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JULY 11-15, 2016 JULY 11-15, 2016 HARTFHARTFORD, CTRD, CT

Storytelling ~ an Artful Journey2 3 R D A nn u a l S u mm e r I n s t i t u t e

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HIGHER ORDER THINKING SCHOOLSTM

HOT Schools is a program of the Connecticut Office of the ArtsHOT Schools is a program of the Connecticut Office of the Arts

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WITH 30 WORKSHOPS AND 9 SEQUENTIAL LEARNING TRACKS!

SHOOTING STAR HANDS by VANESSA GERMAN, Pittsburgh, PA. German explores the power of artand love as a transformative force in the dynamic cultural ecosystem of communities and neighborhoods.She is the founder of Love Front Porch and the ARThouse, a community art’s initiative for the children of

Homewood.

THE STORYTELLING ANIMAL: HOW STORIES MAKE US HUMAN by JONATHAN GOTTSCHALL,Washington, PA. Gottschall will lead a whirligig tour of a new science of stories—why we shape them, andhow they shape us. He is a Distinguished Fellow in the English Department at Washington & Jefferson Col-

lege.

FINDING THE STORIES WITHIN by GERALD RICHARDS, San Francisco, CA. Richards will discuss theimportance of storytelling and how it is the foundation of the organization that works with more than 30,000students each year. He is the Chief Executive Officer of 826 National and a respected trainer and sought

after speaker on topics of youth and education access.

ALIVE IN THE GAPS AND SPACES: UNCOVERING MEANING THROUGH IMAGINATIVE RESPONSETO TEXT by DR. ERICK GORDON, New York, NY. Participants will explore various imaginative approachesto textual response. Dr. Gordon is the founding director of Student Press Initiative at Teachers College,

Columbia University and the former director of the New York City Writing Project.

LOSING YOUR VOICE IN ORDER TO FIND IT... by GAYLE DANLEY, Silver Spring, MD. Danley’s worktransforms the act of listening into the art of listening and this is what she believes is the highest path ofhealing. She is one of the nation’s most sought after bereavement writers, speakers and poets.

THINK LIKE AN ARTIST: RETHINKING SCHOOLS AS CENTERS FOR CREATIVITY by CINDY MEYERSFOLEY, Columbus, OH. Foley will help to unravel key behaviors and dispositions our students need forsuccess. She is the Executive Assistant Director and Director of Learning and Experience at the ColumbusMuseum of Art.

THE POWER OF STORY IN A CYBER WORLD—YES, REALLY by CARMEN AGRA DEEDY, Decatur,GA. This dynamic children's author and storyteller will discuss the critical role story can, and must, play inthe lives of today's children who are bombarded daily with all manner of entertainment and instruction, de-

livered to them via technology.

Storytelling ~ an Artful Journey2 3 R D A nn u a l S u mm e r I n s t i t u t e

JULY 11–15, 2016 HARTFORD , CT

HIGHER ORDER THINKING SCHOOLSTM

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Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools is a program of the Connecticut Office of the Arts, Department of Economic and Community Development

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2016SUMMERINSTITUTETrack&WorkshopDescriptions

July11–15,2016

TRACKSMonday2:30-5:30pm,Tuesday9:00-12:00pm,Thursday9:00-12:00pm&Friday9:00-12:00pm

DevelopedspecificallyforHOTSchools™,SummerInstituteTracksareresearchbased,standardsdrivensequentiallearningopportunitiesdesignedtoprovideparticipantstoolsandactionablestrategiestoauthenticallyintegratearts

andnon-artsdisciplinesandtoassisteducatorsinimplementingtheHOTApproachthroughouttheirinstructionalpractice.

TR1.APerfectFit:HotSchoolsApproachandProject/ProblemBasedLearningPresenter:LindaE.EakinProject/Problem Based Learning and the HOT Schools Approach are a perfectmatch.High-qualityPBLisatime-effectivewaytohonorstudentvoiceandchoice,andtofosterstudent talent developmentwhile naturally integrating standards from all disciplines.Storytellingisanintegralpartoftheprocess.Participantswillgainadeepunderstandingof the essential components of a high-quality PBL. They will work collaboratively tocreate a Project Design Overview that they can use with their students that willchallengeallstudentstoapplytheirresearchandlearningtodevelopaproductand/orprovideaserviceforanauthenticaudience.DiscoverhowProjectBasedLearning(PBL)and the HOT Schools™ Approach are a perfect match. All students are challenged,applyingwhattheylearntodevelopaproductand/orprovideaserviceforanauthenticaudience.PBLisstorytelling–itisthestoryofajourneyofalearningjourney.TeachersandstudentsusestorytellingtointroducethePBL,todescribenewlearningduringthePBL, and to demonstrate learning. You will work collaboratively to create a ProjectDesignOverview tousewith your students thatwill inspire themand invigorate yourloveforteaching.TR2.AYESYESGOODStory:Inthisverymoment...Presenter:CherylHulteenIfyouenjoyedYESYESGOOD101,joinmeforthemasterclass.Asateacher,yourstorywill be told, sung, danced, painted and presented. Using 3E technology: Experience,

