| WORKSHOP TITLE AND DESCRIPTION |
DATE & LOCATION |
PRESENTE |
| MAAI: Impossible – What exactly is the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative and what direction are we headed in Maine Arts Education? |
November 2, 2012, 11:00am, Dexter Ridgeview School, District V Middle School Honors Festival |
Andria Chase, Instrumental, general music, grades 4,5, Corinth, RSU #64 and Sarah Williams, band/chorus grade, general music, grades 2-4, Glenburn Elementary School, RSU 26 |
| Unpack it! Unwrap it! – Breaking down the Standards to Inform Instruction and Learning Information and techniques in breaking down the standards with students to provide a successful learning experience. |
November 2, 2012, 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Hancock Grammar Schoo |
Janie Snider, visual arts, grades K-8, Hancock Grammar & Laomoine Consolidated Schools |
| Getting Started: Incorporating Meaningful Assessment Within the Large Ensemble – A look at incorporating standards based learning and assessment within the large ensemble without the use of technology. |
District III High School Honors Festival & District III Junior High Honors Festival |
Drew Albert, Music director, Maranacook Community High School, RSU 38 and Ashley Smith, Choral Director, Brunswick High School, Brunswick School Department |
| There is no I in ART; Working Together to Promote Quality Art Education for all Learners – Presentation addressed to parents. The Maine Learning Results and assessment terminology will be explained in user-friendly terms. A hands-on component is also included, as the parents create a piece of art. The presentation can be tailored to suit the needs of arts educators, classroom teachers, and/or administrators. |
November 5, 2012, MSAD#32 Superintendent and Board of Directors
meeting, November 6, 2012 Ashland PTO meeting |
Susan Beaulier, Visual Art, K-12 MSAD #32, Ashland |
| Assessment: This is NOT a Drive By (Assessment is MEANT for ME-student perspective) – Take a close look at a student performance in terms of formative and summative assessment. Through a hands-on exercise participants will determine what needs to be assessed and generate a rubric with the groups’ ideas. Information about the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative and resources will be shared. |
January 19, 2013, All Aroostook Fesitval |
Mari-Jo Hedman, Director of Music K-12, Fort Fairfield, MSAD #20 |
| A Skeptic’s Exploration of Rubrics – The presentation follows my research into rubrics in order to improve both the clarity of the assessment instrument for myself and my students and to find ways to genuinely involve my students in the process. |
January 16, 2013, Messalonskee High School, RSU 18, 4:00 to 6:15 |
Leone Donovan, Visual Arts, Messalonskee High School, RSU 18 |
| Formative and Summative Assessment – Two Big Words with Practical Applications in an Art Class – Participants will create a clay sculpture and get a hands-on understanding of both formative and summative assessment as part of the creative problem-solving process |
January 16, 2013, Messalonskee High School, RSU 18, 4:00 to 6:15 |
Gloria Hewett, visual arts, grades 6-8, Mount View Middle School, RSU 3 |
| Literacy – A Gateway to Creativity – This workshop shows how literacy strategies can be utilized to improve students’ ability to analyze artwork. Stronger art analysis abilities can change and improve students’ understanding of their own creative problem-solving process. Assessments are discussed as a vital part of this process. |
January 16, 2013, Messalonskee High School, RSU 18, 4:00 to 6:15 |
Pamela Ouellette, visual arts, Lisbon High School |
| Theatre Games: Learning By Doing – Using a Theatre-based rubric allows any teacher to assess students using the MLRs, thus “hitting” standards that may not have been accessible before. Theatre techniques will be taught to show how to enhance curriculum/learning in any subject area. |
January 25, 26, 2013, Mt. Ararat High School |
Susan Jones, chorus, theatre, social studies, Medomak Valley High School, RSU 40 |
| A journey into the 21st Century – Changing the Way I Teach! – Come along on my journey as I talk about the changes I am making in my Keyboarding Class to fit the learning styles of all my students! |
January 26, 2013, District I Music Festival, Noble High School, North Berwick |
Jane Kirton, chorus, keyboarding, music for the soul, Sanford High School |
| Assessment, A Self Help Program for the Art Teacher – My journey to understanding the power of authentic assessment and using technology to manage student product and track student growth. |
TBA |
Danette Kerrigan, Visual Art, Sacopee Valley Middle School, MSAD 55 |
| Sighting in Rubrics: How to Hit Educational Targets – This workshop revolves around the concept of General Rubrics and how they can be used to assess a variety of different products and processes. A good portion of the workshop involves assessment of student examples and discussion of how to interpret criteria using the rubric currently used in my classes. |
TBA |
Samantha Orchard, visual arts, Woodland Jr/Sr High School, Baileyville |
| Conditions for a Creative Classroom Using formative assessments to promote creative thinking and student voice in the classroom. |
TBA |
Suzanne Southworth, visual arts, Camden Hills Regional High School |
| The Sweet Spot: Where Learning Meets Engagement This presentation discusses the importance of engaging students in their learning and tools that can support them. |
TBA |
Barbie Weed, visual art, grades 5-8, Gray-New Gloucester Middle School, MSAD 15 |
| How can we meaningfully assess a large and diverse student population in music classrooms? A brief overview of: why to assess, formative verses summative, when to use which type, examples of different assessments, and Q & A |
TBA |
Andrea Wollstadt, music, grades k-5, Biddleford Intermediate School, John F. Kennedy Memorial School, Biddeford |
| Assessment: To Educate and Advocate!There are many benefits to bringing authentic assessment into the music classroom. This workshop will discuss fundamental core benefits by identifying connections to the student, the community at large and the classroom teacher. In doing so, the case is made for utilizing assessment as a core component of the educational landscape for all Arts educators. |
TBA |
Jarika Olberg, choral/general music, grades 2-12, Waynflete School, Portland |
Saturday January 24, the Maine Department of Education hosted an arts integration workshop at Wentworth school in Scarborough. Twenty-Five educators attended the workshop which investigated how arts integration can support learning and comprehension skills.
Drawing from Common Core standards, educators used strategies in drama, music, visual arts, storytelling and poetry that provide flexible options for students to access curriculum and diverse ways of expressing understanding through arts based learning. The presenters Dr. Louise Pascale, of Lesley University and Dr. Lisa Donovan of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts provided arts integration strategies for more students to access curriculum, engage with materials and demonstrate understanding. Some of the strategies included were:
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