POST-SUMMIT SESSIONS for XIII

Post-Summit Sessions will begin at 10:00am on Saturday, Jun 9.

• Technology Boot Camp presented by Jonathan Schmid
  We hear again and again that technology is crucial to being a 21st century teacher. But are you prepared? Do you know tools are worth your attention? "Technology Boot Camp" will help you learn just how to use emerging technology to help your students thrive. Come join us and learn how to learn from others by building a Personal Learning Network (PLN). We'll cut through the glitz of technology to get to the tools that will transform your teaching. Most practically, we will discuss technology tools to amplify your efforts, such as Twitter, Google Reader, YouTube, Dropbox, Prezi, Evernote, Simplenote, Instapaper, and Posterous. Finally, we'll talk about using mobile technology, like iPads and smartphones in the classroom. Bring your laptop or iPad, smartphone, or other tech and get ready for technology success through this to-the-point, applicable session. Are you up for the task?
  

  Jonathan Schmid
  Jonathan Schmid is the Director of Innovation & Technology at The Meadowbrook School of Weston, Massachusetts . He has worked at schools in the United States and Europe, and has presented at numerous conferences. Having taught students ages 1-12 from over 50 nationalities, he has seen the difference technology can make in the lives of students. A blogger and avid twitterer, Jonathan loves assisting teachers as they become more effective through the use of technology. He has a Masters in Instructional Technology, is a Google Certified Instructor and an advocate for purposeful technology.
 
• Learning with the Whole Brain: Positive Learning Participation through Creativity & Multi-sensory Arts presented by VSA of Texas
  Accessible Arts in Schools makes available the dynamic methods and applications of music, dance and art therapies to support successful learning for students with special education and social behavioral skills needs. These students often present particular challenges in building group cohesion and building an integrated positive learning environment. In this training, expressive arts therapists introduce teachers to effective strategies to build positive group dynamics and social emotional skill building for classrooms that include students with complex learning and social/emotional needs. Hands-on, multi-sensory and experiential arts activities combining verbal and nonverbal modalities and approaches are introduced.
  

  Ann Zbylot
  Ann Zbylot M.Ed. , LPC. DMT-R is a License Professional Counselor and a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist. Ann is a psychotherapist in private practice skilled in non-verbal creative approaches that utilize visual art, movement and mindfulness. She is a dance/movement therapist for Accessible Arts. a program that brings expressive arts therapy groups into Austin's special education classrooms. Ann is a member of Austin-In-Connection, a diverse group of helping professionals interested in integrating emerging neurobiology into their practices to promote healthy relationships.
  

  Tracey Mccullick
  

  I've been a professional art therapist since 1998 working with adolescents and adults in group and individual settings. My master's degree in Art Therapy and Creativity Development came from Pratt Institute in New York. My LPC license was earned in 2002.

  My work began in correctional facilities with adolescents and through several non-profits, including the Hays/Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in San Marcos, Gardner Betts, the MHMR Journey Program, Meridell Achievement Center and Austin Recovery. I've had a private practice since 2002 and worked with disabled youth groups in Austin schools through the Accessible Arts Program. My background includes the study of human development, psychological theory, clinical practice, spiritual knowledge, multi-cultural and artistic traditions and using art for healing.

  Incorporating experiential work with my clients has brought depth of meaning and authenticity to the therapeutic process. I believe in art's capacity to access unconscious material and process disturbing affect quickly and thoroughly. In 2008 I completed both trainings for EMDR, an effective treatment for trauma victims, and in 2009 completed the MARI trainings. Joan Kellogg, a pioneer in art therapy, devised this mandala system of insight based on the teachings of Carl Jung. Currently I'm researching Attachment Theory as presented by Diana Foscha.

  Through VSA TX I have been presenting workshops over the last two years to special education teachers, at the Oklahoma Arts Institute in Oklahoma ,in October of 2011, and in Austin, TX. These trainings serve to assist teachers in their work with special needs students, helping them to integrate back into mainstream classrooms using art therapy groups as the framework for growth and change.

