The Maryland State Department of Education I N P A R T N E R S H I P W I T H The Walters Art Museum A N D Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance P R E S E N T S

T U E S D AY, J U N E 2 4 ◆ 8 : 3 0 – 4 : 0 0 ◆ WA LT E R S A R T M U S E U M

POSTER SESSIONS

Heather Bradbury Director of Master’s of Professional Studies, Maryland Institute College of Art

Quynn Johnson Performing Artist/Author, Lucky’s Tap Dancing Feet

Nan Park Student Teaching Coordinator, Master of Arts in Teaching Center for Art Education, Maryland Institute College of Art

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE

James L. Tucker, Coordinator of Fine Arts, Maryland State Department of EducationShelley S. Johnson, Fine Arts Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education Amanda Kodeck, Assistant Director of Education and Public Programs, The Walters Art MuseumPat Cruz, Education Director, Young Audiences Arts for LearningPat Klos, Arts Integration Specialist, Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsAlexa Milroy, Program and Development Director, Arts Education in Maryland Schools AllianceGino Molfino, Resource Teacher for Visual Arts, Howard County Public SchoolsKatherine A. Murphy, Fine Arts Content Specialist, Montgomery County Public SchoolsRick Rogers, President, Fenestra Technologies

Special Thanks to Catherine Caple, Art Teacher, Oakwood Elementary School, AACPS; Wanda Gray, Crayola Eastern Region Education Marketing Manager; and Jerry Johnson, Johnson Design, Frederick, Maryland.

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C O N S T R U C T I N G C O N N E C T I O N S ◆

At your tables, choose one or two of the questions below to discuss. Be prepared to share your thoughts.

COMMUNICATION ◆ How do people communicate through the arts?

◆ How do the arts build emotional intelligence beyond empathy?

◆ Why are the arts vital to communicating in the 21st century?

CREATIVITY ◆ What is creativity? What sparks the creative process?

◆ Why do constraints inspire creativity?

◆ Can creativity be taught? Can creativity be assessed?

CONNECTIONS ◆ Why do the arts provide universal lifetime experiences between people of different backgrounds, ages, races, cultures, etc?

◆ In what ways does engaging in the arts enrich people’s lives?

◆ Why does integrating arts into other disciplines provide new perspectives?

COMMUNITY ◆ In what ways can the arts be applied to solve local/national/global problems/issues?

◆ How can the arts be used to alter people’s perception of the community in which they live?

◆ How can each of us foster an arts integrated community beyond this event?

S P E A K E R S ◆ P R E S E N T E R S

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Michelle James is CEO of The Center for Creative Emergence and founder of the Capitol Creativity Network in Washington D. C. She is a creativity catalyst that has been pioneering applied creativity and arts-based learning in her work with business people, educators, and change-makers for over 16 years. Her mission and passion is to unleash and focus human creative potential for positive transformation in business, education, and life.

EMCEE

Jamaal Collier (“Mr. Root”) is a dedicated and versatile professional hip hop artist with more than a decade of experience facilitating workshops and live performances in the mid-Atlantic region. By incorporating rapping, vocal percussion, and dynamic stage presence, Jamaal articulates his passion for his artistry every time he teaches and performs. Jamaal was named the Mic-ology Spoken Word Slam Champion in 2007.

PRESENTERS

Mary Beth Bauernschub is a school librarian at Beltsville PK–8 Academy in Prince George’s County. She works with the Teacher Artist Institute and the arts integration program at the University of Maryland. She has been participating in and presenting workshops in the arts in the Baltimore/Washington area for the past 25 years. She can be reached at mbauer@pgcps.org.

Heather Bradbury has worked in food service, marketing, grant making, pottery, event planning, engineering, architecture, astronomy, K–12 education, and higher education. She has witnessed the gap between what students are taught and what is needed in the professional world. As director of the Master of Professional Studies Degree Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art, she focuses on creative ways to teach professional skills.

◆ P R E S E N T E R S C O N T I N U E D . . .

8:30 Registration, Coffee, Water

9:00 Welcome, Introductions Julia Marciari-Alexander, Director, Walters Art Museum,Shelley S. Johnson, Fine Arts Specialist, MSDEJamaal Collier, Teaching Artist

9:15 Keynote Speaker and Scenarios

Michelle James, CEO, The Center for Creative Emergence and founder, Capitol Creativity Network

10:45 Break/ Transition/

11:00 SLAM 1

COMMUNICATION

Tim McCarty TheatreBridge: Building Student Success through Visual Theatre

Susan Snyder Developing Independent, Arts-Capable Learners through STUDIO

Mary Beth Bauernschub Visual Thinking Strategies and Picture Books

CREATIVITY

Joanne Miller Passion and the Next Generation

Heather Bradbury The Art o Mat COGS

Qianfei Wang Let’s art a workshop!

