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Student Opportunity
May 22, 2014
The deadline to enter MSFVF is coming up! There’s still time for students to craft an entry for the 37th annual film competition, though. Youth in grades K-12 are eligible to enter, and all genres are welcome, including cinematic/narrative, animation, documentary, public service, among others.
Finalists and winners of the competition will be screened at the festival’s awards presentation on July 19, in collaboration with the Maine International Film Festival. This year’s grand prize winner will receive a one year subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud featuring full access to Photoshop, Premiere, and a number of other programs. The winner will also receive a full festival pass to MIFF.
The Maine Student Film and Video Festival offers a great opportunity for young filmmakers to present their work before an audience. Entries are evaluated by a panel of judges on originality, content, style, and technique, and finalists and winners are selected in three categories: pre-teen, (grades K-6), junior (grades 7-8), and senior (grades 9-12).
Entries should be no longer than 10 minutes, and are submitted via YouTube. There is no fee to enter. Full contest details can be found at http://www.msfvf.com.
Inviting All Arts Educators!
May 19, 2014Interested in Being a Teacher Leader?
Regional VPA Assessment Leader Search
Maine Arts Assessment Initiative-Phase 4
The Initiative is a partnership with MAC, MDOE, USM, MAEA, MMEA, MAAE, MLTI, and
New England Institute for Teacher Education
Join us for a GREAT opportunity! The Maine Arts Assessment Initiative invites YOU to be part of Phase IV. We are looking for teachers interested in leading and in taking a close look at assessment in the arts. If you are selected, you will be required to attend the New England Summit on Arts Education, July 29, 30, 31, Aug. 1 at USM, Portland. Details and registration at https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/NESummit. We will provide professional development and ask that you take what you’ve learned and share it with other educators in your region and beyond.
If interested, please send a completed application to Argy Nestor at argy.nestor@maine.gov NO LATER THAN JUNE 2, 2014.
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT http://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/MAAI#.
Selected teacher leader responsibilities for the 2014-15 school year include
- Communicate by wiki
- Attend 3-day New England Summit on Arts Ed plus 1 July 29,30,31, Aug. 1
- Attend all-day meeting as a follow-up to Summit
- Present a workshop in your region, planned by you
- Present a workshop at the mega-regional workshop site that will be coordinated by the leadership team
- Attend an all-day meeting to reflect on work of phase IV with teacher leaders, and leadership team – winter/spring 2015
MAINE ARTS ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE – BACKGROUND INFORMATION
OVERALL DESCRIPTION
Create an environment in Maine where assessment in arts education is an integral part of the work all arts educators do to improve student achievement in the arts.
Since 2011 the initiative has been building capacity by training arts educators on the “what” and “how” of arts assessment so they can provide the leadership in Maine through professional development opportunities. The details of the initiative are at http://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/MAAI#.
OVERALL OBJECTIVES
Devise a statewide plan for assessment in arts education, which includes professional development opportunities, regionally and statewide, to expand on the knowledge and skills of teachers to improve teaching and learning.
- Develop and implement standards-based assessment statewide for Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)
- Continuation of building a team representing all regions of Maine
- Workshops to provide ongoing learning opportunities for arts teachers
HISTORY – Phase I, II, III – Summer 2011 to present
- Fifty two teacher leaders attended summer institutes on assessment, leadership, technology, creativity, standards-based and student-centered teaching and learning
- Teacher leaders presented workshops at two statewide arts education conference, USM, Portland and UMaine, Orono with over 450 educators attending
- Teacher leaders facilitated regional workshops across Maine
- Teacher leaders facilitated workshops at 8 mega-regional sites across Maine
- Another Arts Teacher’s Story series (52) on Maine Arts Ed blog
- Arts assessment graduate courses offered by New England Institute for Teacher Education
- Nine arts education assessment webinars for Maine educators facilitated by Rob Westerberg and Catherine Ring – archived
- Video stories of 7 teacher leaders that demonstrate a standards-based arts education classroom
- Teacher Leader Resource Team ongoing development of items for resource bank
Phase IV components
- July 29, 30, 31 2014: New England Summit on Arts Education, USM, Portland
- August 1: Professional Development for teacher leaders
- Regional and Mega-regional workshops throughout Maine
- Webinars
- Video stories
- Resource Bank continuation
- Professional development for teaching artists
Goals of Day 4, August 1
- Professional development for teacher leaders that will prepare them for their role of the MAAI, phase IV
For More Information
- Maine Arts Assessment wiki http://maineartsassessment.pbworks.com
- MAAI information – Maine Arts Commission website https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/MAAI
New England Summit on Arts Education
April 29, 2014Earlybird special for registering by May 30
I am excited about the planning that is underway for the New England Summit on Arts Education scheduled for July 29, 30, 31 at USM, Portland. Below are the details…. please email me if you have any questions at argy.nestor@maine.gov.
