Missouri Alliance for Arts Education
News Update
May, 2021
We congratulate Oakville's teacher Melissa Harper! View story here Correction: The story incorrectly lists a student name. The corrected student's name was Mila Polzin.
Other schools featured include:
Make Music Day Kansas City 2021
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#ShowMeSuccess Initiative
Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has been collecting stories of "good news" about what is happening in Missouri Schools. We congratulate the Drama Department of Oakville High School in the Mehlville School District for submitting their story. The context: To host a play safely during the pandemic, the Oakville High School theatre found a creative, socially distant solution and livestreamed all of their performances for the first time ever. Does your school or district have a "good news" success story? Consider sharing that story with DESE and with MAAE at @moartsed. These stories are critical to helping voters and decision-makers value the work of Missouri Educators!
NOTE: DESE is still asking for #ShowMeSuccess Stories in a social media campaign through June, 2021 to share the examples of how public education and dedicated educators have stepped up to continue providing a great education to Missouri students during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, click here.
Power of your Story - maae.educate.today
When gathering in-person was not an option for Fine Arts Education Day in 2021, 63 different schools responded by submitting their videos for our virtual celebration. The powerful presence of Missouri Fine Arts Education could be felt both within the Capitol Rotunda and throughout the building on March 24, 2021. Student voices and student performances which are a testament to the value of arts education become amplified, helping inform legislators and share the narrative that the arts are alive and well in Missouri schools.
You can view the collected videos at https://maae.educate.today/. The videos are searchable by school, district, legislative district, subject, and more. Although we hold out hopes that Fine Arts Education Day 2022 will be in-person, we will be collecting videos to help share your story to add to our collection in the coming year. Be thinking about what videos you may be able to submit to help our efforts to share good news about arts education in your legislative district!
Make Music Day - MONDAY June 21, 2021
This free international music festival event when venues open their doors to musicians of all ages and experience to share their love for making music. MAAE is partnering with these teams across Missouri to help encourage participants. Each planning team is always seeking new venues and encouraging musicians of all ages and experience participate. Join the event and become a part of the fun! Anyone can signup using the links to the Make Music Sites below to become a venue to host musicians, or schedule a time at a great location to showcase your or your students' talents, or look for the links to connect with the coordinators in each Missouri region.
Kansas City • Liberty • Rolla • St. Louis
MAKE MUSIC DAY - With origins in France (1982) as the Fête de la Musique, this free music festival is now held on June 21 in more than 800 cities in 120 countries around the world. Some cities have begun the tradition of sponsoring a parallel event on December 21. Learn more at the Make Music Day U.S. heqdquarters site.
Help Wanted!
MAKE MUSIC DAY - KANSAS CITY
seeking a KAZOO BAND LEADER and participants for the WINDOW SERENADE
MAKE MUSIC DAY - KANSAS CITY
seeking a KAZOO BAND LEADER and participants for the WINDOW SERENADE
KC Summer Camp Music-Making Explo - KC Parks and Rec sponsors a variety of camps at six locations, Hillcrest, Kansas City North, Southeast, Tony Aguirre, Westport Roanoke and St. Patrick’s School. They are seeking a music leader to drop in to each location for a session (45 min.-1hr) of music-making on 6/21 between the hours of 7:30am - 5pm. Having fun making music is the idea, using sticks and bucket drums, kazoos, singing or body percussion. These music-making explo sessions could be led by one ambitious traveling music leader or several who might share leadership. Questions? email director@moaae.org.
KC Kazoo Band - 11 – 12 noon Mill Creek Park + They are looking for a leader will work with up to 100 kazoo players in a parade around the Country Club Plaza. Free kazoos will be available to the first 100 players.
Window Serenades - 11 am- 4:30 pm Carnegie Village Rehabilitation + Solo musicians or local choirs serenade residents at a nursing home, or another housing facility for vulnerable populations who are especially unable to leave their homes, from outside windows.
CONSIDER BRINGING ONE OF YOUR SCHOOL's small ensembles, solos, duets and larger groups to sing for vulnerable populations. Great opportunities for community service and staying connected with students through the summer! Musicians and Singers or groups of all ages are welcome to participate. CLICK HERE and create an account to join the fun! CONTACT director@moaae.org for more info.
International Music without Borders
Please spread the word among your community of musicians!
Songwriters and composers of all kinds are invited to join Make Music Day's 2nd annual global song swap, called #MySongIsYourSong.
SONG SWAP - Sign up to learn and perform a song by another artist, and hear one of your original songs covered in return! Register by May 31st at makemusicday.org/songswap. Partners will be carefully matched and introduced the first week of June, then will share their video performances on June 21.
GLOBAL FOLK CHALLENGE - Don't write your own music? Don't feel left out! You're invited to join the Global Folk Challenge and share a folk song from your country, and in exchange, learn and perform a different folk song submitted by another participating musician. Sign up by May 14th at makemusicday.co.uk/global-folk-challenge.
IN THIS ISSUE
MAAE's Professional Learning Communities
ALL ARE WELCOME! - Join at any time using the ZOOM registration links provided.
ALL ARE WELCOME! - Join at any time using the ZOOM registration links provided.
The FAME Leadership Group is a free virtual professional learning network for arts educators. Join us!