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Exploration,Expressionyouwillcometounderstand-PrecipiceofBalance,CatastrophicLearningandTheHole/WholeofTeaching.Thejourneyofallgreatteachingisthroughtheartandpracticeofbeinginthemomentandsharingwhatitistoquestion,reflect,andreflectandquestion.Thistrackisadeeplevelexplorationtotheartofwhoyouareasa teacher, thewhyofyour teachingand the joyof theprofession.Wewill exploredeep level connections between the professions of teacher and artist: teaching artfulpractice, practice artful teaching. Using improvisational techniques to unleash thepowerofartful teaching.ThiswillbeapowerfulextensionoftheYYGtrackwhichhascomebefore.ThisisanadvancedTrack.ParticipantsmusthavetakentheYESYESGOODtrackatapreviousInstitute.TR3.AffirmingDiversitythroughStorytellingandArt-MakingPresenter:PattyBodeIntegratingartmakingand literacydeepens learning.Gainexperiencewithart-makingactivitiesthatbuildliteracyskillswhileaffirmingdiverseidentities.Propelstorytellinginthe classroom through children’s and young adult literature, as well as by listeningattentively to one another. Re-imagine the role of literature and visual art in yourclassroom to inspire student storytelling from diverse perspectives. You will connectyourlearningjourneyinstorytellingaswellasyourstudents’journeysbyunderstandingthestorytellingofothersthroughliteratureandlistening.Wewillexplorehowliteraturethroughart-makingcanexpandawarenessofandaffirmstudents'identities.Connectingthose identities toartpracticesand literatureaffirmseachstudentand theirpersonalstorywhilealsoexpandingtheirunderstandingofothers.TR4.AndSotheStoryBegins:AguidetoArtsIntegrationandPrimaryLiteracyInstruction–HOTReadersPresenter:SharonBerndtThefirst"text"thatachildencountersisstory.Childrenarenaturalstorytellersandtheconnectionfromoralstoriestoreadingtextcanbeajoyfuljourneyforbothstudentandteacher. Explore arts-infused literacy instruction for early elementary aged students.Youwilllearntoplananddesignarts-basedlessons.Instructionalpracticesforreading,writing,speakingandlisteningwillbesharedthroughartformssuchasmusic,puppetry,art,movement,writingandtheater.Discoverhowstoryisagreatandnaturalbridgetoearlyliteracy.TR5.CreativeAssessment:TeacherasCuratorPresenter:LisaDonovanHowdoyoutellthestoryoflearning?Exploretheartsascreativeassessmentstrategiestodemonstrateacademiclearningandlearnwaysofgatheringandpresentingevidenceof learning throughdocumentation. Evidence tells the story of learning in, about andthroughthearts.Learnhowtheprocessesandproductsofthecreativeprocesscanfuelafeedbackloopforteachingandlearning.Youwillleavewithawiderangeofstrategiesforauthentic,performance-basedformativeandsummativeassessments.Seeyourroleasthatofacurator,intentionallyselecting,organizingandpresentinginformation.You

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willdemonstratehowdocumentationandcreativeassessmentstrategiesandprocessesutilizingthevisualandperformingartsprovideaholisticviewofteachingandlearning.TR6.DigitalStorytelling:UsingtheToolsofTodaytoHelpStudentsBecometheWritersofTomorrow*Presenter:HeatherWolpert-GawronEngage your students and encourage 21st Century literacy by developing your owndigital stories.Writingnarratives triggerscreativity,butwhenstudentsare introducedtonewtoolsofbrainstorming,drafting,collaborating,andpresentation,thesetoocantrigger the imagination.Youwill createyourowndigital storiesasexemplars foryourstudents. Youwill brainstorm software, gain feedback, and choose frompresentationand publishing tools to add visuals, audio, and animation to use with any story.Participate as a student; leave as stronger teacher in digital storytelling. This sessionblendstraditional teachingstrategieswithtools thathelpencouragehigh-levelwritingfrom any student. Combining lessons inspired from The NationalWriting Project andexperts in the educational technology field, this session will encourage the mosttentativeofwriters.Youjustmightwalkawaywithatoolthatinspiresyourownwritingtoo!Learningnewtoolsisalwaysajourney.Duringthisweek,wewilljourneytogetherinwritingstoriesandexploringdifferentkindsoftoolstotellourtales.*Adevicewillbenecessarytoworkonline.TR7.HearingALLthestories:IntegratingtheArtsinInclusiveSettingsPresenters:LouisePascaleandSueFisherArts integrated strategies in drama, music, poetry, movement, visual arts andstorytellingcandeepenlearningforeverystudentandprovideflexibleoptionstoaccesscurriculum and experience success. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) andDifferentiated Instruction will be used as frameworks to address the challenge ofdesigninginclusivecurriculum.Thistrackisappropriateforbothelementaryandmiddleschoolteachers.Throughoutthesessionsspecificadaptationswillbeexploredforeachartmodalitytomeettheneedsofallstudentsincludingacontinuedinvestigationofthecomplexity of issues around what it means to be a person with disabilities. You willdevelop an increased awareness of your creative potential and the potential of all ofyourstudentsusingtheartsasasourceofself-expression,problemsolving,motivationandcriticalthinking.TR8.MovingStories:LearningthroughImprovisationandCompositionPresenter:CelesteMillerTeachers need to be as fluent and at ease with arts learning as they are with otherlearning modalities.The vocabulary of movement provides learners with anotherlanguagethroughwhichtounderstandthe"stories"ofscience,math,languageartsandhistory.Gainanunderstandingofhowthecomplex interplayof imagination,creativityandembodiedexperienceswithacademicworkisatthecoreofdevelopingintellectualabilities. From imagining how to translate scientific processes into theatre ormovement; to vocal improvisations in math; to “no materials required” visual arts

