Worthwhile day
On Friday Catherine Ring and I facilitated a workshop called The Power of the Arts in Education at Bucksport Middle School. In order to prepare for the workshop day we invited the eight RSU 25 music and visual arts teachers to complete a survey monkey that helped us determine what the agenda would be. The topics that came out on top were Integration, Assessment, Technology, and Promoting the Arts. We created a wiki that contains many many resources that are available for the arts teachers to use. There are links to websites, .pdfs, word documents, and videos. The workshop morning was spent providing information, answering questions, and exchanging ideas. Each teacher has a page on the wiki where they can plan and further develop their ideas individually and collaboratively. The ‘take-aways’ clearly showed the importance of the opportunity to get together with colleagues. Thank you to art teacher Leah Olson for being a wonderful host! And thanks to curriculum director Ellen Almquist and her staff for the attention to detail and superintendent Jim Boothbay for the professional development opportunity for the arts teachers. It was a wonderful day in Bucksport!
Arts Educators: Music Beth Zdrojowy, Catherine, Art Leah Olson, Art Linda Baab, Music Mark Neslusan, Music Sue Birmingham, Art Holly Bertrand, Art Margaret Jones, Music Willy Kelly
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