The Maine Learning Technology Initiative presents “ARTS, INNOVATION and CREATIVITY” Spring Institute on Sunday and Monday, April 6 and 7th at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. Many of the sessions will be presented collaboratively giving participants the opportunity to broaden their knowledge in connecting Visual or Performing Arts to other Learning Results content with a major focus on creativity.
Workshop sessions will include:
• over 30 hands-on creative and imaginative professional develop opportunities;
• interdisciplinary connections between the arts and creative thinking in other Maine Learning Results content areas utilizing technology;
• innovative instruction, curriculum and assessment;
• a link between at least one arts discipline (music, dance, theater or visual art) and at least one other content area from the MLR’s (Career and Education Development, English Language Arts, Health Education and Physical Education, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Studies, World Languages);
• unique learning opportunities for educators utilizing technology to impact teaching and learning for all students.
Other important information:
• The Imagination Station is a space for exploring ideas and is staffed by a bevy of MLTI/ eMINTS Trainer Mentors. We are inviting everyone to share their work on core content areas, with a focus on Visual and Performing Arts.
• Participants are required to have an Apple laptop (preferably with either the middle school or high school MLTI image or similar software). The major focus is for grades -12 educators but all are welcome.
• Don't miss Monday's lunch with featured speaker Tim Sample. Art saved Tim on his journey through education. Learn his special perspective on technology, education and life in Maine as he knows it.
• Registration for the conference opens February 25. The registration fee will be $45 and room cost is $49.50 plus tax based on double occupancy. See registration information below.
This is a partial list of sessions (more will be added as they are finalized):
• A Sense of Place Linda Stanley and Doug Moody - High school students explored their own sense of place through poetry, painting, computer art and their community. The unit began from a teacher seminar during a summer session at the Portland Museum of Art. Participants will view a power point presentation documenting the work of high school students as the study Winslow Homer’s “Weatherbeaten”. The presentation will show how students combined their poetry and superimposed their writing on top of their altered version of Homer’s work.
• Animating a Figure Suzanne Goulet - Combine a basic drawing program and video editing software to produce animations that students can use to demonstrate understanding of movement and foreshortening. Incorporating Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) is also a major component of this workshop. All Levels -Handouts, DVD.
• Cameras As Tools Sarah Sutter - Learn how to use your digital camera to measure acceleration/deceleration, have students explain math concepts through imagery, produce documentation of student work for portfolios, and more. Even the most basic digital camera has settings that will let you do some remarkable projects in your classroom. Students with access to digital cameras can document their own learning for later reflection in NoteShare or on an interactive Voicethread.
• Claymation Movies Katherine Thompson and Deborah Livengood - Learn how to use IPhoto , IMovie and ITunes to create stop motion animation movies with your classes. The session will begin by viewing some stop motion movies created by students at Windham Middle School. A brief slide show of the students at work will follow. Participants will then have the opportunity to make their own stop motion movie.
For more information contact:
Bob McIntire
Tech Team - MLTI/eMINTS Project Manager
Maine Department of Education
207-624-6778
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