Arts Week 2

Fort Worth Community Arts Center
August 2 - 6
Daily Schedule

Puppets: Bringing Colonial America to Life (ES/MS)
Hosted by Imagination Celebration Fort Worth

• Presenter: Judy Thibault Klevins, Kennedy Center
Join this Kennedy Center Artist to bring Colonial America to life through the active use of puppetry in the classroom. Learn how to explore story lines and historical events while engaging students in active learning activities through puppetry. Create your own puppets, too!


Puppets: Bringing Content to Life (MS/HS)
Hosted by Imagination Celebration Fort Worth

• Presenter: Judy Thibault Klevins, Kennedy Center
Join this Kennedy Center Artist to explore using puppets in the classroom to expand learning and build visual references. Younger students will learn about story telling skills and how to use puppets to explore characterization development and enhance your teaching “tool box.” Participants will create their own puppets using kits provided by the artist.


How Music Helps to Interpret Places and Emotions (ES/MS/HS)
Hosted by Imagination Celebration Fort Worth

• Presenter: Arturo Rodriguez
Accomplished veteran composer Arturo Rodriguez has a special manner of demonstrating - with piano - his unique creative process and of teaching students to listen for the elements of the music that project emotions and describe places, as example will be his new work “interpreting” the Grand Canyon. Teachers will enjoy this workshop based on this creative process and will learn to help students use music to communicate their own stories and emotions to others.


Creating a Museum in your Classroom (ES/MS)
Hosted by Imagination Celebration Fort Worth

• Presenter: Peg Koetsch, Kennedy Center
When it comes to bringing learning to life, this Kennedy Center artist is a master in the field. Teachers learn to utilize museum practices in the classroom in order to engage students in active learning. This skill can be utilized across curriculum content, age levels, and learning abilities. Teachers will learn strategies to develop classroom museums as enhanced learning environments within the school walls.

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