Desired Outcomes

Share and celebrate progress in regions. Leads share some of the positive capacity building efforts, lessons learned 

Gain greater understanding of the LA Arts Commission's Arts for All Initiative and The California Arts Project

Revisit discussion on culturally responsive strategies and explore ways to weave these approaches into our work 
   
Learn what’s happening in the arts at The California Department of Education
 
Learn new information about the CCSESA Arts Initiative arts resource subgrant leads

Plan for the May 19 Colloquium

Envision our future work for July 1, 2010- through June 30, 2011

Jane Goodall believes that all animals can talk; it’s just that we don’t often understand what they’re saying.  When Animals Talk tells stories of animals that have changed the lives of the people they’ve touched.  Dr. Goodall’s message is that communicating with animals brings humankind closer to another world, and that such liaisons can bring about unexpected benefits for both.  An official selection of the Kids First Film Festival.

The program is geared toward students in grades 4-6 and meets the California Science Standard’s.

The film will be introduced by a local Anthropologist and there will be a question/answer session after the film.  We will also provide curriculum to teachers to support their students learning before, during, and after the program.

·        Join us as stellar teachers from across California representing all 11 service regions share exciting examples of student work and teacher practice in the visual and performing arts across all grade levels.

·        Become part of a one-day professional learning community where we engage together in discussions about arts learning in the classroom.

·        Learn more about an on-line arts assessment compendium sponsored by the CCSESA Arts Initiative.

·        Hear from education leaders about how to strengthen arts in your school district.

Join us for an Interactive Session with Dr. Mary Stone Hanley

Please join us on January 19, 2010 in Sacramento for our second arts education  symposium.  Our featured presenter will be Dr. Mary Stone Hanley.  Dr. Mary Stone Hanley has been an educator in public schools and higher education for more than 35 years. She has a B.A. in Children’s Theater, a Masters in Educational Communications and Technology with an emphasis in film and television, and received a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with cognates in multicultural education and drama from the University of Washington, Seattle. She is a playwright, screenwriter, and poet. Her most recent publication, (prepared for the Heinz Endowments, June 2009) Cultural Responsiveness, Racial Identity and Academic Success: A Review of Literature Review. 

Location:  Courtyard by Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo

Date/Time:  January 19, 2010  12:00 noon through 4:00 PM

(Lunch will be served at noon followed  by the symposium that will begin at 12:45)

Registration Fee:  $25