12:15 Lunch/Networking

1:00 Creativity Challenge Pat Cruz, Education Director, Young Audiences Arts for Learning

2:15 Break/Transition

2:25 SLAM 2

CONNECTIONS

Tracy Douglass Little Boxes on the Ticky Tacky

Ariel Weeks Montessori Collective— Unique Educational Materials Designed to Foster Innovative Thinking in Our Youngest Generations

Anthony Hyatt Creative Conversations— The Value of Intergenerational Arts Programs

COMMUNITY

Viviana Cordova Create Don’t Hate Baltimore

Eileen Cave Innovative Leadership by Design— Sharing Crayola Creatively Alive! Grant Strategies

Tim Gregory Tools of the Arts: A Global Perspective

3:50 Closing Comments Shelley S. Johnson

S C H E D U L E ◆

P R E S E N T E R S ◆ C O N T I N U E D

Eileen Cave is a certified “teaching artist” in Prince George’s County, providing elementary school visual arts instruction. In addition, Eileen exhibits in the Gateway Arts District, featuring her colorful paintings, collages, and masks made of various found materials. As board chair for Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council and secretary of the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, Eileen is able to advocate strategically for the arts and arts education.

Viviana Cordova is an assistant professor in the Graphic Design area in the Visual Arts Department at Univer-sity of Maryland Baltimore County. Her work has been featured in the books Indie Publishing (2008) and Graphic Design: The New Basics (2008), both published by Princeton Architectural Press. Cordova is co-author of Type and Code: Processing for Designers (2009) and author of Web Typography: A Handbook for Graphic Designers (2012).

Tracy Douglass is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, has a degree in building construction, and is working on her master’s degree in early childhood special education. She is currently an enrichment teacher at Eagle Academy Public Charter School at Wheeler Road in southeast D.C. Serving as the S.T.E.A.M. teacher to students from kindergarten through third grade. Reach her at TDouglas@eagleacademypcs.org.

Tim Gregory is the founder and director of Nada Brahma Productions. He is an artist-in-education with the Maryland State Arts Council and has been serving educational institutions internationally with world music, dance, and programs since 1991. An accomplished musician and composer, Tim also collaborates nationally with youth choirs as a choreographer and accompanist.

Anthony Hyatt is a violinist, teaching artist, founder of Moving Beauty. He works with healthcare and human service providers to provide creative engagement programs for people of all ages. He is a master trainer for the National Center for Creative Aging, an affiliate of the nonprofit Arts For The Aging organization and a colleague of the Creative Education Foundation. Reach him at hyatt.anthony@gmail.com.

Tim McCarty is the founder and artistic director for Quest Visual Theatre. He has over 40 years of experience in leading arts and arts education programming in inclusive settings. Tim has directed cultural exchanges with artists and educators from over 80 countries. The Kennedy Center has recognized Quest as one of this country’s exceptional arts education programs. Contact Tim at tim@quest4arts.org.

Joanne Miller is an artist, photographer, and educator. Joan develops and teaches innovative photography, art and nature programs that integrate key environmental issues with creative expression. As an accomplished artist, her 20-year black-and-white series “Living on the Edge” explores the boundary between wildlife and urban landscapes. Certified in arts integration and STEAM, Joanne is on the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County’s Teaching Artist Roster.

Susan Snyder is an educator, author, and entrepreneur. President of arts education IDEAS, and executive director of The Total Learning Institute, Susan shares her imagination and expertise through quality in-person or online professional development (PD) for teachers, often embedded in classrooms. She writes extensively—her Total Learning Digital arts-integrated PD is just ready for K–4 teachers! Reach Susan at sue@aeideas.com.

Qianfei Wang holds a BFA in visual communication from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and a post-baccalaureate certificate in graphic design and MFA in curatorial practice from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Her academic career has focused on curating, art, and design and she is interested in promoting the visual language of art to a wide audience, especially to persons who have never studied art. Wang can be reached at qwang@mica.edu.

Ariel Weeks is the founder and CEO of Montessori Collective. She was trained as an artist at the Baltimore School for the Arts, and as a Montessori teacher at the Montessori Education Center of the Rockies. Montessori Collective, an educational resource company, was born out of her lifelong love affair with art in education. Please contact her at www.montessoricollective.com for more information.

The Maryland State Department of Education I N P A R T N E R S H I P W I T H The Walters Art Museum A N D Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance P R E S E N T S

T U E S D AY, J U N E 2 4 ◆ 8 : 3 0 – 4 : 0 0 ◆ WA LT E R S A R T M U S E U M

POSTER SESSIONS

Heather Bradbury Director of Master’s of Professional Studies, Maryland Institute College of Art

Quynn Johnson Performing Artist/Author, Lucky’s Tap Dancing Feet

Nan Park Student Teaching Coordinator, Master of Arts in Teaching Center for Art Education, Maryland Institute College of Art

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE

James L. Tucker, Coordinator of Fine Arts, Maryland State Department of EducationShelley S. Johnson, Fine Arts Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education Amanda Kodeck, Assistant Director of Education and Public Programs, The Walters Art MuseumPat Cruz, Education Director, Young Audiences Arts for LearningPat Klos, Arts Integration Specialist, Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsAlexa Milroy, Program and Development Director, Arts Education in Maryland Schools AllianceGino Molfino, Resource Teacher for Visual Arts, Howard County Public SchoolsKatherine A. Murphy, Fine Arts Content Specialist, Montgomery County Public SchoolsRick Rogers, President, Fenestra Technologies

Special Thanks to Catherine Caple, Art Teacher, Oakwood Elementary School, AACPS; Wanda Gray, Crayola Eastern Region Education Marketing Manager; and Jerry Johnson, Johnson Design, Frederick, Maryland.

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