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SUMMARY:Virtual talk with Rennie Harris and Jessica T. Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special virtual artist talk with legendary choreographer\, Rennie Harris\, as he talks about the restaging of his classic work\, Rome & Jewels\, with his company Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater (RHPM). Critically acclaimed as an Elizabethan masterpiece Rome & Jewels is a retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set in the streets of Philadelphia. The production broke ground nationally and internationally\, winning 3 Bessie awards\, a Shakespeare Theater Award\, and a nomination for the United Kingdom’s Lawrence Olivier award. Rennie Harris Puremovement is the longest-running street dance theater company in American history and is “the” preeminent ambassador and elder of Hip-hop and Street dance culture. \nIn conversation with Rennie is Providence-based dancer\, educator and choreographer\, Jessica T. Pearson. Jessica is an Associate Professor of Dance at Rhode Island College and has danced with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble\, Gesel Mason and Concepts In Motion (Bermuda). She has been invited to teach and choreograph at Ballet West\, Brown University\, Providence College\, Salve Regina University\,  University of Kentucky Lexington\, Utah Regional Ballet and has taught overseas. Her choreography has been presented at Urbanity Next (Boston) and Utah Regional Ballet. She received her MFA in Dance from the University of Colorado\, Boulder where she studied dance pedagogy\, dance wellness and choreography and holds a BFA from Towson University in Dance Performance.
URL:https://firstworks.org/event/virtual-talk-with-rennie-harris-and-jessica-t-pearson/
LOCATION:This is a Zoom event
CATEGORIES:Educational Program,Season 2023-2024
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SUMMARY:Desarrollo profesional: Técnicas de integración de las artes para alumnos neurodiversos
DESCRIPTION:FirstWorks presenta una oportunidad de aprendizaje profesional para que los profesores exploren cómo integrar las artes como una forma de acomodación para los alumnos neurodiversos en las aulas. \nLa neurodiversidad “describe la idea de que las personas experimentan e interactúan con el mundo que les rodea de muchas formas diferentes; no hay una única “forma correcta de pensar\, aprender y comportarse\, y las diferencias no se consideran déficits”. \nEsta oportunidad forma parte de la iniciativa Raise Your Voice de FirstWorks para celebrar las diferencias. Nuestro objetivo es inspirar a los profesores para que utilicen las artes como herramienta de expresión para ayudar a los alumnos neurodiversos a utilizar su voz. Este taller se centra en las técnicas de integración de las artes\, incluyendo las adaptaciones y las mejores prácticas para el diseño de las lecciones en el aula. Los profesores aprenderán y trabajarán con educadores locales y artistas neurodiversos para: \n\nDescribir la neurodiversidad y los diferentes tipos de alumnos que hay en un aula.\n\n\nAprenda de los artistas neurodiversos cómo es su relación con el arte\, las barreras frente a las adaptaciones accesibles a las experiencias artísticas integradas\, y cómo utilizan el arte en diversas situaciones.\n\n\nAnalizar situaciones hipotéticas en el aula y hacer una lluvia de ideas sobre cómo no sólo insertar las artes para mejorar el contenido del plan de estudios\, sino también desarrollar adaptaciones diferenciadas para hacer que el aprendizaje sea más accesible y se ajuste a las distintas necesidades de los estudiantes.\n\nAdemás\, compartiremos una lista de recursos con los que los profesores pueden seguir aprendiendo formas de apoyar mejor a los alumnos neurodiversos\, lo que\, a su vez\, mejorará las experiencias de aprendizaje de todos los alumnos. \nEste \nprograma VSA\n se ofrece en 2021-2022 en virtud de un contrato con el Centro John F. Kennedy para las Artes Escénicas. \n  \nEste evento híbrido tendrá lugar en persona sólo para el profesorado y el personal de Meeting Street. Todos los demás educadores de RI son bienvenidos a unirse virtualmente y deben inscribirse en línea para participar a través de Zoom. Si necesita algún tipo de adaptación\, envíe un correo electrónico a \njjorge@firstworks.org\n lo antes posible\, y estaremos encantados de ayudarle. \n\n¹ https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-neurodiversity-202111232645#:~:text=La neurodiversidad20describe20la20idea20que20no20se20considera20como20deficiencias \n 
URL:https://firstworks.org/event/desarrollo-profesional-tecnicas-de-integracion-de-las-artes-para-alumnos-neurodiversos/
LOCATION:This is a Zoom event
CATEGORIES:Para profesores,Programa educativo
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SUMMARY:Professional Development: Arts Integration Techniques for Neurodiverse Learners
DESCRIPTION:FirstWorks presents a Professional Learning opportunity for teachers to explore how to integrate the arts as a form of accommodation for neurodiverse learners in classroom settings.  \nNeurodiversity “describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one “right way of thinking\, learning\, and behaving\, and differences are not viewed as deficits.”¹ \nThis opportunity is part of FirstWorks’ Raise Your Voice initiative to celebrate differences. Our goal is to inspire teachers to use the arts as a tool of expression to help neurodiverse students use their voices. This workshop focuses on arts-integration techniques including accommodations and best practices for designing classroom lessons. Teachers will learn from and work with local educators and neurodiverse artists to:  \n\nDescribe neurodiversity and the different types of learners in any given classroom. \nLearn from neurodiverse artists about how their relationship with art\, barriers vs. accessible accommodations to integrated-arts experiences\, and how they use art in various situations. \nAnalyze hypothetical classroom situations and brainstorm how to not only insert the arts to enhance curriculum content\, but also develop differentiated accommodations to make learning more accessible and informed by various students’ needs. \n\nAdditionally\, we will share a resource list from which teachers can continue to learn