July 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2014
University of Southern Maine, Portland
Cost: $299 which includes access to arts education learning, continental breakfast, snacks and lunch
Earlybird special: register by May 30 for a $25 discount
Additional savings: register as part of a team (at least 2 people) for a $25 discount
With both of these discounts the total cost per person is $248
IMPORTANT DETAILS
- CEUs are available through the University of Southern Maine.
- Contact hours are available.
- Graduate credit is available through the New England Institute for Teacher Education at a discounted rate of $950. This is a separate cost from Summit registration. Please click here to register for the graduate credit.
REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE.
OVERVIEW
The New England Summit on Arts Education will provide an outstanding collaborative opportunity for educators to dig deep into teaching, learning, and assessment in arts education including student-centered classrooms and proficiency. Please join educators from Maine and beyond for this fabulous three-day professional development opportunity.
The Maine Arts Assessment Initiative (MAAI) was established in 2011 and has been responding to the needs of arts education ever since. The overall focus of the MAAI has been to create an environment in Maine where quality assessment in arts education is an integral part of the work all arts educators do to improve teaching and learning, and student achievement in the arts.
Maine has a commitment to offer a quality professional development opportunity that is customized to meet your educational needs and goals. Consequently, participants will choose a strand to be working in during the Summit.
MAAI has provided professional development during the last three summers to Maine arts educators who wish to take on a leadership role and create a workshop to present to arts teachers across the state. The initiative has been building capacity by training arts educators on the “what” and “how” of arts assessment and finding the balance of formative and summative assessment, so they can provide the leadership in Maine through professional development opportunities.
PHASE IV
During the next phase of the MAAI the goals will expand in response to teacher feedback and is offering a three or four-day summit. The summit is designed to meet the needs of teachers and the workshops will be on such important topics as proficiency, standards-based, student-centered, leadership, advocacy, creativity, 21st century skills and much more.
There will be multiple opportunities for networking as we broaden our knowledge in arts education. The Summit is a perfect opportunity for those who want to learn the core principles or advance further into the Arts Assessment field.
Participants will be able to choose one of three strands based on experience.
Strand # 1 – Developing Teacher Leader
This strand is designed primarily for teachers (teaching artists or arts educators) who have not already been involved in the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative and would like more of a foundation in arts assessment, and connections with teaching and learning.This strand is also for teachers in Maine who would like to become a Teacher Leader for the MAAI. Attendance at all four days is required to become a Teacher Leader.Strand 1 is open to any participant (from Maine or beyond).Strand #2 – Arts Assessment Team
This strand is designed for attendees to work together as a team during the Summit. These teams will develop a collaborative arts education plan to be implemented when returning to school/district. Consider possibilities when forming your team; the work accomplished during the Summit could be similar to Strand 1 or 3 but will be customized to the team’s needs and unique ideas. This strand is not only open to PreK-12 district Visual and Performing Arts teachers and classroom teachers, but also to administrators, teaching artists, community cultural organizations or institute members, parents, and/or school board members.Strand 2 is open to any team (from Maine and other states, at least two participants per team).Strand #3 – Arts Assessment in Practice Strand
This strand is designed for the individual who is ready to dig deeper into arts assessment, and connections with teaching and learning. Strand 3 will provide the opportunity to turn collective knowledge and understandings into important collaborative work on benchmarking, proficiency, and resource development.Strand 3 is open to anyone returning as a Teacher Leader, graduates of arts assessment courses, and anyone who feels they are ready to dig deeper into arts assessment.Day 4 – August 1 – TEACHER LEADERSThis day is offered for teachers from Strand 1 who would like to take an active role in phase 4 of the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative as a teacher leader. The professional development offered on day 4 will help prepare teachers for taking on leadership roles including leading workshops at the regional and statewide level. There is an application process to become a teacher leader that will be available in the near future.
