PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND TEACHING ARTISTS
 The arts do not exist by themselves, but are inextricably linked to our life experiences. Through the arts we can inspire and engage students and the community to discover more about themselves, areas of study and the world.
Major Goals
Through instruction, participants will:
- Inquire into the nature and significance of dance and the artistic process.
- Explore concepts of curricular and co-curricular instruction through differentiated and cooperative learning.
- Design and implement lesson plans integrating the arts.
- Collaborate actively with professional artists.
- Evaluate student outcomes with a variety of tools.
Aladdin: Finding the Magic in Dance
Professional Development in Arts Integration for K-5 Teachers
 This experiential professional development workshop presents alternative teaching/learning processes that connect teachers, students, and artists through the art form of dance.
Aladdin: Finding the Magic in Dance was designed to follow BalletMet's Artistic Director, Gerard Charles' choreographic creative process from conception to premiere of Aladdin. This curriculum has been developed around two ODE Dance Content Standards: Creative Expression and Communication and Valuing/Aesthetic Reflection. Teachers will receive training in the elements of dance and in the use of the six-lesson Finding the Magic in Dance curriculum that uses ODE Dance and other related Content Standards. Curriculum connections include English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Drama, Math, and Science. Each lesson has been created for K-5 classroom teachers wishing to include arts experiences through co-curricular or integrated instruction in their classrooms. The lesson unit comes with a DVD and music CD and contains embedded MI learning strategies that support differentiated instruction.
Teachers participating in this program will receive two free tickets to a selected BalletMet performance. Workshops participants are encouraged to contact BalletMet to arrange for a discounted movement workshop around the curriculum or a performance viewing opportunity for their students as an extension of the lesson unit.
The Aladdin Curriculum with its accompanying DVD and music CD is available for $50 plus tax purchase. Contact education@balletmet.org to order a copy.
Call Ambre Emory-Maier
at 614.586.8635 or
e-mail to learn more.
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