POST-SUMMIT SESSIONS for SUMMIT XIV

Post Summits sessions are designed to give participants an in-depth study of the subject. Class size is limited. You must sign up for the post summits at the time you register for the Texas Fine Arts Summit. These workshops are optional and cost $65.00 each. A meal is also included in the four-hour training that is covered by the cost of the Post Summit. You will receive four hours of CPE credit for each course.

Post-Summit Registration will start at 4:00 pm with the Post-Summit Sessions are 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm on Friday, June 14.

• CPR - First Aid Training
  presented by Krisanne Cole

  The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Close to 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 40,000 individual members come together to form the AHA.

  Through our representation and advocacy activities, AHA ensures that members' perspectives and needs are heard and addressed in national health policy development, legislative and regulatory debates, and judicial matters. Our advocacy efforts include the legislative and executive branches and include the legislative and regulatory arenas.

  Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.

  Heartsaver® First Aid is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies.

  

  About 92 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital, but statistics prove that if more people knew CPR, more lives could be saved. Immediate CPR can double, or even triple, a victim's chance of survival.

  Through medical advancements in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and sound training on lifesaving skills, the American Heart Association's Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Programs increase survival rates and quality of life.

  

  Krisanne Cole
  Krisanne Cole has been a First Aide, CPR/AED instructor for the past 25 years, for the past twelve as an instructor for the American Heart Association. A graduate of Southwestern University with degrees in Health, Physical Education and English, Krisanne has spent the last 32 years at Liberty Hill ISD teaching Health, Physical Education, English and is currently teaching Theater Arts. For the past 10 years she has certified all required district personnel. In addition provides AHA First Aide, CPR & AED certifications for Region 13 Service Center, various day care centers, and individual certifications.
 
• 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 is an advocate for purposeful technology.
 
• 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, Roxanne 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.

 
• An Expressive Collaboration: Conducting and Movement
  presented by Gladys Keeton and Bradley Ballard
  You can lead. But can you inspire? Conducting is a movement language. Achieve more expression in conducting and musical performance by developing your movement potential through kinesthetic dance/movement basics and the practical application of Laban's movement language exercises for the whole body. Physical gestures have an impact upon the realization of the expressive potential in a given musical selection. Conditioning through targeted physical and technical exercises is vital to achieving the ability to conduct with endurance, suitable range, and control. It is very important, however to keep in mind that the purpose of this physical and technical development is to musically express a greater range of emotions. Development in the area of musical expression also requires consistent attention and can be enhanced by using imagery, connecting feelings to sounds and scores, and other creative exercises that inspire and engage. This experience will further enable conductors to bring the most meaning to their music interpretation as they mold and shape the sound of their ensembles. Conducting can be a whole-bodyexpressive act in collaboration with an ensemble of musicians, and really exciting music-making/performance can be the result.Although there are many formal rules on how to conduct correctly, others are subjective, and a wide variety of different conducting styles exist. Inspire as you lead!
  

  Gladys Keeton
  Gladys M. Keeton, Professor of Dance at Texas Woman's University, joined the faculty in 1969 after teaching at Memphis State University and the University of Tennessee-Martin. Her degrees were earned at Northwestern State University in Louisiana. She is Director of the Dance Education Major program, has been Director of the TWU Modern Dance Company that toured in the states as well as in Brazil in 1977, and is also founder, artistic director, and performer with the TWU International Dance Company that performs throughout Texas and at National Conventions. Contributions to dance education are made through leadership in state, regional, and national organizations including President of the Dance Divisions of the Texas AHPERD and the Southern District AHPERD as well as being selected as a charter member of the CEDFA Cadre and the Texas Education Agency Fine Arts Advisory Panel. She conducts Arts Integration workshops for teachers and students in Texas schools through the Artist-In-Education program, Texas Commission for the Arts. Her recognitions include the TAHPERD and the Southern District AAHPERD Outstanding University Dance Educator and Honor Awards and the Texas Dance Educator's Association Hall of Fame Award in addition to University and community Awards. Gladys is President of the National Dance Association.
  

