The ART of LEARNING

The ART of LEARNING

SUMMER 2005

Professional Development Workshops

Giving ARTISTS …the TOOLS to WORK in SCHOOLS
Giving EDUCATORS …the TOOLS to WORK with ARTISTS

Workshops for teachers, artists, community youth program providers

Pittsburg, Kansas June 8-10
Holiday Inn Express

Wednesday, June 8^th
(7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
Thursday, June 9^th
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday, June 10^th
9:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Collaborative Workshops designed to improve . . .

...aptitudes for effective collaborations that benefit students,
...capacity for teaching and learning creatively,
...resourcefulness in providing arts opportunities for ALL students.

ALL PARTICIPANTS will gain:

processes for utilizing communication, culture, cognition, and creativity to help their students achieve literacy
resources and strategies for serving the needs of youth at risk and students with disabilities
practical information on utilizing partnerships with artists and arts organizations to reach classroom learning goals

ARTISTS will gain:

insights regarding the educator's perspective
strategies for marketing themselves to schools
resources that will help connect with curriculum goals
valuable networking connections with educators
skills in communicating their creativity in the classroom

EDUCATORS will gain:

insights regarding the artist's perspective
strategies to build local support for artists in the classroom
resources for designing arts-integrated curriculum materials
ideas for interactive project planning with artists
skills in creating arts-integrated assessment tools

FACILITATION TEAM

Martin English Executive Director, Accessible Arts, Inc., M.F.A., actor, fight choreographer
Kit Bardwell Program Director, Accessible Arts, Inc., M.M., multi-disciplinary artist, triathlete
Connie Burket Director, Kansas Alliance for Arts Education, arts infusion educator, multi-disciplinary artist
Dee Hansen Baker University Associate Professor of Music, D.M.A., gardener, birdwatcher
Joyce Huser Kansas State Department of Education Fine Arts Consultant, National Board certified visual arts instructor, endurance trailrider
Michael Toombs Executive Director, Storytellers, Inc., interactive arts specialist, painter, drummer, sculptor

Registration form below can be printed and filled in manually. We are sorry, but a version that can be completed online is not available. The form is set up in 'tables'.

MAIL TO:

Accessible Arts, Inc.
1100 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102
Fax: 913/281-1515

Deadline: May 14, 2005

CONFIRMATION CARD will be mailed upon receipt of registration.
PRE-CONFERENCE PACKETS will be mailed to your preferred address by May 21.

PLEASE MAIL ALL TEAM MEMBERS' REGISTRATIONS IN A SINGLE ENVELOPE

Please register me for the professional development workshop in:
o Pittsburg, KS , June 8-10, 2005

I am interested in one hour of graduate credit from Baker University and will pay my fee of $50 upon arrival at the conference. o YESo No

I am interested in one hour of graduate credit from Pittsburg State University and will pay my fee of (not confirmed at this time) upon arrival at the conference. o YESo No

I PREFER THAT COMMUNICATIONS GO TO: o HOME address

o WORK address

Name ________________________________________________________________
School/organization_____________________________________________________
Work mailing address ___________________	Home mailing address ________________
City/zip _____________________________	City/zip __________________________
Work phone__________________________	Home phone ______________________
Work fax: _____________________________	Home fax: _________________________
Work email: ___________________________	Home email: ________________________
Special accessibility arrangements required (Identify needs on the line below.)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
o Enclosed is my registration fee of $75.
o I will attend as part of a local team numbering ___ people. Enclosed is my registration fee of $50. Note: Please send registration information in one envelope for each person in the team.
o I will require vegetarian meals.

P I am: (Please mark all that apply!)	a classroom teacher an artist/arts specialist a school administrator
	a school counselor a community partner

Subject area(s) I teach: ________________________________________________________________________

Arts discipline(s) I work with most: _______________________________________

Preliminary Workshop Agenda

Wed. 7 pm - 9 pm OPENING SESSION objective: to provide enjoyable, informative orientation activities that help participants get acquainted while providing a context for subsequent sessions

Thur. 8 am - 8:30 pm CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Session 1: In the Beginning objective: to give artists and teachers a mutual understanding of their respective expectations and to explore the requirements of collaborative effort at varied levels

SESSION 2:Breaking the Code objective: to familiarize participants with the vocabulary commonly used in educator/artist collaborations

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3A and 3B
SESSION 3A: The Artist Perspective objective: to understand the tools an artist needs to work effectively in schools
SESSION 3B: The Educator Perspective objective: to define the tools an educator needs to work effectively with artists

LUNCH

SESSION 4: Curriculum Connections objective: to experience and synthesize meaningful integration through interactive, collaborative activity

NETWORKING BREAK to provide opportunity for application of information from earlier sessions to participants' goals and objectives

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5A and 5B
SESSION 5A: Proactive Marketing for Artists objective: to identify methods artists should use to effectively market themselves to potential partners
SESSION 5B: The Brain and Arts Learning objective: to explore how the arts help our brains make connections and learn

DINNER ON OUR OWN

SESSION 6: Learning Styles objective: to determine participants' learning styles and discover ways to apply styles to teaching

Fri. 8 am - 5:00 pm CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 7A and 7B
SESSION 7A Youth at Risk objective: to understand youth at risk and ways to reach them through the arts
SESSION 7B Strategies for Getting Artists into Schools

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8A and 8B
SESSION 8A: Students with Disabilities objective: to effectively plan and execute arts programming for children of all abilities
SESSION 8B: Table Topic Discussions objective: To provide opportunity for discussion of topics important to participants

LUNCH

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 9A and 9B
SESSION 9A: Funding Partnerships Roundtable objective: to discuss grant resources available at local, state, and national levels and to explore other funding opportunities
SESSION 9B: Creating Assessment Tools for Evaluation objective: to provide various assessment tools participants can use to evaluate their collaborative projects

SESSION 10: Evaluating My Experience and What Will I Do When I Go Back Home? objective: to gain information that will clarify needs of participants and inform future planning

If you would like to have workshop agendas mailed or faxed to you, please contact Accessible Arts, Inc. 913/281-1133 or accarts@accessiblearts.org.