Happy Arts Month!
March is a time to both celebrate and advocate for all arts disciplines. Did you know that Music in Our Schools Month started as a single state-wide advocacy day in New York on March 14, 1973 and Youth Art Month Started in 1961 through The Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI)? Learn more about the movements behind these celebrations from the Council for Art Education and the National Association for Music Education. Regardless of the origins of our art month celebrations, it is imperative that we recognize arts education as a vital component to a well-rounded, comprehensive education.
To that end, here are the planned DPI Arts Month Celebrations:
- State Superintendent, Dr. Jill Underly Arts Month Proclamation (see below) and upcoming visit to one of the WMEA Capitol Concerts this month.
- Participation in the WISEdata Conference on March 6 offering guidance on arts data reporting.
- Participation in the upcoming March 12 Wisconsin visit by the Chair of the National Endowment of the Arts, Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson.
- Guest speaker at the Wisconsin Arts Educators Association (WAEA)State Art Show & Youth Art Month Celebration on March 22 in Madison.
- Throughout the month I will publish via this listserv brief interviews with Wisconsin Arts Educators doing amazing, innovative work in their classrooms. Those same arts educators will also appear in an upcoming DPI ConnectED Newsletter. They are:
- March 7 - Luke Adsit, Choir, Stevens Point Area Senior High School
- March 11 - Kat Abdenholden, Dance Educator, Renaissance School of the Arts, Appleton School District.
- March 13 - Julie Purney, Art Teacher and Maker Mentor, Pewaukee Lake Elementary School
- March 15 - Maggie Zeidel, Band, Northstar Middle School, Eau Claire
- March 20 - Colleen Jaskulski, Theatre, Wauwatosa East High School
- March 22 - Tim Hall, Digital Media Arts, Milton High School
As we enter Arts Month, let's all reflect on how the arts have shaped ALL of our lives. What would the world look like, feel like, sound like without the arts and arts education? Now imagine a world that views the arts as a fundamental human capacity and need and intentionally seeks to prioritize the time students spend working with and through the arts. The arts represent a pathway for learning and understanding both the world around us as well as in us; an opportunity to grow in empathy, creativity, curiosity, patience, and grace. Let's move toward that vision together.
Chris
Dance Licensure Update
Beginning on the afternoon of Thursday, February 29, and continuing on Friday, March 1, messages were being sent across the state and nation regarding a proposed Wisconsin rule change CR 24-008 that would eliminate dance licensure in Wisconsin. A public hearing was held at 11:30 am (CT) on Friday, March 1, with about a dozen dance education advocates speaking in support of retaining dance licensure in Wisconsin. Many more individuals submitted written support for dance education, including the Executive Officer of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), via the legislative rule feedback form that closed at 11:59 pm on Friday.
The purpose of a rule hearing is to hear public feedback, and the immediate and overwhelming support for dance education was heard loud and clear. The Department of Public Instruction will not take action on the proposed rule change at this time. Many thanks to all who spoke so passionately about the importance of dance education and its value as a unique, artistic discipline.
As the founding president of the National Dance Education Organization, Dr. Rima Faber stated in her letter of support, “Through the art of dance, all children can express who they are, how they interact with the world, and how they feel. They develop their physical skills by creating their own work with movements that have meaning. They can share ideas and feelings instead of being shown steps to copy."
What initially caused this proposed rule change to be initiated? Less than fifteen current educators hold the Wisconsin Dance Licensure, and this change would not have changed their licenses. In addition, we know very few schools across the state offer dance as a curricular offering during the school day. As such, no institutions of higher education in Wisconsin currently offer a dance education degree program. These facts triggered a process that considers rule changes regarding licensure.
It is evident by the outpouring of support for dance education that Wisconsin values and understands the need for our students to learn and express themselves through movement. While it is true that many schools offer dance units during physical education, forms of dance as extra-curricular options, or rely on local businesses to provide dance experiences, it is necessary to create equitable options for students to engage in this art form by a licensed instructor centered on state and national standards.
Talk to any educator, and they will share the urgent need to find ways to support our learners with more movement and ways to learn in different ways. Dance has been overlooked for far too long. Now is the time to take this energy and do something with it: to think creatively to solve scheduling and staffing challenges. If we KNOW this is good for kids, then we owe it to them to work together to find ways to make it happen.