Register 5/11/21 4:30pm
May FAME Session welcomes SLSO
Join us for our 5/11 FAME session offers an inside look at your SLSO’s digital resources for classroom use, and get a sneak peak of what’s to come in the 2021/2022 school year. Jessica Ingraham, SLSO Director of Education, will guide us and share new ideas to engage your students through digital programming.
This FREE ZOOM session will also reflect on the past year of virtual learning, and we want you to join in the conversation! Let us know what you’ve loved, what you could have done without, and what you wish you had in this new digital space. SLSO education programs are built by teachers, for teachers—add your voice to this session to help shape future programming. Register 5/11/21 4:30pm
Connect with colleagues, members of our non-profit arts ed community, for support, resources and to discuss topics relevant to you! Mark your calendars and plan to attend! - Register 5/11/21 4:30pm Questions, email director@moaae.org
JOIN US as our session continue through the summer! Register at the links provided. ALL are welcome.
June 28, 2021 - REGISTER 6/28
July 26, 2021 - REGISTER 7/26
August 30, 2021 - REGISTER 8/30
MAAE's MAIN EVENT - 5/24
Monthly sessions of this professional learning community celebrating Arts Integration continue. Join us May 24, 2021 When Dr. Gennie Pfannenstiel returns for part two of her session which outlines involvement of the Columbia Civic Orchestra and the students of Locust Street Elementary School in Columbia, MO. REGISTER HERE for 5/24
Help us pass the word to anyone interested in arts integration in both arts and non-arts fields. Please invite them to attend!
MAIN events will continue throughout the summer. At this moment we have not yet engaged a specific guest speaker, but plan to use the time to allow participants to share their own successes, reflect and ask questions, offer suggestions to support members of the community and help define MAIN Events moving forward. No matter what stage of an arts integration journey, there is a place for you in the MAIN events! Please join us, and invite others to do so as well.
DID YOU KNOW? We now have available video excerpts from previous presenters available. Find our our web archive on the M.A.I.N. page on the moaae.org website.>More info here
Missouri's Bicentennial 200 years of Statehood 1821-2021
Missouri Bicentennial Statehood Day Events
The Missouri Bicentennial Commission is sponsoring a series of events this summer to commemorate the 200 th anniversary of Missouri Statehood. On Aug. 10, Missouri will reach 200 years since it became the 24th state to enter the union. As the state’s bicentennial rapidly approaches, many Missourians are gearing up to celebrate.
Together for ’21 Fest will be held Aug. 6-8 on the University of Missouri campus and Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia. The free, three-day festival will include music, folk arts demonstrations, talks, film screenings, exhibitions and a virtual reality gallery tour of a collection of 98 works of art from the mid-1940s titled Missouri Heart of the Nation. Join this three-day festival at Center for Missouri Studies and the MU campus. >learn more
First Missouri State Capitol in St. Charles will be commemorating the bicentennial on Aug. 7. Visitors can tour the historic rooms where statehood began, attend lectures, and walk the stationary parade route and more. The event is being organized by Missouri State Parks.
Missourians are invited to Jefferson City for Statehood Day on Aug. 10. The day begins at the State Capitol with the formal recognition of the Missouri Bicentennial; reveal of the Missouri Bicentennial stamp; bicentennial-themed exhibits in the Capitol, including the Bicentennial Quilt and the My Missouri 2021 photograph display. In addition, there will be U.S. Naturalization Ceremony in the morning and a statewide ice cream social is planned in the afternoon at the Capitol and in communities across the state.
Our Missouri Celebration is the theme for this year’s Missouri State Fair. Special exhibits to commemorate statehood, along with livestock shows, concerts, motorsport events, and more are being offered to visitors who attend the fair. In addition to these major events, many community celebrations are being planned for the bicentennial. Learn more at missouri2021.org.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
interactive map
Just in time for the Bicentennial
As Missouri prepares for the 200th anniversary of Statehood, MAAE is encouraging lessons across the state celebrating our state, its regions and communities. It is opportune time to investigate the Smithsonian American Art Museum interactive map that lets you search for American artists by state. Selecting Missouri on the map yields some fun rabbit holes to venture down! Amelia Nelson in the Spencer Art Reference Library alerted us to this great resource. Check it out!
How will you celebrate with your students?
August 10, 2021 marks an important milestone in Missouri history. That date marks Missouri's 200 years of statehood! This is a perfect time to explore the richness of Missouri history discovering Missouri's artists, playwrights, musicians, actors, dancers, choreographers and more! Please share your plans to mark the occasion! Use this short survey to share what you're planning to educate and inspire others.
PD WORKSHOPS and SYMPOSIUMS
in case you missed it
Self-Care Workshops - sponsored by NCDPI - April - May
In a year of unimaginable stressors, the need for self-care has never been stronger. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and their partners have prepared a workshop series, shared with us via Missouri's DESE through the network of state directors of arts education. Missouri teachers are welcome to join these NC-based webinars. Consider attending!
We all know that we cannot serve students from an empty cup. Every educator has been repeatedly told to put on their own oxygen mask first but for most, virtual, hybrid, and in-person teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic has been overwhelmingly stressful. Many adults do not know where or how to begin to address their own SEL needs but are charged with leading these efforts for children. We are here to help! ALL educators are welcome to join in this 8-session series to learn practical techniques to manage stress, rekindle daily joy through the arts, and explore how to apply lessons learned in this series to the classroom through Arts Integrated SEL lessons for students. We look forward to sharing this valuable content with you and know that your students will be better served when you engage in a little SELf Care!
