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Arts in Education Summer Institute
Creating HeARTful Learning Communities
July 7-11, 2008
Students are required to pay an additional $50 for supplies.
- Monday, July 7, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 8, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 9, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Thursday, July 10, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Friday, July 11, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Designed to provide teachers with a repertoire of arts-infused, multi-disciplinary activities, the Arts in Education Summer Institute enhances the opportunities for the success of all learners. Through hands-on workshops and discussions, participants will explore how the languages of visual art, drama, movement, music, and creative writing, can inspire students and open doors to understanding. Discover how the arts can facilitate authentic assessments, creative and critical thinking, and the development of a caring community where each child has a sense of place.
Integrated instruction is at the heART of this summer institute. Through the creation of arts-infused instructional practices, caring communities which support the needs and capacities of diverse learners will be established. Explore dynamic activities that address state and curriculum mandates with guest educators, artists, and PSU faculty.
Goals of the Institute
- Establish stronger relationships between the arts and academic disciplines, standards, and district frameworks through a week-long series of Integrated Instructional Model Workshops exploring and modeling arts infusion, community building and inquiry-based teaching, and Differentiated Instruction.
- Explore and practice skills and methods to develop a set of arts-infused tools for Differentiated Instruction ready to implement for grades K-12.
- Experience multi-disciplinary, hands-on arts-infused workshops with professional artists and educators who work directly in classrooms using the Integrated Instructional Model, Arts Integration and Differentiated Instruction, and change beliefs of "I Can't" to "I Can" while setting goals one step at a time.
Integrated Instructional Model
Wendy Oellers, M.Ed., and Carol Young, M.Ed., will co-direct the Institute and present an exemplary model of arts integration: the Integrated Instructional Model. The IIM is an art-rich Instructional Model designed to enhance teaching and learning with an emphasis on creativity, higher order thinking, critical life skills, authentic assessments, and the development of a caring community. The IIM is has received a quarter million dollar research award from the Federal Department of Education for the purposes of continued development, evaluation and dissemination. The IIM was nominated for the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award for Arts Education and received a New Hampshire Best Promising Practice Award. Dr. Cynthia Vascak, chair, PSU Art Department; coordinator, MAT in Art Education; and co-designer, IIM, will be the guest speaker.
Our Mission
Every child has unique learning needs. We believe that learning in, with and through the arts every day, accompanied by the building of a democratic and caring class community, the use of inquiry based learning challenges and authentic assessments enhances the opportunities for the success of all learners. The IIM is designed to help teachers meet the diverse needs, capacities and interests of our learners by infusing and integrating curriculum with the arts, engaging children in critical thinking, and building community. We are committed to the enhancement of all children's joy of learning, success as learners and confidence as creative cultural agents.
Who Should Attend
The AIE Institute is planned for elementary and secondary classroom teachers, Special Education Teachers, Teachers of Visual Arts, Music, Theatre and Dance, and Teaching Artists. We also invite school administrators, parents, para-professionals, and teacher education students.
Where
The institute will be held at the historic Draper & Maynard Building, 150 Main Street in Plymouth on the Plymouth State University campus.
Housing
If you plan to stay on campus for the week, please visit the Residential Life Web site at plymouth.edu/reslife where you can access summer housing application forms and fees. Contact Tom Weeks at (603) 535-2320 or thomasw@plymouth.edu for additional information.
Registration & Tuition
Complete the AIE registration form (PDF 48kb) and send with payment to Plymouth State University's College of Graduate Studies. Tuition rates and the mailing address are included on the registration form. Registration is limited to the first 40 applicants, and the registration deadline is June 27, 2008. Registration confirmation will be sent to you upon receipt of your completed registration packet.
Please contact the College of Graduate Studies Registration office at (603) 535-2734, or e-mail Lisa Dalzell at lmdalzell@plymouth.edu for registration assistance.
