Improving the Making a Difference Workshop Program

Community Works will use this award to strengthen the literacy component of their Making a Difference (MaD) arts and literacy program. Funds will be used to hire an educational consultant, who will work with the Making a Difference staff to revise lessons and suggest new approaches for the MaD curriculum. The consultant will conduct professional development sessions with teaching artists to strengthen the artists’ abilities to implement the revised curriculum and to educate them about the communities in which they will work. Finally, the consultant will observe and coach students and teaching artists during the implementation of the revised curriculum.