To that end, I'm excited to announce the first Wisconsin Dance Summit to be held online on Monday, April 29, from 6 to 7:30 pm (Central Time). Registration is FREE and is open at this link. The Summit will include a panel discussion featuring Dr. Chell Parkins, Arnhold Director of Dance Education at UW-Madison, Dr. Dale Schmid, former President of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), and Chris Gleason, Wisconsin DPI Arts & Creativity Consultant. The event will be moderated by Dr. Julie Palkowski. The Summit will also include opportunities for group discussion and brainstorming. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Join us and help envision a brighter future for our kids.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is proud to announce a new project that will annually collect high quality digital images of student artwork from across the state. The images will be printed, framed, and hung in the new home for DPI in the Tommy G Thompson Center near the capitol building in Madison for one year beginning the summer of 2024. In addition, the artwork will also be displayed on the Arts & Creativity page of the DPI Website.
Quick Overview:
- Entries are open to all K-12 aged students in Wisconsin.
- Each Wisconsin art educator can submit up to 5 works of art from their school’s current work.
- Submission of the student art is done 100% digitally via the project Google Form.
- To be considered for this year, artwork and accompanying information must be submitted no later than May 15, 2024.
- Project Details and the Submission Form can at the button below!
2023 WI Arts Celebration Project
More examples of schools utilizing the free materials from the 2023 WACP keep coming in! Check out the most recent concert videos from Baldwin-Woodville! Thank you for embracing this project and sharing in this celebration of the Wisconsin Arts Board's 50th Anniversary. Let me know if you plan to use any of the materials and I will add you to the page that has been created on the DPI Website to highlight those schools who are participating in the Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project "Like The Wind". Want to learn more about the project? Just click here!
Makerspace/FabLab Survey
Staff at DPI are thinking about how to support and bring together schools, libraries, and other organizations with makerspaces and similar creative spaces. We appreciate your input as we gather information about what's happening and what's needed with these initiatives. https://forms.gle/oHwKEKbmEzCqvCE6A
2024 Summer Institute: A three-day retreat for school teams on innovation and growing hope
When: July 15–18, 2024
Where: Land O'Lakes (tentative)
Who: School teams of between 4–6 people, including (but not limited to) administrators, educators, and instructional leaders.
What: Through hands-on experiences, concurrent sessions, small-group discussion, networking, and reflection, school teams can joyfully explore ways to create their own pathways to hope. Participants will also receive implementation support throughout the 2024-25 school year through online sessions.
Topics include:
- Alternatives to Traditional Grading
- Culturally Relevant Instruction
- Flexibility within the Law
- Growing Hope
- Personalized, Competency-based learning
- and more…
Registration will include food and lodging. Limited to 60 participants. Registration priority will be given to school teams of between 4–6 people. Scholarships will be available based on need.
Applications for scholarships and registration materials will be posted here as they become available. Sign up on the Google Form found on this page to be notified by email.
Building community through dance: Janesville Parker teacher weaves culture into curriculum
A dance teacher at Janesville Parker High School is embracing the African dance culture year-round by integrating it into the arts. The Washington D.C. native is now in her second school year at Parker, educating her students through movement and music.
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra hosts annual Teen Choral Partners Concert.
See photos from the recent Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Teen Choral Partners Concert featuring students from the Milwaukee High School of the Arts and Germantown and Hartford Union High Schools on Feb. 28.
14-year-old La Crosse native wins the honors to perform with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Every year, young musicians from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa compete for a chance to play with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra in the Richard Record Rising Stars Concerto Competition. La Crosse native André Peck is one of two artists to take that honor this year. 14-year-old André Peck has been playing the piano since four years old.
"I think it's kind of fun because you can like about piano you can mimic the sound of an orchestra just with one instrument," Peck said. "It kind of has a lot of depth when you play."
The Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra building is ready for its premiere
These children, of around 500, are all excited about being in the long-awaited new music center on the 1100 block of East Washington Avenue. The $33 million building will have its official ribbon cutting in April, but music is already being heard inside.
Pleasant Rowland, creator of the American Girl dolls, recently remarked, “The new building right in the heart of Madison will change the horizon for WYSO and the community.” She continued, “Young musicians will dream bigger and work harder. They will connect with others who love music and together create a culture of excellence for everyone.”
Milwaukee’s first youth poet laureate offers advice to aspiring creative writers
Milwaukee’s first youth poet laureate knows how intimidating the blank page feels. But Emily Igwike says overcoming that fear is how students can launch their endeavors into poetry and creative writing. Read More Here
Sherman Elementary Music teacher receives Golden Apple award
Music has always been an important part of a child’s education, however, events of recent years have seemed to make it even more important. More and more students struggle with their social and emotional status and music can be pivotal to their development.