Register by visiting: https://sites.google.com/dpi.nc.gov/artseducation/webinar-archive#h.k9oo33xpuusx
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Midland University Online SEL course June 7-27
1 Hour of Graduate Credit $100 Social Emotional Learning and Teaching Acronymous Online Class in June 2021 Learn more: https://www.midlandu.edu/wp-content/uploads/SEL-1-Sheet-2021.pdf
Missouri's three arts integration sites which sponsor annual training sessions share their plans:
SUMMER PD in Arts Integration
The KS/MO Kennedy Center Partners in Education Summer Symposium
July 26-27, 2021 • virtual - https://www.ksmopartnersineducation.org/ REGISTER HERE
contact: Aaron Money - Fine Arts Director
Liberty Public Schools
aaron.money@lps53.org or 816-736-5660
Springfield Arts Integration Conference
July 29-30, 2021 • in person - https://www.springfieldarts.org/SRAIC
contact: Breana Kavanaugh -Fine Arts/World Language Coordinator
Springfield Public Schools
bnkavanaugh@spsmail.org or 417-523-5532
COCA edu Arts Integration Professional Development Opportunities
Fall 2021 - https://www.cocastl.org/cocaedu/
contact Janelle Velten - COCAedu Program Mangaer
Arts Integration Specialist
jvelte@cocastl.org or 314-561-4889
Maria A. Ellis, chair
MAAE RIDE Committee
R.I.D.E. - Equity & Diversity Work
Announcing Summer PD to get your 2021-22 school year off to a great start!
A Blueprint for Equity and Diversity in the arts classroom -
August 3, 2021 @ 7pm via ZOOM with Maria A. Ellis
REGISTRATION LINK:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApde2oqTwuGNyRjmXR0aRySULfPP4ebdpW
funded in part by:
Music! Words! Opera! - virtually!
June 28 - July 1, 2021 via ZOOM register by June 7 - see flyer here
Join us for an interactive exploration in creating and producing original musical works from the K-12 student perspective through Mozart’s fairytale masterpiece The Magic Flute. National trainers Jeff Gilden, Neil Ginsberg, and lasiea Gray will lead the four-day workshop which is open to educators and teaching artists from all disciplines!
Two graduate credits from the University of Colorado — Boulder are available for an additional $160.
Symposium - Title IV A & B Funds sponsored by AZ-DOE - July 15-16
Missouri's educators, grant writers, support staff, principals, enrichment leaders, and after school coordinators may benefit from attending these sessions sponsored by Arizona's Department of Education.
The Expanding Horizons Symposium promises to be an engaging virtual event, with content that can be accessed until January, 2022. With both national and local perspectives, the symposium will provide participants with tangible, relevant resources that can be applied in the classroom immediately!
Topics to be explored include: Well-Rounded Education, Safe & Healthy Students, Effective Use of Technology, and the Title IV-B supported areas of Comprehensive & Quality Out-of-School Time Programming Focused on Academics, Youth Development, & Family Engagement. Registration fee: $25. For more information or to register, visit: https://www.azed.gov/titleiv-a/welcome-2021-title-iv-b-expanding-horizons-symposium
Missouri Writing Projects Network Summer Institutes
The Missouri Writing Projects Summer Institutes are collaborative three-week workshops in which participants reflect on their teaching practice, access new teaching strategies, and explore current research.
Summer Institutes will be held at four Missouri Writing Projects sites:
Gateway WP in St. Louis: July 6-30, Tuesday-Friday, 9am - Noon. >More Info:
Greater KC WP: Online June 14 - July 8, Mon-Fri, 9am - 11am. Tuition support available. >More info:
Columbia Missouri WP: Online - June 14 - July 12, (asynchronous June-mid July, with synchronous components on 6/15 and July 6-10.) >More info:
St. Joseph Prairielands WP: Online June 28-July 23, 9am - Noon, Only 16 slots available. Tuition support available. >More Info: .
MU online Masters of Education
in Teaching, Learning and Curriculum
University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) in the Learning, Teaching & Curriculum department. I am emailing to share exciting news about our online graduate programs for teacher educators interested in expanding their knowledge and practices through certifications and graduate degrees! The College of Education at MU offers an array of master’s programs that include but are not limited to: Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, and Art Education. These programs are fully online allowing for teacher educators to maintain a work-school balance to further their educational interests. View their flyer for details, tuition costs, hours.
For questions, please note that there is an option to fill out a short form on the MU main page, where you can also find more information.
Health and Wellness - Virtual class
Looking for a fun, energizing class in creative movement for your health and well-being? Check out the class of long-time MAAE board member, Dr. Alice Bloch's MOVE FOR YOUR HEALTH, DANCE FOR YOUR SPIRIT - Core Strength and Flexibility for Seniors - a class which offers fun guided movement experiences that let participants experience the benefits and enhanced well-being of increased core strength and flexibility, mental agility and a sense of empowerment as they move fully, safely, and with enjoyment. . Dr. Bloch demonstrates and explains all exercises, providing guidance and personalized feedback. Thursdays, 10-11 AM. Donations of $15.00 per class benefit the Collective Motion Dance Company, the space where class is held. The class is ongoing throughout the year. View the class flyer here. For further information and Zoom link, email Alice at: abloch45@gmail.com.
