important to your practice as an arts educator? (Rank from 1-8, with 1 ranking the highest):

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Arts-based skills and experience	Arts-based skills and experience 1	Arts-based skills and experience 2	Arts-based skills and experience 3	Arts-based skills and experience 4	Arts-based skills and experience 5	Arts-based skills and experience 6	Arts-based skills and experience 7	Arts-based skills and experience 8
Classroom/group management	Classroom/group management 1	Classroom/group management 2	Classroom/group management 3	Classroom/group management 4	Classroom/group management 5	Classroom/group management 6	Classroom/group management 7	Classroom/group management 8
Communication skills	Communication skills 1	Communication skills 2	Communication skills 3	Communication skills 4	Communication skills 5	Communication skills 6	Communication skills 7	Communication skills 8
Community building with learners	Community building with learners 1	Community building with learners 2	Community building with learners 3	Community building with learners 4	Community building with learners 5	Community building with learners 6	Community building with learners 7	Community building with learners 8
Inclusive practices / equity	Inclusive practices / equity 1	Inclusive practices / equity 2	Inclusive practices / equity 3	Inclusive practices / equity 4	Inclusive practices / equity 5	Inclusive practices / equity 6	Inclusive practices / equity 7	Inclusive practices / equity 8
Knowledge of school system	Knowledge of school system 1	Knowledge of school system 2	Knowledge of school system 3	Knowledge of school system 4	Knowledge of school system 5	Knowledge of school system 6	Knowledge of school system 7	Knowledge of school system 8
Workshop development and lesson planning	Workshop development and lesson planning 1	Workshop development and lesson planning 2	Workshop development and lesson planning 3	Workshop development and lesson planning 4	Workshop development and lesson planning 5	Workshop development and lesson planning 6	Workshop development and lesson planning 7	Workshop development and lesson planning 8
Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts	Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts 1	Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts 2	Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts 3	Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts 4	Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts 5	Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts 6	Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts 7	Understanding of curricular expectations and how to link to the arts 8

Other/comments

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* 12. If you were to design an artist educator training program for northeastern Ontario, name one thing would you absolutely want:

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* 13. Are you aware of other training programs, workshops and opportunities available in the northeast? Please share them with us to help build a network of training opportunities in the region, by providing: the name of the individual or organization, and the type of training:

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* 14. To enter your name into a draw to win a great
4elements Living Arts T-shirt, please enter your info below:

Name

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City/Town

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Postal Code

Email Address

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* 1. In which communities do you provide arts education?

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* 2. Which best describes your arts practice(s):

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* 3. Through what forums have you received arts educator training? Select all that apply:

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* 4. Which factors most impact your ability to work as an artist educator? (Select your top 3):

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* 5. We’re interested in understanding which training forums have most influenced northeastern Ontario artists. Thinking back over your own development as an arts educator, what, or who, has had a significant impact on you? Please select the 3 most important:

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* 6. What aspects of these training forums (listed above) contributed to their high impact on you as an arts educator?

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* 7. When you began your work as an arts educator, what types of training were most important to you? Please comment:

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* 8. Consider your current needs and career development – what types of training would be most beneficial to you now? Please comment:

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* 9. What factors most affect your ability to participate in training? Select all that apply.

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* 10. Thinking about your work as an arts educator, please identify which of the following educational approaches have been important in your work as an arts educator (rank from 1-10, with 1 ranking the highest):

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* 11. Which of the following ‘practical’ skills are most important to your practice as an arts educator? (Rank from 1-8, with 1 ranking the highest):

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* 12. If you were to design an artist educator training program for northeastern Ontario, name one thing would you absolutely want:

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* 13. Are you aware of other training programs, workshops and opportunities available in the northeast? Please share them with us to help build a network of training opportunities in the region, by providing: the name of the individual or organization, and the type of training:

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* 14. To enter your name into a draw to win a great 4elements Living Arts T-shirt, please enter your info below:

* 14. To enter your name into a draw to win a great
4elements Living Arts T-shirt, please enter your info below: