{"id":6077,"date":"2025-06-20T18:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=6077"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:38:05","slug":"2025-professional-development-day-for-arts-educators","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/svpca\/event\/2025-professional-development-day-for-arts-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Professional Development Day for Arts Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"
Join us for the 2025 Professional Day for Arts Educators<\/div>\n
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<\/strong>Join us for the 2025 Professional Day for Arts Educators<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>$40 per attendee includes lunch.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>Keynote speaker: Dr. Colin Walters – Darien Public Schools<\/strong><\/h2>\n

<\/strong>\u201cUnearthing Joy: Empowering Students in the Arts\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>8:30am: Registration \/ Coffee Service (included in registration fee)<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>9:00am – 10:30am: Keynote Speech: <\/strong>“<\/em>Unearthing Joy: Empowering Students in the Arts”<\/em><\/strong> – Colin Walters<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>10:30am – 11:45am: Breakout Session 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Ingredients of Creativity – Stephen Cox (For all Arts Educators)<\/li>\n
  • Speed, Direction, and the Control of Time: Using Pulse, Tempo Nuance, and Harmonic Compression to Enhance Your Choral Interpretation – Kevin Isaacs<\/li>\n
  • Good Time\/Good Feel \u2013 the similarities, differences, and ways of teaching\/assessing both – Jimmy Greene & Jamie Begian<\/li>\n
  • A.I. In Music Education – Alan Smith<\/li>\n
  • Exploring Intercultural Music Making in Our Classrooms – Oshadhee Satarasinghe<\/li>\n
  • Teaching Beginning Horn – Marjorie Callaghan<\/li>\n
  • More Music, Less Stress: Recruitment, Retention & Smart Budgeting to build a Healthy Program – Music and Arts<\/li>\n
  • Maximizing Lighting for HS Theatre – Oliver Wason<\/li>\n
  • Directing for Musical Theater – Anthony Depoto<\/li>\n
  • Music and Arts String Repair<\/li>\n
  • Honoring Identity: The Art of Layered Self-Portraiture Inspired by Bisa Butler – Corina Alvarezdelugo<\/li>\n
  • Choice Without the Chaos: Managing a TAB Studio Day-to-Day – Kim King<\/li>\n
  • Paint, Breathe, Repeat: Making Meaning in Uncertain Moments – Aimee Jette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/strong>12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch – Campus Center Ballroom (included in registration fee)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    <\/strong>1:00pm – 2:15pm: Breakout Session 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Learn to Jam and teach your students lifelong musicianship skills – Austin Scelzo<\/li>\n
    • Creative Music Making Crash Course – Stephen Cox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Salsa Music as a Culturally Responsive Tool for Engaging Students and Families! – Jon Garcia<\/li>\n
      • Early Notes, Big Impact: A Roundtable for Beginning Band Success – Colin Walters<\/li>\n
      • A.I. In Music Education – Alan Smith<\/li>\n
      • Experiencing Art and Poetry through Creative Musical Movement – Oshadhee Satarasinghe<\/li>\n
      • Preparations for BFA Acting & Musical Theater Auditions Cowan, Howard, McDaniel<\/li>\n
      • Teaching Beginning Low brass – Fernando Jimenez<\/li>\n
      • Elevating the Secondary Ensemble Experience: Strategies for Nurturing Communities of Continuous Learning Louise Carrozza \/ Rebekah Rosen<\/li>\n
      • Music and Arts Band Repair<\/li>\n
      • String Recruitment and Retention Discussion \/ Roundtable – Jane Minnis and Malcolm Karlan<\/li>\n
      • Tiny Books, Big Ideas: Visual Storytelling Through Artist Books – Corina Alvarezdelugo<\/li>\n
      • Making Learning Visible in a TAB Studio Kim King<\/li>\n
      • The Art of Holding it Together: Emotional Wisdom for Art Teachers – Aimee Jette<\/li>\n
      • Curating for High School Art Exhibits and Community Connections through Galleries – Sarah Anderson Locke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        <\/strong>2:30pm – 3:30pm Reading \/ Curriculum Sessions \/ Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • String Orchestra with Fernando Jimenez<\/li>\n
        • Symphonic Band with Matt Doiron<\/li>\n
        • Jazz Ensemble with Jamie Begian<\/li>\n
        • Choir with Jeremy Wiggins<\/li>\n
        • General Music roundtable with Oshadhee Satarasinghe<\/li>\n
        • Visual Art Roundtable with Sabrina Marques<\/li>\n
        • High School Theater roundtable with Justin Cowan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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