Comments from Maine Arts Assessment Summer Institute participants
“The relationships I have developed have positively changed my life and the ripple will go on for years to come! I loved the activity about a collaborative community and glancing upon that poster throughout the time period; I will use that for my own classroom.”
“Thanks for all the hard work that was put into the planning and developing of this year’s institute. I love what we do. I am so pleased to be a part of this.”
“Thank you for setting up this opportunity for me to really think about how I teach, and how I can expand my practice so my students can have a deeper understanding and appreciation for what they learn in the art program.”
Comment about the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative from a Teacher Leader
“There are not enough words to describe how appreciative I am of this initiative. It has made me a better teacher, and has made a difference to my students’ art education. “
Arts Day at Gorham Middle School
March 30, 2014646 middle school students
On Wednesday, April 2nd, instead of going to regular classes, all of our 646 middle school students will be rotating through various sessions in Art, Music, Dance and Theater for Arts Day. Last year we had a Music and Dance Day and it was so successful with the students, staff, and community that we decided to do it again and incorporate all the Arts!
Many local artists are generously volunteering their time or greatly reducing their normal fees to join us for this great event. Also many of our talented staff members who also have hobbies or second careers in the arts will be running workshops. Students will sign up for their choice of workshops and the whole school will have the opportunity to hear our Gorham High School Concert Band perform in our auditorium.
Last year, we hosted the Maine Marimba Ensemble, the Jerks of Grass played in our auditorium, we had a local musician from York come in to talk about his brief experience on the X-Factor and what it’s like to try to make it big in the music industry, some DJs from Q97.9 came in and gave a presentation, we had a Zumba workshop and a Hip Hop dance workshop, a music therapist, a steel drum workshop and Annagret Baier’s African drumming session which was by far the most popular!
Here is the line up for the student offerings for April 2:
ART
PETER RIMKUNAS Illustrator, Video Game Designer, Animator are just some of the art forms that Peter uses. This presentation includes the artist’s background and examples of his creations.
TESSA O’BRIEN Tessa is a painter and artist who designs on a large scale. She has painted many signs and murals for restaurants in Portland and she has also designed, constructed and painted huge art installations for big music events like Bonnaroo and Phish festivals. In this workshop, Tessa will share some of her artwork and help students create a lettering project.
DARALYN MCCOLL Learn what it takes to be a designer! You will hear a brief description of the background of an artist and see many examples of her art made with different materials. Find out how you can be paid to create art for a company or own your own design company. Daralyn uses digital programs to create a variety of work and will have you help with making your own creation.
“STICKS AND STOP MOTION ANIMATION” – MRS. DAWSON Bring your laptop for this fun and interactive animation session in the DEC
“COTTAGE INDUSTRIES” – MR. CARPENTER! Selling your arts and crafts. Mr. Carpenter will talk about and demonstrate his own Cottage Industries including jewelry making, crochet, card making and painting.
“MAKING SOMETHING FROM NOTHING” – MRS. HANLEY / SPINDLEWORKS SCREEN PRINTING! Screen print preemie baby onesies with Ms. Holden to donate to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. This is a great chance to learn how the screen printing process is done. Class limited to 6 students.
THEATER
LIGHTS UP IMPROV WORKSHOP! Maine’s David LaGraffe from Lights Up Improv and Portland Players is coming all the way to GMS to offer us this Theater Improv Workshop! You will spend time working with partners and in groups being silly and creating fun scenes. This is a great opportunity to work with a really fun and talented actor! Definitely not to be missed
DANCE
CONTRADANCE – KIM ROBERTS WITH CARTER & SARAH LOGAN OF THE JERKS OF GRASS Contradance is a folk dance that has become tradition in New England. Similar to square dancing, dancers are partnered up and listen to directions that are called out during the music. During the dance you have to mix up and switch partners when the caller calls it so you have to really listen and stay on your toes. Think Cha Cha Slide meets folk country.
HIP HOP DANCE – DANCE STUDIO OF MAINE Join some of the fabulous instructor’s from Gorham’s own Dance Studio of Maine and learn some hip hop dance moves you can show off at the next GMS Dance!
