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8:00 Check-InandBreakfast8:30 Welcome&OpeningSession-Café/GrassArea

CatalyzingSessionOne9:00–10:15

Classroom MusicStudio VisualArtsStudio Auditorium CreativityLab

#FactsMatter:MediaLiteracy101

DeborahPardesThisroundtablediscussionandinteractiveactivitywillexplorehowfamilyliteracyandmedialiteracyintersect.Specifically,whenastudentlearnsaboutmediaandnewliteracy-howcanweempowerthemtobringsomeofthosetoolsbackhometosharewiththeirparents?What'sthebestformat?What'sbeendone?Whyisitimportant?Howdoourcross-culturalhistoriesteachusaboutthepowerofmisinformation?

PortraitPhotography101forEducatorsLluviaHigueraInthishands-onphotographyworkshop,participantswillbeintroducedtotheartofportraitphotography.Participantswillcollaborateandcreateportraitsthattellastory.Explorespace,lighting,expression,framing,andprops/objectstomakeaportraitthatgivesusadeeperunderstandingofaperson.Nopreviousexperienceneeded!

ProblemSolvingandCriticalThinkingThroughPlaywriting

DavidLevineWorkshopparticipantswilllearnaboutcollaborativetechniquestostrengthencriticalthinkingandproblemsolvingthroughtheactofcreatinganoriginalplay.Thiscantaketheformofaclassassignmentorbroadenouttopresentingoriginalworktoanaudience.

PlaceIt:TeachingUrbanPlanningThroughArtJamesRojasPlaceIT!isaninterdisciplinaryurbanplanningactivitythatcanbeeasilyintegratedintothevarioussubjects.Thistoolissimilartoproject-basedlearningpedagogies,wherestudentsretainmoreinformationbyengagingtheirsenses.Asastartingpointforurbaninquiry,PlaceITtapsstudent’ssenses,memoriesanddesiresasawaytounderstandtheirattachmenttoplace,howtoarticulatetheirideas,collaboratetofindcommonvaluesandprototypeurbanplanningideaswithobjects.

CatalyzingSessionTwo10:30–12:00

EnvironmentalisminArt:InspiringArtProjectsattheIntersectionofArt,ActivismandtheEnvironmentalMovement

ErikaNuno-NunovationsHowdoesnatureinspireart?Howdoesartinspireenvironmentalism?Thissessionwillprovideexamplesofartistsworkingattheintersectionofcreativityandenvironmentalism,andshowcasehowawarenessandeducationofnatureandclimatechangecaninspireartistsandleadthemtowardsbeingchange-makers.Thesessionwillincludeabriefsampleworkshoptohelpeducatorsintegrateenvironmentalistpracticesintotheirteaching.

BuildinganEmpatheticClassroom

DebbieKazamaandElizabethRichterJointhepresentersonajourneyasyouexplorebestpracticesinbuildinganempatheticclassroom.Theybelieveinmeetingthesocial,emotional,andbiologicalneedsbeforetheacademicneedscanbemet.Inthissession,thepresenterswillsharetheircurrentpracticesandwillexploreotherpracticesalongsidewithyou.Thisinteractiveworkshopwillgiveyoutheopportunitytoobserve,reflect,discuss,anddiscoverdifferentstrategiestoimplementbecausesharingiscaring.

PortraitPhotography101forEducators

LluviaHigueraInthishands-onphotographyworkshop,participantswillbeintroducedtotheartofportraitphotography.Participantswillcollaborateandcreateportraitsthattellastory.Explorespace,lighting,expression,framing,andprops/objects,tomakeaportraitthatgivesusadeeperunderstandingofaperson.Nopreviousexperienceneeded!

Project-basedInterdisciplinaryArtsIntegration JasmineHwang,CordeliaIstelandWhitneySalyerThisworkshopwillpresentstrategiesandmodelsforaninterdisciplinaryapproachtointegratingartsintoSocialStudiesandHistorycurricula.

DesignThinkingandCivicEngagementinEducation

JuliaThompsonandAllisonWongThisworkshopwillfocusondesignthinkingmethodologyusingthequestion"howcanwe?"toenvisionpossiblefutures.Theworkshopwillopenuppossibilitiesinregardstohowwecandevelopcivicallyengagedcurriculumandreal-lifeapplicationofknowledgeforourlearners.

