1st steps in aTi Fellowship

Note: My actual name & some other info. altered to maintain some semblance of privacy.



January 27, 2009


Dear D.J.,

Thank you for accepting the aTimpact Fellowship. This letter provides information on the next steps of your participation in the Fellowship Program.

IMPORTANT NEXT STEPS

1. Our first Fellows meeting will take place Saturday, March __, 2009 from 3-5pm at William
Paterson University, Wayne, NJ after the aTi follow up from 9am-3pm.

At this meeting, you will be presented with an official certificate of your fellowship recognition and have the opportunity to meet the other fellows. We will discuss the details of the fellowship program, outline participation requirements, discuss what a best practices guide is and answer any questions you have. Please RSVP to http://us.mc515.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=michele@artshorizons.org or 201-567-1766 x114 immediately to confirm your participation.

2. Arts Horizons new website, http://www.artshorizons.org/ has a special section devoted to the aTimpact Fellowship Program. Go to the Artist/Teacher Institute link and click on
“aTimpact”.

This site provides you with regular updates and information on the Fellowship Program.
Participate in online discussions on the “aTimpact blog” at http://atimpact.blogspot.com/
where you can share your thoughts and ideas as the group develops the best practices guide.

3. By February 1, 2009, please submit a one page profile that will be posted on the aTimpact
website. Send your profile to http://us.mc515.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=michele@artshorizons.org or mail to aTimpact Fellowship
Program, Arts Horizons, 1 Grand Avenue, Suite 7, Englewood, NJ 07631.

Your profile should include:
- Your name, school, grade level(s) and subject(s) taught.
-In your own words, describe who you are, how you came into teaching, what
drives you to teach, your interest in the arts and why you think the arts are
important to education.
-Describe how you benefited from attending the Artist/Teacher Institute (aTi)
and why you are participating as a fellow in the aTimpact Fellowship Program.

Please contact me if you have any questions at http://us.mc515.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jenifer@artshorizons.org or 201-567-1766 x102.

Sincerely,
Jenifer Simon, Director
NJ Programs and Partnerships
Artist/Teacher Institute