Please submit your PD offerings by 7/1/21.
MAAE plans to compile and share with arts ed colleagues and PD planners by 8/1/21.
Gathering Professional Learning Resources from
Arts Ed Partners
Arts Ed Partners
Help school districts, LEAs and arts educators plan for content-specific job embedded professional development during the 2021-2022 school year! We want to make the rich resources generated within the last year more widely available to arts educators. Both live, in-person, virtual and pre-recorded asynchronous content welcome. Please submit separate entries for each learning option you have to offer. Deadline for submissions July 1, 2021. Plans to publish 8/1/21. Questions, email director@moaae.org. Enter your info here!
Arts Ed Non-Profit
Classroom/Lesson Resources and Enrichment
Classroom/Lesson Resources and Enrichment
St. Louis Story Stitchers in KC
at Mid-America Arts Alliance June 1-30
at Mid-America Arts Alliance June 1-30
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ video entitled "Wade" will be featured at the Mid America Arts Alliance subCulture Lab in Kansas City, Missouri form June 1-30, 2021 as part of reflect / project.This project is an ongoing exhibition series featuring socially engaged video work by artists who identify as LGBTQIA+, Black, Indigenous, and/or persons of color. Check this space for "Wade" in June and other offerings from the Mid America Arts Alliance.
subCulture Lab - Mid America Arts Alliance - 2018 Baltimore Ave. - Kansas City, MO 64108
Due to the nature of exhibit content, this exhibit is suitable for students age 12 years and older.
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away at KC Union Station
Kansas City Union Station officials recently announced unprecedented donor support to send area students (age 12 and older) to the international tour of Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away., created by Musealia and Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, opening June 14 at Union Station.
The exhibit is on an international tour, bringing together 700 original objects and 400 photographs from over 20 institutions and museums from around the world, 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz. "A very generous community of donors have made school groups from Missouri and Kansas eligible for free admission,” George Guastello, Union Station president and CEO, said. “Public, private, parochial and home schools are eligible." Reservations are open for dates July 2020 through January 2022. For groups of 10 or more, a rate of $15* per ticket. All admissions include individual audio guides for added content and convenience (in English and Spanish). Field trip scholarships will be considered and awarded on a first come/first served basis. Access to Student Field Trip details and Scholarship Requests can be found here. For questions specifically regarding School Field Trips and Scholarships, contact Myrene Shifley at: mshifley@unionstation.org or 816-460-2093.
For tickets or more information on the show and the Metro Theater Company health and safety policy, please visit https://www.metroplays.org/hungrycaterpillar.
Metro Theater Company - THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR 4/25-5/16
Live. Outdoors. Socially Distant. Or in-home virtual streaming. Step into the world of Eric Carle this spring with an adaptation crated by Jonathan Rockefeller! Metro Theater Company (MTC) resumes live performances at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center after a year of exclusively digital programming with an outdoor bilingual production of the global sensation, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show / La Oruga Muy Hambrienta Espectáculo. This English-Spanish bilingual production will be a joy for language learners of every age! The Very Hungry Caterpillar has enchanted generations of readers since he first began nibbling his way into our hearts in 1969. Now, everyone’s favorite caterpillar takes the outdoor stage in a dazzling, critically acclaimed English-Spanish bilingual production—featuring a menagerie of more than 75 larger-than-life, magical puppets. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is joined by friends from three other iconic Eric Carle picture books: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, and The Very Lonely Firefly. Revisit these timeless classics with the young people in your life in an outdoor, socially distant setting, keeping you and your family safe while diving into a music-filled, big, bright, colorful world filled with transformation and discovery.
(Audiences will be seated on the gated lawn in socially distant pods sized to accommodate groups of 2-8 persons. A virtual streaming option of the St. Louis production is also available across nine states in the Midwest.)
The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz has posted the recorded video on youtube -(above)
Herbie Hancock is Chairman of the Institute, NEA Jazz Master, and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What Is Jazz, And Why It Is Important to The World Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
On April 13, 2021, The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, in conjuncion with the U.S. Department of Education presented a virtual peer-to-peer jaxzz informance featuring the 2021 edition of its National All-Star Jazz Septet and renowned jazz educator Dr. J. B. Dyas. This Jazz Informance was hosted by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. The event focused not only on what jazz is and why it is so important to America but also on the American values that jazz represents: teamwork, unity with ethnic diversity, the correlation of hard work and goal accomplishment, perseverance, democracy, and listening to one another. >more info
“We’ve found that young people often learn about certain things better from kids their same age, and one of those is jazz. And when you hear how accomplished these musicians are at such a young age, you know their peers are going to listen.”
-Herbie Hancock
Visual Art Contest
Contest details: Any student in grades K-12 can enter for free.
Contest Divisions are grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12.
Any art that can have a still digital image (including painting, sculpture, drwing, collage, etc - excludes photography)
Students can enter one piece in each contest prior to the deadlines: December 5, April 4, August 22.
Teachers and students share over $5,000 in prizes.
