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Afternoon workshops provide a sampling of artistic experiences and creative teaching methods designed to unleash the artist within you and to provide glimpses into the exceptional work being done by your colleagues. Consider taking a workshop in which you have had no previous experience. Please indicate your workshop choice (M1-M9) on the Registration Form. M1. The Music of Math The Music of Math makes authentic connections between music and math. The concepts of counting, fractions, equivalencies, patterns and sets are taught through use of music concepts of beat, rhythm, measures, note values, and keys. This workshop is geared to kindergarten through grade 5 CT Frameworks for math and music. M2. Documenting Your Residency How can you best document your residency from start to finish? What is the best way to communicate learning outcomes? In this workshop, participants will learn and share strategies for creating effective documentation of your arts-in-education residency/programs and student learning.
M3. Musical Explorers: Dovetailing Music/Songwriting with Creating music is as natural as breathing. Participants will engage in creating sounds and music as they explore various techniques that help "dovetail" music and songwriting within their school or organization. This workshop is appropriate for museum educators, teachers and artists.
M4. 'Imagine'...The Essence of Silent Theater! This workshop will include an interactive exchange of theatre games, and the understanding of applying non-verbal communication. Areas of exploration include gesturing, body language, facial expressions, and most important...humor!
M5. ‘Life Prints’ ~ Creating those that Last! In this interactive workshop, participants will explore hands-on approaches to teaching and learning through visual arts (the masque), science (the environment) and language arts (the word).
M6. The The bridges we build between the core curriculum and the arts inspire lifelong imaginative inquiry and creative thinking. Participants will explore how to make these bridges visible to ensure continued awareness of and commitment to educational cultures that value strong arts, arts integration, and democratic practice. Participants are encouraged to bring documentation of their own best practices (photographs, audio and video recordings, printed matter, blogs).
M7. Boundaries of character: The Teacher as Actor If you ever wanted to act with your students and bring literature to life, then this one is for you! In this dynamic workshop, participants define the boundaries of character and the nuance of behavior. Time will be spent exploring strategies to ignite empathy for characters in literature and engaging students on an emotional level. Novice actors are encouraged to take the plunge with Eddie Duran. M8. When Books Sing and Pages Talk In this experiential workshop, participants will explore the connections between text and arts integration. Making literacy visible through role-playing, gesture, song, improvisational theatre and writing, participants will explore multiple responses to literature and embrace diverse learning styles.
M9. Documenting Through Technology As society moves worldwide towards electronic media and cyber solutions, it falls to a greater degree on educators to be knowledgeable with technology. This workshop presents assessment and documentation strategies to make learning visible, and invites dialogue on the continuing technological needs of educational professionals. __________________________________________________________
Tuesday, July 15 - 2:30PM to 5:00PM Afternoon workshops provide a sampling of artistic experiences and creative teaching methods designed to unleash the artist within you and to provide glimpses into the exceptional work being done by your colleagues. Consider taking a workshop in which you have had no previous experience. Please indicate your workshop choice (TU1-TU9) on the Registration Form.
TU1. Folk Dancing Experiencing the traditions of a culture informs our understanding of how different communities around the world celebrate together through dance. This participatory session will make connections between folk dances and many cultures around the world. Be ready to move!
TU2. Engaging Creativity in the Classroom Participants in this workshop will explore ways to make creativity visible in the classroom. Participants will look at ideas about creativity; ways to integrate arts, creativity and other disciplines; and specific models for intentionally teaching for more creativity and teaching more creatively.
TU3. Let’s Make Radio! In this workshop, participants will develop an understanding of how to make interdisciplinary youth radio happen, based on a model using theater games, visualization, personal narratives, story-telling, dialoguing and listening, interviewing and creative brain-storming. TU4. Arts in Education: A National Perspective In this workshop, participants will explore selected national arts in education ideas and issues. We will learn from a handful of well documented promising arts in education practices from around the country. Participants will also begin to explore how lessons learned can be relevant to their work. This workshop is for people involved or interested in education oriented cultural partnerships.
