Arts-related & Integrated Opportunities and Services Available through the Ingham Kennedy Center Partners in Education Program Ingham Intermediate School District MSU Federal Credit Union’s Institute for Arts & Creativity at Wharton Center for the Performing Arts

A recent poll of 1,500 IBM executives identified creativity as the number one leadership competency of the future. All around us are matters of national and international importance that are crying out for creative solutions. Newsweek Magazine “The Creativity Crisis” June 2010

The challenge now is to transform education systems into something better suited for the real needs of the 21 st century. At the heart of this transformation there has to be a radically different view of human intelligence and of creativity. Sir Ken Robinson – Internationally recognized leader and author in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources

Eric Jensen presentation KCPIE 2014

Philosophical Foundations Lifelong Goals The Arts as Communication Artistically literate citizens use a variety of artistic media, symbols, and metaphors to independently create and perform work that expresses/conveys/communicates their own ideas, and are able to respond by analyzing and interpreting the artistic communications of others. The Arts as Creative Personal Realization Artistically literate citizens find at least one art form in which they develop sufficient competence to continue active involvement in that art form as an adult. The Arts as Culture, History, and Connections Artistically literate citizens know and understand artwork from varied historical periods and cultures, and actively seek and appreciate diverse forms and genres of artwork of enduring quality/significance. They also understand relationships among the arts, and cultivate habits of searching for and identifying patterns and relationships between the arts and other knowledge. The Arts as a Means to Wellbeing Artistically literate citizens find joy, inspiration, peace, intellectual stimulation, meaning, and other life-enhancing qualities through participation in all of the arts. The Arts as Community Engagement Artistically literate citizens seek artistic experiences and support the arts in their local community. National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning:

What motivates us… Increasing student engagement Capitalizing on learning modalities Focused on the “WHAT” that matters….those highly prized 21 st century skills (creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication) Cultivating the habits of mind that make kids life- long learners Increasing access to ARTS for students through partnership between general education classroom teachers and certified arts teachers (arts integration) the partnership secures the attainment of the academic content + arts content. Deepens learning in multi subjects when done “right.”

Continua of Options Student Opportunities Educator Professional Learning Arts Integration Teams

Student Opportunities Take it From the Top…Broadway Ovation … Broadway Act One School Series (also available: docent preparation, seats 4 Kids, and bus subsidies) Young Playwrights Stratford Shakespeare Immersion engagement

Educator Professional Learning - professional development – search date or Wendy Robinson to register Arts Integration Summer Institute (8/5-7/2014) Workshops for Educators with Teaching Artists (12/2/2014) (2/17/2014) (3/18/2014) 4:30-7:30pm Wharton Center Arts Advocacy Breakfast Event (12/4/2015) 7:30-9:30 a.m. Wharton Center Spring Showcase – strong teacher generated examples: lessons, units, projects (4/25/2015) 8:30-3:30 Wharton Center - Saturday

Arts Integration Teams Team Attends 3-day Summer Institute = Experience AI & initiate curriculum work Team Attends AI Professional Learning Community Sessions and contributes to Showcase = Support during Implementation Teachers Attend Teaching Artist Teacher Workshop coordinating with Classroom Residency = Model teaching in an art form + increase student access to a practicing artist Attend an Act One Performance & Perform &/or Exhibit = Increase exposure for students to “final productions” Capacity Building

Arts Integration Institute August 5-7, 2014

Deb Brzoska Institute Facilitator – Setting up the Work….

Introducing the newly revised National Arts Standards…

TABLEAU

More tableau – an arts-based strategy…

Multifaceted artist, who is known for her innovative fusion of poetry, hip hop, dance and education. Starred in Wharton Center’s Theatre Production of THE SHAPE OF A GIRL. Paige Hernandez

Talking through the performance and the artistic process…

Quick Warm up… Engage before inform –an Eric Booth maxim

Developing List of Adjectives to use for Poetry – Relay Race!

Oh Yes, the competition is fierce…

6 charts 144 Adjectives 2-3 minutes !

A Math Teacher Writes a Haiku… 5 syllables – line 1 7 syllables – line 2 5 syllables – line 3

Resident Artist Reading Poetry Created in Slam Poetry Workshop

Grade 2 Teacher Performance Reading of her Poetry…

Field Trip to The Broad – See Postscript Exhibit, talk contemporary art Make some art (multi- media) led by visual & teaching artist, Liz Wylegala

Leyna Lightman, Director of Education Debriefs the exhibit with Institute participants…

Dramatic Writing Workshop with Bert Goldstein– warm ups!

An exercise to scaffold to the monologue/soliloquy

Tuning Protocol – developed at Harvard (Steve Seidle) to critique and strengthen curriculum plans…

Inner Circle Volunteers treat Arts Integration Institute Participants to their treats!

Sample Student Work Academic Year

Teacher Closing Thought About Utility of Arts Integration…

If I were a student… these are the teachers and administrators I would want…

“The skills of the 21st century need us to create scholars who can link the unlinkable. … Nurturing curious, creative problem solvers who can master the art of figuring things out will make them ready for this unknown brave new world. And that is the best legacy we can possibly leave. Anissa Rameriz “Save Our Science” (TED Books)