Man, I am REALLY behind the 8-ball on my posts & comments. This semester has been crazy, though, so here's my first & I will be commenting today as well.
I am doing my internship for the Onstead Institute. I was really excited to get this opportunity. Here's the gist of what I do:
Onstead is a community outreach organization that holds professional development (PD) opportunities for art teachers at school districts in the area. We also provide assistance to museums, community organizations and individuals who reach out for support and connection. I am responsible for being a point of reference to these partnerships. I create curriculum, and run PDs, connect with partners who assist with PDs (often these are faculty, fellow grads or alumni), and do all the day-to-day preparation leading up to and following PDs. We also partner with other organizations under the UNT umbrella, such as the Texas Fashion Collection, to further both parties outreach though joint ventures. Te partnership with TFC is called the Wandering Wardrobe. I am specifically working on the WW project attempting to get it up and running and to assist in the tracking, curriculum and connections it involves.
This position is extremely interesting and pretty broad. No two days are ever the same. I will save details for up-coming posts, but working at Onstead is busy. I'm enjoying it so far and look forward to the rest of the semester.
Welcome Traci! I've gotten to see you in the hallways here and there so I've heard a little about what you're working on at the Onstead but I am glad that you are getting to share with others on the blog. I am so glad you are enjoying the position and that you'll be working on the Wandering Wardrobe project! I can't wait to hear more about how that goes!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to see what is entailed in the Wandering Wardrobe project! I know we have spoken really briefly about your experiences with Onstead, but it's really difficult to pin down your position's specifications when you have your fingers in so many pies (is that the expression?)
ReplyDeleteI know Onstead reaches out to public school programs sometimes, and partners CVAD faculty in the process. Have you had any experiences in that thus far?