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2023 TAA Virtual Winter Retreat

  

Theatre and Dance Schedule
Morning Session 1
9 AM CST
Play on Words: Creative Drama Applications in English Language Arts
Instructor:
 
Kendra Kahl
 
Elementary/Lower Middle
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
 Instrumental
 Vocal
Directing and Designing with the Rasaboxes
Instructor:
 
Daniel Bird  Tobin
 
Upper Middle/Secondary
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
 Instrumental
 Vocal
Morning Break
10:30 AM CST
Morning Session 2
10:45 AM CST
Play on Words: Creative Drama Applications in English Language Arts
Instructor:
 
Kendra Kahl
 
Elementary/Lower Middle
 Instrumental
 Vocal
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
Quickly Building Characters through Movement
Instructor:
 
Daniel Bird  Tobin
 
Upper Middle/Secondary
 Instrumental
 Vocal
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
Lunch Break
12:15 PM CST
Tennessee Talks
1:15 PM CST
Tennessee Talks
Flowerree W. McDonough

The Tennessee Arts Academy presents a new feature during this year’s Virtual Winter Retreat. “Tennessee Talks” will present the thoughts and reflections of a notable Tennessean whose life’s work has had a major influence on the arts, arts education, and the lives of all citizens throughout our great state. Much like the Academy’s “Musings,” Tennessee Talks will be a time of meaningful inspiration and introspection.

This year’s Tennessee Talks guest of honor is Flowerree McDonough.

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Break
2 PM CST
Interludes
2:15 PM CST
The Benefits of State of the Arts Data for Students
Instructor:
 
Arts Leadership and Administration
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
Participants will hear how data from the State of the Arts study is cultivating collaboration within and beyond the arts, shaping future goals, and impacting students’ experiences in art education in three different school districts. The presenters will articulate the value of arts education in ways that will inspire and equip participants to advocate for the arts in their schools and beyond.
Let’s Get ORGANIZED!
Instructor:
 
Music
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
This session will provide a practical guide to optimize mental energy by making positive changes in work habits. Teachers can improve self-management skills by setting up simple, effective systems that will be shared in the session. By creating efficient planning and teaching spaces, educators can clear up their mental space and make the work day more manageable.
Special Education Laws: Rights and Responsibilities of Music Teachers
Instructor:
 
Music
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
The session will include an overview of special education laws as they pertain to the music classroom. Many teachers are unsure about these laws and are sometimes apprehensive to reach out and ask tough questions. Topics that will be covered include the individual education plan (IEP), labels, language, adaptations, modifications, placement, and more.
Programming Is Everything
Instructor:
 
Music
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
Thoughtful and artistic programming can significantly affect the success of a concert performance. This session will explore the idea of balance in concert programs in terms of keys, tempi, languages, difficulty, styles, and character. Participants are encouraged to bring potential pieces from their musical library to arrange in a meaningful order as they work in virtual groups to develop appealing programs.
Creative Wing-Making in Free Fall
Instructor:
 
Theatre and Dance
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
Kurt Vonnegut once said that “we have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” This workshop is devoted to the bravery one has to summon in order to (figuratively) cliff jump, and to how exhilarating and difficult wing-making can be under duress. There will be a discussion of techniques that jog play drive, which gently challenges inherited artistic protocols.
Bringing History to Life: Drama Pedagogy to Explore Historical Figures and Events in the Elementary Classroom
Instructor:
 
Theatre and Dance
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
In this session, workshop participants will actively explore drama strategies they can embed into history and biography units within elementary education. Focusing on the tools of voice, body, and imagination, participants will explore historical figures and events that will help students deepen comprehension, expand narratives, and connect to learning objectives.
Palm Book of Inspirations
Instructor:
 
Visual Art
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
In this session, participants will construct a miniature book designed to be held in the palm. This traditional form can be found inscribed with short prayers or inspirational thoughts. Materials used will be everyday papers and postconsumer materials such as kraft paper bags or packing material. The use of these materials was inspired by a recent project, #PostConsumerArt, in which waste materials are utilized in fine artwork. In keeping with palm book tradition, favorite quotes or inspirational passages will be added to the books. Participants should have the following materials on hand: brown paper bag, scissors, metal ruler, ink or paints, permanent marker or Posca pen, a length of ribbon or string, hole punch, and a quote or inspirational passage.
Everyday Sound Art
Instructor:
 
Visual Art
: Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement.
Using the free program Audacity, blank blocks, and chance, participants will learn how to create sound artwork with their students. Participants may want to download Audacity prior to the session so that they can create their own sound artwork as well as participate in the group sound artwork.
Break
3 PM CST
Performance
3:15 PM CST
Collaborating with Emily Dickinson: A New Theatre Piece Emerges
Created by Emily Dickinson, Denice Hicks , and Stephanie Shine
Denice Hicks

Collaboration is a leap of faith. Join Denice Hicks and Stephanie Shine, creators of I Dwell in Possibility: Emily Dickinson Emerges. Explore the collaborative process between three women: Hicks and Shine, working together for the first time, and Emily Dickinson, immortal in her writing and ever present in the collaborative room. Highlights from the show will be shared as Hicks transforms in the moment to bring Emily Dickinson into the twenty-first century.

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Networking & Collaboration
4:00 PM CST
The purpose of the networking and collaboration session is to provide space for Academy participants in each content area to reflect and act on learning they have received from the TAA Winter Retreat classes, from past Academy experiences, and from their own school and classroom environment. Participants will work collaboratively to share teaching strategies, strengthen professional networks, and synthesize and connect learning with existing and newly created professional goals. A TAA facilitator will guide the session.
Upper Middle/Secondary Theatre Networking and Collaboration
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Elementary/Lower Middle (Arts Integration, Creative Drama and Movement) Theatre Networking and Collaboration
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Conclusion
5:00 PM CST
Return to Virtual Winter Retreat
Tennessee Arts Academy • Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation
615-460-5451 • 1900 Belmont Blvd. • Nashville, TN 37212 • taa@belmont.edu
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