Teachers and students must enter art online at: www.celebratingart.com. (DO NOT mail art as it will NOT be entered in the contest, or returned.)
Questions? email: info@celebratingart.com
Gateway Music Outreach - Virtual Opera Camp 7/5-7/9/21
Join Gateway Music Outreach for a virtual week-long adventure on the high seas experiencing Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance! Campers will explore composing music, acting, performing sea shanties, lighting, and set design — all the things that go into making an incredible opera production. Our educators will direct campers on their Zoom journey, which will conclude with a debut of the campers' personalized video of a unique scene inspired by the comic opera "The Pirates of Penzance."
Price: $50 - Grades: 7th–10th - 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. daily on Zoom
REGISTER HERE
Opera Theatre of St. Louis Student Summer Camps
Spring Training Vocal Camp - Grades 8-12
June 7-11 - (9am-3pm) see flyer here
OTSL is pulling back the curtain on the life of a professional performer in this popular summer camp for teens! Students will work with educators and artists from some of the top programs in the country as they immerse themselves in the world of the arts. A week of daily vocal lessons,
master classes, workshops and more conclude in a recital performance for friends and family.
Virtual Opera Camp for Kids - Grades 4-7
June 14-18 - (9am-noon) see flyer here
Set sail for a virtual week-long camp exploring the hilarious high seas adventure of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance! Campers will learn about singing, acting, writing, composing, music, making instruments, and designing costumes, lighting, and sets — all the things that go into Opera Theatre’s show-stopping productions. The week culminates with a premiere of the campers’ own at-home video of an original scene inspired by The Pirates of Penzance.
Make'n HERstory
Celebrating Women in the Arts, May 21st and May 22nd at Make'n HERstory event.
"I'm honored to pay it forward and assist The Sewing Labs with raising funds to support the organization and its mission," said featured artist E. Lewis, known for her practice of 'painting' with fabric. Check out the link below to learn more about the keynote speakers and breakout sessions. Tickets available online to attend Virtually or In-Person. Learn more here. https://thesewinglabs.community/maken-herstory/breakout-speakers/karen-e-griffin.html
MAAE Member and Affiliate Organization News and Updates
MCDA Summer Conference 2021
Please join the Missouri Choral Directors for their first conference since 2019. Held in Springfield at the University Plaza Hotel, July 20-23, 2021. Incredible sessions, community and connection. Visit moacda.org to register and to learn more.
MAEA Fall Conference October 1-2, 2021
Knob Noster State Park, Knob Noster, MO. Registration will open June 1! Registration is a two part process - form & payment. Be sure to complete both parts to complete your registration. Due to MO State Park COVID restrictions, Knob Noster State Park is limiting overnight campers to 80 people. >learn more
MAEA ShowMe Art Coloring Book
-featuring the work of Missouri Art Students
A fund-raising and visibility-raising effort by from our friends at Missouri Art Educators Association, the coloring book featuring the work of Missouri student artists is available in hard copy, through Amazon for $12, and a digital copy may be downloaded directly from the MAEA website. A modest donation of $10 to MAEA is requested. More information may be found here: https://www.maea.net/about-maea/support-maea#h.x8jqg799bwqg
in case you missed it
MoAJE Spring 2021 Updates
MoAJE Spring 2021 Updates
Hear the latest news from Missouri Association of Jazz Educators and MOAJE President Grant Maledy. (11:02)
For more information, visit the MDO website https://www.missouridance.org
Signup for these events via Eventbrite https://mdo-eventseries2021.eventbrite.com
You will be asked to submit the following:
1. Name and contact information of the person making the nomination
2. Name of the person being nominated
3. The position the nominee holds in the school or community, or grade and school the student attends
4. A brief summary (no more than one page single-spaced) of why this person should be considered for this award
Heroes Among Us Awards from MSBA
Do you know someone in your schools or community who has gone above and beyond to ensure your schools are safe or intervened in a situation and saved lives? Is there a program that is having a dynamic impact on the climate and culture of your schools or has done something that has had a positive impact in making their school safe? If so, please take this opportunity to nominate this student, parent, staff member or part of your community. Nominations for the Heroes Among Us Award will be accepted until September 1.
One adult and one K-12 student finalist will be selected. Submitter will be contacted prior to the conference in order to obtain additional information and a photo of the nominee selected as a finalist. Both finalists will be identified by September 15 and will be invited to the award presentation at the 2021 Safe Schools and Colleges Forum held in Kansas City on November 4.
James McKay, Jr. - Arts Educator of the Year
The Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis honors individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the St. Louis region’s arts community and has announced James McKay, Jr. a strings teacher and Director of Orchestras for Jennings School District, as their 2021 Arts Educator of the Year. This prestigious honor will be celebrated on May 24, at The Big Top event venue in the Grand Center Arts District. James McKay's work with James McKay was Jennings School District's 2017 Teacher of the Year and has dedicated his life to creating doors of opportunities for youth through his work as a certified K-12 Instrumental Music Educator, and through the founding of Gateway Music Outreach providing budding young musicians in underserved communities with access to affordable quality music instruction and opportunities to attend performances and receive master classes with prominent artists. He is a member of the American String Teachers Association and the Missouri Music Educators Association. Congratulations, James!