  Bradley Ballard
  

  Bradley Ballard is a native of East Texas. He began playing the double bass in the 6th grade. He continued to play the bass through high school and was an All-Region bass player a number of times throughout middle and high school. A graduate of John Tyler High School, Mr. Ballard went on to earn his 'Bachelor of Music' degree from the University of North Texas in Denton where he continued his study on the double bass. He was also a member of the university's top vocal Jazz ensemble, 'Jazz Singers I.'

  In 2012 Mr. Ballard served as the guest clinician for the Region 4 & 21 middle school All-Region orchestra.

  This is Mr. Ballard's seventh year as an orchestra director in Carrollton, TX. He currently teaches at Perry Middle School where his orchestra has doubled in size over the last 3 years. He is a resident of Flower Mound, TX where he lives with his lovely wife Brandi.

 
• Art and Media Communications I & II
  presented by Megan Alrutz

  Art and Media Communications combines rigorous and relevant experiential study of modern, post-modern, and contemporary visual art and design with student learning in media literacy and technology applications. Creation and analysis of student artworks will be balanced with explorations into contemporary practices across the visual and commercial arts fields. Students will learn how to bridge traditional hand skills with current technology applications to create new media such as animations, digital images, multimedia presentations, digital videos, websites, and interactive or site-based installations and performances. Furthermore, student work will culminate in a capstone project that investigates an issue relevant to the student and uses art, design, and visual communications to address a problem within the community or effect a change. This project will afford students an opportunity to learn and practice creative research skills, develop a narrative, engage an audience, and connect an online community to their project.

  

  Megan Alrutz
  Megan Alrutz recently joined the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches courses in applied theatre, theatre for social change, and digital storytelling. Previously, she was on the faculty of the University of Central Florida, where she led the MFA program in Theatre for Young Audiences for five years. Her creative and scholarly interests focus on applied theatre and theatre for young audiences, including school-based arts-integration, applied performance in non-traditional sites, devising and directing theatre and digital storytelling to explore issues of voice and identity, and developing new work that challenges and inspires dialogue. Megan works nationally as a facilitator for professional development in arts education and drama-based pedagogy, and was the founding director of ArtsBridge/UCF and Digital U, two Orlando-based applied arts/media programs for youth. Megan earned her Ph.D. from Arizona State University where she focused on drama-based pedagogy for middle school science education
 
• Theatre and Media Communications
  presented by Rod Caspers

  Theatre and Media Communications I provides students with a rigorous and relevant experiential study of theatre along with video and audio design. Creation and analysis of student performances will be balanced with explorations into contemporary practices in digital media. Students will learn how to bridge traditional stagecraft with current technology applications to create new media such as animations, digital images, multimedia presentation, digital video, websites, and interactive performances. Furthermore, student work will culminate in a capstone project that investigates an issue relevant to the student and uses a digital stage to address a problem within the community or to effect a change. This project will afford students an opportunity to learn and practice creative research skills, develop a narrative, engage an audience, and connect an online community to their project.

  