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explorationsforsocialstudies–engageyourownandyourstudentscreativefacilitiestomakepersonalconnectionsandintegratethemwithcurriculum.Nopreviousexperiencenecessary.Youwill leavethissessionwithatoolboxof improvisationandcompositionpromptsthatapplytoallareasofthecurriculum.TR9.MultipleIntelligences—MultipleSolutions(Highlyrecommendedforfirst-timeparticipants)Presenter:ChristopherEavesMultiple Intelligences—Multiple Solutions prompts participants to creatively examineinstructionalapplicationsofstorytellingthroughthenineintelligenceswithanextendedfocusonthekinestheticnarrative.FeaturingtheworkoftheoristHowardGardneruponwhichHOTSchoolsCoreComponentsarebased,youwill leaveunderstandinghowtobetter engage students in learning through bodily/kinesthetic, musical, visual/spatial,intrapersonal, interpersonal, existential, naturalist, linguistic and logical/mathematicalmodalities. An array of cooperative games and artful activities designed to inspirecuriosity, will allow you to implement curriculum aligned with CCSS with theunderstandingofhowenablingconstraintsstrengthencreativityandproblemsolving.

HOT101WorkshopsMondayJuly11,201610:30am-12:30pm

HOT101sessionsarepresentedbySequentialLearningTrackFaculty.TheyaredesignedtoprovideanoverviewofHOTSchools™andtheHOTApproachingeneral,aswell

asaglimpseintothewaysindividualHOTSchools’FacultymembersadvancestheoverallmissionofHOTApproach.

MondayafternoonworkshopsareanopportunityforyoutoworkwithapresenterwhoWILLNOTbepresentingyoursequentiallearningtrack.PleaseselectaMonday

Workshopofferedbyapresenterotherthanyourchoiceoftrackpresenter.MW1.APerfectFit:HotSchools™ApproachandProject/ProblemBasedLearningPresenter:LindaEakinDoyouhave an interest in teachingusingProject/ProblemBased Learning (PBL)?Areyou interested in reversing the teaching equation and empowering your students tobecome innovators, collaborators, problem solvers…? Using story at its core, thisworkshopwillexplorehowPBLandHOTSchools’EssentialComponentsandStrategiesare deeply compatible. Storytelling can be used before, during and after a PBL. Theteacherand/orthestudentscanusestorytellingtointroducethePBL,todescribenewlearningduring thePBL,orasa culminating celebrationafter thePBL todemonstratelearning.

