We hope you will join us for "Promoting Learning and Literacy Through Arts Integration" in Cullowhee. Although this program is designed for K–5 educators, any and all pre K-12 public school educators including those specializing in the Arts subject area and/or teacher leaders for arts integration in the curriculum are welcomed to register for this seminar that is being offered on both the Cullowhee and Ocracoke campus in 2015.
The seminar will be led by Michelle Burrows, the Executive Director of A+ Schools, and long-time NCCAT Center Fellow and fantasy author Donna Glee Williams. Presenters will include teaching artists from the A+ Schools Program.
13872 Monday, March 2, 2015 to Thursday, March 5, 2015 (Cullowhee)
13886 Tuesday, April 7, 2015 to Friday, April 10, 2015 (Ocracoke)
The Excellent Public Schools Act of 2013 has charged teachers with the responsibility of integrating arts education across the curriculum. How can we use that challenge to super-charge early grades literacy instruction? While most teachers are aware of the research showing that children exposed to drama, music, and dance do a better job at mastering the core subject areas, many feel ill-equipped to bring the power of arts education into reading and writing. Where do the North Carolina Educational Standards connect and intersect with arts integrated learning? Join a group of dedicated colleagues as we explore ways to engage our students through visual, musical, dramatic, verbal, and movement arts. Discover how art can motivate, build persistence, improve memory, increase attention span, strengthen abstract thinking, and prepare students to deal productively with complexity, ambiguity, and frustration.
*REGISTRATION NCCAT link to apply: http://www.nccat.org/programs/application-instructions
Registrar: Gail Bradley, email: [email protected]; telephone: 828-293-5202, ext 1124
At the end of this seminar, participants should be able to:
1. Define arts integration and its benefit in the twenty-first century classroom:
a. Identify and apply the elements and principles of the four major art forms—visual arts, music, theatre/drama, and dance/creative movement.
b. Discuss current educational trends that impact and/or relate to arts education and integration such as 21st century skills, brain research, and creativity.
2. Demonstrate understanding of NC Essential Standards in Dance, Music, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts for the purpose of:
a. Identifying curricular connections between the Common Core and Essential Standards and the Arts Essential Standards for their grade/discipline
b. Developing strategies for strengthening student engagement in the classroom through the use of arts integration
c. Identifying and adapting to student learning preferences
d. Reinforcing twenty-first century skills
e. Deepening understanding of cross-discipline connections
3. Explain and demonstrate in lesson planning the relationships among conceptual themes and demonstrate understanding of how to use objectives from the NC Arts Essential Standards to plan and implement integrated lessons in a variety of content areas.
4. Identify resources for supporting arts integration across the curriculum.
Measures for demonstrating understanding:
- Participation in integrated activities that allow for sharing gained knowledge and discussing connections
- Development of integrated lesson plans, activities, and/or assessments
- Identification of Common Core and Essential Standards objectives that correlate with arts standards
- Daily reflections on personal learning, development of understanding, “take-aways” for the classroom, and questions to guide continuing the process
- Conversations about their instruction and networking with colleagues
- Planning strategies for sharing with colleagues at their school site
- Active participation in all aspects of the sessions
*REGISTRATION NCCAT link to apply: http://www.nccat.org/programs/application-instructions
Registrar: Gail Bradley, email: [email protected]; telephone: 828-293-5202, ext 1124