  Rod Caspers
  

  Rod Caspers - BA, Illinois State University, 1976; MFA, The University of Texas at Austin, 1984. Currently Rod serves as Director of University Events at The University of Texas at Austin - creating and producing large-scale, special events. Prior to that he served as the Executive Director of Creative Services for The University of Texas System where he and his colleagues received five Lone Star Emmy Awards for creating and producing the PBS series, State of Tomorrow. He has taught and directed at the University of Wisconsin and The University of Texas at Austin. He has also worked in The University of Texas' Office of University Relations where he received UT's Margaret C. Berry Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Life. Rod conducts directing and curriculum development workshops throughout the nation and on repeated occasions served as a guest artist/instructor for the Facing History and Ourselves Program in Switzerland, as well as in the Czech Republic. He has adjudicated the University of Texas Interscholastic League's One-Act Play Contest for over twenty years, including the State Contests in Class 4-A, 3-A and 1-A. He has directed numerous productions, receiving a variety of nominations and awards (including directing awards for Big River, The Secret Garden and Honk!). While living in New York, Rod served as Associate Director for GreenPlays, creating and directing several new musicals and cabarets. In Texas he produced and directed the UT Performing Arts Center's 20th Anniversary Gala starring Tommy Tune, Linda Eder and The Broadway Tenors, as well as the We're Texas Milestone Celebration featuring Judy Collins. Recent productions that Rod has directed include Slammer for New York's Fringe Festival, Assassins for The University of Texas, The Bat, Austin Lyric Opera's new adaptation of Die Fledermaus, The Music Man for Zilker Theatre Productions and Into the Woods at Southwestern University. For three seasons he stage managed the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Arena Tour starring the Rockettes. In 2011 he stage managed the Rockettes' Shine production. Rod is a proud alumnus of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps.

  Most recently Rod stage managed Jim Henson's Musical World, a concert at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, The Muppets and the cast of Sesame Street. For the UT Dept. of Theatre and Dance Rod has produced and stage managed two new musicals: the first workshop of a new Larry Gatlin musical, Rosie - based on the life of Rosie the Riveter and Giant Steps, a new musical directed by Billy Porter. Rod wrote and staged Dear Donna, adapting the archive of letters Donna Reed received from service men during WWII. He also directed a new audience sing-along production of The Music Man at the Orpheum Theatre Center in Iowa.

 
• The Language of Dance
  presented by Tina Curran

  The Language of Dance Approach is built upon the Movement Alphabet, the fundamental building blocks of movement to explore how our bodies move and from this how dance can be formed. The inclusion of movement Motif symbols links the physical experience of moving with cognitive and affective development. Our mission is to offer a unique approach to exploring, creating and recording dance and movement. Our founder is Dr. Ann Hutchinson Guest, a world-renowned expert in dance notation and movement analysis who is dedicated to the exploration, creation, and documentation and research in movement and dance. During this overview, participants will refresh and deepen their understanding and meaning making with movement. They will explore strategies for teaching movement skills and a student-centered, collaborative approach to dance making. This session previews the Language of Dance Fundamentals course, which is the foundation of the Language of Dance Approach for learners of all ages and abilities, aimed to promote dance literacy through experiential learning, practical application, collaborative creation, and reflective practice.

  

  Tina Curran
  Tina Curran, MFA, Ph.D teaches at The University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Theatre and Dance, where she is co-developing a BFA in dance education leading to Texas State dance teacher certification. Tina is a cofounder, with Ann Hutchison Guest, of the Language of Dance Center (USA). She has conducted LOD certification courses and workshops across the United States and in Mexico, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Tina also serves on the faculty of the Dance Education Laboratory at the 92nd Street Y-Harkness Dance Center to provide professional development courses for pre-service and in-service dance educators in grades K-12 and higher education, community, and cultural organizations. As a consultant to the New York City Department of Education Project Arts Office, Tina first participated in the writing of the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Dance PreK-12 and afterward delivering professional development workshops for certified dance specialists. As an artist, educator and scholar, Curran's focus is on developing dance literacy and promoting dance legacy. Tina has restaged dances from Labanotation score including: L'Après Midi d'un Faune by Vaslav Nijinsky; How Long, Brethren?by Helen Tamiris; Desperate Heart by Valerie Bettis; and both Gossip and Life Continues by Maggie Grippenberg. Her book credits include: Your Move: The Language of Dance Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance, 2nd ed. co-author with Ann Hutchinson Guest; George Balanchine Critical Editions: Concerto Barocco co-authored with Christian Matjias; and The Experience of Staging Vaslav Nijinky's L'Apres-midi d'un Faune in Higher Education.
 

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