Workshop Sessions

CEI arts educators will facilitate hands-on workshops to teach highly differentiated arts-integrated music and visual art projects that directly teach literacy. These projects serve a wide range of student learning levels — from students with cognitive challenges with nmodified standards to students performing on grade level with emotional challenges. 

Each day of the conference, teachers will learn one music project and one visual art project that address the same academic skills and standards. Participants will have access to Meridian's easy-to-implement curriculum, which includes six curricular versions of every project to address the wide range of abilities of students.

CTLE credit will be available for New York State teachers

Grade K-2: Tuesday, June 30
Literacy Focused on Science Content Through Music and Visual Art

Participants will learn highly differentiated music and visual art projects, for grades K-2 students with IEPs, that directly teach reading comprehension, vocabulary development, writing, and speaking and listening skills with a focus on the science topic of the anatomy of a flower. ParticIpants will have access to all differentiated curricular materials — and learn and create two projects through the lens of their students, one music project and one visual art project. Projects include FLOWER PATCH and FLOWER ENSEMBLE.

Grade 6-8: Wednesday, July 1
Literacy Focused on Social Studies Content Through Music and Visual Art

Participants will learn highly differentiated music and visual art projects, for grades 6-8 students with IEPs, that directly teach reading comprehension, vocabulary development, writing, and speaking and listening skills with a focus on the social studies topic of U.S. Founders. ParticIpants will have access to all differentiated curricular materials — and learn and create two projects through the lens of their students, one music project and one visual art project. Projects include U.S FOUNDERS MIXED-MEDIA PORTRAITS and U.S. FOUNDERS FOLK SONG.