To lean more about the Arts and Education Council, and the other honorees, click here.
At the Nelson
Upcoming Exhibits - The Nelson-Atkins will soon be featuring textiles from Asia, works by members of Kansas City's African American Artists Collective, and objects related to the early years of the museum's history. You can learn more at nelson-atkins.org/news/past-present-future/. We are excited to explore student and teacher opportunities with you!
Annual Passport to India virtual festival visit NelsonAtkins@Home to explore various forms of Indian dance, food, and art.
Featured resources: Art & Play
It's always a good time to consider infusing more play into learning, and that's especially true during this challenging school year. Take a look at the "Recommended Reading" section of the ERC's online catalog for some suggested resources you can check out to find ideas for games, hands-on activities, and other fun approaches to learning about art. Our Art Connection Kits offer another great way for kids to play and explore.
>For more information contact us here in the Education Resource Center.
HELP WANTED!
Curriculum Writers Needed - Saint Louis Story Stitchers
Work for Hire as an Independent Contractor.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective seeks a certified K-12 educator to research and write professional K-12 curriculum packets for specific Story Stitchers original arts programs.
Copyright transferred to the nonprofit. Please contact Susan Colangelo at susanc@storystitchers.org with your resume, a reference, and an example of your work to apply.
Vimeo video of "Good for Your Health" a St. Louis Story Stitchers project.
Maryland Heights WorldFest 2021
Sunday, June 6, from 10am-5pm Centene Community Ice Center. Celebrate diversity and discover the various cultures that make Maryland Heights such a unique community. Experience food, music and performances from around the world as well as be able to shop from our vendor marketplace. Kids will be able to enjoy our dedicated children's area. Story Teller, Bobby Norfolk; Aalim Belly Dance; Meghan Torno School of Irish Dance, Dances of India, MO River Cloggers; Osuwa Taiko Drummers; Samba Bom; Shaolin Kung Fu School and Zydeco Crawdaddys. Register to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worldfest-tickets-141701698595
ADVOCACY
COVID IMPACT SURVEYS for ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS
The arts and entertainment sectors of our economy have been especially impacted by the pandemic and subsequent venue closures and reopening guidelines with limited capacity for health and safety reasons. Collecting data helps inform policy makers.
To help gather that data, Americans for the Arts has deployed two new 2021 COVID-19 Impact Surveys: one is for organizations, and the other is for artists — both continue to gather financial and employment impact data about the challenges facing the arts sector in relief/recovery efforts and returning to in-person activities. The findings will provide insight to support the field in prioritizing initiatives and communicating the most critical issues to funders and decision makers affecting communities at the local, state, and federal level. Check the categories below, and please fill out the survey which may apply to you.
Individual Artists and Creative Workers
Practicing artists/creative workers/culture bearers
Creative entrepreneurs
Arts educators/teaching artists
Hobby artists
Arts and Culture Organizations/businesses
Nonprofit organizations, programs, and facilities across all artistic disciplines (including service organizations)
Government arts agencies, departments, divisions, programs, and facilities
For-profit and commercial creative businesses
Programs that operate under the umbrella of a parent organization or fiscal agent
Unincorporated programs/collectives
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LOCAL ADVOCACY
LOCAL ADVOCACY
GOOGLE SLIDES TEMPLATE -Thanks to Ben Martin and to Cal State U of San Marcos for the Art = Opportunity images and research compilation.
Have you signed the "Arts ARE Education" PLEDGE?
School districts and state legislatures across the nation are facing budget shortfalls, learning loss, and a continued need for classroom PPE to ensure the safety of students and teachers. Scarce financial resources can put arts education programs at risk. The time to build your local coalition is now! Sign the pledge HERE!
ACTION ITEMS for Arts Educators:
#1 Sign the pledge, for yourself, or on behalf of an organization - anyone can sign! Admins, parents, orgs and more!
#2 Download and customize the resolution with your district's name, logo. and course offerings, and develop a plan to ask your local school board leaders to formally adopt the resolution.
#3 Share your Stories! Help the public know appreciate and value the wonderful arts experiences your students have had - even in the midst of a pandemic! #MOartsAREeducation and @MOartsed. (examples courtesy of Kathy Hann, FoxC6: example #1 - example #2 )
Lee's Summit School Board Resolution - Success!
As reported last month, the Lee’s Summit Board of Education unanimously adopted the Arts Are Education resolution on 2/25/21 at their meeting. Former MAAE Executive Director Ben Martin shared the presentation begins around 11:10.) We've also learned that Wentzville Schools also recently passed this resolution. If your board also adopts the resolution - let us know using this online form. NEED HELP designing your local campaign to have your local school board adopt the resolution? We have folks who would be pleased to consult! director@moaae.org.
Adopt a Legislator - MAAE & Missouri Citizens for the Arts
MAAE is working with partners from arts education organizations to build a statewide coalition of arts advocates we call "Arts Champions." Our partners in Missouri Citizens for the Arts have created an Adopt-a-Legislator program. The goal is to partner 34 MO Senators and 163 MO Representatives with an arts advocate in their district, to build relationships and help increase understanding about the impact of pending legislation on the arts and arts ed. Use the signup genius link to join the effort. Questions? email director@moaae.org.
