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January 2005 |
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Arts in Education
Partnership Series, March – June 2005
Partners
for Arts Education is delighted to
sponsor a series of symposia and training
seminars for the CNY arts in education
community.
We look forward to celebrating
the rich cultural education of our
community with you.
Check for updated information
on our website at http://www.arts4ed.org/training_opportunities/pships_spr05_index.shtml.
Artists and Cultural Partners in Student Learning
Symposium with Keynote by
Christine Goodheart, Executive Director of Community Partnerships from the University of Washington. (bio
below)
March 4, 2005 at
the
Marx Hotel
We
will use this day to identify the
core elements that build powerful
partnerships through the arts in education,
and strengthen our plans for the future.
The day will include a facilitated
partnership building session that
begins at 11:00, a keynote lunch at
12:30, an afternoon session, and our
award celebration at 3:30 to recognize
educators, artists, and cultural organizations
that have developed successful partnerships
in our community.
Community Empowerment
through the Arts
Symposium with Keynote by
Lily Yeh, Executive Director Emeritus,
Village of Arts & Humanities,
Philadelphia
(bio below)
June 2, 2005
Teaching
to Special Populations, Community-Based
Youth Programs & the School Day,
Other Students – Other Ages (the TA
& Adult Education), Teaching Artist
graduate showcase; Community Achievement
Awards; workshops for educators, artists,
parents, and general community.
Arts in Education
Partnership Series
March –June 2005
Six 3-hour Saturday morning training seminars to
be held 9:30-12:30 at Onondaga Community College
(classroom directions provided with registration)
Session #1: March 12
Arts-in-Education Tool Kit – The Artist in the Classroom
Community
Diana Ebner, Elementary Teacher Frazer School, Syracuse
City Schools
Kathy
Maniaci, Photographer, Art Educator
for K-12 and Syracuse Univ.
Art Education
Explore the language of the arts in education translated for practical
application. We will define curriculum
concepts and make sense of the NYS
Standards. Participants can develop
potential with classroom teachers
as allies and mentors, deepen educational
relationships & identify issues
of motivation & communication.
Session #2: March 19
Arts in Education Careers– Business Practices for
Success
Mark Wright, Funding Program Director, Cultural Resources Council
Jacque Tara Washington, Music Teaching
Artist, Utica Arts in Education Institute
Gather
realistic tools for careers as arts-in-education
professionals. Information will cover
taxes, insurance requirements &
bookkeeping, background checks &
state regulations, self-promotion
& getting work in schools. A review
of grantmaking opportunities for educators,
artists, and community will be included.
Session #3: April 16
Works of Art in Education - Aesthetic Education &
Visual Thinking Strategies
Marlene Roeder, Education Curator,
Everson Museum of Art
Lauren Unbekant,
Actress, Syracuse Univ. Drama, Aesthetic
Education Teaching Artist
Using
the Lincoln Center Institute model
for learning through dance, theater,
music, language, and visual arts and
the Visual Understanding in Education
‘VTS’ models for critical thinking
and researching visual art with students,
we will generate new ideas from existing
performances and works of art.
Session #4: April 30
Planning Partnerships for Arts in Education
Marcia Wheeler, Director, Oswego BOCES Arts in Education &
Institute for Aesthetic Education
Michael Cunningham, Arts Education
Director, Liverpool Schools
Make
sense of the nuts and bolts for using
all artistic disciplines in a school
or classroom curriculum, enlist PTO
& principals as partners, define
ways to measure learning. We will
introduce BOCES and regional support
systems for making more effective
use of cultural resources with students.
Session #5: May 14
Active Reflection – Case Studies from Empire State
Partnerships
The New York State Council on the Arts has funded and shaped statewide
school reform through the arts. Educators,
artists, and cultural partners from
our state and region will showcase
the veteran programs that have measurable
impact on student learning at all
ages and in all content areas.
Session #6: May 21
Teaching Artistry to Deepen Creativity - Goals for
Artistic Growth
Find artistic centering through the experience of teaching. Discover
how an artist develops and expands
expertise as a result of teaching
and sharing their discipline. Dance,
theater, music, visual, literary,
and media artists will benefit from
mentoring and inspiring students.
Educators will find deeper understanding
of the artistic process.
Symposia:
$40
each symposium day (advance registration
February 21 & May 23)
$45
walk-in registration
$25
for luncheon only each day
$30
walk-in luncheon registration
Seminar Series:
$210
for the entire series (includes 2
full symposia & 6 3-hour seminars)
$150 for the seminar series without
symposia
$30 per individual seminar (dates
& times to be posted January 7th)
Reservations:
Call
234-9911 or email georgia@arts4ed.org
And don’t forget…
CommonGround
for Learning: NYS Arts in Education
Conference
April
7, 8, 9, 10,
Buffalo Hyatt Regency
Annual
professional consortium for artists,
educators, parents, cultural organizations.
Highlights
include keynotes Doug Herbert (Special
Assistant to US Secretary of Education
and former Education Director, National
Endowment for the Arts), Marc Bamuthi
Joseph (National Slam Poet, Def Jam
Artist, Artistic Director at Youth
Speaks), a reception atAlbright-Knox
Museum and much more. Check our website at http://www.arts4ed.org/conference/CG05/index.shtml
for more information.
Christine
Goodheart is
the Director of Community Partnerships
in the Office of Educational Partnerships
and Learning Technologies at the University
of Washington. There she works to connect university expertise
to diverse communities, including
rural community development and initiatives
in the arts and culture. Christine
is also Affiliate Professor of Curriculum
and Instruction in the College
of Education.
Prior to joining U.W., she led education
programs at the Lincoln Center Institute
for the Arts in Education, the education
department of the Lincoln
Center
for the Performing Arts in New York City. Christine has consulted widely with school districts
and cultural institutions and currently
serves as Senior Program Development
Consultant to the Lincoln Center Institute.
She worked in aesthetic education at the Cultural
Resources Council in Syracuse.
http://www.washington.edu/eplt/devprojects/arts/
Lily
Yeh is the Executive Director Emeritus of the
Village of Arts & Humanities in
Philadelphia. If you have never heard Lily Yeh speak, you will
be very surprised at the power this
tiny Chinese lady packs with simple
images of urban rejuvenation through
the arts. She has conquered over 29
city acres of bombed-out inner-city
Philadelphia
by extending her educational mission
and her work has blossomed to provide
social services through visual &
performing arts to over 10,000 people.
Ms.
Yeh has received many awards, including
Pew Fellowship in the Arts (1992),
Leila Wallace-Arts International Fellowship
(1993), Prudential Foundation's Leadership Award (1996), Home Town Hero Award from
the Children's
Miracle Network (1997), an honorary
doctorate from the Massachusetts College
of Art (1999), and an honorary doctorate
from the University of the Arts (2000),
just to name a few.
For
an excellent description of her work:
http://leadershipforchange.org/awardees/awardee.php3?ID=129
The
agency that has formed through her
activism: www.villagearts.org
Partners
for Arts Education
Delavan Center Suite 221 501 W. Fayette
St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
315.234.9911 info@arts4ed.org www.arts4ed.org
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