A Waukesha high school is one of just 29 nationwide selected to perform a Harry Potter play
Waukesha West High School and those 28 other schools, were given the rights by Broadway Licensing Global to perform the high school edition of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
G-E-T High School band director creates lasting memories through the power of music
The halls of G-E-T High School are alive with the sound of music. The man bridging the brass, winds and percussion is Tony Kading.
Howard-Suamico band students featured in ad during Super Bowl
Students at a local high school were in the spotlight during the 2024 Super Bowl. If you were watching past the third quarter of the Super Bowl Sunday night, you might have seen the Bellin Health ad featuring band students from the Howard-Suamico school district. It also shows Packers head coach Matt LaFleur as the band instructor, giving the students the right instruments after using the wrong ones.
AMS bands lose members, band director worried about long term consequences
When Quint Schultz started teaching band at Ashland Middle School last year, there were roughly two dozen seventh and eighth graders in his classes and almost 60 sixth graders, now that number is no where near that amount.
The Historic Third Ward Was Nominated for USA Today’s “Best Arts District”
The Historic Third Ward has been nominated for USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice “Best Arts District” award for the third year in a row.
In 2022, the Third Ward placed third and in 2023 it placed seventh. Jordan Dechambre, marketing and communications director for the Historic Third Ward Association, is hoping it moves up the ranking this year. “The Third Ward is such a unique place,” Dechambre said. “It is definitely where modern meets historic in a really unique way.”
Bradford High School show selected for Thespian Festival
“Between the Lines” — directed by Stanfield and Ben Woods — debuted in October at Bradford and joins eight other school productions selected to perform on the theater festival’s main stage at Indiana University.
Solon Springs High School students mix chemistry with canvas
In the art room we just finished a cross-curricular lesson working with the chemistry class to create art using the oxidation process. High school students engaged in previous lessons explaining how acids and bases react during the oxidation process.
WAEA Youth Art Month Celebration
- Youth Art Month Celebration will be March 22, 2024 from 12:00-1:00 pm with make and takes, prizes, music, and much, much more!
- State art show will be March 2-22, 2024 at East Towne Mall in Madison, Wisconsin
- Participation will be FREE for members and $20 for non-members.
- The top 30 award winners will get a prize.
- The top award winner will have their artwork displayed on the cover of the WAEA Art Times Magazine!
- Read More & Register Here
Auditions are now open for WYSO’s 2024-2025 season!
Orchestra skills translate to many life situations as students learn leadership, self-confidence, teamwork, persistence, and resilience. Our orchestra ensembles are open to students ages 8-18 and scholarships are available for tuition and private lessons for any student who requires financial assistance. Auditions will take place at the WYSO Center for Music at 1118 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI.
WYSO includes three full orchestras, two string orchestras, a chamber music program, a harp program, a percussion ensemble, brass choirs, flute choir and the WYSO Music Makers program. Find more information about our programs and audition material on our website: https://wysomusic.org/join-us/auditions/
AUDITION TIMELINE
- March 1 - April 26, 2024: Audition Sign Up
- March 9, 2024: Audition Excerpts are posted
- May 21-June 6, 2024: Audition dates
Wisconsin Schools Film Festival
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech & Dramatic Arts Association (WISDAA), known for its extensive Speech (forensics) contest series, offers an entirely online film festival for middle + high schools to enter. This is a great way to showcase the work of your students beyond your school, and for students at participating schools to see the work of their peers from across the state. Entries are due April 30, 2024 and awards will be announced May 8 and subsequently shipped to schools. WISDAA is working on an in-person festival option for schools in 2025, featuring screenings and educational workshops for students and educators. Visit wisconsinschoolsfilmfest.org for more details.
U.S. Department of Ed's Office of Indian Education Student Artist Competition
The Office of Indian Education's 2024 Student Artist Competition is now open!
Are you an American Indian, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander artist, writer or videographer? If so, the Office of Indian Education’s Student Artist Competition (SAC) might be for you! The 2024 competition theme is “My Native Language.” Please use the guiding questions below as you create your entry.
Why do you love your Native language?
What is your favorite word in your Native language?
Why is it important to preserve and use your Native language?
What is the power, beauty, and impact of Native language?
What do you envision as the future of Native languages?
How do you feel when you hear your Native language?
Learn more about the contest and submit student work.