ways to support neurodiverse students better\, which will\, in turn\, enhance learning experiences for all students. \nThis VSA program is provided in 2021-2022 under a contract with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. \n  \nLocation: \nThis hybrid event will take place in-person for Meeting Street faculty and staff only. All other RI educators are welcome to join virtually and must register online to participate via Zoom. If you require accommodations of any kind\, please email jjorge@firstworks.org ASAP\, and we are happy to assist. \n  \nFeatured Panelists: \nDaniel Perkins (he/him) is an actor & founding member of Spectrum Theatre Ensemble (STE). He has acted in shows with Spectrum Theatre Ensemble including Henry (Light Switch)\, Graham (Importance of Being\, World Premiere)\, Crumpet (Santaland Diaries)\, Martini (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest)\, Angelo /Quarter Bum (The Hotel Plays). He acted and created content for STE’s Spectrum Identity. He is a sensory friendly consultant for Trinity Repertory Company. He is an advocate for Neurodiversity in Theatre. He is the creator of the YouTube series “Autism Sings.” Daniel holds an Associates in Theatre Arts from Bristol Community College as well as a Bachelors in Communications from Bridgewater State University. \n  \nIlyus Evander (they/them) is a disabled\, non-binary poet\, educator\, and theatre maker from Providence RI. They have represented the Providence Poetry slam at several national and international tournaments including the National Poetry Slam\, Brave New Voices\, and the Women of the World poetry Slam. They are a two time finalist at the Capturing Fire Queer Poetry Summit and a 2018 FEMSlam Champion. Their work has been published by Button Poetry\, The Poetry Foundation (Ours Poetica)\, SlamFind!\, and elsewhere. Ilyus is the author of two chapbooks of poetry\, Heavier Than Wait (Game Over Books\, 2020) and Good Mourning\, Bad Dreams (Ginger Bug Press\, 2022). \n  \nAva Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt (she/her) is a writer\, consultant\, public speaker\, actress\, and advocate for disability and autism representation in the entertainment industry. Currently\, she’s a co-writer on a popular children’s TV show\, and the Autistic Creative Consultant for How to Dance in Ohio\, a new musical premiering at Syracuse Stage this September! In May 2021\, she finished a year-long internship with the Nickelodeon Live Action Casting team. \n  \nJill Cyr (she/her) was born in Manchester\, NH in 1976.  Cyr works predominantly in the medium of drawing\, but her range includes painting\, 3D mediums and digital media. Her artwork has a focus rooted in observation\, color theory and conceptual meaning.  Cyr completed her BFA in Ceramics with Honors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 1998 and then earned her Master of Arts in Teaching with Honors at Rhode Island of Art and Design in 2000. She has taught art for the past 22 years in the Cranston Public Schools and serves as the program supervisor for the district. She instructed design for over two decades in the  RISD Continuing Education Pre-College program.  Her fellowships include Haystack Mountain School and Maine College of Art’s Feed your Soul.  She has shown her work in Boston\, MA and Providence\, RI at White Elephant Gallery\, Sol Koffler and Woods-Gerry galleries. \n  \nSam Zimmer – Moderator (she/her) is an educator\, nature nerd\, lover of creative expression\, and the education program coordinator at FirstWorks. Sam has enjoyed working with kids of all ages in classrooms and non-traditional settings\, especially outside! Her passions include climate advocacy/environmental justice and increasing access to both the arts and the natural world. She has a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Fordham University and dual M.A. in Childhood Special and General Education from Bank Street College of Education. In her spare time\, Sam loves jamming with others on her fiddle and movement activities. \n  \n\n¹ https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-neurodiversity-202111232645#:~:text=Neurodiversity%20describes%20the%20idea%20that\,are%20not%20viewed%20as%20deficits \n 
URL:https://firstworks.org/event/professional-development-arts-integration-techniques-for-neurodiverse-learners/
LOCATION:This is a Zoom event
CATEGORIES:Educational Program,For Teachers
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SUMMARY:Professional Development: Climate Change and Music-Making
DESCRIPTION:IMPACTS ON CREATING ART AND COMMUNITY BUILDING \nRenowned Rhode Island-based musician Sidy Maiga’s expertise lies in traditional and contemporary Malian and West African music. Sidy is highly skilled in djembe and dundun\, two percussion instruments whose importance goes beyond rhythm\, style\, and musical skill. These instruments and their construction require cultural knowledge that signifies the importance of the environment and a community that helps meet each other’s needs. In this presentation\, Sidy describes these instruments’ history and cultural significance within West African societies as they relate to community building\, the environment\, and how we impact those around us.  \nIn doing so\, Sidy opens up to broader questions regarding how climate change affects cultural production\, including the resources\, relationships\, and communities that may surround an art form. This discussion becomes an exploration into how climate change impacts music-making and other forms of art. The goal is to inspire educators to envision how the arts can integrate into lesson plans to help understand the socio-cultural impacts of climate change and how communities respond. \nAdditionally\, Sidy and Jamil Jorge\, FirstWorks’ Education Director\, will share the resources available in FirstWorks’ Virtual Learning Series\, including performances and talks\, that teachers can use with their students to expand upon the ideas shared during the session. \nEarns one PLU credit.
URL:https://firstworks.org/event/professional-development-climate-change-and-music-making-impacts-on-creating-art-and-community-building/
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CATEGORIES:Educational Program,For Teachers
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