VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Professional Development Opportunities

Statewide workshops

• AENJ (Arts Educators of New Jersey): http://www.aenj.org
• DanceNJ (Dance New Jersey): http://www.dancenj.org
• NJMEA (New Jersey Music Educators Association): http://www.njmea.org
• STANJ (Speech & Theater Association of New Jersey): http://www.stanj.org/  

Regional & National Workshops

Dance:

• NDEO (National Dance Education Organization: http://www.ndeo.org
• DaCI USA (Dance and the Child International / USA) http://www.daciusa.com/
• CORD (The Congress on Research in Dance: http://www.cordance.org/
• DANCE USA: http://www.danceusa.org/

Music:

• MENC (Music Educators National Conference): http://www.menc.org/
• MENC Eastern Division Conference: http://www.menc-eastern.org/login.php

Theatre:

• AATE (American Alliance for Theatre and Education): http://www.aate.com/
• EdTA (Educational Theatre Association) National Conference http://www.edta.org/
  • International Thespian Festival http://www.edta.org/educational_events/Festival/Default.aspx
• ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education):  http://www.athe.org/

Visual Arts:

• NAEA (National Arts Educators Association): http://www.naea-reston.org
  

International Conferences

Dance:

• DaCI (Dance and the Child International): http://www.dacija2009.com/
• CORD (The Congress on Research in Dance: http://www.cordance.org/
• CID (World Congress on Dance Research): http://www.orchesis-portal.org/

Music:

• Music: International Society of Music Education: http://www.isme.org/

 
Theatre:

• IDEA (International Drama/Theatre & Education Association: http://www.idea-org.net/

Visual Art:

• InSEA (International Society for Education through Art): http://www.insea.org/