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MW2.A'YESYESGOOD'Story:AcelebrationoftheArtofTeachingPresenter:CherylHulteen Forget: Once upon a time...Welcome to: In this verymoment... this is the story, theworld of YES YES GOOD (YYG) an introduction. This interactive approach to teachingbuilds a pathway to sustaining a Creative Classroom Culture (CCC) throughimprovisation,dance,writing,theatre,music,drawingandlaughter.YYGisamindset,awayofthinkingthatleadstoan"inthisverymoment"wayoflearningandteaching.Youwill journey into MI theory and arts integration. The presents of story reveals thepresenceofstory.Wearethesumofallpartstoldanduntold.MW3.AssessmentintheCreativeProcessPresenter:LisaDonovanExplore how the arts provide unique opportunities for formative and summativeassessment.Datatellsanimportantpartofthestory.Movingthroughanartsintegratedlesson, wewill engage in the selection, collection and documentation of evidence oflearninginwaysthattellacompellingstoryoflearning.MW4.HearingALLthestories:IntegratingtheArtsinInclusiveSettingsPresenters:SusanFisher&LouisePascaleEvery classroom has students of diverse learners. Everyone has a story to tell andeveryone's story deserves to be heard. When you include students of all cultural,linguistic and ability backgrounds, the stories become richer. Universal Design forLearning (UDL) anddisability awarenesswill bewoven throughout the track. Throughhands-on learning, we will model how arts integrated activities can be adapted toaddressvarying learningstylesandawiderangeofcurriculum.Flexibleartsstrategiesthatcanhelpyoureachtheneedsofallyourstudentswillbeaddedtoyourtoolkit!MW5.MovingStories:LearningthroughImprovisationandCompositionPresenter:CelesteMillerThevocabularyofmovementprovideslearnerswithanotherlanguagethroughwhichtounderstand the "stories" of science, math, language arts and history. Applytheatre/dance, music and visual arts improvisation activities to multiple curriculumtopics.Fromimagininghowtotranslatescientificprocessesintotheatreormovement;tovocal improvisations inmath;to“nomaterialsrequired”visualartsexplorationsforsocial studies– studentsengage their creative facilities tomakepersonal connectionsandintegratethemwithcurriculum.MW6.MultipleIntelligences-MultipleSolutionsPresenter:ChristopherEavesMultiple Intelligences—Multiple Solutions prompts participants to creatively examineinstructionalapplicationsofstorytellingthroughthenineintelligenceswithanextendedfocusonthekinestheticnarrative.ThisworkshopfeaturestheworkoftheoristHowardGardner upon which HOT Schools Core Components are based. You will leaveunderstandinghowtobetterengagestudents in learning throughmultiplemodalities.

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An array of cooperative games and artful activities designed to inspire curiosity, willallowyou to implement curriculumalignedwithCCSSwith theunderstandingof howenablingconstraintsstrengthencreativityandproblemsolving.MW7.AndSotheStoryBegins:AguidetoArtsIntegrationandPrimaryLiteracyInstruction–HOTReadersPresenter:SharonBerndtThefirst"text"thatachildencountersisstory.Childrenarenaturalstorytellersandtheconnectionfromoralstoriestoreadingtextcanbeajoyfuljourneyforbothstudentandteacher.Thisworkshopwillexplorearts-infusedliteracyinstructionforearlyelementaryagedstudents.Instructionalpracticesforreading,writing,speakingandlisteningwillbesharedthroughartformssuchasmusic,puppetry,art,movement,writingandtheater.Seehowstorycanbeanaturalbridgetoearlyliteracy.

WORKSHOPSTuesdayJuly12,2016

2:15-4:15pmWorkshopsare2hourexperientiallearningexperiencesprovidingexplorations

inavarietyofartsmediasupportingtheHOTSchoolsCoreComponentsandtheInstitutethemeofStorytelling:anArtfulJourney.

TW1."ClassCharacters":AFictionWritingPortfolioProjectPresenter:LeslieJohnson“Class Characters” is an original program designed by Leslie tomakewriting fictionalnarratives a fun and accessible process for kids. Leslie uses a portfolio approach tointroduce and explore the elements of fiction: character creation and description,setting,emotion,action,andmore.Thisprogramprovidesstory-buildingtechniquesandinteractivewritingexercisesthatteacherscaneasilyuseintheirclassrooms,alongwithtips for using visual and dramatic arts to enliven the writing process. Excellent forbuildingdescriptiveandnarrativewritingskills!TW2.EngagingParents!Presenter:AnnShapiroLearn how to involve parents through participatory storytelling designed to helpchildren with literacy skills – listening, speaking and visualizing and enhancingcomprehension. Understand how the oral tradition can help build students’ literacyskillsandbeappliedtoreading.Comeawaywithastorytotellandlanguage-richfollow-upsforyourtool-kitofstorytellingandstrategiestoeaseparents’stressandencouragethemtousetheoraltraditionathome.Takeanartfuljourneyintotheoraltraditionbyplayingwithfolktalesandyourownpersonalstory.

