Arts Learning
ACHF Arts Education
1) A broad diversity of 20 Twin Cities community members of many ages and cultures will develop and expand their skills in the literary arts. 2) A broad diversity of 20 Twin Cities community members of many ages and cultures will develop and expand their community connections in the literary arts. Quantitative Data Collection: We will count and measure class attendance; number of apprentice’s written works created; number submitted for publication; number of stories collected by each apprentice; number of community stories read and evaluated. The Reflection Essay: Saint Paul Almanac facilitator Pamela Fletcher will assess learning using beginning of term, midterm, and end-of-term written evaluations with all apprentices. Questions to ask the apprentices include: What do you hope to learn (beginning term)? What did you learn? Did you form valuable writing-community connections? What worked for you? What could be improved? (Midterm and end-of-term). These evaluations will be discussed at the review meeting of the leadership team to inform future writing project changes. Teaching artists will also write reflective essays geared toward what is working and not working from a teaching artist point of view.
We successfully reached our intended communities. We had a strong mix of editors that have previously participated in the program, as well as those who have not. The group was very diverse and included attendees from most every community and demographic. By allowing previous members to return if they wish, as well as pursuing new members with a plan for diversity in mind we are able to insure a diverse group which is the crux of the strength of the program. We need to be able to review and edit our submissions from many viewpoints and angles in a group representative of the entirety of the city of Saint Paul's community. Editors worked through over 400 story and poem submissions, nearly twice as many as anticipated. Though the schedule was very tight, attendance was high and 87% of members finished the entire program.
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