  Meredith Gaines
  
  

  Beverly Dunn
  

  Beverly Dunn (MT-BC) is a board certified music therapist, with a music therapy degree from University of the Incarnate Word. She has been with Accessible Arts program for over 10 years working with students in elementary, middle, and high schools.

  During her career, she has worked in nursing homes, with young adults at Marnie Paul Arts Center, at The Children's Hospital, the Down Syndrome Saturday morning Program, and with individuals in their homes.

  Currently, she works for Accessible Arts through VSA, at Capitol School of Austin (a private school for children with communication disorders and Autism), and individuals through private practice.

  Beverly's ultimate goal is to help each individual achieve significant improvement in targeted areas, using music as a catalyst. Implementing a session with a structured format, instrument play, pictorials, dance, and singing, she offers many opportunities for individual expression and group interaction.

 
• Latino/a Theatre in Texas presented by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce
  The 2010 census documented over fifty million Latino/as living in the United States; however, these numbers are disproportionately underrepresented in the theatre produced nationwide. From professional companies to plays performed by youth in school theatre programs, Latino stories and characters are absent or, at best, deficient. There is a lack of awareness about what plays are available and a need to talk about the challenges producing Latino theatre presents. In this interactive workshop, the instructor will provide resources for those interested in offering Latino plays in their communities. Participants will examine plays that are available and explore who is producing these plays. Participants will engage in a discussion about the challenges in representation, resources, and attracting students of color to school theatre programs.
  

  Roxanne Schroeder-arce
  Roxanne Schroeder-Arce serves as Assistant Professor of Theatre Education at the University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance. Prior to her current appointment, she was Assistant Professor at Emerson College in Boston. She also served as Assistant Professor at California State University Fresno. Schroeder-Arce received her M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre for Youth from the University of Texas at Austin and her B.S. degree and teaching credential from Emerson College. She taught high school theatre in Texas for six years and served as Artistic and Education Director of Teatro Humanidad in Austin for several years. Aside from her teaching, Schroeder-Arce is a director, performer, and playwright. Her bilingual plays have been presented to children and youth in theatres around the United States. Her plays Señora Tortuga, Legend of the Poinsettia, and Sangre de un Angel are published by Anchorage Press Plays, now Dramatic Publishing.
 
• A Demonstration of the TMEA/TMAC Music Assessment presented by Frank Coachman, Jim McDaniel and Dan Massoth
  Join this post summit for a demonstration of the TMEA/TMAC Music Assessment designed for statewide use in grades 3–12. The demonstration will include items representative of all stands of the TEKS including the latest technologies for assessing Creative Performance and Expression of vocalist and instrumentalist including sightreading and prepared materials.
  

  Frank Coachman
  

  Frank Coachman assumed the duties of Deputy Director for the Texas Music Educators Association in July 1999. For the previous 22 years, Coachman served the music education profession in the Killeen I.S.D. For 18 years he served as Director of Bands for C.E. Ellison High School in the Killeen I.S.D. Under his direction the organization consistently received UIL Sweepstakes Awards and music festival awards. Prior to his service as Director of Bands, Coachman served as Ellison's Associate Director of Bands from 1979-1981 and as Director of Bands for Nolan Junior High from 1978-79.

  Coachman is a Past President of TMEA and also served as State Band Vice-President from '90-92, Region Band Chair from '83-90 and Region Jazz Chair from '81-84. He was TCME President from '97-99 and has served on numerous TMEA, TMAA, TCME, and TCQAE Boards and Committees. He is also a member of the CEDFA Cadre having served as a clinician for multiple Summits. He attended Texas Tech University and graduated from McMurry University with a B.F.A., Music Education degree. Coachman has been serving as facilitator for the TMEA/TMAC Music Assessment Project since its beginnings in 2004.