Submissions Due by 8pm PT on March 6, 2024
Wisconsin’s “Remake Learning Days” Festival is back! April 20–28, 2024
“Remake Learning Days: Badgerland” is a festival of events celebrating hands-on learning in various locations throughout the community. It’s part of a national nonprofit effort to showcase, celebrate and support joyful learning opportunities wherever they happen!
WHEN: “Remake Learning Days: Badgerland” runs as a regional family-friendly “umbrella”
festival at sites throughout Wisconsin Saturday, April 20 -- Sunday, April 28.
WHAT: The goal of Remake Learning Days is to celebrate hands-on learning in the community and,
when possible, for parents and caregivers to learn alongside their kids. Arts and science programs, museums, libraries, schools, youth organizations, clubs, businesses, community centers and learning allies are invited to add their existing events, activities and workshops to the festival calendar or to plan a new event that embraces hands-on learning!
Find out more at https://remakelearningdays.org/badgerland/
QUESTIONS? IDEAS? ASSISTANCE? We’re here to help. Contact Badgerland Festival
Coordinator Kathe Crowley Conn at kathe@wethinkbiginc.org or 608.800.2100
2024 Congressional Art Competitions
Office of Congressman Bryan Steil
1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
Deadline: April 10
Office of Congressman Mark Pocan
2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin
Deadline: TBD
Office of Congressman Derrick Van Orden
3rd Congressional District of Wisconsin
Deadline: March 29, 2024
Office of Congressperson Gwen Moore
4th Congressional District of Wisconsin
Deadline: March 29
Office of Congressman Scott Fitzgerald
5th Congressional District of Wisconsin
Deadline: April 19
Office of Congressman Glenn Grothman
6th Congressional District of Wisconsin
Deadline: April 15
Office of Congressman Tom Tiffany
7th Congressional District of Wisconsin
Deadline: April 5
Office of Congressman Mike Gallagher
8th Congressional District of Wisconsin
Deadline: April 1, 2024
WMEA Capitol Concert Schedule Released
Each year, WMEA sponsors school music group concerts in the State Capitol Rotunda during March. The concerts kick off as a celebration of NAfME’s Music In Our Schools Month and offer groups an opportunity to perform in this beautiful Wisconsin landmark. WMEA members may apply to have their school music groups perform in Capitol Concerts.
2024 WMEA Capitol Concerts Schedule
All Concerts begin at 12:00pm on their respective date(s)
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – Middleton High School Sinfonia & Cardinal Orchestras (Middleton, WI – Steve Kurr, Music Educator)
Thursday, March 7, 2024 – Lancaster Middle School (Lancaster, WI – Ashley Miller, Music Educator)
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble & Chamber Winds (Milwaukee, WI – Dr. Thomas Gamboa, Music Educator)
Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Panther Orff Ensemble: East Elementary School 5th Grade (Baraboo, WI – Dakota Mellen, Music Educator)
Friday, March 15, 2024 – West Allis Central High School Orchestra (West Allis, WI – Mary Pat Michels, Music Educator)
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – Preble High School Varsity Treble Choir (Green Bay, WI – Kimberly Meader, Music Educator)
Thursday, March 21, 2024 – Atwater & Lake Bluff Elementary Schools Orchestra (Shorewood, WI – Julie Nolan, Music Educator)
Friday, March 22, 2024 – Bloomer High School Jazz Ensemble (Bloomer, WI – Matt Tiller, Music Educator)
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Menomonie Middle School 8th Grade Choir (Menomonie, WI – Jean Enyeart, Music Educator)
Thursday, March 28, 2024 – Ben Franklin Junior High School Concert Band (Stevens Point, WI – Megan Lawrence, Music Educator)
Wisconsin Choral Directors Association’s NextDirection Choral Leadership Conference
My name is Derek Machan, and I am the chair for Wisconsin Choral Directors Association’s NextDirection Choral Leadership Conference. I am hoping you can take a moment to talk with some of the most gifted leaders in your program and encourage them to attend the NextDirection Choral Leadership Conference in July.
Many of my students are just like yours - they may or may not be thinking about choral education for their future. However, the leadership skills they took away from the camp will serve them their whole lives. I do know that for at least one of my students, it inspired her to pursue music education next year.
Teaming participants with other high school students from around the nation along with Wisconsin Choral Directors Association master teachers, NextDirection offers your students the unique opportunity to work side-by-side with some of the most dynamic choral music educators and directors in the country. We are absolutely thrilled to have Dr. Jace Saplan from the University of Redlands as our guest teacher-director for NextDirection. Not only is Dr. Saplan recognized as a master teacher and director, but he is also nationally renowned for his performing groups and conducting leadership.
