The Florida Alliance for Arts Education will offer a five-part Arts Integration Symposia Series throughout Florida during April, May, and June 2010.  Five regional Symposia will be provided under the auspices of the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs as a step toward accomplishing the Arts Education goals set forth in its recent Strategic Plan:  Culture Builds Florida’s Future. http://www.florida-arts.org/about/strategicplan/

The purpose of the AI Symposia Series is two-fold:  

1. to build awareness of what arts integration IS and can accomplish within a school and community and
2. to spotlight outstanding arts integration programs already in existence in Florida Schools.  Each Symposium will be feature local programs and presenters as well as national and state-wide findings and models.

What is Arts Integration?
Arts Integration is an approach to teaching and learning in which authentic connections between the arts and other aspects of the curriculum are made in order to achieve desired learning outcomes (goals/objectives) in both subject areas.

Who should attend these Symposia?

• School Teams, including principal, arts teachers, classroom teachers;
• Artists in education;
• Arts organization representatives.

Where will the Symposia be offered?

Central Florida (Orlando): Wed., May 12
Registration: 3:30 pm
Program: 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Lake Nona Middle/High School - Orlando

South Florida (West Palm Beach): Sat., May 15
Registration:  8:30 am on the 2nd floor of the Cohen Pavilion
Program: 9 am – 12 noon
Location:  Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach

Tampa Bay Area (Tampa): Sat., May 22  
Registration: 8:30 am
Program: 9 am – noon.
Location: Carrollwood Cultural Center  - 4537 Lowell Rd. Tampa 33618; Ph: 813-269-1310

Panhandle (Panama City): Fri., June 11      
Registration:  8 am
Program:  8:30 am – noon
Location  Marina Civic Center, Panama City

In-Service Points for Participants
Each participating District will devise a plan (component) for offering points to teachers.  Dr. Mary Palmer, University of Central Florida Professor Emerita, will review teacher implementation documents in order to include a summary of implementation highlights in the final grant report as well as to maintain followup with these individuals on behalf of FAAE.

Registration Fee (and related FAAE Membership Policy):
Arts Integration Symposium Registration Fee:  $5.  
Free to FAAE members!

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From the FAAE Grant Proposal to DCA
The Purpose of the Project:
The primary purpose of this project is to provide professional development opportunities for Florida artists*, arts organizations, arts and school administrators, and teachers, to develop their abilities to authentically integrate the arts and other academic curricula in PK-12 as well as community educational settings.        * “Artists” includes musicians, dancers, dramatists, and visual artists.

The Goals of the Project:

• Provide five workshops developed around the topic of Arts Integration.  Content may include, but is not limited to, Standards-based teaching and learning, teaching strategies, cross-curricular teaching and learning, FCAT connections, planning for success, classroom management through the arts, age appropriate content, arts integration idea exchange, roles and responsibilities of collaborators, sharing of exemplary programs.
• Work with local resources in each of the 5 sites to build local capacity for sustaining an arts integrated approach to teaching and learning.
• Develop and implement a means to follow-up with participants in order to gauge the impact of this professional development on changes in teaching practices.