  

  Jim Mcdaniel
  

  Jim McDaniel is currently in his 16th year as Executive Director of Fine Arts for the Carrollton/Farmers Branch Independent School District. Prior to this position, Mr. McDaniel taught band at Texas A&M University, Martin High School in Arlington, James Bowie High School in Arlington and Skyline High School in Dallas. Before coming to Carrollton/Farmers Branch he was the Supervisor of Fine Arts for Bryan ISD.

  Mr. McDaniel is an active clinician, adjudicator and guest conductor across the state of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Colorado. He is the conductor of the Carrollton Wind Symphony which performed at the Texas Bandmasters Association Conference in 2010. Jim is the Executive Secretary for UIL Region 24, Past President of the Texas Music Administrators Conference and was named "Outstanding Music Administrator of the Year" for 2010 and was inducted into the Texas Christian University "Band of Fame" in 1996.

  McDaniel received his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music Education both from Texas Christian University and has completed additional work at Texas A&M University along with Principal certification.

  The Carrollton/Farmers Branch Independent School District has been recognized for 6 years as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education in America."

  McDaniel is serving as Chair of the TMEA/TMAC Music Assessment Project.

  

  Dan Massoth
  Daniel J. Massoth is a nationally known presenter of music technology curriculum integration techniques, having presented sessions in more than 20 states. At MakeMusic for 8 years, Dan now guides the development of the SmartMusic software and repertoire. With degrees from the University of Minnesota (B.S., M.A.), Dan has taught instrumental music in the Wayazata, Mahtomedi, and Osseo, Minnesota, school districts. He has also served on the executive board of the Minnesota Band Directors Association and served as technology chair for the Minnesota Music Educators Association.
 
• Art & Media Communications II: An Innovative Course Moving Students through the Next Stage of Visual Art and Digital Literacy presented by Amy Guadagnoli
  In Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century, media scholar Henry Jenkins notes, "participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement."[1] This statement articulates one key difference between the first-year innovative course, Art and Media Communications I, and this second-year course, Art and Media Communications II. In this course, students build on the foundational skills practiced in Art and Media Communications I and/or Art I to study how media serves as an amplifier for cultural content, especially as related to contemporary visual art. Not only do students develop more advanced art and technology skills working on small- and large-scale installation projects and transmedia narratives, but they also work intensively in collaborative, student-directed teams focused on community-oriented projects. Art teachers are invited to join us for a post-summit training that will provide them with the skills needed to teach the four thematic modules spanning 32 weeks and consist of 12 scaffolded, interrelated, student-directed projects that comprise this exciting new course.
  

  Amy Guadagnoli
  

  Amy Guadagnoli is the Director of Creative Services at Resources for Learning. As part of the CEDFA summit planning team, Ms. Guadagnoli has designed and produced logos, event programs, and marketing materials for the statewide summit, along with artwork and conceptual designs for summit content modules. She has also recently served as project manager for the Texas Education Agency's Equity in Gifted/Talented Education Bilingual Toolkit and as designer/developer for ESC Region XIII's Research Skills for G/T Teachers online game. Her work for the Texas Performance Standards Project received an Award of Excellence from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) in 2008. Additionally, designs for the Texas Education Agency's Middle School Program for AP Spanish won Awards of Merit from NSPRA in 2007.

  Prior to joining RFL, Ms. Guadagnoli served as a Visual Arts Instructor for an award-winning program through the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Printmaking Technician at Colorado College, and Artist-in-Residence at Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. She is a practicing visual artist, specializing in color woodblock prints that have been exhibited throughout Texas and Colorado.

  Ms. Guadagnoli received a BFA in Studio Art, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Denver in 1997. Additionally, she attained Webmaster Certification in System/Application Programming and Design/Media from Austin Community College in 2002. Most recently Ms. Guadagnoli completed the Principles of Marketing certificate program through the University of Texas at Austin's Professional Development Center. Ms. Guadagnoli is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Women Printmakers of Austin.

 

Also see all the wonderful Pre-Summit Sessions!