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TW3.ExploringStoriesthroughDrums&DancePresenters:L'AnaBurton&ZachCombsDrumming and dancingwill combine to explore personal expression. Participantswillbecomeconfidentmovers,energizedbymakingrhythmstogether,betterequippedtoplaywithmovement,rhythms&storiesintheirownclassrooms.LearnAfricanrhythmsandexplorewaystoconvertcurricularstoriesinto"dancestories".Comereadytomoveandfindyourownrhythm!TW4.“Listeningtoyou…IgettheStory”Presenter:DoeBoyle&LindsayWatsonJohnUpdike,perhaps,said itbest:"Noamountof learnedskillscansubstitute for thefeelingofhavinga lot tosay,ofbringingnews.Memories, impressions,andemotionsfrom your first 20 years on earth are most writers' main material; little that comesafterward is quite so rich and resonant.” Participants will learn techniques fordevelopingaclassroomenvironment inwhich risk-taking inwriting isencouragedandfostered,particularlyintheareasofpersonalnarrative,memoir,andpoetry.TW5.OrigamiStorigamiPresenter:MotokoExploretheartoforigamiasanaidtodevelopmentofliteracyandnarrativeskills;andasatooltomakegeometrylessonscomealive.Followingherstep-by-stepinstructions,participants will create two- and three-dimensional objects and design their ownlanguage arts andmath lessons. Youwill gain an understanding of: how to teach 3-5origami projects appropriate for their grade levels; how to create a lesson plan thatconnects your ELA and/or Math curricula with origami; and how to access origami-relatedresourcesthatwillaidyouintheirfuturequests.Origamiandstorytellinghavemuch in common: They both require skills in sequential thinking, imagination,visualization,andcreativeexpression.Thetwoartformscombinedprovideapowerfulteachingtooltodevelopstudents’capacityfornarrativecommunication.Origamiisaneffectiveantidotetoelectronicgadgetsthat inundatetoday’schildren.Motoko’sstep-by-stepinstructionswillenableyoutoaccesstheartformwithclarityandconfidence.TW6.Patterns,SequencesandCombinationsPresenter:BethKlingherWikipedia defines a story as “any report of connected events, actual or imaginary,presentedinasequenceofwrittenorspokenwords…"Amathematicalstorymightbeasequence of numbers that are connected in a specific way. By adding a creativecomponent,wetellamathematicalandartfulstory.Participantswillexploretheuseofpatternsandsequencesincreatingabstractart.Reviewingexamplesofthis inmodernart,wewill createourowndesignsusingalgebraicpatternsandcombinations.Gainadeeperunderstandingofhowpatternsareused inbothmathematicsandart, formingthebasisforalgebraicthinking.Learnnewmethodsofteachingtheseskillstostudentsusinghands-onactivitiesthatcanbeusedintheclassroom.

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TW7.QuiltedMathProblemsPresenter:SallyRogersQuiltshavebeenusedthroughoutourhistorytotellstories.Participantswilldesignandcreatepaperquilts todemonstrate fractions (addition,equivalence,partsofawhole),measurement,perimeterandarea.Theywillexplorequiltmakersandthewaysinwhichtheyhaveusedquiltstotellstories,andexplorethemathinvolvedinthemakingofthequilts.Witheasily accessiblematerials suchaspaper, participantswill learnbydoing,howtheycanusevisualandtactilemodalitiestoenhancetheteachingandlearningofmathematicalconcepts.TW8.SneakUponLearning!Presenter:PageMcBrierStoriescanserveaspowerfulintroductionstocurricularcontent.Inthisworkshop,learnhow to use movement and tableau technique to recreate portions of relevant storytextsthatleadtoinstantengagement,richerwritingandadeeperunderstandingofthestory.Using several texts, thisworkshopwill illustratehowto introducestudents toanew curriculum topic by asking them to engage in a portion of a story first throughmovementandtableauandthenwriting.TW9.Storyquilts:theArtofVisualStorytellingPresenter:EdJohnettaFowlerMillerAnInternationallyrenownedquilter,EdJohnettawillsharehercreationsfromCubaandSouth Africa and the stories they tell. You will create personalized beautiful collagedesigns using an assortment of images, ethnic paper, fabrics from around theworld,buttons,beads,Africantradebeads,paints,foundmaterial,stencilsandsomuchmore.Learn to be spontaneous and experiment with materials to tell your story. Whenworkinginmixedmediathereisnorightorwrongwaytodoit,accidentsandmistakesareinvited.Curiousbeginnersandprofessionalartistsareallwelcome.TW10.WeavingaSTEAMStory:IntegratingBasketWeavingandOceanCurrentsforMS/HSstudentsPresenter:MaryBrooksScience is a series of stories that are strung together across time and place. Thesestories explain what we observe, but also compel us to look deeper; they spark ourcuriositywhilebindingus together.Science inspires stories thathavenoend!Wewillusesomeofthebasiccausesofoceancurrentsasartpromptsforwovenvessels.Theseweavingsallowparticipants toexploreand representvisually theelements that causeandsustainoceancurrents.Reflectivewritingabouttheprocessiscriticaltotellingthisstoryandcompletingthelearningprocess.

