Reaching All Learners (ReAL) workshop series

A series of professional development workshops for teaching artists seeking to improve their skills in working with students across all abilities

VSA Minnesota, in cooperation with the Education Partnership and Multicultural Voices program at the Perpich Center for Arts Education, announced the 2015 Reaching All Learners (ReAL) workshop series, exploring the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) through the Artist to Artist protocols, to be held in the metro and Greater Minnesota locations this spring.

To learn more, visit: http://vsamn.org/reaching-all-learners-workshop-series-announced/, email: craig@vsamn.org, or call 612-332-3888 or 800-801-3883.

Check Out the Public Service Announcements Created by the Ordway Teen Media Residency Program

The Teen Media residency took place at Perpich Center Arts High School in two Mass Media & Democracy classes lead by  teacher Sun Yung Shin.  The classes worked with Sherine Crooms, media artist and educator, to create collaborative public service announcements (PSA) surrounding social justice issues of their choosing.  The students were inspired by the  social justice work of artist Angélique Kidjo, who performed for more than 1800 students and educators at the Ordway on January 20, 2011.

Check out the students' final public service announcements below!

If you are unable to view TeacherTube videos, you can also see public service announcements all together on YouTube

PSA: Child Exploitation


PSA: Don't Ask, Don't Tell


PSA: Anti-Bullying


PSA: Racial Equality


PSA: Drunk Driving


PSA: Disability Advocacy


PSA: Water Access


PSA: Family Violence


PSA: Media Representation

Dance to Learn Programs Kick-Off Performances!

Tribunal Trilogy Photo: Amy C. Miller

Ordway Education welcomed more than 400 students and educators for the Dance to Learn Kick-Off performances on November 30th and December 1st.  The performances featured the work of the programs teaching artists Karla Nweje and Leah Nelson!  Students and educators from Linwood/Monroe Arts Plus, FAIR School Downtown, and Sheridan Hills started by watching a piece choreographed by Leah Nelson called Asphalt Yards, and then experienced a piece choreographed by Karla Nweje titled Tribunal Trilogy.  Students and educators then reflected on the two dance pieces using reflection tools from the Artful Handbook guided by coaches Becca Barniskis, Bettine Hermanson, and Barbara Cox.    

Asphalt Yards Photo Amy C. miller

What is Dance to Learn? 

Dance to Learn is an arts education program that fosters learning in and through dance in K-12 schools.  Inspired by experiencing culturally diverse dance performances at the Ordway and utilizing the tools in the Artful Handbook, Dance to Learn provides support for teaching teams at each school site in understanding dance as an art form and creating strong, authentic connections between the principles and key concepts of dance and other curricular subject areas.  The program is managed by the Ordway and the Perpich Center for Arts Education, with major support provided by the Hearst Foundation.

What is the Artful Handbook?

The Artful Teaching & Learning Handbook provides blue prints for a versatile arts education model. Full of tools, processes and examples from its field sites, the handbook offers the practitioner research-based support for building arts based and arts infused learning. This model is powered by the belief that all students can achieve high academic standards in and through the arts.

Learn more by visiting http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us/pdr/artfulteach.html

GRANTS ALERT: ACE Dance Program

School Grant Applications now available for Arts Course for Educators (ACE) Dance Program!

ACE~Dance provides professional development in dance education for teams of educators in Minnesota K-12 public schools.  Participating teams attend workshops at the Perpich Center and receive on-site coaching in dance curriculum and arts integration at their schools.  Participating school also receive a grant to cover expenses associated with the program.

The deadline for school grant applications is September 24, 2010.  ACE~Dance is a program offered by the Perpich Center for Arts Education. 

Applications Maybe downloaded from the Perpich Center website at www.pcae.k12.mn.us/pdr/ace/ace_grant_2010.html or by contacting Janice Schroer at 763-591-4705.