If you could please post this flier in and around your music department, I would appreciate it. You do not have to be a member of WCDA for your students to attend! Also, please share this brochure with any of your student leaders you think would specifically be interested. We also encourage you to offer scholarships to offset the $450 cost of the conference for your students. In Wisconsin, we do offer scholarships as well. Information is available at www.wischoral.org/nextdirection.
This year’s NextDirection for high schoolers is July 17-19, 2024 at UW-Parkside in Kenosha. Our WCDA summer conference REFRESH is also held July 16-18 at UW-Parkside as well - we'd love to see you there! In fact, we offer you $15 off your Refresh registration for each student you bring to NextDirection, up to five students. The deadline for early bird registration is March 15, and is approaching quickly! Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding NextDirection. We hope to see you and some of your students in Kenosha this summer!
The NEA Announces More Than $32 Million in Arts Funding to Organizations Nationwide
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2024, with 1,288 grants totaling $32,223,055. Recipients include organizations from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, recommended in the categories of Grants for Arts Projects, Challenge America, Research Grants in the Arts, and Research Labs. Also included in this announcement are grants to individuals for Literature Fellowships, which include Creative Writing Fellowships in prose and fellowships to support translation projects.
- View a state-by-state listing of the grants announced
- View a listing of awards by discipline / grant category (including Design)
- All current grants and project details can be viewed through the recent grant search
National Endowment for the Arts Grants For Arts Projects
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) from the National Endowment for the Arts provides expansive funding opportunities to strengthen the nation’s arts and culture ecosystem. Applications are welcomed from a variety of eligible organizations, including first-time applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets.
There are two Grants for Arts Projects application deadlines. Some disciplines only accept certain project types at each deadline; see the guidelines for your project’s discipline for more information.
NEA Foundation Learning & Leadership Grants
Through our Learning & Leadership grants, we support the professional development of NEA members by providing grants to:
- Individuals to participate in high-quality professional development like summer institutes, conferences, seminars, travel abroad programs, or action research.
- Groups to fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson plan development, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff.
Learning and Leadership grants are intended to provide resources for educators hoping to engage in professional learning that can be implemented in their classrooms.
Global Learning Fellowship Application Now Open!
Through the NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship, public school educators develop the knowledge and skills to integrate global competency into their daily classroom instruction, advocate for global competency in their schools and districts, and help students to thrive in our increasingly interconnected world. Fellows transform their classrooms to give students a global perspective.
Arts & Culture: Art Selfie 2, a new playful way for learners to immerse themselves in culture
Using the power of generative AI, Art Selfie 2 brings you face to face with culture, revisiting the world’s art, history and culture with you at the center.
Arts & Culture: Embark on an art-filled quest in The Forever Labyrinth
This new immersive experience invites learners and players to explore and learn about art up-close and to discover unexpected cross cultural connections within an interactive world.
Visual Art & Deomcracy: A Curriculum Guide
Overture Center for the Arts is pleased to make available to you an online exhibition and educational curriculum guide on Democracy. The exhibition and curriculum are full of thoughtful visual art and activities. Topics range from citizenship, voting, media, parties, lobbies and future government and more. Visual art is an excellent way to help your students learn about Democracy!
Here is the link to the Democracy Exhibition: https://www.overture.org/engage/galleries/#digital
Here is the link to the Democracy Curriculum Guide: https://form.jotform.com/240024201758042
It's Women's History Month! Consider exploring these resources around Women's History in the arts:
- In Teach Rock’s Women’s Perspectives in Country and Tejano Music, students can consider the ways Women’s Rights expanded over the latter half of the 20th century in America, and discuss the ways in which gender equity is still a work in progress.
- The Smithsonian American Women's History Museum collections include iconic objects that tell the stories of American women, their struggles, and their accomplishments. Explore collection highlights and stories related to women in the arts!
- Explore works by women artists spanning time, place, and media in The National Gallery of Art Women's History Month resources.
Many thanks to Oregon Department of Education for creating this resource!
Creativity and Imagination
As an elementary teacher and doctoral student, I am wildly interested in how my students think and feel about learning. I wonder how I can support my students to engage with ideas, share findings with others and engage deeply to experience the joy and embrace the discomfort and struggle of learning. I integrate the arts into all content areas because I believe the arts allows both the teacher and student to see and feel understanding as we grow and learn from our experiences. The arts also provide access to knowledge and content areas building equity in our schools and systems (Diaz and McKenna, 2017).