12:00p.m. LunchandLounge-Café/GrassArea

ArtistEducatorsPortraitSeries

PhotoExhibitioninVisualArtsStudio(ongoingthroughoutconference)

LluviaHigueraThisexhibitionbyartistLluviaHiguerashowcasesherworkinprogress-theArtistEducatorsPortraitSeries.TheseriesaimstocelebratetheworkofMs.Higuera’sfellowLA-basedLatin@artisteducators.Thisprojectisnotonlyphotographic,butalsoincludesaseriesofinterviewsthatshedlightonthisparticulargroupofartists.Byvisitingtheirstudiosandphotographingtheminarelaxedmanner,casuallyintheirworkspace,Ms.Higuerahopestocapturetheirpersonality,dedicationandtheenergywhicheachartistshareswhenteaching.LluviastartedworkontheArtistEducatorSeriesasawayofrecognizingtheseparticularartistsandthemeaningoftheirrolesaseducatorsandartists.Theseartistsconsciouslyoffertheirstudentsarecognitionandagenerationalconnectiontoarichhistorythathasbeenovershadowedbythedominantstoriesofart/artistsinSouthernCalifornia.

Classroom MusicStudio VisualArtsStudio Auditorium CreativityLab

CatalyzingSessionThree1:00–2:50

CoffeeTalk:ArtsIntegrationandVariousLevelsofImplementation

(1:00–2:00)

LindaLeeThroughthisroundtablediscussionwewilldiscussvariouslevelsofArtsIntegration,andbrainstormnextstepsindeepeningtheintegrationoftheArtsinorganizations.TheDevelopingImagination(2:00-2:50)DianaRiveraWhatisknownaboutimaginationinhumandevelopment?Whatdolinksbetweenimagination,selfandsocialexperiencetellusaboutthecriticalroleofartseducationfor21stcenturylearning?Participantswillgaininsightontheexperienceofimaginationwithinselfandbetweenpeoplethroughaguidedvisualization,lecture,anddiscussion.Dianawillsharecurrentresearchonimaginationwithinthefieldofpsychology,andunpackthenotionofadevelopingimaginationasitpertainstobothhumandevelopmentandlearning.

ExploringMusicElementsThroughTechnology

KelseySmithThroughanoverviewoftheelementsofmusic,participantswillbecomefamiliarwiththemanydifferentwaysthatcomposerscreatecontrastandwillexaminetheintersectionsbetweenartandmusic.Participantswillgainknowledgeoftheelementsofmusic,thebasicsofGarageBand,andideasaboutsequencingtohelpimplementmusictechnologyintotheirownteaching/classroom/creativespace.Thisisahands-onworkshop,howevernopriorexperienceinmusicormusictechnologyisneededtoparticipate.

SelfAgency:TheArtistasStoryteller

KarlaDiazThisdrawingandstorytellingworkshopwillexplorecollaborativestorytellinganddrawingstrategiesthroughvarioushands-onactivities.

DiversityInsideOut

DoritCypisConflictishumanandnecessaryfordemocracyandchange.Conflictthatisbetweenpeopleisalsowithinpeople.Engagementwithconflictrequiresintentionandskillsoasnottoavoid,deny,accommodateorattack.Howdowemodelthisandteachthistoourstudents?Thisworkshopoffersafewbasicskillsofrecognizingidentityasindividualandcollective,biasawareness,dynamiclistening,shiftingreactivetoresponsivebehavior,andhowtointegratetheseskillsacrossteachingdisciplines.

Classroom MusicStudio VisualArtsStudio Auditorium CreativityLab

CatalyzingSessionFour3:00–4:00

PrisonGourmet:AProjectAboutPrisonandFoodPolitics

KarlaDiazArtistandwriterKarlaDiazwilldiscussherprojectPrisonGourmetandwilldelveintostrategiesthataddressactivism,collaborationandself-agency.

SongwritingWorkshop

AdjoaSkinnerExperienceasongwritingworkshopwithinternationalsinger/songwriterandteachingartist,AdjoaSkinner.Intheworkshop,youwillbeactivelyinvolvedincreatingasongtogetherasagroup,notonlytoreinforcealesson,butalsotohelpmakeitmemorable.

DesigningYourVoice

MichaelSwankTherecentelectionsprovidedagreatdealofstressandanxietywiththestudentsatOjaiUnifiedSchoolDistrict.Butourdistrictisveryruralanddiverseinpointofviews.Mr.Swankwillwalkthroughtheprocessofgettingthestudentstocreateartworkusingtheirnewdesignskills,theirreflectionsontheprocess,andtheworkcreatedasaresultofallowingthemtoexpresstheirownperspectivesoncontemporarypolitics.

CelebratingDisabilityHistory

DianaElizabethJordanActor,educatoranddisabilityactivistDianaElizabethJordanwillleadaninteractiveperformanceworkshoponthedisabilitycivilrightsmovement.Thisworkshopwillusevariousimprovisationexercises,scenesandhistoricalmaterialtoteachaboutthedisabilitycivilrightsmovementinanEdu-Tainingway.

4:00 ClosingSession:Synthesis&Reflection-Café/GrassArea