Miko has provided Professional Development Workshops for activists, teaching artists, classroom teachers, administrators, cultural leaders and business leaders. She currently sits on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artist Guild and was on the National Endowment for the Arts Panel on Teacher Institute Advisory Panel. Some of the workshops Miko has taught include:

Arts Equity

Arts Inclusion

Arts Integration

Asian Americans Missing in History

Asian Theatre Techniques

Counter Narratives, Social Studies and the Arts

Creating an Inclusive Classroom

Intro to Land Acknowledgements

Media Literacy and Violence Prevention

Multiple Intelligence Theory in Practice

Radio/Podcast 101

Social Emotional Learning

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math)

Storytelling, My Story, My Voice

Theatre and Social Justice

Trauma Informed Arts Education

Miko has provided professional development workshops for teaching artists and educators for AACRE, Alameda County Office of Education, California Association of Independent Schools, California Lutheran University, Community Network for Youth Development, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, Educational Theatre Association, Educators for Social Responsibility, Kennedy Center VSA International (Austin, Atlanta, and online webinar), KQED, Marin County Office of Education, National Association of Independent Schools, Oklahoma Arts Institute, Red Ladder Theatre Company, Sacramento Arts Council, Stanford Business Department and Stanford d.school, Teaching Artist Guild, Teachers for Social Justice, UC Berkeley Women’s Studies Department, UCLA World Arts & Cultures and Youth in Arts.

“Miko has been working as a partner with Marin County Office of Education for a number of years. I have had the pleasure of working with her these past five years. During this time she has been an amazing leader and advocate for the arts helping to develop a county wide ArtsEd Plan as well as developing many workshops. She has a deep understanding of the needs of students, teachers and community members and works tirelessly to make sure that all student groups have opportunities to participate in artistic experiences. Miko in action is like watching a symphony director, the way she moves about and engages everybody, always knowing how to get all participants to feel safe and willing to engage. She sets high expectations and goals for herself and her team and follows through on all commitments. It is truly a pleasure to engage Miko as a partner on any endeavor.”

— Eileen Smith, Project Director Marin County Office of Education

Training in Social Justice Issues & Arts Learning