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Published: May 5, 2010
STARR Symposium for Teachers, Administrators, Artists and Teaching Artists
Community School of Music and Arts, 330 East state Street, ithaca, NY 14850
Registration begins at 8:45 am, Sessions 9-4pm
A day full of workshops- We will have 4 streams of workshops, targeting ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND ARTISTS, as well as the one specifically for Arts Teachers/Teaching Artists.
FREE and open to the public!
Please Register - RSVP or to ask questions - e-mail Holly Adams.
(The event is free, but we need to know how many people are coming!)
Life Is Washable
Jennifer O'Brien, Executive Director, Magic Paintbrush.
Jennifer O'Brien of The Magic Paintbrush Project will do a workshop on including special needs students in our arts-in-ed settings. Perfect for music teachers, art teachers, theater teachers, and ANY kind of teachers! Detailed information to follow. The Magic Paintbrush website is www..magicpaintbrushproject.org
Reaching Every Child: Strategies for Making Sure Everyone Meets Standards for Excellence.
Cal Walker, Learning Strategies Center, Cornell University; Exec. Director, Village at Ithaca.
We know that in our schools, not every child is meeting the NYS Standards or other standards of excellence. We also know that, statistically, a disproportionately large number of these children are low-income and/or students of color. We can, and must, reverse these trends. What are some classroom strategies for reaching children who aren't currently achieving academic success? This workshop looks at why many children are struggling & provides specific strategies for helping them achieve at higher levels.
Triangle of Trade/Legacy of Learning-Retelling the story.
Glenn McClure, composer and professor (More about Glenn McClure at the bottom of this page.)
This workshop will engage teachers, arts teachers and teaching artists in an arts-based learning project based on the history of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Glenn is currently bringing students, teachers and artist together in the US, England, and Ghana in an exploration of their shared history, the Slave Trade. Students are researching their country's role in the trade and writing original first person narratives that demonstrate their knowledge. These narratives become the basis for other artist projects (dramatic pieces, musical compositions, paintings, etc.). Participants will gain new skills, strategies and knowledge on the educational and cultural components of this international arts-based learning project. We will explore several aspects of Ghanaian artistic culture that drive portions of this curriculum. Participants will use these strategies to develop site-based learning projects that apply to their individual school communities.
Making Information Visible
Anne Rhodes, Teaching Artist and Art Education Consultant (More about Anne Rhodes at the bottom of this page.)
Teachers, In-School Arts Teachers, and Teaching Artists often engage students in creating a work of art that can illuminate, investigate, and/or illustrate a curricular topic. Come think about some creative ways that we can use the arts to make information visible from Physics, Economics, Geography, Fractions, Music, Poetry, Government, and other areas. We will look at ways to show (not tell) meaning, relationships, sequence, parallels, contrasts, relative importance, perspective, differences, and more. We will look at examples from professional artists, scientists, social scientists, and others who try to create visual images that are meaningful, interesting, beautiful and/or provocative.
Walk the Talk. Negotiating Creative Partnerships
Laura Reeder, Exec. Former Executive Director, Partners for Arts Education, Syracuse. Currently Dept. of Art Education, Syracuse University. (More about Laura Reeder at the bottom of this page.)
There is an intense dialogue that occurs among educators, artists, community members, and cultural organizations when we advocate for creativity in learning. This session will explore the "dialogic" that is necessary for really effective arts-education collaborations and conversations. Participants will draft personal scripts and plans to improve the quality of their partnerships and to increase the sustainability of their existing resources.
Reframing Curriculum for the Kinetic Learner
Holly Adams, Teaching Artist and then some.
In this workshop, we will touch on some causes for a gap in subject mastery and on what it means to be a kinetic learner. Then we will dive in to experiencing alternative lesson concepts! After that, we will work as a group to practice creating kinetic learning alternatives ourselves. Don't forget--lesson plans designed for the kinetic learner also work terrifically for visual learners.
Resources Treasure Hunt
Laura Reeder, Former Executive Director, Partners for Arts Education, Syracuse.
