European history and art history have often been told as a story of exploration and discovery. However this view can distort and diminish complex histories. Through the lens of the Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise exhibition, this professional development workshop will unpack the concepts of exploration, tourism and discovery in an interactive, creative and engaging setting.
Teachers will leave with practical skills, free resources and four Washington State Clock Hours.
The BrainDance is a structured series of exercises easily accessible to classroom teachers, specialists, teaching artists, and dance educators. New and fun BrainDances will be shared. Learn BrainDances that disguise themselves as fast and easy folk dances. Find ways to use props in meaningful ways. Gain confidence in layering dance concepts into the BrainDance, opening up a world of endless possibilities and variations. Critical-thinking, problem solving, and social-emotional interaction will be in high gear as you discover how fun BrainDance “stations” can be.
Prior experience with the BrainDance is beneficial as this workshop will not delve into the background and origin of the BrainDance in great detail. Since developing the BrainDance in 2000, Anne Green Gilbert has been expanding on the versatility and variety of this unique movement tool.
Clock hours available’ participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Creativity is a skill that can be taught and dance provides an unparalleled opportunity to develop and nurture this skill in our students. Whether you are a dance teacher or a classroom educator, it is critical that students develop skills and knowledge that will allow them the ability to succeed in an increasingly complex world.
Anna Mansbridge will share specific tools and conceptual teaching methods you can use to encourage, support, and excite your students to reach their own creative potential. Anna will take participants through Anne Green Gilbert’s successful five-part lesson plan and the brain-compatible principles that underpin it. Discover how incorporating these principles into your teaching can positively affect class management, creativity, behavior, learning, and focus. Gain confidence in how to combine the mastery of movement with the artistry of expression. Teaching dance is more than teaching steps, style, and technique. A quality dance education also includes exploration of dance concepts through improvisation, problem solving, reflection and recuperation, social and emotional connections with peers and adults, and dance composition.
This workshop is tremendously beneficial for the studio dance teacher and the classroom educator, as well as those who want to provide a supportive environment for learning and change. Workshop will include discussion, sample class, and resources, giving you hands-on knowledge you can use with your students immediately!
Clock hours available. Participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Learn more and register: www.creativedance.org
Easy access to technology and media means that children and teens are spending a great deal of time not moving as they sit in front of computer, TV, video, and cell phone screens. Cutbacks in recess and PE time add to the lack of physical activity our children and teens are experiencing. Lack of exercise can impact health, weight, concentration, and cognition. Movement and exercise improve brain function, mood, and focus.
The BrainDance is a unique movement tool that is more than exercise and can be tailored to children and teens of all ages and abilities. This workshop, presented by Terry Goetz, will take you through the eight developmental movement patterns humans move through in the first year of life that wire the central nervous system. Based on these fundamental movement patterns, the BrainDance can also strengthen interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences and promote social-emotional relationships. Benefits include improved alignment, connectivity, coordination and expressiveness; brain oxygenation for clarity and focus; body-mind integration; and reorganization of the neurological system.
Dance educators will learn how to incorporate the BrainDance into their teaching and how it can lead to deeper understanding of dance technique. Classroom educators will discover how easy it is to bring the BrainDance to students in any school setting. Participants will learn variations and ways to keep the BrainDance fresh, novel, and engaging.
Clock hours available. Please bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Learn more and register: www.creativedance.org
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is accepting applications for their Partners in Education program, which facilitates educational partnerships between arts organizations and their local school systems. This program is designed to establish and/or expand professional development programs in the arts for all teachers.
Learn more about the program and how to apply.
Deadline to apply is October 31, 2011
Learn basic encaustic painting techniques and have fun expressing yourself with mixed-media. Take new ideas and cool techniques back to your classroom in this full-day workshop. All levels welcome.
Educator clock hours available.
To register or learn more, visit: www.TacomaArtMuseum.org/Educators
Whether depicting people engaged in everyday activities or honoring loved ones who’ve passed away, Mexican folk art often features playful, colorful figurines. Learn how to make your own with artist Marita Dingus in this full-day workshop. Great for teachers, students, families, and art enthusiasts.
Educator clock hours available.
To register or learn more, visit: www.TacomaArtMuseum.org/Educators
In conjunction with Dia de los Muertos at Tacoma Art Museum, practice the traditional art of paper cutting with artist Victor Gonzales to make festive banners, and bring back fun ideas for the classroom. Great for teachers, students, families, and art enthusiasts.
Educator clock hours available.
To register or learn more, visit: www.TacomaArtMuseum.org/Educators
Washington State Thespians Inservice – luncheon included! Workshops include: Costuming on a shoestring, Period Costumes, Acting the Active Process, Directing Tablework, and Musical Theatre.
Clock hours available: 6 hours for $12 must be paid for with a check
E-mail Leslie Van Leishout at LVanLeishout@nthurston.k12.wa.us for registration form.
TO REGISTER:
1. Fill out Registration Form
2. Make checks out to Washington Thespians (PO for Schools are OK)
3. Mail to: Washington State Thespians, c/o Beth Orme, 1037 NE 65th Street Suite 241, Seattle, WA 98115
Whether you are a dance teacher or a classroom educator, it is critical that students develop skills and knowledge that will allow them the ability to succeed in an increasingly complex world. Creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, and communication and collaboration are key skills needed for healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives.
Anna Mansbridge will share specific tools and conceptual teaching methods you can use to encourage, support, and excite your students to reach their own creative potential. Anna will take participants through Anne Green Gilbert’s successful five-part lesson plan and the brain-compatible principles that underpin it.
Discover how incorporating these principles into your teaching can positively affect class management, creativity, behavior, learning, and focus. Gain confidence in how to combine the mastery of movement with the artistry of expression. Teaching dance is more than teaching steps, style, and technique. A quality dance education also includes exploration of dance concepts through improvisation, problem solving, reflection and recuperation, social and emotional connections with peers and adults, and dance composition.
This workshop is tremendously beneficial for the studio dance teacher and the classroom educator, as well as those who want to provide a supportive environment for learning and change. Workshop will include discussion, sample class, and resources, giving you hands-on knowledge you can use with your students immediately!
Clock hours available. Participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
To Register or Learn more website or link: www.creativedance.org
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