CommonGround
2008
Mindful Innovations
Developing
English Language Literacy Through
the Arts: a Professional Development
Model
Joanna Hefferen
Director of Professional Development,
ArtsConnection, Inc.
Farell Diamond
Program Associate, ArtsConnection,
Inc.
Joelle Worm
Program Manager, ArtsConnection,
Inc. |
ArtsConnection shares
the research-based professional development
methodologies used to explore their
USDOE research question: "What is the
nature of teaching and learning in
dance and theater, and in what ways
does it influence language acquisition
in English Language Learners?"
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workshop materials:
Workshop Powerpoint
Lesson
Study
ArtsConnection
begins with an overview of the professional
development activities included in the
DELLTA project that address the action
research question. The workshop will
include participatory explorations of
Observation Protocols and Lesson Study
followed by small group discussions. Participants
will observe student learning on videotape
and practice using the Observation Protocol
in dance. Participants
will also view video of teachers and
artists engaged in the collaborative
process of Lesson Study. The workshop
will culminate with small group discussions
regarding the implications these practices
could have for their own teaching and
learning processes.
Conference Strand:
Education Reform
Educators: will
walk away with methodologies for
deepening partnership.
Artists: will
walk away with strategies for designing
arts curricula and exploring student
learning in the arts.
Cultural
Organization Administrators: will
walk away with a knowledge of how
to use and facilitate professional
development protocols.
Education
Administrators: will
walk away with a deeper understanding
of the level of commitment involved in
pursuing action research.
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Joanna Hefferen oversees
ArtsConnection’s professional
development programs for teachers,
arts specialists and teaching artists. Ms.
Hefferen serves as a consultant to
the NYC DOE, designing citywide professional
development for administrators and
arts specialists.She is a team member
on three research projects funded by
the US DOE Arts in Education Model
Development and Dissemination Program,
and was a contributing writer to Partnering
Arts Education: A Working Model from
ArtsConnection (Dana
Press) and the New York
City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning
in Theater.
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