Sequential, Standards-based Arts Education This comprehensive arts workshop series for teachers and students provides creative arts experiences in Dance, Visual Arts, Music, and Theatre. Dance Workshop Series Students create their own original choreography through basic understanding of the creative process and elements of dance. Students in all grades develop dance skills, knowledge, and dispositions through standards-based dance education: creating original movements, movement phrases, and choreography. This series includes two teacher workshops that focus on arts content, classroom management issues, and assessment. For further information, please contact Susan McGreevy-Nichols, National Director, School Services, 800-473-8883, ext. 109. Lesson 1: The Creative Process Original movements, movement phrases, simple dances Inventing movement problems Lesson 2: Basic Movements Locomotor movements Non-locomotor movements Lesson 3: Movement Elements Time (rhythm, tempo) Space (shape, pathways, level, direction) Energy/force (movement qualities/dynamics) Lesson 4: Looking at Dance Reflection Feedback Revision Lesson 5: Creating Dance Integrating learning Lesson 6: Sharing Dance Identifying criteria for success Performing in front of others back to top Visual Arts Workshop Series This entire drawing course is designed to focus on the formal elements of art through a series of explorations collected in individual art journal. Students in all grades develop foundation arts skills and dispositions through standards-based visual arts education: introduction to tools, vocabulary, and dispositions of the artist; observational drawing; elements of composition; artistic rendering, refinement, and expression; and student exhibitions.This series includes two teacher workshops that focus on arts content, classroom management issues and assessment. Lesson 1: Learning How to Look Introduction to tools, vocabulary, journals Observing, labeling, reflecting Observing and drawing shapes, line Lesson 2: Observational Drawing Simple sketches, contour drawings Lesson 3: Composition Lights and darks, values, emphasis Positive negative space Lesson 4: Compositional Elements Near-far spatial relationships Perspective Lesson 5: Rendering Shading, light sources Lesson 6: Refinement Expressiveness Drawing to convey idea; exhibiting back to top Music Workshop Series Students create musical experiences through a basic understanding of the creative process and elements of music. Students in all grades develop music skills, knowledge, and dispositions through standards-based music education in which students create lyrics, scores, and compositions. This series includes two teacher workshops that focus on arts content, classroom management issues and assessment. Lesson 1: Singing All Day Long! Using your voice Singing with others Lesson 2: Playing an Instrument How do instruments function Exploring different kinds of instruments Lesson 3: Improvisation Improvising sounds Improvising melodies and rhythms Lesson 4: Composing Music Improvising dialogue Basic of script writing Lesson 5: Putting It All Together Integrating learning Reflection, feedback, revision Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work Identify criteria for success Performing in front of others back to top Theatre Workshop Series Students create dramatic experiences through a basic understanding of the creative process and elements of theatre. Students in all grades develop drama skills, knowledge, and dispositions through standards-based theatre education: creatinng characters, scenes, dialogue, and storyline. This series includes two teacher workshops that focus on arts content, classroom management issues, and assessment. Lesson 1: Improvisation Inventing dramatic problems Solving dramatic problems Lesson 2: Creating a Scene Improvised scenes Scripted scenes Lesson 3: Character Development Improvising characters Basic acting skills Lesson 4: Script Writing Improvising dialogue Basic of script writing Lesson 5: Putting It All Together Integrating learning Reflection, feedback, revision Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work Identify criteria for success Performing back to top back to Arts Learning Opportunities