While it is never easy to fund our dream ideas, it can be easier than it is now. Using an organizational tool from the Arts In Mind initiative, we will line up the dollars that already exist in schools and the dollars that exist out in the world to design an IFP (Individual Funding Plan) for arts learning.
Artists and Teachers Working Together: Critical Elements of Successful Collaborations
Nan Westervelt, Arts and Education Consultants (More about Nan Westervelt at the bottom of this page.)
Get ready, Get set, Go...What must artists and teachers consider as they collaborate to design a project that integrates the arts into the daily life of students? How can the artist/teacher team plan for a successful end result? What must they know about each other and the steps to take in order to create a dynamic unit of study? These questions and more will be answered in an interactive workshop that focuses on the critical elements of successful classroom collaborations between artists and teachers.
It helps plan, document and share your project. It's an ETSL!
Laura Hobbs, Arts Partner Coordinator, LCB Administrator through Binghamton's The Discovery Center. The Evidence of Student and Teacher learning template is an excellent tool to help you during all stages of your project. This technology will help you in the planning stage to think about how you will look for and document Evidence of student learning. Where it excels is in documenting by allowing information to be added in document, picture and even video formats. The fished ETSL is perfect for sharing your project to others including other teachers, school administration and possible funders.
Moosewood Restaurant. With our emphasis on healthful natural foods cuisine, Moosewood Restaurant has operated successfully for thirty-three years and has been acclaimed as a driving force in the world of creative vegetarian cooking. Still located in its original location in DeWitt Mall: (corner of Cayuga and Seneca.) - just a couple blocks from the symposium! 607-273-9610. www.moosewoodrestaurant.com
Wegmans
Eat Well, Live Well!
500 S. Meadow Street, Ithaca, NY
Greenstar, located at 701 W. Buffalo Street and Greenstar Oasis in the DeWitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga Street. "Our focus is on healthy foods, local producers and independently owned companies. Members influence what we carry; we are responsive to our shopper's needs that are expressed through special requests, purchases, feedback and our current product guidelines. We especially enjoy providing our members with the goods and services they cannot get elsewhere in our community."
Holly Adams A professional performer, playwright, mask maker, and teaching artist for the past 25 years, Holly Adams' work as an artist in residence for schools and universities links academic and arts curricula, as well as addressing social and cultural challenges. Holly taught in Connecticut's "Fame School", the Greater Hartford Academy of Performing Arts, before moving to Tompkins County. She has since been an artist in residence for 15 years of NYSCA's Empire State Partnership programs, and has taught at colleges, performing arts schools, and k-12 schools across the state. Holly has given professional development workshops in conjunction with NYS Alliance for Arts Education, NYS Council on the Arts, the Community Arts Partnership, NYS Theatre Education Association, and various theater companies, as well as being Assistant Director and Director of the Performance Department of the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier. Holly is a graduate of the Dell 'Arte School of Physical Theater, and holds a Masters degree in Theatre, Education, and Social Change. She is also the 2009 recipient of the ATA's Teaching Artist of the Year Award.
Nan Westervelt is the former Executive Director of Young Audiences and Monroe #1 BOCES Arts in Education Coordinator and currently works as a consultant in the arts and education. For the last 10 years she has worked as a consultant on various initiatives for the New York State Council on the Arts, including the statewide Local Capacity Building Re-Grant Program and the Museum School Partnership Learning Network. She has facilitated retreats and coached numerous Empire State Partnerships (funded projects that represent collaborations between schools and cultural organizations working in partnership that create programs that focus on a deep exploration of the arts and the intersection of the arts and other areas of study). She has served as the President of the New York State Alliance for Arts Education (NYSAAE), Vice President of the Colorado Alliance for Arts Education and as a member of the Kennedy Center Alliances for Arts Education Governance Board. She currently serves as Board Secretary of BOA Editions, Ltd., a non-profit, independent literary press. Thirty years ago she conceived and directed the Gates-Chili School/Community Volunteer Program that continues today and also taught creative drama for 18 years.