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WORKSHOPS

WednesdayJuly13,20162:15–4:15pm

WednesdayafternoonworkshopswillbeheldattheWadsworthAtheneum.WW1.ArtandPoetryPresenter:JohannaMillerStorytellingtakesmanyforms.Theartist’sinthemuseum’scollectionstelltheirstoriesthrough artistic media. By exploring the connection between poetry and art,participantswilllearnnewwaysofexpressingpersonalnarratives.UsingtheMuseum’scollections as a resource and through a combination of discussion, group work, andwriting activities, participants inwill explore the relationshipbetweenart andpoetry,andwill understand the formal and expressive similarities betweenworks of art andpoetry.Participantswillcomposetheirownpoemsinspiredbyworksofart.WW2.EnPleinAir:StoriesthatchangewiththelightPresenter:MarkPatnodeImaginethatthestoryyouaretryingtotell,theimageyouaretryingtocapturechangesminute byminute! En Plein air paintersmade the revolutionarymove from studio tolandscape, creating breathtaking works that portray the environment around us.Participantswill first explore the Hudson River painters in theWadsworthMuseum’scollectionandthenpaintingenPleinAirinBushnellPark.(weatherpermitting–insideifnot).WW3.Myths,Stories,andLegendsPresenter:AngelaParkerGreco-Romanmythsandlegendshavebeentoldandre-toldinthevisualarts.Tryyourhandat representingamythical story invisualandnarrative forms.Exploring the richcollectionsattheWadsworthAtheneum,participantswillgainanunderstandingofhowartistshavedepictedmythicalnarrativesacrossdifferenttimeperiodsand indifferentmedia.This isanopportunitytoengageinvisualanalysisofnarrativeartworksandbeinspiredcreateyourownnarrativepieces.Thesetechniquesareimmediatelyapplicabletoyourclassroom!WW4.Hearts&MindsWithoutFear:UnmaskingOurStoriesPresenters:Dr.BarbaraA.ClarkandDr.JamesJossFrenchThepowerof storytellingcreatesa space for thesacredand imaginative realmwithinchildren’sandteacher’sheartsandminds.Exploringpersonalidentityleadstocreatingacompassionate community. We will unmask personal stories as a lens to exploreidentity, sense of self, diversity and cultural relevancy in the classroom and schoolcommunity.Usingmasks,movement,poetryandmusic,learnhowtoreleaseyourvoicethroughstories.Raiseyourawarenessofotherswhilecelebratingwhoyouareandwhatyoucandotochangeyourlifeandthelivesofothersinthesimplestofways.Gainan

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understandingof howaesthetic education integratedwith languagearts supports theCommon Core Standards and how designing authentic performance assessmentseffectivelytellsthestory.WW5.PostcardPoetryPresenter:MaryAnnMcAndrewExperienceaHOTSchools strategy thatexemplifies all threeof theHOTSchoolsCoreComponents: Strong Arts, Arts Integration and Democratic Practice. The session willprovide an opportunity to work directly from paintings in theWadsworth Atheneum(whichcanbereplicatedintheclassroomusingpostcardreproductions)aspromptsforwriting poetry. The standards based, curriculum connected Post Card Poetry processreinforcesstudentvoice,choiceparticipationandresponsibilityandreinforceslearningin a variety of standards-based curriculum. Participants will leave with immediatelyactionablehands-onstrategiestouseintheirclassroomstoteachwritingandpoetry.WW6.StoriesfromtheAncientWorldPresenter:AnnButlerRiceExplore and engage with original works of art in the collection of the WadsworthAtheneumMuseumof Art. This Artful Journeywill take participants to distant placesand spaces through stories surrounding the material culture of ancient civilizations.ThroughcloseobservationandinteractionwithworksfromancientChina,Egypt,GreeceandIraq,participantswillexpandtheirunderstandingofhistoryandculture.Whilewebuildvisualandlanguageskills,participantswillfeelempoweredtouseworksofartforteaching other disciplines. Session participants will understand the power of closelooking,storyformingandstorytellingtoactivatematerialculture.WW7.StorytellingandVisualLiteracyPresenter:TomLeeDoeseverypicturereallytellastory?Ordoeseveryviewerseeauniquestoryineverypicture?ParticipantsinthisworkshopwillexploreaspectsofVisualLiteracy-howvisualimages communicate in ways that parallel written texts. We will share stories, andconsider howwe listen with our visualminds. Learn a range of strategies to engagestudents in thoughtful discussions of artwork. Identify how narrative and visualstorytellingdifferandhowtheyarethesame.LearnhowArtInstitutionscanbevaluableteachingtoolsintheliteracyclassroom.WW8.TellmeaPicturePresenter:BethHartIt is said "A picture is worth a thousand words". Often students have difficultygenerating story ideas.By closely "reading"aworkofart, theycan find inspiration tocreate a written or oral story. The museum is a perfect venue for sparking creativestorytelling.ChoosingananchorworkfromtheWadsworthAtheneum’scollection,youwill design andhave anopportunity to share a lessonbasedon thatwork. Strategiespresentedinthisworkshopareeasytouse,applicabletostudentsofallages,andcan

