Summer 2024
Vol. 2
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July 2024
Hello, Arts Across the Curriculum Team!
Welcome to our Summer edition of the Arts Across the Curriculum/Arts Centered Education newsletter. The purpose of our quarterly newsletters is to keep you informed of the ongoing creative work of our ACE programs, MAIN Events, as well as areas we have identified for further help in this work. We hope you enjoy this publication and we look forward to future collaborative engagement with you all!
Lauren Hanahan and Cynthia Williams Phelps, PhD
In this issue, you will find information about upcoming MAIN events, ACE Schools, data updates, upcoming symposiums, and how you can help us reach out to potential partners.
Save the Date!
Save the Date!
Arts Across the Curriculum Full Committee Meeting
Change in day and time: Monday, August 26 @ 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Beginning in September, our MAIN professional development workshops will take a deeper dive into "Why Arts Integration?" from the perspective of college instructors, teachers, students, and administrators. Be sure to join the conversation and register for the upcoming sessions.
ACE School Updates & Sponsorships
ACE School Updates & Sponsorships
ACE School Updates
ACE School Updates
In May, we hosted an end of the year wrap-up with the Shook Elementary cohort in Marshfield, MO and our teaching artist, Rachel Jamieson. We reflected on what had worked well and our next steps for the new school year beginning August. They would like to continue their partnership with Missouri Alliance through our ACE program.
What have we done already this summer?
This summer, we have established a promising connection with Billy Gosnell, the new administrator at Jarrett Middle School in Springfield, MO. Last year, we collaborated with the entire staff and individual teachers, who were inspired to delve deeper into Arts Integration. With the change in leadership, we were concerned about the continuity of our Arts Integration initiatives at Jarrett. However, after meeting with Billy, we are delighted to share that he is not only enthusiastic but also committed to furthering Arts Integration practices among his educators. This ensures the continuation of our partnership in the 2024-2025 school year, providing a stable platform for our Arts Integration program.
Additionally, we are building a three-part symposium with Hazelwood School District K-12 Music and Art Educators. We are working alongside the district to provide four sessions with highly trained teaching artists focusing on content-specific instruction and introductions to Arts Integration practices with their core content in mind. We are thrilled to share this work with more practitioners and hope to use this opportunity to support individual teachers and schools in their Arts Integration exploration.
Arts Integration Sponsorships
Arts Integration Sponsorships
On April 12, Cynthia attended the Artful Impact professional development session for teaching artists at Kansas City Young Audiences, hosted by the Midwest Teaching Artist Coalition (MTAC). It was a day full of learning, networking, and sharing. Missouri Alliance provided funding support to Missouri teachers and to the presenters through our ACE program funds.
On April 12, Cynthia attended the Artful Impact professional development session for teaching artists at Kansas City Young Audiences, hosted by the Midwest Teaching Artist Coalition (MTAC). It was a day full of learning, networking, and sharing. Missouri Alliance provided funding support to Missouri teachers and to the presenters through our ACE program funds.
Presenters and affiliates included Harlan Brownlee, an Arts Integration Consultant and Kennedy Center Teaching Artist who we have the privilege of working closely with in our ACE program, Kansas Creative Arts and Industries Commission (KCAIC), Kansas Alliance for Arts in Education (KSAAE), and Artist Inc, a service of Mid-America Arts Alliance. Organizations in the Midwest Teaching Artist Coalition include The Coterie Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Kansas City Young Audiences, KC Repertory Theatre, KC Starlight, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC, The Midwest Trust Center at JCCC, StoneLion Puppet Theatre, Take the Stage (Owen/Cox Dance Group), and What if Puppets. What a wonderful day of learning and connecting!
Presenters and affiliates included Harlan Brownlee, an Arts Integration Consultant and Kennedy Center Teaching Artist who we have the privilege of working closely with in our ACE program, Kansas Creative Arts and Industries Commission (KCAIC), Kansas Alliance for Arts in Education (KSAAE), and Artist Inc, a service of Mid-America Arts Alliance. Organizations in the Midwest Teaching Artist Coalition include The Coterie Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Kansas City Young Audiences, KC Repertory Theatre, KC Starlight, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC, The Midwest Trust Center at JCCC, StoneLion Puppet Theatre, Take the Stage (Owen/Cox Dance Group), and What if Puppets. What a wonderful day of learning and connecting!
