2024-25 Programming is here!
These courses are designed for educators and teaching artists. (1) CPD Credit will be issued per 15 hours of successfully completed professional development.
When Students Teach: Creating Solo Performances from Transformative Moments in the Classroom
Has a student or classroom moment ever really stuck with you? Dare I say, changed your life? What do you do with them? In this masterclass series, actor, dramaturg, and playwright Leayne Dempsey walks you through a process of transforming meaningful classroom experiences into powerful solo performances. You’ll learn how to shape your story, develop your narrative, and bring it to life on stage. The series also includes tickets to two professional solo performances.
Participants will engage in:
Writing workshops to develop their solo scripts based on their classroom experiences
Performance coaching, focusing on voice, movement, and narrative delivery
Collaborative feedback sessions with peers and guest artists
The goal is to equip teachers with the skills to craft and perform their own solo pieces, transforming their day-to-day teaching into a narrative art form that can be shared with broader audiences.
Session Dates
January 12, 2025 – June 1, 2025 (In-person & virtual sessions)
*You must commit to attending all in-person and virtual sessions to be considered. The in-person workshops will be held in various theatre locations in Maryland. All virtual sessions will take place over Zoom. A link will be provided closer to the event to accepted participants.
This Masterclass Series offering is in partnership with Theatre Major, LLC.
A-REALL Virtual Book Club: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond
Don’t miss your chance to dive deep into Zaretta Hammond’s transformative text Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, facilitated by MC3's professional team: Kimberly Brown, Kelli Johnson, and Kayla Morgan.
Earn 4 CPD Credits from the Maryland State Department of Education upon completion!
In this virtual book study, you'll explore how culturally responsive pedagogy can help create learning environments where all students and teachers feel seen, heard, and empowered. Perfect for educators committed to continuous growth and fostering inclusive classrooms.
Dates to Remember:
Application Opens: December 25, 2024
Application Deadline: January 24, 2025
Virtual Sessions Begin: February 9, 2025
Only 25 participants will be selected, so apply now for this unique professional development opportunity. Applications are due by January 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Maryland Micro-Credentials for Creative Classrooms: Arts Education Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Facilitator: Candy Alexandra González
Dates: November 10th, 17th, and 24th, 2024
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Format: All sessions will be virtual
Spaces are limited to just 24 participants, so apply by November 9th at 5:00 p.m. for a chance to join this transformative cohort. Successful completion earns 1 MSDE CPD (15 PDPs) credit and a certificate of completion (upon request).
Description: This training will provide an introduction to trauma-informed practices as they relate specifically to arts educators. The training will begin with a foundation in stress, trauma, and its potential impact on individuals. The course will explore how stress and trauma connect to some key areas of brain theory that demonstrate when the brain is - and isn't - primed to learn, and what they can do as facilitators to help students engage, retain, and apply learning. The course will connect the five basic needs often impacted by trauma to how an art form can both challenge and grow these areas for students. Finally, we will consider how social dynamics (present in both in person and remote learning) can trigger fight-flight-freeze response, and what participants can do in curriculum structures and facilitation practices to account for these dynamics and create a safe space for all. Time to process, question, and brainstorm using sample tools, reflective free-writes and small group discussion will be threaded throughout the presentation to help arts educators connect these behavioral theories to their arts educator practice.
This course is presented by Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation.
Maryland Micro-Credentials for Creative Classrooms: Supporting LGBTQ+ Students and Families
Facilitators: Lyndsay Smith and Alyssa Fenix
Dates: December 1, 8, and 15, 2024
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Format: All sessions will be virtual
This course is limited to 24 participants—apply by November 15th at 5:00 p.m. to join the cohort. Successful completion earns 1 MSDE CPD (15 PDPs) credit and a certificate of completion (upon request).
Description: Participants will develop an understanding of the importance of adult allies to LGBTQ+ students and explore the specific ways in which they can educate, advocate and support LGBTQ+ students and promote safe learning environments for all students. This virtual 3-session course includes both synchronous and asynchronous components. By the end of the course, participants will synthesize and apply what they learned into a final Arts Integrated Project that showcases best practices for supporting LGBTQ+ individuals in educational settings.
The Maryland Centers for Creative Classrooms (MC3) is a professional development program developed in collaboration between the Fine Arts Office of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS).
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