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beusedacrossthecurriculum.Learntoengagestudentsin"closereading"ofvisualartandphotographsinordertoelicitstories,sparkinquiryanddeepenunderstanding.WW9.TheArtofSlamPresenter:GayleDanleySlampoetry isstorytelling in its formandat itscore.Laughandcrywhile learningthefour simple steps to writing and sharing your own slam poems. Participants willgraduatefrom"Ican'tdothisandIhatepoetry,"to"Wow,Iamamazingandyouaretoo." Everyone will go home eager to teach someone else how to free themselvesthroughslam.Throughcreating,youwillknowhowaccessibleandfreeingtheartformisandunderstandthatyoutoocanteachothershowtowriteandsharefromtheheart.Thecraftspeoplethatexcelinthisrelativelynewgenre,aremastertellerswhocondensetheirstoriesdowntotheboneandpresentthemwithprecisionandstyle,meter,toneandpace.Slamandstorytellingaresecondcousinsandtheyshould justgoaheadandadmitthatatthefamilyreunion.WW10.SongsandStoriesPresenter:DonCooperMusicreinforcesthehistoryandsharedhumanexperienceofstorytelling inbothoralandwrittentraditions.Participantsinthisworkshopwillexploreandanalyzefolkballadsin relation to common storyelements, literarydevices, poetic language, imagery, andthemusicality and rhythmofwords. Create a short tale, basedona common theme,using interchangeable forms. There is a strong connective tool between music andlanguagearts.Itilluminatestheunexpectedfreedomandeaseofcreatingwhileworkingwithinproscribedstructuresandboundaries.

WORKSHOPSThursdayJuly14,2016

2:15–4:15pmThW1.MakingStoriesCometoLife:AJourneyThatStartsintheLibraryPresenters:BarbaraJohnson&JennyLussierThisworkshop focuseson the studentas a storyteller. Through the integrationof theartsintotheresearchprocess,participantscaninspirestudentstotellthestoryoftheirlearning. Participants will also gain new technology tools, to provide more studentchoiceduring the researchprocess. Youwill designanarts integrated inquiryproject,developing questions and a direction for research. Resources and guidance will beprovided every step of the way! Participants will gain an understanding of how tofacilitate student research projects using Barb Stripling’s Model of Inquiry.Participants will leave with an understanding of the MAKER movement, STEAMinitiativesandhowtheirschoollibrary(librarian)canbeusedasacollaborativepartnerandresourceduringinquirybasedresearch.

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ThW2.OrganicStoryGrowingPresenter:RichardHillWhataretheseedsofastory?Discoverthethreadsthatcanbewoven intoanartful,distinctly human tapestry. They could be a one-on-one conversation, an interview, ajournal entry, a dream. Through youth radioproductions youwill discover howmanysuch seedshave grown into seedlings and full-grown trees. Participantswill learn theingredientsofaneffective, impactful storywhile creatinga collaborative story.Actualstorytellingcanbeginwiththeprosaicdetailsofourlivesandthelivesofothers.ThW3.StudentStorytellers=StudentTeachers!Presenters:CarolGlynn&DawnMayLearn how to help students learn required curriculumwhile teaching others throughstorytelling. We will compare popular “how and why stories” using multiple studentwritten plays to explore the themes of fiction, fact and values. These tools willencouragestudentstotakeownershipoftheircurriculumandsharetheirunderstandingbyteachingit instoryformtotheirpeers.Explorehowstudentscanbecometeacherswhosharetheiroriginalstoriesandtextintegratedwithinavarietyofcurriculum.Yourtoolkitwillbefullofintegratedcooperativestrategiesacrossallcurricularcontent!ThW4.TakeaDigitalSpinonArtsIntegration!Presenter:AmyTraggianeseConnectdigital activitieswith creative techniques andapps to integrate artwith coresubjects! Using devices to take photos/video and record speech can help studentspractice speaking and increase their fluency. We will discuss how to use digitalconnections to the CCSS: speaking audibly, expressing thoughts, feelings, and ideasclearly, describing people, places, things, and events and...creating multimediacomponents and visual displays for presentations. Storytelling with a digital twist!Participantsmustbringtheirownmobiledevices(tablets,phones)tocreatetheirowncontent.ThW5.TellingOurHeartSongswithPoetryandMusicPresenter:ThomasinaLevyPoetry is theartof tellingourHeartStorieswithwords.Music is theArtof tellingourHeartStories in song. Combining these two profound art forms encourages creativeexpression.Inasupportiveandempatheticenvironment,music,movement,writingandvisualartscanenhancestudents'creativewritingskillsandhelptodevelopexpressivelanguageandcollaboration.AlignedwithCommonCoreStateStandards,youwillgaintoolsforusingmusicandpoetryinyourclassroom.ThW6.TheDramaticDifferenceinthePreK-3ClassroomPresenter:TracyKaneNarrativeanddramagohand-in-hand,sotheuseofapicturebookasthebasisforonedramasequenceispredictable.What’suniqueisthetransformationofcontentfromaninformational text about an endangered species into a story for the second drama