Missouri Citizens for the Arts is a non-partisan, state-wide, grass roots organization that advocates to secure stable financial support for the arts to benefit Missouri and its citizens. They welcome members to join at any time. This video was prepared to kickoff Missouri Arts Advocacy Week, which was held 2/1/21-2/5/21. Like/Follow them on social media @mo4arts. Learn more at https://mo4arts.org/.
SMarts - SHOW-ME Arts - Advocacy Training Initiative
MAAE has enjoyed the leadership of Teri Turner as our Our SMarts training session coordinator for a number of years. With her guidance, we've been able to successfully navigate both in-person and virtual training sessions. Although Teri plans to retain her position on the MAAE board, she is stepping down from the role of SMarts Coordinator in order to pursue interests in theatre education leadership and advocacy at the national level. We acknowledge and appreciate Teri's service to the organization and to the field of arts education in Missouri.
As we begin work to outline the shape of SMarts training sessions MAAE will be seeking a candidate who is interested in training the next generation of arts advocates. If you are interested in becoming involved in this work, email director@moaae.org.
Thank you Teri Turner for your incredible leadership and dedication to the arts and arts education, to arts advocacy and to students of Missouri!
MAAE Legislative Advocacy Continues
MAAE continues to monitor several bills being considered in Missouri's house and senate which may have an impact on arts programs across the state, and on education in general. The Legislative watch committee meets weekly to assess the current situation and prepare testimony as needed. To learn more about the bills being watched and MAAE's response click here.
There are times when the MAAE Legislative watch team may ask for your help in reaching out to members of the Missouri House or Senate in regard to a specific issue. We know your time is valuable and very limited, so we work to make answering our calls to action as simple and succinct as possible, with opportunities to learn more if desired. For those who answered our previous calls to action we say "thank you!" To learn more, or receive more frequent updates, email director@moaae.org.
Change of address
Please help us stay connected to Missouri's Arts community! If you have welcomed a new colleague, please pass along this link and help us connect with them. If there is a friend to the arts who has retired or moved on we'd love to stay in touch with them, too! Email director@moaae.org. We will happily update your sending preferences as well.
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Items below contain updated information about ongoing work of MAAE. Read on to stay informed!
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MAAE's RIDE Committee's work to address issues of systemic racism, inclusion, diversity and equity continue.
The report from our listening sessions held in the fall of 2020 have guided our work to provide support for statewide arts education organizations' work in this field.
Biannual meetings with arts ed organization leadership are ongoing.
MAAE is sponsoring a PD workshop on 8/3/21 - Maria A. Ellis . A Blueprint for Equity and Diversity in the arts classroom August 3, 2021 @ 7pm via ZOOM with Maria A. Ellis REGISTRATION LINK: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApde2oqTwuGNyRjmXR0aRySULfPP4ebdpW
RIDE COMMITTEE plans are underway for :
facilitator training for interested arts ed leadership and RIDE committee
quarterly statewide roundtable discussions for any arts educators interested in furthering diversity work in their own communities.
formation of a statewide coalition of arts education entities and non-profit organizations, along with partners in Missouri's Communities (libraries, cultural councils, etc.) who are interested in sharing information about current practice, collaborating, pooling resources etc.
cross-cultural experiences involving the arts between and among rural and urban student populations.
Want to know more or join in the efforts? Email director@moaae.org.
Did you know? - Maria A. Ellis, chair of the MAAE's RIDE Committee, also has a weekly radio show on Classic 107.3 Radio - The Voice of the Arts in St. Louis called Bach & Beyonce. Listen to the episodes on soundcloud. The authentic conversational style entertains, informs and inspires. >learn more here.
Data Driven Design
MAAE is still looking to add arts integration practitioner partner teams in both arts and non-arts subjects in the same school who want to team up to use an arts integration approach to positively impact academic achievement. With customized units or projects to meet your school's distinctive needs, teams will work with an arts integration coach to facilitate their work. Interested? email director@moaae.org for more information. Please help spread the word! Reach out to a colleague and join this effort!
DESE's April Behind the Scenes
The April, 2021 session of "Behind the Scenes" welcomed Allison Frenzel who shared successful ideas where industry and education have connected resources support and impacted their programs.
"Behind the Scenes" offers free monthly sessions sponsored by DESE provide a connection point for non-profit arts organizations and teaching artists with news and information from the field of education. MAAE and MAC are thrilled to be partners in this venture. Mark your calendar for the remaining scheduled 2021 dates. 5/20, 6/17.>Contact BehindTheScenes@dese.mo.gov to learn more.
2021 Life Changer Capstone Award Nominations Open
The National Life Group Foundation is calling for nominations for the Capstone Award. This award is for any school district employee who is retiring at the end of the 2020-21 school year.
To learn more and to submit a nomination, click here. Nominations will be accepted until June 7.
MAAE Student Contests (deadline 1/31/22)
Although we have closed the contests for 2021, we are now accepting entries for the coming year. Read on for more details
NATIONAL STUDENT ARTS ADVOCATE ESSAY CONTEST MAAE is seeking one exemplary student applicant to become a part of the Missouri delegation to Washington D.C. With virtual attendance in 2021 and a trip to our nation's capitol planned for 2022 the winning students will receive paid registration and air travel/hotel expenses to attend the National Arts Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC in 2022. Candidates will also participate in MAAE statewide arts advocacy initiatives of Show-Me Arts and Fine Arts Education Day. The essay (500 words or less) is to be written on the theme—“Public Funding in support of the arts and/or arts education is important to our country.” DEADLINE for submission - 1/31/22 >Learn more here.