This year, MAAE collaborated with the KS/MO Partners in Education program to support funding for Missouri teachers to participate in many rich, experiential learning opportunities to grow their Arts Integration toolbox. Many teachers started in July of 2023 at the Arts Integration Symposium, then spent the year continuing their Arts Integration journey as Teacher Leaders in their buildings. As part of that process, they completed online seminars, participated in in-person workshops to build their skills, worked 1:1 with Focus 5 Teaching Artists, and then reflected and shared their experiences with other educators across the state. Many of these teachers chose to participate in our final MAIN Event of the 2023-2024 year. Jennifer Short, Dana Ross, Carolyn Fulk, Grace LaRose, and Stephanie Cohen all shared their learning experiences.
“I would like to say that the Kennedy Center program in the summer has really improved my teaching. I have always believed that the arts are a literacy, but this just makes it more so and I’ve got two teachers from my school signed up for this summer.” -Carolyn Fulk
“All of the lessons I tried were just really fun. They were super engaged. I could make it as hard as I needed to for them. I could take away guidance when I wanted them to have a little bit more of a challenge for them. I could add more structure if I wanted to see a certain thing expressed or a certain skill. It worked so well with my gifted students because they got to make those choices and take initiative and they just hit the ground running every time and it was really cool to see them so excited about these opportunities to be expressive. Across the board, it was such a great experience in my classroom and in the trainings. I’ve learned so much and walking away every time physically with something in my hands that I can go try next week if I wanted to is amazing. It’s always great to leave PD feeling like you know what to go do. It was a great experience." -Grace LaRose
“I feel like doing arts integration really takes the pressure off of the teacher and gives it more to the kids to be more in control. Once you teach the skill, they can just go with it, so it gets a lot easier." -Stephanie Cohen
“All of the lessons I tried were just really fun. They were super engaged. I could make it as hard as I needed to for them. I could take away guidance when I wanted them to have a little bit more of a challenge for them. I could add more structure if I wanted to see a certain thing expressed or a certain skill. It worked so well with my gifted students because they got to make those choices and take initiative and they just hit the ground running every time and it was really cool to see them so excited about these opportunities to be expressive. Across the board, it was such a great experience in my classroom and in the trainings. I’ve learned so much and walking away every time physically with something in my hands that I can go try next week if I wanted to is amazing. It’s always great to leave PD feeling like you know what to go do. It was a great experience." -Grace LaRose
“I feel like doing arts integration really takes the pressure off of the teacher and gives it more to the kids to be more in control. Once you teach the skill, they can just go with it, so it gets a lot easier." -Stephanie Cohen
For the 2024-2025 year, we are already supporting many new teachers to start their Arts Integration journey at this year’s Arts Integration Symposium in July. Some of these are returning Teacher Leaders, continuing their learning and supporting those in their buildings to join in, while others are new to the Arts Integration realm and will be experiencing this journey for the first time. We are also able to use funds to support a Teaching Artist from Kansas City, who will be a big asset to our ACE program during the 2024-2025 school year.
Arts Integration Symposiums
Arts Integration Symposiums
Once again, we look forward to the summer Arts Integration Symposiums offered through KS/MO Kennedy Center Partners in Education, as well the Springfield Regional Arts Council.
The KS/MO Partnership symposium will be held July 16 & 17.
Springfield Regional Arts Integration Conference attendees will discover foundational arts concepts, teaching strategies, and curricular connections in engaging sessions that dive into music, dance, theater, visual arts, and more. Participatory workshops will make arts integration accessible for everyone and demonstrate how this method can enhance any educator's approach to teaching. This conference is appropriate for teachers, principals, school district administrators, and partnering arts organization staff and teaching artists.
These arts integration workshops provide us an opportunity to create and connect with teacher leaders, teaching artists, and arts educators. These interactions are vital to the ongoing work of our ACE programs.
These arts integration workshops provide us an opportunity to create and connect with teacher leaders, teaching artists, and arts educators. These interactions are vital to the ongoing work of our ACE programs.
3 ways to help us raise money for our ACE programs: grants, volunteer time, donors.
Do you know of a grant that aligns with the mission of Arts Across the Curriculum ?
Are you or anyone you know, interested in volunteering time to help us reach our funding goals?
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Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment to the work of our Arts Across the Curriculum and Missouri Alliance for Arts Education. ~Lauren & Cynthia
Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment to the work of our Arts Across the Curriculum and Missouri Alliance for Arts Education. ~Lauren & Cynthia
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