Arts Integration Certification

Take the next step in your arts integration journey. Become a certified arts integration specialist with this self-paced, online accredited program.

About this Program

More than ever, educators are open and excited about the possibilities of integrated studies and creative teaching methods.

That’s where becoming a certified arts integration specialist comes in…

This certification program gives you the skills and tools you need to lead a successful school or district initiative for integrating the arts. We’ve already helped hundreds of educators and we’d be honored to work with you too.

Included in this program:

  • 520 PD Hours and 20 CEUs with Certificate (often suitable for relicensure)

  • Self-paced access to all online video lessons, resources, and readings (start as soon as you want!)

  • Take up to 3 years to completed (flexible to your schedule)

  • Private, Online Community with Quarterly Live Zoom Calls

Enrollment opens again in February, 2025.

VIEW THE HANDBOOK

“Before, I really felt like I was on an island. But now, this program has given me a process that I’m able to share with other teachers.”.

– ELIZABETH BROOKS, 2018 ALUMNA

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Included in this program:

  • 520 PD Hours and 20 CEUs with Certificate (often suitable for relicensure)

  • Self-paced access to all online video lessons, resources, and readings (start as soon as you want!)

  • Take up to 3 years to completed (flexible to your schedule)

  • Private, Online Community with Quarterly Live Zoom Calls

Certification Enrollment Opens Again in February, 2025.

VIEW THE HANDBOOK

“Before, I really felt like I was on an island. But now, this program has given me a process that I’m able to share with other teachers.”.

– ELIZABETH BROOKS, 2018 ALUMNA

VIEW ALL REVIEWS HERE

About this Program

More than ever, educators are open and excited about the possibilities of integrated studies and creative teaching methods.

That’s where becoming a certified arts integration specialist comes in…

This certification program gives you the skills and tools you need to lead a successful school or district initiative for integrating the arts. We’ve already helped hundreds of educators and we’d be honored to work with you too.

2022 arts integration certification graduates

Is Certification Right For Me?

If you want to learn how to use standards-based arts integration to reach more students, embed creativity back into the curriculum, and lead your school or district in transforming education, Arts Integration Certification™ is for you. Our ideal applicants fall into one of these categories:

  • Classroom Teachers

  • Arts Teachers

  • Curriculum Coordinators

  • STEAM Teachers

  • Administrators or District-Level Leaders

“I loved every (brain-busting) moment of this incredible program! For anyone wanting to learn how to incorporate the arts–and assess and measure successful programs–this is a fantastic certification!”

– STEPHANIE PINTO, 2020 Certification Alumni

Program Overview

Each sprint in the Arts Integration Certification™ Program contains 5-6 core video trainings, workbooks to help you put your learning into practice and a culminating project. Each project is part of your certification portfolio which is submitted to the mentor panel when you finish all 4 sprints.

View the full 2024-2025 handbook here.

Here’s an outline of each sprint:

6 Lessons:

  • Overview of Arts Integration
  • AI Strategies
  • Connecting through Standards
  • Standards Alignment Process
  • AI Lesson Planning
  • Building Buy-In

Sprint Project:

Create a set of 8-10 total standards alignments

5 Lessons:

  • Components of an Arts Integration Lesson
  • Sequencing Strategies to Lessons to Projects
  • Lesson Implementation Cycle
  • The Purpose of Assessment
  • Assessing Integration

Sprint Project:

Create 2 Arts Integration Lessons with Assessments (must include diagnostic, formative and summative examples).

4 Lessons:

  • What is STEAM and how do we use it?
  • STEAM vs. Arts Integration
  • Creating a PD Session on Strategies, Lessons, Assessments, Standards or Extensions
  • Presenting your PD Session via Recorded Video

Sprint Project:

Create a PD session about arts integration or STEAM via recorded video which can be shared publicly.

5 Lessons:

  • Embracing Leadership
  • Addressing Challenges
  • Integrating Data Analysis
  • Working with Administration
  • Teaching Adults this Approach

Final Sprint Project:

Create a final portfolio that highlights your abilities as an arts integration specialist.

What You’ll Learn

Whether you want to become a national leader in using Arts Integration or the go-to person in your school/district for using the approach, this certification program will help you with:

what you'll learn in certification

Accreditation, PD Hours, and CEUs

This program is fully accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training  (IACET). All independent program participants will receive 520 PD hours and 20 CEUS from The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM upon successful completion of the program. These are often acceptable for re-licensure and salary advancement purposes.

Additionally, all participants have the option of registering for 6 graduate credits through our partner, University of California San Marcos if they also complete 1:1 coaching for all 4 sprints.

You’ll also be certified as an arts integration specialist through our accredited organization and receive access to our alumni network, certified specialist directory, and Accelerator membership (upon graduation).

From Our Alumni…

VIEW OUR ALUMNI DIRECTORY HERE

Helped me help others

ALUMNI STORIES

“Going through the Certification Program is one of the most growing experiences I’ve had in 20 years as an educator.”

– CATHRYN DEERING

Opportunities Increased

ALUMNI STORIES

“I wanted something I could add to my professional portfolio that would make me stand apart. This has! Since graduating, my consulting has increased and I am given opportunities to lead.”

– BETH MCCOY

“Do it! It worked into my working schedule in ways that I don’t think my Master’s program will ever be able to. I want you to know: this is powerful stuff. These are intelligent people, it’s a rigorous program, and nobody’s going to waste your time.”

– STEPHANIE PINTO

Worth Your While

ALUMNI STORIES

“This will really help you grow and think succinctly as a professional. It will help you think about how to tie in so many connections the world provides.”

– LATASHA CASTERLOW-LALLA

I would do it all over again

ALUMNI STORIES

“The doors this has opened for me have been incredible. The support you receive, the friendships you make, and the resources you receive are irreplaceable.”

– CHRISTY TALMAGE

Payment Process

We make the payment process for this program extremely easy.  We accept the following forms of payment:

  • School Purchase Orders
  • Credit Cards: In-Full and 6-month installments available
  • Buy Now, Pay Later (Klarna, Afterpay)
  • Check

Tuition is ONLY due if you are accepted into the program.  If so, payment is due within 7 days of acceptance through your preferred payment method.  If you are paying for yourself, we also have the added benefit of providing you with a convenient monthly installment plan to make the program budget-friendly.  

marly parker certification graduate class of 2018

Tuition

This is a comprehensive and internationally recognized certification program.

Other comparable programs cost between $5,000-10,000. However, in this economic climate, the reality is that kind of cost is out of reach for most educators.

We strive to provide the highest-quality, most respected Arts Integration Certification™ program possible. As such, your investment reflects that value. We are also committed to ensuring affordability pathways for as many educators as possible.

For 2025, the total investment in the Arts Integration Certification™ program is $2,150.

We provide a variety of budgeting options for this including:

School Purchase Orders

Buy Now/Pay Later Programs

and 6-Month Installment Payments as low as $395/mo.

Ready for Your Next Step?

Get on the waitlist now and be notified first when enrollment opens in 2025.

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