MUSIC
AFRICAN DRUMMING – ANNEGRET BAIER Work with renowned drummer Annegret Baier playing various drums and rhythm instruments to learn African songs and rhythms. This session was our most popular session last year!
MARIMBA PLAYING WORKSHOP Learn how to play marimba just like the Maine Marimba Ensemble with Matt Wasowski from the Gorham School of Music. Class size limited to 10.
BLUES SONGWRITING WORKSHOP Learn how to write your own Blues song with Jim Svendsen from the Gorham School of Music. Choose a topic, write the lyrics and perform your song for the class.
GORHAM HIGH SCHOOL ACOUSTIC COFFEEHOUSE & POETRY SLAM Matt Murray is bringing Gorham High School singers, songwriters, guitarists and poets to GMS to perform their own original works. You will definitely recognize some of these artists!! ! POP KARAOKE! Just how it sounds! Join Mr. P. in the 8th grade wing for a karaoke singing extravaganza. Limited to 30 students.
GUITAR & SONGWRITER’S WORKSHOP! Learn and review some basic guitar chords and chord progressions and learn how to go about writing your own songs with GMS’s own singer/songwriter, Mr. Lambert.
A CAPELLA WORKSHOP Join Señora Krohn to learn how to sing in an a capella group. Sra. Krohn has lots of experience singing in a capella groups as you all saw in the Talent Show this year. She may even break out a little beat boxing if you’re lucky!!
Thank you to Gorham Middle School General Music Teacher and Choral & Steel Band Director Tracy Williamson for sharing this information for the Maine Arts Education blog and thanks Gorham Middle School staff for providing this opportunity for your students!
Final Public Review for NCAS
January 3, 2014Launching in February – Arts Standards review
The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) has scheduled a final public review of the draft PreK-12 arts standards in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.
The review will open February 14, 2014, and close February 28. A draft reading copy of the revised standards will be available at http://nccas.wikispaces.com on January 30.
This third and concluding review reflects NCCAS’s ongoing commitment to a responsive and transparent strategy that allows adequate time for each arts discipline’s standards writing team to incorporate changes to the drafts suggested by reviewers. To fully address the standards content and structural changes, the coalition has revised the project’s timeline. The February review is the first in a series of new and significant benchmarks for NCCAS, leading to the web-based release of the standards in June, 2014.
Currently, the writing teams are creating a set of overarching anchor standards that articulate an alignment of artistic practice among the five art forms. Upon completion of that process, the teams will review their individual discipline standards to ensure that they are appropriately parallel with the anchor standards. The teams are also finalizing examples of model cornerstone assessments to include in the February draft review.
There will be a rolling “first-glance” version of the final standards available beginning in March. This document will showcase the fundamental structure and content of the arts standards in order to give teachers, decision makers, and the public a better understanding of what will be included and how they will inform teaching and learning.
NCCAS is the coalition of national arts and education organizations and media arts representatives that are developing the 2014 National Core Arts Standards. The new, voluntary grade-by-grade web-based standards are intended to affirm the place of arts education in a balanced core curriculum, support the 21st-century needs of students and teachers, and help ensure that all students are college and career ready. The arts standards emphasize “big ideas,” philosophical foundations, enduring understandings/essential questions, and anchor/performance standards, all of which are intended to guide the curriculum development and instructional practices that leads to arts literacy for all students.
To find out how to participate in the February review process and to view all public documents related to the arts standards, visit http://nccas.wikispaces.com/.
New England Summit on Arts Education
November 19, 2013Save the Date – July 29, 30, 31, 2014
More information will be available in the near future as the
Maine Arts Assessment Initiative
Leadership Team and Teacher Leaders plan this
SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
for YOU!
Relevant and Authentic
September 24, 2013Arts Education: Leading the Way Conference – October 24
I can’t think of two words that better describe why you should seriously consider attending the upcoming conference ARTS EDUCATION: LEADING THE WAY on October 24 at UMaine, Collins Center for the Arts. Relevant and Authentic – YOUR colleagues have created workshops that are both relevant and authentic to the work you do each day in arts classrooms.
