The Art of Asking Questions
How do you debrief activities, promote dialogue, and prompt critical thinking as an educator or facilitator? This session explores the different kinds of questions we can ask and ways to engage participants in inquiry-based activities that spark creativity, hypothesizing, and reflection. Deepen the discussion at your meetings or in your classes, workshops, and trainings by practicing the art of asking questions.
To register please click here: http://www.thebluedoorgroup.net/#!gathering/ciht
National Arts Marketing, Development, & Ticketing Conference
The game-changing resources and breakthrough technologies now becoming available to arts professionals are without precedent. Those who take advantage of these opportunities and know-how will thrive; those that don’t will be left behind.
The National Arts Marketing, Development and Ticketing Conference, featuring the new Wallace Foundation Report “The Road To Results,” will focus on the myriad ways your organization can benefit from the latest resources and technologies that others are using to gain, retain, and upgrade patrons.
Your team holds the keys to unlocking winning engagement strategies, and their effective collaboration is paramount to overall success!
We have built team-building workshops into the program, and have structured the tuition prices so that it will be easy for you to come as a team. Register by January 31 and bring two colleagues for FREE (3-for-1). Teams get the most benefit from the conference, since they return to their company with the same knowledge base, ready to roll up their collective sleeves and put the new strategies to work immediately. Plus, if you can’t attend the entire conference, you can transfer your registration to someone else in your organization for the times when you can’t be there.
Also, receive a Free Design Makeover when you register by January 31. Henry Ruddle, who produces the popular series of Master Class Webinars for Arts Reach called Expert Eye for the Marketing Guy (or Gal), will provide concrete suggestions for improvement, including a design makeover, for your organization's season brochure, postcards, ads, posters, website, e-blasts, or social media content.
Make sure to register early as space is limited.
Online Master of Science and Certificate Program in Human Capital Development Online Open House
Join us for the free Online Open House to learn more about the Online Master of Science and Certificate in Human Capital Development program offered at La Salle University.
Learn about admission requirements, how to schedule an onsite information session, program expectations, career options, financial aid and graduate payment plan options, and ask questions that you have regarding the program.
Click on the link for the day and time that you can attend on December 9, 2014 either at noon EST or 7pm EST.
2015 Annual Conference
The Association of Arts Administration Educators represents college and university graduate and undergraduate programs in arts administration, encompassing training in the management of visual, performing, literary, media, cultural and arts service organizations.
The Association, moreover, encourages its members to pursue, publish, present, and disseminate research in arts management and administration to strengthen the understanding of arts management issues in the academic and professional fields.
The theme for this year’s event is Educator Impact: Framing Arts Administration Education in a Dynamic Field. This conference will create an informative, reflective, and transformational space to explore the influence, power, and potential of educators in arts administration–both as part of educational settings and in the field at large.
Check back in January 2015 for registration details!
Train-the-Trainer
The Blue Door Group is offering a two-day Train-the-Trainer on November 15 & 22. This workshop helps trainers and educators (and anyone who trains, educates, or facilitates as part of their job) hone their interactive, participatory training and facilitation skills. The skills learned (and practiced) in the workshop can be applied to any topic area. We have had participants from many local organizations, including Congreso, SEAMAAC, City Year, and Community Legal Services. You can see what people had to say about the training here. To register click here.
More information:
Participants in the series:
- learn new interactive techniques to use in their training and facilitation work
- try out multiple exercises and approaches and receive feedback from trainers and other participants
- collaborate with other Philadelphia area trainers and facilitators, thus expanding their network
Series topics include:
- trainer identity and connecting with your audience
- training theories
- workshop design
- facilitation skills & group dynamics
Who should attend?:
- Anyone who trains, educates, or facilitates and wants to think more critically about their work
Please click here to register: http://www.thebluedoorgroup.net/#!services1/c5k