Educator
of the Year
in Arts and Disabilities
in Arts and Disabilities
Distinguished
Service of the Year
in Arts and Disabilities
in Arts and Disabilities
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Barbara
Adams
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 Barbara
Adams has dedicated 32 years to the Kansas School for the Deaf, where
she has taught art classes from kindergarten through high school.
During that time she has consistently encouraged her students to enter
art competitions at all levels, resulting in numerous awards for her
students' art.Adams has developed a
K-12 art curriculum for KSD that is aligned with state and national
visual art education standards. She hopes to have the completed curriculum
published. Recently, she participated in the 'Cows on Parade--Kansas
City.' Her design, 'Deaf Awareness--Visual COWmunications' displays
the manual alphabet in American Sign Language. It was initially on
display at Union Station and is now on display at the school. KSD Elementary/Middle
School Head Teacher Joan Macy said in her nomination of Adams, "Her
unceasing dedication to the field of art education for students who
are deaf/hard of hearing and support of deaf culture is incredible.
She continually seeks new ways for students to express themselves
artistically. She also teaches students to appreciate professional
artists by displaying work and discussing various means of art expression." |
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Connie
Burket
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| Connie
Burket works in partnership with arts and education organizations
to provide a broad range of services that help schools, communities,
artists, and teachers across Kansas build and strengthen their arts
education programs. Burket was previously Arts Education Program
Director for Salina Arts and Humanities Commission and has served
on boards and committees for numerous arts organizations. She has exhibited her
fabric art, been a dance instructor, juried shows, written a curriculum
for pre-school art classes, and contributed layout and design for
many of her affiliations.Post secondary education
was at Central Missouri State College with majors in English and
art. Additional education includes private study in dance, fiber
arts, pottery, drawing, painting, enameling, pastels, lithography,
creative writing, and computers. |
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Dee
Hansen
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| Dee
Hansen was, until recently, the Fine Arts Consultant for the Kansas
State Department of Education. In addition to teaching classes at
Baker University, she continues to provide statewide and national
in-services and publish articles and books that address links between
reading and arts literacy, assessments, learning styles, and brain
research. Hansen is currently co-writing
a book for the National Association of Music Education (MENC) entitled
The Music and Literacy Connection that demonstrates parallel learning
processes for reading and music. Hansen is currently chair of the
Kansas Citizens for the Arts, a statewide grass-roots arts advocacy
organization.Degrees are: Doctor of
Musical Arts from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Bachelor
in Music Education, and Master's in Music History from SMU. Previous
affiliations are membership in the professional Choral Arts Ensemble
of Kansas City, elementary music teacher in the Shawnee Mission School
district, and Director of Education, Kansas City Young Audiences.
Inc. |