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sequenceandhoweachstoryunfolds.Discoverhowdramatapsstudents’imaginationsastheylearncontent,practicespeakingandlistening,andcollaboratewithpeers.ThW7.WeCanAllTellaTale!!!!Presenter:AbigailJeffersonWearealltellersoftales.JoinAbigail“Ifatola”Jeffersoninafunandexcitingworkshopofplayingstorytellinggamesandweavingtalestoshare!Discoverthestorytellerinyou.Fromwarm-up activities used as ice breakers to build community to creative drama,gamesareplayedthatleadtoimpromptustorysharing.Youwillbeprovidedpromptstocreate and tell your own personal stories and will gain skills in basic storytellingtechniqueswhichincludehigherlevelthinkingskills,cooperativelearning,listening,andpublicspeaking.Callandresponsesongs,stories,danceandrhythmare introducedtoenlivenyourexperienceandprovideawealthofideasforyourclassroom.ThW8.WeRise:SocialJusticePresenters:RuthLewis&AlikaHopeExploresocialjusticethemesthroughtheater,choreography,andcreativemovementbyintegratingtheworksofLangstonHughes,MayaAngelou,JacquelineWoodsonandToniMorrison.WithGandhi,MartinLutherKingandAungSanSuuKyiasexamples,youwilluse theater and choreography techniques to demonstrate civil disobedience.Techniquesforintegratingpoetry,spokenword,andmovementintoyoursocialstudiescurriculumwillmakesocialjusticeandpeacefulprotestanaccessibleideaforstudentsofallages.ThW9.FindingYourStorytellingRootsPresenter:JosephBruchacAncestry, Family, Place andPersonal Experience. The ideasof the circleof stories—inwhich everyone has an equal place—and stories as journeys will be emphasized. Beintroduced, through storytelling and discussion, to the four roots that everyone haswhich can be traced to connect them to their ownunique stories. Learnmore aboutyourownresourcesforstorytellingandgeneratingwritingwithanappreciationofthepowerofstoriestoexpressandperhapseventransformyourexperienceintoart.ThW10.AmericanSignLanguage:AvocabularyforstorytellingPresenter:BrandonKazen-MaddoxStoriesaretoldthroughmanytraditionsandlanguages-oral,writtenandsign!Jointhisintroduction to Deaf culture and learn the basics ofAmerican Sign Language(ASL)Designedforabsolutebeginners, thisworkshopwillintroduceparticipantstothefive parameters of American Sign Language (hand shape, movement, location, palmorientation and facial expressions), the ASL alphabet, and teachbeginning tools forcommunicatingusingthelanguageofDeafpeople,ASL.TaughtbyaGrandchildofDeafAdults,orGODA–learnaboutculturalappropriation,interpreting,CODAvs.GODAandDeafculturalvalues.ThereisnopriorexperiencewithASLnecessary.Attheendoftheworkshop,wewilltellaninteractiveASLstorytogether.

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ARTSEXPLORATONS**&EVENINGWORKSHOPSHOTSchools™offersopportunitiesforcollaborativeart-makingeachevening.OnTuesdayandWednesdayevenings,youwillhaveadditionalworkshop

opportunitiestoexploreStorytellingthroughpersonalnarrative.**Artsexplorationsdonotrequireregistration.

TUESDAYEVENING

8:30pmStoriesofOurLives-WritingCreativeNonfictionPresenter:LeslieJohnsonDelve into the art of memoir and personal narrative with accessible strategies forcreative nonfiction! The art of creative nonfiction can help us recognize, understand,and sharewithothersmeaningfulevents in the journeyofourown lives.Participantswill learn(bydoing!)fivedynamicexercisesfortapping intothestoriesofourreal lifeexperiencesandbringingthemtovividlifeonthepage.1)Participantswillpracticefiveartful exercises that enliven the narrative writing process. 2) Participants willunderstandhow to adapt theexercises for the grade level they teach. 3) Participantswillseehowtheartofcreativenonfictioncanbuildcompassionandcommunityintheclassroom.

WEDNESDAYEVENING8:30pm

EngagingNarrativeHealingPresenter:ReggieMarraNarrativehealingemergeswherethecraftofstorytellingandtheessentialhumanneedto heal meet on the journey we call life. While context and details of timing andintensity differ, each of us carries stories of loss. This workshop is an invitation toengageourstoriesinwaysthatheal,ratherthanhurtorblame.Youwillhearexamplesof others’ and also write drafts of your own healing narrative, and will engage thedeeply individualanduniversalnatureof lossandhealing.Youwill knowwhat it feelsliketowrite(andperhapsshare)ahealingstory,understandthefoundationalelementsof, and basic strategies for writing, stories that heal, and carry with you essentialreferencesforlearningmoreandhelpingotherswriteinawaythatheals.

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