Laura Hobbs is an Arts Partners Coordinator and administers New York State Council on the Arts Arts in Education grant program (the "LCB" grant) through The Discovery Center in Binghamton, NY.
Anne Rhodes has been working in arts in education for over 25 years, first as a performing artist and writer, then as a teaching artist, and for the last ten years as a trainer, facilitator, and consultant.
Her work most recently has focused on arts- integrated, inter-disciplinary, inquiry-based curriculum development, partnership development for arts organizations working with schools, and professional development for teaching artists and teachers. Of particular interest to her is developing teaching strategies for supporting students to develop creative and critical thinking skills, ask more effective questions, and start from a place of wonder. She currently is working with school administrators, teachers, museums, arts organizations, and artists to find innovative ways to connect existing curriculum and learning standards with works of visual art, dance, theater and music.
She has also designed unique peer-evaluation programs for Teaching Artists based on the effective "Critical Friends" program from the National School Reform Institute, and used by the Coalition of Essential Schools. Anne also helps organizations with issues such as diversity
Glenn McClure is a composer and university professor. He teaches at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY and in the
Ella Cline School of Education, State University College of New York at
Geneseo. Mr. McClure's acclaimed "Kyrie" from St. Francis in the Americas: A Caribbean Mass has enjoyed multiple performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and more. His work has also gained audiences in Mexico, Italy, Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Mr. McClure's work was featured by the St. Olaf Choir at the culminating concert of the 2002 World Symposium of Choral Music. His oratorio, "The Starry Messenger" was featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."
Mr. McClure is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Continental Harmony Commission by the American Composers Forum. He is a passionate advocate for the role of the Arts in K-12 education. His award-winning curriculum design work has brought teachers of the Arts together with teachers of many other disciplines to leverage arts-based learning for both general education and special needs children. His most recent work is focused on bringing students in the USA together with students in West Africa and Europe in collaborative, online education projects that use arts activities to animate academic learning. His project entitled, "Retelling the story brings students in the USA, the United Kindgom, and Ghana together to transform the former triangle of slavery and bondage into a triangle of learning and creativity.
Laura Reeder has been developing arts education strategies with educators, artists, students, and community members for over 20 years. She has had many "titles"...she was "founding director" of Partners for Arts Education serving every school district and cultural organization in New York State. She is currently the "Newsbreak Editor" of the national Teaching Artist Journal, and she holds an appointment as an "Arts Education Council member" with Americans for the Arts. She is currently pursuing the title of "doctor" by engaging in research at Syracuse University with their innovative new arts education leadership team. Of course, her favorite title was "firestarter" when she assisted Silda Spitzer in the NYS Brain Drain initiative.8:40 to 9:00 Check-in, coffee
9:00 to 9:20 Keynote Speaker: Glenn McClure
"Arts as a Critical Piece of what it means to be a
Learner and a Person"
9:25 to 10:40 Workshops A
It's An ETSL! Ensemble Room (L)
Resource Treasure Hunt Board Room (3)
Artists & Teachers Working Together Dance Studio (L)
10:45 to 12:00 Workshops B
Making Information Visible Board Room (3)
Triangle of Trade Performance Space (3)
Reaching Every Child Ensemble Room (L)
Artists & Teachers Working Together Dance Studio (L)
noon-12:25 Lunch
12:30 to 1:15 Workshops C
Life is Washable Room 10 (M)
Reaching Every Child Ensemble Room (L)
Reframing Curriculum for Kinetic Learners Dance Studio (L)
Walk the Talk, Negotiating Partnerships Board Room (3)
1:20-2:35 Workshop D
Life is Washable Room 10 (M)
Triangle of Trade Performance Space (3)
Walk the Talk, Negotiating Partnerships Board Room (3)
Reframing Curriculum for Kinetic Learners Dance Studio (L)
2:40-4:00 Workshop E
Resource Treasure Hunt Board Room (3)
Making Information Visible Performance Space (3)
It's an ETSL Ensemble Room (L)
