Teacher Workshops

UMS offers several types of professional development activities for K-12 Educators: Kennedy Center Workshops, Cultural Literacy Workshops, Immersions, and "Reading Culture" Book Clubs. All focus on teaching educators techniques for incorporating the arts into classroom discussion.

To register for a teacher workshop, call 734-615-0122 or e-mail umsyouth@umich.edu

Download a copy of the 11/12 Youth Education Program brochure.



To make reservations by phone or for more information contact Omari Rush at 734-615-0122 or
by e-mail at wrush@umich.edu
Kennedy Center Workshops   ||    Immersions
"Reading Culture" Book Clubs   ||   Cultural Literacy Workshops

11/12 Kennedy Center Workshops

Kennedy Center Workshops are professional development opportunities that provide educators with arts-infused strategies to enhance student learning and realize student achievement goals across various areas of the curriculum.

Download a copy of the 11/12 Youth Education Program brochure.

 

Reaching the Kinesthetic Learner through Creative Movement
Led by KIMBERLI BOYD
Mon, Oct 24, 4:30 - 7:30 pm
WISD Teaching and Learning Center
1819 South Wagner Road, Ann Arbor
Grades K-3
Fee: $30

Creative movement provides an opportunity to reach kinesthetic learners in a way that allows them to process and retain information efficiently. In this workshop, teachers examine ways to enhance the teaching of science, social studies, and language arts through movement. Teachers explore warm-ups, improvisation, and simple structures for composing dances that involve students in active learning. This session is led by Kimberli Boyd: a dancer, performing artist, teaching artist, and arts in education consultant. She has toured extensively, conducting workshops and residencies for many major presenters, nationally and internationally.

 

Arts Integration for 21st Century Learning
Led by Deborah Brzoska
Tue, Feb 14, 4:30 - 7:30 pm
WISD Teaching and Learning Center
1819 South Wagner Road, Ann Arbor
Grades 3-12

Fee: $30

The arts can strengthen and unify curriculum in today's schools, bringing together previously isolated information into rich interdisciplinary learning. In this workshop, participants explore how the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics for grades 6---12 (Vancouver, Washington) has selected works of art which lend themselves to interdisciplinary, schoolwide, thematic instruction. Participants discover the value of teacher teams, thematic instruction, and community arts resources in efforts that can result in total school reform. They also learn how to plan, schedule, and restructure schools through the arts. This session is led by Deborah Brzoska, a former dancer and choreographer, and currently a recognized leader in arts education who works with teachers and artists across the country in arts curriculum, assessment, research, and professional development.

A collaboration with the Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District.