TU5. Camera Obscura Language arts, history, chemistry, optics, and art – all in a black box. Participants will experience the connections between the camera and the human eye; the optical principles that underlie photography; and the historical developments that led to the first photograph. Using these principles, participants will transform ordinary shoe boxes into pinhole cameras and shoot, develop, and print self portraits.
TU6. Develop Dynamic Presentation This workshop teaches participants to optimize personal presentation in the classroom, in the school, in the district, and beyond, by allowing creativity and vision to energize their presentation and make learning visible. Using theatre techniques, participants learn to ease nerves and tap into honest passion that inspires to embody the HOT Approach.
TU7. The Parent Connection This hands-on workshop examines the process of establishing and conducting a parent-run program that supports the objectives of the HOT philosophy. Participants will learn about Pomfret Community School’s Masterpiece Art program through which students learn about a wide range of artists, their art styles and the era the artist lived in.
TU8. Creating Connections Participants will explore innovative and accessible techniques for using the arts of music and creative writing to enliven students’ learning processes. This workshop focuses on enriching academic curriculum, building interpersonal skills, and deepening the “field trip” experience. ________________________________________________
Thursday, July 17 - 2:30PM to 5:00PM Afternoon workshops provide a sampling of artistic experiences and creative teaching methods designed to unleash the artist within you and to provide glimpses into the exceptional work being done by your colleagues. Consider taking a workshop in which you have had no previous experience. Please indicate your workshop choice (TH1-TH9) on the Registration Form.
TH1. Stories of Light This short story writing workshop will focus on ways to help children identify and write about an inspiring story or a story of courage from their life or from someone in their community. Special attention will be paid to identifying/developing character, plot, and shaping beginning, middle and end. This track is most suitable for elementary and middle school. TH2. No longer available
TH3. Multiple Intelligences and the Artful Presentation You understand the “big idea,” but can you present yourself in a rational and persuasive manner? Does your variance in rhythm and emotion hold your audience’s attention? Can you stand still long enough to allow your HOT ideas to settle in the minds of your listeners? These questions will be explored as part of our quest to become more effective presenters. Participants will take an up-close look at our multiple intelligences to understand how they may be used effectively in the artful presentation.
TH4. Teaching and Acting: Two Sides of the Same Coin Teachers play the role of storyteller, actor and educator simultaneously. Refine your presentation of language arts curricula with acting strategies. This workshop will focus on alternating the various roles of the teacher and keep students connected to the curricula. TH5. Have you ever considered a worm bin in your classroom? Compost worms not only consume all those leftover snacks like fruit, veggies and crackers but also provide one of the richest fertilizers available. In this workshop, participants will make their own classroom-friendly worm bins and then brainstorm ways to bring this hands-on experience to life as a fully integrated learning adventure. TH6. HOT Readers This workshop provides an overview of HOT Readers, an active and visible approach to literacy using music, movement, and art to engage young learners. Participants will move, play instruments, create songs, poetry, and use children’s literature as tools for instruction. This session appeals greatly to primary educators (reading specialists, art, music, and P.E. teachers, parents, teaching assistants, and administrators), and can be adapted to middle elementary grades. TH7. The Music of Math The Music of Math makes authentic connections between music and math. The concepts of counting, fractions, equivalencies, patterns and sets are taught through use of music concepts of beat, rhythm, measures, note values, and keys. This workshop is geared to kindergarten through grade 5 CT Frameworks for math and music.
TH8. Develop Dynamic Presentation This workshop teaches participants to optimize personal presentation in the classroom, in the school, in the district, and beyond, by allowing creativity and vision to energize their presentation and making learning visible. Using theatre techniques, participants learn to ease nerves and tap into honest passion that inspires to embody the HOT Approach. |
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