There are 35 workshops to select from which are being presented by YOUR colleagues from throughout Maine. The Maine Arts Assessment Initiative’s teacher leaders have been working to put together the following 35 different workshops:
- It’s Hard to Pick Your Nose When You are Clapping Your Hands – The Importance
of Music in Early Childhood! - Standards-based Proficiency Data Made Manageable
- The Choreography of Turning it On
- Do We All Speak the Same Language?
- LD 1422: Implementing Maine’s Proficiency Based Graduation Requirement
- Empowering Students Through Assessment Techniques and Strategies
- Digital Portfolios: Organizing curriculum and student work to show growth and proficiency
- Progressive Assessments and Creativity
- Assessing Student Performance in Your Classroom
- “Dancing on With/On the Dark Side”
- More on the National Core Arts Standards
- Guerilla Advocacy-Embracing shameless promotion on behalf of students and Arts programs
- TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER: School Leaders- YOU CAN support Arts Education in the 21st Century!
- “All The World’s A Stage”
- Literacy – A Gateway to Creativity
- Benefits of a Student-Centered Classroom
- Rappin’ Differentiation Instruction
- Learning Through Doing – Using Theatre games to enhance lessons across the curriculum
- Including Reflection in Formative Assessment
- Controlling the Chaos: The world of student-centered education
- Working Backwards from a Great Art Lesson to Standards and Assessment
- From Overwhelmed to in Control: Power Standards Help Connect the Dots
- Visual Journaling: A Pathway to Reflective Self-Assessment
- Thirty Eight Years of Teaching and Still a Rubric Virgin?
- Stick Figures and Finger Painting – Dispelling myths about elementary art programs
- You life it? I love it! Strategies for successful art critiques with K-5 Elementary Art students
- Maine Learning Results: Guiding your Ensemble Curriculum
- Monitoring Arts Students’ Progress in Meeting Graduations Standards
- Back to Basics: How to create learning targets and I CAN statements
- Deep Scuba Thinking: Development of Vocabulary Literate Musicians
- Gifted and Talented in Music Education
- Big Journeys Begin with Small Steps
- Going Beyond the Activity: Assessing the MLRs: Three C’s (Creativity, Criticism, & Connections)
- iPad, uPad, We All Scream for iPads!
Along with the outstanding workshops the morning presentation will be on the National Core Arts Standards with Lynn Tuttle who has been co-leading the development of the work. We are fortunate to have Lynn joining us for the day. Along with her presentation to the group she will be offering a follow-up session. Learn more about the draft standards AND provide your feedback on the draft.
See photos of the teacher leaders with a description of each workshop by clicking here.
See the schedule for the day by clicking here.
Register by clicking here. PLEASE NOTE: School purchase orders are NOT being accepted. The cost of the conference is $80.00 for the day which includes lunch.
Please consider inviting your administrator (principal, superintendent and/or curriculum leader) to attend since there are several workshops that are filled with information for them as well.
The day will be worthwhile and provide you with “food for thought”, opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the state, and ideas for practical application in your classrooms and schools!
If you have questions please don’t hesitate to email me at argy.nestor@maine.gov.
The Arts Education conference is in conjunction with the Maine International Conference on the Arts (MICA) being sponsored by the Maine Arts Commission and held on October 25 and 26. For information on the MICA conference please click here.
Support for Attending Arts Ed Conference
September 9, 2013October 24, 2014
Below is an overview of the Arts Educators: Leading the Way conference that clearly defines the details. We hope that it can become a useful document for those who are requesting release time from school to attend.
Arts Educators: Leading the Way Conference and Maine International Conference on the Arts
The Collins Center for the Arts in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission and The Maine Department of Education, have developed the Maine International Conference on the Arts (MICA) which will be held at the Collins Center on the University of Maine at Orono campus on October 24 to 26, 2013. The mission of the conference is to bolster the resources available to artists, arts educators, arts organizations and community networks through the convening of professionals and offering development sessions, networking opportunities, artist showcases, and cross discipline collaboration opportunities.
The first day of the event will host the Arts Education: Leading the Way conference from 8:00am to 4:00pm. This gathering will offer a rich choice of over 30 workshops facilitated by Maine’s Visual and Performing Arts educators from the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative (MAAI). The event promises to provide participants insights and choices for teaching in the standards-based environment. Workshops will include student-centered approaches to assessment, customizing arts education, literacy, utilizing technology for assessment, authentic assessments, proficiency-based curriculum, students creating assessments, performance portfolio development and much more!
