By making the teaching and learning through arts integration visible, we illuminated how the Arts Learning Anchor Schools are leveraging the arts to create outstanding classrooms for every child, in every school, every day. The goals of this conference were to be inquiry based, classroom centered and focused on quality arts integration.
Discover and explore how the arts transform our schools…
Why are we teaching and learning through the arts in our classrooms? How can we begin an authentic exchange of arts learning classroom practice with each other?
How is arts integration an instructional, assessment and community building strategy? What is quality arts integration and where do we see it happening?
Where do we fit into a global movement for building equitable classrooms through arts learning? How can we stay connected to the bigger picture?
Conference Highlights
* Over twenty workshops by practitioners in the Arts Learning Anchor Schools Initiative (Saturday, March 8th 8:30am-4:30pm), such as:
o Using Reflection to Assess and Understand Student Learning
o Challenging Perceptions of Creativity and Dance in the Special Education Classroom
o Building Student Understanding and Investigating Cultural Competency through Arts Integration
o Acting as Activism: A Hip Hop Theatre Remix
o Second Grade Rocks and Fourth Grade Garbage- How to REALLY Integrate the Arts into the Science Curriculum
o Transformational Theater: Engaging Students through Theater
* Keynote roundtable will include local arts and education leaders such as Julia Marshall, arts integration expert and SF State faculty
* Opening Reception in the Emery Secondary Atrium featuring hands on art making, tiki bar and interactive performances (Friday, March 7th 6pm-9pm)
* Arts Learning Anchor Schools Gallery of Student Work, Berkeley Art Center (Friday, March 7th 3pm-5pm, optional)
