March 31st, 2011 - Baltimore, MD Come Together! MENC Pre-Conference Arts Integration Session

March 31st, 2011 - Baltimore, MD

Come Together!MENC Pre-Conference

Arts Integration Session

Brought To You By...Dick Disharoon -

John Ceschini - Exec.Director, AEMS-Alliance

Becky Braukus - HCPSS Music Resource Teacher

John Birus - Principal, Thunder Hill ES

Susan Riley - Arts Integration Site Coordinator/Music Teacher, THES

Candace Hutcheson - 2nd Grade Teacher, THES

Why, What, How?

An Overview of Arts Integration - John Ceschini

What’s Next?

21st Century Learning Skills and the Arts - Dick Disharoon

Becky Braukus, John Ceschini, John

Birus, Susan Riley and Candace

Hutcheson

What Does This Look Like?

Practical Uses for Arts Integration

Creating an AI School

District Level Perspective - Becky Braukus

Creating an AI School

School-level Perspective - John Birus and Susan Riley

Pilot/Schoolwide

Professional Development Plan

School Improvement Plan Example

PTA Support

Hard Fun - Video

Sample Lessons!

Tableau - Becky Braukus

The Hungry Caterpillar - John Ceschini

Musical Fractions - Susan Riley and Becky Braukus

The BSO Collaboration

Creating Lessons for the BSO - Susan Riley and Candace Hutcheson

Keeping It Going....

You Are What You Know

On-Going Professional Development - Becky and Susan

The World at your Fingers

Using Teaching Artists and School Visits - John Ceschini

Details, Details

Hiring Practices and Scheduling - John Ceschini and John Birus

Interview Questions

Scheduling (common planning time, subs, meetings, coverage)

Map Where You Are Going

Curriculum Mapping - Susan Riley and Candace Hutcheson

Data, Data, Data

Collecting and Analyzing Data - John Birus and Susan Riley with John Ceschini

Comparative Study, Self-reporting, growth in student data, data from teachers

Getting an Education

Teacher Education Programs:

1. Undergraduate--Dick Disharoon

a. University Of MD, Balto. Co.--Becky Braukus and Susan Riley

b. Howard County--Becky Braukus

c. Professional Development Schools--Susan Riley and John Ceschini

• 2. Graduate

a. Post Baccalaureate Certificate-Towson University--Dick Disharoon

b. George Mason University--John Ceschini and Becky Braukus

c. University of MD, College Park

Teaching In and Through the Arts -

DVD

Resources!

Research Brochure

21st Century Skills in the Arts/Authentic Connections

Bibliography

Our LiveBinder! http://livebinders.com/edit?id=79570

Questions? Comments?

Dick - radonette@verizon.net

John C.: jceschini@aems-edu.org

John B.: john_birus@hcpss.org

Becky: rebecca_braukus@hcpss.org

Susan: susan_riley@hcpss.org

Candace: candace_hutcheson@hcpss.org