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KENNEDY CENTER PARTNERSHIP• UMS Youth Education has been amember of the prestigious KennedyCenter Partners in Education Programsince 1997.• Partners in Education is a national consortiumof arts organization and publicschool partnerships.• The program networks over 100 nationalpartner teams and helps UMS stayon top of best practices in education andarts nationwide.TEACHER ADVISORY COMMITTEEMeeting the actual needs of today’seducators in real time• UMS Youth Education works with a50-teacher committee that guides programdecision-making.• The Committee meets throughoutthe season in large and small groupsregarding issues that affect teachers andtheir participation: ticket/bussing costs,programming, future goals, etc.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT“I find your arts and culture workshopsto be one of the ‘Seven Wondersof Ann Arbor’!”–AAPS Teacher• UMS Youth Education provides someof the region’s most vital and responsiveprofessional development training.• Over 300 teachers participate in oureducator workshops each season.• In most workshops, UMS utilizes andengages resources of the regional community:cultural experts and institutions,performing and teaching artists.IN-SCHOOL VISITS & CURRICULUMDEVELOPMENTSupporting teachers in the classroom• UMS Youth Education places internationalartists and local arts educators/teaching artists in classes to help educatorsteach a particular art form or modelnew/innovative teaching practices.• UMS develops nationally-recognizedteacher curriculum materials to helpteachers incorporate upcoming youthperformances immediately in their dailyclassroom instruction.UMS Youth Education Programumsyouth@umich.edu | 734-615-0122www.ums.org/education50 UMS 09-10