Reinvesting in Arts Education
"Earlier studies about the benefits of arts integration (Fiske, 1999) reported that arts integration approaches were successful in producing better attendance and fewer discipline problems, increased graduation rates, and improved test scores; motivating students who were difficult to reach otherwise; and providing challenges to more academically successful students. Studies from Minnesota (Ingram and Reidel, 2003; DeMoss and Morris, 2006) demonstrated particular benefits from arts integration for economically disadvantaged students and English learners in the form of reading achievement gains—not surprising given the similarities between effective language instruction techniques and visual arts and theater skills". - (p. 19 "Reinvesting in Arts Education" President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, May 2011.)
Information from "Create Wisconsin Day" held Feb 20-21
Creativity is the way forward for Wisconsin. The state’s creative sector overall is a $10.8 billion economic driver, encompassing over 87,000 jobs - more jobs than the state’s beer, biotech and papermaking industries, according to the US Department of Commerce, And, the recent Arts and Economic Prosperity study from Americans for the Arts and Wisconsin Arts Board reveals that Wisconsin's nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $933.3 million in economic activity in 2022. That economic activity - $437.1 million in spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and $496.2 million in event-related spending by their audiences - supported 15,851 jobs and generated $190.1 million in local, state, and federal government revenue. Despite these impressive impact numbers, Wisconsin ranks 49th out of 50 states in per-capita funding of the state’s arts agency.
Teaching African American Studies Summer Institute
The National Humanities Center is partnering with the Ruth J. Simmons Center for Race and Justice at Prairie View A&M University to host the third annual Teaching African American Studies Summer Institute July 8–12, 2024
This week-long institute will center the works of Black musicians and artisans in the humanities classroom to help students more fully grasp the indispensability of the African American voice to our national history. This program will provide an immersive, hands-on learning experience to better understand the approaches and the historical perspective required to create and teach African American studies. Each day’s sessions will include readings, viewings, and primary source analysis by expert scholars.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
March 15, 2024
First Nations Studies 2023-2024 Webinar Lecture Series: Haudenosaunee Art - What Can We Learn?
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) - American Indian Studies Program in partnership with CESA 12 is offering a unique opportunity to participate in a series of webinars to continue your journey of personal and professional development around First Nations Studies.
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - 4:30pm -6:00pm | Zoom Video Conference Opens at 4:00pm (Pre-registration Required)
Presenter: Karen Ann Hoffman (Oneida Nation), Artist
Title: Haudenosaunee Art - What Can We Learn?
Description: Karen Ann Hoffman believes in the power of Art. She have witnessed the power of Native Arts in particular. The power to remember and to look forward. The power to stare deeply into wounds and make spaces for conversation and healing. She believes in Native Art.
Join her for a conversation about the long history, bright future and contemporary impact of Haudenosaunee art. Bring your questions. Let’s learn from one another.
First Nations Studies 2023-2024 Webinar Lecture Series: Songs, Stories, & Lessons Of The Black Wolf
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) - American Indian Studies Program in partnership with CESA 12 is offering a unique opportunity to participate in a series of webinars to continue your journey of personal and professional development around First Nations Studies.
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - 4:30pm -6:00pm | Zoom Video Conference Opens at 4:00pm (Pre-registration Required)
Presenter: Wade Fernandez / Wicīwen Apīs-Mahwaew or Black Wolf (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin), Musical Artist, Educator
Title: Songs, Stories, & Lessons Of The Black Wolf
Description: Join us as Wade Fernandez / Wicīwen Apīs-Mahwaew or Black Wolf willsession will address life lessons and stories learned from Menominee musician and educator, whose career continually takes him internationally from classrooms to concert halls to homes. There will be an emphasis on healing, sharing our gifts freely, and how to influence our students to do the same. The session will also include the creation of a song with participants.
Innovative Teaching
Lisa Werner, Music Educator/Musician/Trombonestronaut, music educator at St. Bruno Parish School in Waukesha recently posted this on Linkedin "Thanks to the Herb Kohl Fellowship, I was able to purchase a vr headset to use in the music classroom. The students and I are looking into the idea of practicing performing for a crowd to get rid of performance anxiety.
We are currently working our way up to the crowds - I started them off with a performance on Malibu Beach, to give them a calm location to perform in first. So far, they are loving it!!!!
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