#BecauseOfArtsEd Video Contest
Some people say the arts aren't essential. Some people say they aren't important. You -- sharing your stories about how your life is better - because of arts ed - is one of the most effective forms of advocacy. In 120 seconds or less tell us how the arts and arts education continue to inspire you - in the #Becauseofartsed video contest. Open to adults and students, let your video tell your story of the positive impact of the arts. This helps MAAE gather powerful messages which tell of the crucial role the arts plays in bringing you closer to your community, its positive effects on your health and well-being.
How have the arts shaped your life?
How have the arts given you tools to succeed? TELL US! Share your stories!
DEADLINE for submission - extended to 1/31/22 >Learn more here.
Fine Arts Education Day Essay Contest - Students in Grades 3-12 - deadline 1/31/22
Students in grades 3-12 are invited to participate in the MAAE Fine Arts Education Day Essay Contest. In 500 words or less, please ask your student to construct a typed, double-spaced entry (12-point font) in response to one of these prompts:
- How has music, visual art, dance or drama (theatre) influenced you or your life as a student?
- Why is it important for every school to provide instruction in the arts to every child every day?
In the upper left corner, list the student name, grade level, name of fine arts teacher who submitted the entry, arts subject the teacher teaches, school name (district and building), school address and school telephone number. Each essay can be uploaded into this googleform. Questions or concerns, contact director@moaae.org.
A $50 prize will be awarded to one winning essay by students in each category grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 and $50 will also be awarded to their sponsoring fine arts teacher. The awards will be presented at the MAAE Fine Arts Education Day at the State Capitol in March. >more info
in case you missed it
Senate Hall Exhibit Selections
Established in 2014, as a joint effort between the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education, the Missouri Art Education Association, the Senate Hall Art Exhibit showcases fine arts programs in all 34 Senate Districts. 2021 winners listed here.
Please be thinking about submitting examples of student work from YOUR senatorial district for our celebration in 2022! Please note: Although all of this year's selected students were all submissions of visual art - this exhibit is NOT just for visual artists! We welcome video submissions reflecting dance, theatre and music as well. >learn more here.
Spotlight - MAAE Board - Stephen Rew
Stephen Rew holds his Bachelors and Masters of Music Education from the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. In over a decade as a public educator he has received his district’s Teacher of the Year Award two times and is a sought after clinician and motivational speaker with “Fired Up” Presentations. Currently, he is the President for the Missouri Choral Directors Association. Rew is a Vocal Music Teacher at Raymore-Peculiar High School and is also entering his 21st year as a professional church musician serving as the music director at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church nearby the location where he and his wife, Cindy and their children Mason (age 14) and Chloe (age11) live in their dream home. www.stephenrew.com
Nominations for MAAE Awards always welcome!
As part of our mission to recognize excellence in arts education MAAE is always ready to receive your nomination. Any nominations received prior to January 31, 2022 are eligible to receive this recognition in March of 2022. Nominate someone today! Please use this form to share your nomination.
- Schools (or District) of Excellence and Distinction
- Creativity and Innovation in Teaching
- MAAE - Administrator of the Year
- Arts Ed Community Champion (non-school staff)
- Government Advocate (elected or appointed)
New Teacher Mentor Help
MAAE wants Missouri's arts teachers to succeed. We will happily help connect teachers within 24 months of their initial teaching contract with an experienced mentor to help ensure that success. Contact director@moaae.org or complete this short survey and we'll help you connect those new teachers in need with an experienced mentor in their specific arts discipline.
MAAE COVID support - MATCH
MAAE's MATCH - Missouri Arts Teacher Center for Help continues to provide Missouri teachers with access to resources. Use them to build advocacy for your program in uncertain financial times. Explore for innovative ways of safely implementing your curriculum. Created by MAAE's POST-COVID-19 Work Force it contains guidelines, new lesson ideas, strategies and resources which are added regularly. We welcome additions and suggestions. email director@moaae.org.
All donations are tax-deductible.
MAAE Donations Welcome
MAAE works on behalf of Missouri arts educators to build stakeholder support. With financial support from donors like you we are able to continue to CONNECT members of Missouri's arts education community, EDUCATE with professional development for Missouri's teachers, PROMOTE arts education for all stakeholders highlighting its value, sponsor RESEARCH to benefit Missouri's students and CELEBRATE proponents of high quality arts education.
Your contribution helps MAAE:
- “Fine Arts Education Day” at the Missouri state capitol
- Provide financial support for professional development initiatives
- Sponsor research in arts education
- Work to promote Arts Integration in Missouri schools
- Connect arts educators to resources within their community and across the state
- Perform legislative advocacy work in support of the arts
- Provide arts advocacy training for Missouri youth, sponsor youth representatives to attend the Americans for the Arts Summit
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Make a Donation By Check - If you prefer to make a donation by check, please make it payable to MAAE and mail to:
MAAE - Phyllis Pasley, E.D.
2208 Clouds Peak Ct.
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
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