Gateway to the Arts’ Western Pennsylvania Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Christina Farrell will soon join the national roster of The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts as a Master Teaching Artist! Earlier this month, Gateway teaching artist Christina auditioned for inclusion on the national roster and by all accounts it went exceeding well.

Presenting her workshop Looking for Musical Clues at the Center for Education at Wolf Trap headquarters in Vienna, Virginia, Christina engaged a panel of experts in her workshop experience. The evaluators—three professional development staff with the Wolf Trap Institute along with two professionals from the Fairfax County Office for Children—joined in playing instruments, singing songs and dancing, before exchanging ideas and adding specific suggestions for highlighting the key elements of the workshop including how to adapt it for large groups. Currently in the final process of updating her workshop lesson plan, Christina Farrell will soon be officially added to the national roster!