Lauren Jost has worked for over 12 years as an advocate for quality, equal access to arts education.. She strongly believes in the power of the arts to engage, inspire, and transform young people's learning and lives.
Arts Education Consultant
Providing arts education professional development and curriculum development consulting.
Areas of expertise include:
- Arts integration curriculum development for arts organizations and schools
- Understanding the Common Core for teaching artists
- Creating a space for the arts in your classroom
- Creating engaging family programming for cultural organizations
- Multi-sensory arts education for early childhood and Pre-K
- Storytelling for the early childhood classroom
Contact Lauren to create a professional development workshop or consulting session customized for your needs.
Previous Clients include:
· Center for Arts Education, New York, NY
· American Theatre Wing, New York, NY
· The Jewish Education Project, New York, NY
· Giocare Playschool, Brooklyn, NY
Additional Experience:
New York City Arts In Education Roundtable:
Co-Chair, Teaching Artists Affairs Committee
Coordinate events and advocacy for the New York Teaching Artists community
Teaching Artist Group
Consultant
Provide professional development and consulting for the Teaching Artist field.
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York, NY
Adjunct Lecturer
Instruct pre-service Teaching & Learning students in “Integrated Arts” for the elementary classroom.
The American Place Theatre, New York, NY
Grant Writer
Developed and managed the 2007 - 2010 foundation and government funding efforts for a nation-wide arts education program primarily serving low-income students.
Conference Coordinator
New York Arts-in-Education Roundtable, New York, NY
Coordinated the 2006, 2007, and 2008 annual “Face to Face” arts-in-education conferences, attended by over 500 New York teaching artists and administrators.
Co-Chair, Teaching Artists Affairs Committee
Coordinate events and advocacy for the New York Teaching Artists community
Teaching Artist Group
Consultant
Provide professional development and consulting for the Teaching Artist field.
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York, NY
Adjunct Lecturer
Instruct pre-service Teaching & Learning students in “Integrated Arts” for the elementary classroom.
The American Place Theatre, New York, NY
Grant Writer
Developed and managed the 2007 - 2010 foundation and government funding efforts for a nation-wide arts education program primarily serving low-income students.
Conference Coordinator
New York Arts-in-Education Roundtable, New York, NY
Coordinated the 2006, 2007, and 2008 annual “Face to Face” arts-in-education conferences, attended by over 500 New York teaching artists and administrators.