Bridging the Achievement Gap Using Art with Technology
A day-long conference for teaching artists and educators

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Registration Deadline 11-10-08

Tuesday November 18, 2008 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |The Radisson-Corning, NY

The New York State Alliance for Arts Education, in partnership with Partners for Arts, Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County Education, Southern Tier Arts in Education Roundtable (STARR), and TST BOCES
will present a day-long conference in Corning, NY.

Addressing the achievement gap continues to be a high priority in our schools. Knowing that students are entering the classroom from varying demographic backgrounds, teachers and other school personnel are adjusting their instruction and the tools they use to try and meet the learning needs of their students. Technology is increasingly becoming part of the creative process both in and out of the classroom.

During this conference you will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of workshops discussing Media art and education. Facilitators include area professional artists, art educators and educators who have had extensive experience working in the Arts In Education field, and will provide a conceptual framework for integrating the arts using technology across the curriculum for all learners!

Discover how using media art in your classroom can be an
effective and dynamic tool for teaching and learning in the classroom!

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Schedule

Registration

This conference is designed for non-arts and arts educators, administrators, teaching artists, and cultural organizations. 

$95 for NYSAAE Members
$135 Non-Members
(Registration includes all workshops, networking opportunities, continental breakfast, and lunch)

Teachers who attend may be eligible for up to six hours of professional development credit.

Registration Deadline 11-10-08

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Workshop Details*

During this conference participants will choose from several hands-on workshops focusing on the arts and technology, specifically how the two can be integrated with other subject areas, creating unique, multidisciplinary lesson plans! Each of the following workshops will be offered twice during the course of the day.

Keynote: Creativity in Comprehensive School Reform                        
Arts and cultural education makes a significant impact on serious educational issues. In Central New York, and across the state and country, school districts are making partnerships with community, cultural organizations that provide real tools for student achievement. Speakers:                                                                                                                 
Cal Walker, Executive Director of The Village at Ithaca
http://www.villageatithaca.org

Laura Reeder, Executive Director of Partners for Arts Education
http:// www.arts4ed.org

Graphic Novels: Using Technology and Contemporary Art to Improve Student Learning
This workshop will focus on using Graphic Novels to enhance classroom instruction; specifically how it can be used to map new concepts, establish meaningful sequencing, and create assessment tools for students with different learning needs. This workshop will walk teachers and artists through the basic "what happens, why this works, how do I do it?"
Speaker:
Holly Adams, Teaching Artist
http://www.holly-adams.com/

Media Art As the Bridge to 21st Century Skills
This workshop focuses on media as a process-oriented language that can be used to study and reinforce any content area and is a productive method of investigating both internal and external issues – as art in general does and appeals particularly to visual and audio learners. Media is a potent method of developing life skills including leadership and teamwork while offering opportunities for students to practice innovative and creative thinking.
Speaker:
Maria Marewski, Children's Media Project
http://www.childrensmediaproject.org/index.asp

The Arts & Tech Savvy Youth
Computer skills and awareness can not only support the arts, they represent new career options for young people. This workshop will demonstrate how melding the creative arts with computer software and hardware can engage young people and broaden their educational and career opportunities.
Speaker:
Alex Simmons, Teaching Artist
http://simmonshereandnow.com/

Arts Emerging
This workshop will focus on methods of integrating a multi-arts approach to explore a piece of theatre. Using Syracuse Stage Education Department’s Arts Emerging program as a model, and the 2008 Bomb-itty Project which brought together 1400 Syracuse city 9th graders, slam poet Reenah Golden, Graffiti Artist Nick West and DJ OH to collectively investigate the power of poetic language and it’s connection to the play Bomb-itty of Errors, a hip-hop version of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors.
Speaker:
Lauren Unbekant, Syracuse Stage
http://www.syracusestage.org/
 
Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners Through the Arts and Technology
Focusing on applying the creative process through differentiated teaching strategies, inclusive art-making techniques, and incorporating digital technology to aid in classroom accessibility supporting the practice and educational principles of Universal Design in Learning.
Speaker:   
Gordon Sasaki, Teaching Artist
http://www.vsarts.org/x1821.xml

*Workshop topics and speakers subject to change without notice.

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Please contact Sharon at 518-486-7328 or sharon@nysaae.org to learn more!

This conference is made possible in part through the generous support of: