2012-2013

Here is our syllabus for the year.
 * January 8, 2013**

We got some plans into place! >> Some are considering taking the conf for 3 credits. I'm emailing the organizer, Trish Lindberg for more info on that. >> >> **School visits**: I will contact the admin at the following local schools: >>
 * We looked at our collective list of goals and catagorized into three basic groups: creating vision, school visits/PD/research of arts int, creating lessons/resources, and educating others.
 * **PD** -
 * We are organizing a trip to Plymouth State for the Integrated Arts conference on January 26, 2013 @https://www.plymouth.edu/outreach/etc/integrated-arts-conference/
 * We will attend the next speaker at the Cape Ann Waldorf school on March 19. Speaker TBA
 * [|River Valley (montesori) in Newburyport]
 * [|Cape Anne (Waldorf) in Beverly]
 * Seacoast Charter in Kingston, NH
 * Curriculum Mapping - We will begin curriculum mapping at our next meting in Feb. Please bring your CC standards and other standards, units you teach.
 * Schedule for the rest of the year
 * Feb 12 and March 12 6pm-8pm (Curriculum Mapping)
 * March 19 Attend speaker at Waldorf School
 * April 9 6-7:30 (Lesson work and looking at sharing what we have done with admin, school board and community)
 * May 14 6-7
 * That will give us our hours for the 1 credit. Those who missed a class or two will have to make up the time. After we begin our curriculum mapping, there will be options to do some work on your own in lesson planning or other activities.
 * December 11, 2012**
 * We opened the night by splitting into two groups and recording our thoughts on a t-chart chart paper. What arts integration is vs what it isn't.
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 * There was A LOT of great discussion as we filled in the chart and then shared with the other group.
 * We wrote down goals for the group. Our direction is taking less on one toward curriculum development and is going more towards educating the educators and community about the importance and benefits of arts int.
 * We will review these goals and ideas next meeting and start planning what action we will take.
 * We are planning school visits and other PD for arts int.

"Creating our Vision" >> or lessons, ideas, resources, advocacy >> ~Learning Memory- brain based learning and the 5 pathways to the brain. Merilee Springer >> ~Blended Learning (traditional and technology) >> ~The NEED for sensory art making >> ~Zentangle - patterns >> ~The first grade masks on display at CES created a spark for other in the building to look at work. >> ~The arts improves acheivement, closes the gap, provides for everybody. >> ~The brain is built to learn! Then we discussed our vision for 1, 3 and 5 years from now using this paper: This will be something that we'll continue to discuss next month, however, there here is a summary of our thoughts from my perspective:
 * November 13, 2012**
 * We shared materials and ideas we collected since our last meeting. Here are my notes: (please add to them, if you would like)
 * Using movement to help students get engaged (Become a branch)
 * Use "Picture Writing" @http://www.picturingwriting.org/picturingwriting.html
 * http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx f
 * fundraisers, having an art show to sell student work and raise money
 * 5 years from now** we envision our group of teachers to lead model arts integrated classrooms. We want our classrooms, school and district to be one that others come to in order to understand what arts integration truly looks like.


 * 1 year from now** we envision our schools to be more aware of what arts integration truly means. We hope to educate our peers and community on the benefits of the arts and arts integration.

We have more work to do in terms of finalizing these visions. Our next step will be to create goals that will help us get there. ~EMP Next meeting: Tues. 12/11/12

First meeting 10/16
 * Arts Integration Models:**

Lucy School pre-K-5 @http://lucyschool.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=18&Itemid=18 Bates Middle School: @http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-research http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-reform-overview#more

Video: @http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-video

Using Specialists and Teaching Artists. Video: __@http://www.learner.org/resources/series165.html__

Teaching through the Prism of AI. Video: @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoVGoiNrW10

Another video: @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDnDjm30_E&feature=related