Arts Education: Leading the Way conference participants will:
- Learn about the National Core Arts Standards.
- Attend arts assessment workshops that are facilitated by colleagues.
- Explore assessment methods and strategies designed to expand teaching and learning.
- Build connections among the arts disciplines: dance, media arts, music, theatre and visual art.
- Make new connections with other educators.
- Learn more about the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative.
The Maine International Conference on the Arts will begin at 5:00 that evening and run till Saturday. MICA will host another 25 professional development workshops, over 20 artist showcases from New England and Canada, and highlight national keynote speakers including Doug Borwick, author of Engaging Matters. The conference will be a cross discipline cross sector event informed by the Maine Creative Economy initiative that was launched almost ten years ago. The event will promote the intersections between the creative sector, business, education, community, and policy with the underlying feature of strength through collaboration being as true now as it was then. The event will serve as an opportunity for those working in the heart of the arts field to reconnect with their compatriots across the region. It is also a chance for people who wish to better connect with the creative sector to do so.
The benefit of the MICA conference is that it:
- Will advance the field through professional workforce development
- Will allow artists and organizations to share best practices and develop opportunities
- Will enrich communities by strengthening local arts organizations and their networks
- Will allow for stronger local and international connections between arts professionals
- Will promote arts awareness and audience development in Maine student populations
Participants will be awarded contact hours. Early bird tickets are $75 for either conference or $135 for both. Prices will go up after September 13. Registration covers parking, morning coffee and lunch.
More information can be found at:
https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Media-and-Performing/MICA-LANDING
Conference registration is through the Collins Center box office:
https://tickets.collinscenterforthearts.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=116
Arts Education: Leading the Way Conference
August 20, 2013October 24, 2013, UMaine, Orono, Collins Center for the Performing Arts
After last weeks “dry-run” for the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative Teacher Leaders to present their workshops for each other and an invited group of “critical friends” at USM, I got to thinking about how fortunate we are in Maine. Not only are Arts educators willing to share their teaching practices but they are sharing formally at the statewide conference Arts Education: Leading the Way.
Teacher leaders and critical friends at USM for dry-run of workshops that will be included in the statewide Arts Education: Leading the Way conference being held October 24, 2013, UMaine
I am excited that the conference will be held on the UMaine campus, Orono, Collins Center for the Performing Arts. Our last conferences were very exciting. In 2007 it was held at the Samoset in Rockport, 2009 at Point Lookout in Northport, 2011 at USM, Portland campus, and this year we travel a little farther north to the University’s flagship campus. Each year the workshop offerings have become more varied and go deeper into teaching and learning. You can read the topics and short descriptions of the 35 workshops being offered by downloading the .pdf of the workshops at https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Media-and-Performing/conference-education-workshops. You can even see photos of the workshop presenters.
In addition to the 35 workshops being offered during three sessions the Opening Session will include performances by the UMaine Symphonic band, a welcome from the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Jeff Hecker, and an informative presentation by Lynn Tuttle, the Director of Arts Education at the Arizona Department of Education. Lynn has been leading the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards and will provide a history of the national standards development. Read more about Lynn and her presentation at this link https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Media-and-Performing/Conference-Keynotes#. As many of you know the draft of the PreK-grade 8 standards was released in June for feedback. The draft of the high school standards are scheduled for release in September so we are really fortunate to have Lynn join us to share information as well as answer questions. We are fortunate to have the University Singers perform during the afternoon closing session.
The conference registration is located at . Cost for the conference which includes lunch is $75.00 until September 15 when it goes up to $80.00. (Please note: school purchase orders will not be accepted this year). In addition conference attendees receive 6 contact hours at no extra cost.
On Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26 the Maine International Conference on the Arts will take place in the same location. The conference will offer keynotes, showcasing artists and over 25 workshop sessions, including workshops at the new U Maine Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center. You can read about both conferences at https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Media-and-Performing/MICA-LANDING.
To register for each conference please go to https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Media-and-Performing/Conference-Register#. There are scholarships available and you will find information and details on the registration page.
I suggest that you take a few minutes and check out the information from page to page on the Maine Arts Commission site where all the details are included. I hope to see you there!
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