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Thursday, June 1 | |
| 8:00 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. |
Registration, Bookstore, Technology Center, and Table-Top Exhibits Open |
| 9:30 a.m. | Welcome from Americans for the Arts Get the most out of the 2006 Arts Education Preconference
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| 9:45 a.m. | Diversifying Arts Education Aaron Dworkin founded The Sphinx Organization to diversify classical music. It has since become a national leader. Listen and discuss with Mr. Dworkin the state of diversity in the field, the impact of diversity on arts education, and how to achieve greater diversity in your arts education programs.
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| 10:45 a.m. | Break: Relax. Relate. Release. |
| 11:00 a.m. | Changing the Environment The Sphinx Organization. Talk with Afa Sadykhly and our keynoter Aaron Dworkin to learn the details of Sphinx’s success bringing youth of color into classical music. What’s worked? What hasn’t? And what’s made it last so long, with so much impact?
or... Pinellas County, FL. In an era of arts education cuts, Pinellas is enjoying more funding. Jeanne Reynolds and Ray Smenner will talk about building the strong coalition of local arts folks, community leaders, school administrators, and teachers it takes to put down roots for arts education. Avoid their pitfalls and replicate their success with step-by-steps and examples.
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| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch with your Friends, Colleagues, and Others |
| 1:45 p.m. | Fully Supported by the Community U.S. Department of Education's Arts in Education Programs (MDD and PD). Carol Sue Fromboluti will talk about how to receive an arts education grant from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), Elaine Mariolle about innovative partnerships and economic development, and Jan Spencer de Gutierrez about collaboration across school departments, schools, and communities. They’ll discuss how they earned, spent, and succeeded with USDE support.
or... ArtsTeach. Deborah Cooper knows school leadership, both superintendents and senior staff. Her work has been in service to leaders like these, responding to the needs of individual schools and fostering strong relationships with the school system. Learn the tools to grow that relationship in your district.
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| 3:00 p.m. | Break: Relax. Relate. Release. Again. |
| 3:15 p.m. | A Case Study in a Statewide Department of Public Instruction Arts Education Task Force Panelists will share arts education initiatives currently underway, as well as those projected for the future in Wisconsin. This panel will feature Elizabeth Burmaster, Wisconsin's elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction. In addition to her work in Wisconsin, Superintendent Burmaster will share her priorities as she becomes the president of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and her insights as chairperson of CCSSO's Task Force examining the reauthorization of "No Child Left Behind."
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| 4:15 p.m. | Comments to Close and Reflect Kathi Levin will wrap us up for the day and prep us for tomorrow.
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| 5:30 p.m. | Reception Meet your peers in United Arts Funds, Business Volunteers for the Arts, Public Art, and Arts & Business Councils at the Preconference Opening Reception hosted by the new Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. |
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Friday, June 2 | |
| 8:00 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. |
Registration, Bookstore, Technology Center, and Table-Top Exhibits Open |
| 9:00 a.m.– 9:45 a.m. | On the Agenda of the School What are the responsibilities of our teachers and our principals in keeping the arts alive? How do we put the arts on the agenda for school planning? Roger Dearing has been an arts education champion for decades, as a school leader, as a volunteer, and as a musician. He’ll tell us how to make arts education a long-term priority for your schools.
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| 9:45 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. |
Ms. Yolanda Estante's Kagel Elementary Dance Troupe |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break: Relax. Relate. Release. Day 2. |
| 10:15 a.m. | Praxis: Third Space and Other Research Rebecca Borden will outline the new, best-selling research on integrated arts education, Third Space. After years of full-scale arts integration, these schools show improvement in just about every area. At this research 101 primer, we’ll leverage this and other research for your best programs and best messages.
or... Praxis: Building Teaching Artists
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| 11:30 a.m. | Arts Education, Federal Support, School Subjects, Teachers, and You Kristine Cohn is the Department of Education's spokesperson for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and she’ll talk about the arts improving achievement in other subjects and remaining core to No Child Left Behind, and what this means for teachers—everything you need to know for educated, lasting public school partnerships.
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| 12:00 p.m. | Eat from the Box. Think outside it. Grab a lunch, a seat, and a good conversation. The folks who've been presenting for the past day and half will be available at tables to answer your questions and join in your discussion. Talk about public schools with Pinellas County dynamos and U.S. Department of Education grant winners. Hear more about Wisconsin’s work at the site of its success. You can even pick your own topic! Or no topic! We’ve got you covered!
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| 1:30 p.m. | Building Better from the Inside Out Keynote and guest speakers Kristine Cohn and Roger Dearing will host a conversation about public education and the arts: what works, what’s needed, and where the opportunities are. Take your site-specific questions to their table for problem solving, encouragement, and inspiration.
or... Donna Power works with communities, regions, and states to build broad-based local support for K–12 arts-integrated education. She builds broad community advisory boards representing schools, arts and youth organizations, businesses, and decision-makers. With her experience and that of Sally Kriska creating and implementing lasting education change in Ohio, you too can build arts education advocates in all community sectors.
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| 3:00 p.m. | Americans for the Arts Does What for Arts Education? Our best and brightest out of the Government Affairs department will give an update on their latest efforts to secure funding and supportive legislation. Get the full story on arts education policy now and in the future.
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| 3:45 p.m. | Move into Practice Alison Marshall will get us out of our heads and into our bodies for a moment as we incorporate all we've learned into a movement excercise. It's always nice to take a moment away from the desk. |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Comments to Close and Reflect
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| 4:30 p.m. | Thanks for Coming! |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Say Goodbye, Say Hello. The Reception. |
