February Newsletter
Regional Meeting - Visual Art
February 19 - Oklahoma City, Francis-Tuttle (Rockwell Campus)
This workshop will have a visual art education focus. The sessions will include:
- Information about fine arts offerings across the state
- Culturally responsive teaching
- Classroom management in the art room
- Funding opportunities
- Ideas for lessons and assessment
The workshop is FREE to attend! Presenters include Tauri Sims, Amy Harden-Collins, Brandy Sitts, Eric Lyons, and Jennifer Allen-Barron. Sign-up here!
Museum Visits
Many of the museums across the state offer free admission to school groups, money for transportation, and a program tailored to your student's needs. Consider scheduling a visit this spring. A list of Oklahoma museums is available below and also on the fine arts resources section of the OSDE arts website.
Oklahoma Museums
Engage OK 2019
The OSDE's summer professional development workshop is back! Please join us for a free day of learning and connection with your colleagues! There will be an all-day fine arts track with sessions focusing on music, visual art, and speech/drama/debate. Though dance-specific sessions will not be available, dance educators are also encouraged to attend general fine arts sessions and any other sessions they find valuable.
- Monday, July 15 – EngageOK Woodward
- Tuesday, July 16 – EngageOK Lawton
- Wednesday, July 17 – EngageOK Durant
- Thursday, July 18 – EngageOK Bixby
- Tuesday, July 23 – EngageOK Southmoore
Comprehensive fine arts sessions will be offered at the two metro sites (Bixby and Southmoore), but fine arts sessions will be available at all sites. A detailed schedule will be available later in the spring. We'll see you in July!!
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Audition registration for the 2019 Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute is now open! High school students can choose from eight artistic disciplines: acting, chorus, creative writing, dance, drawing & painting, film & video, orchestra, and photography. All students accepted to OSAI attend on full scholarship. Auditions run from January 19-February 11 at locations across the state. Find the full audition schedule and requirements here, and feel free to contact the Oklahoma Arts Institute with questions via oai@oaiquartz.org or (405) 605-7500.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is pleased to join with the Oklahoma Alliance for Arts Education and the Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma for the 29th Annual State Superintendent Awards for Arts Excellence. This special recognition is given to high school juniors and seniors who meet certain criteria. In addition, we recognize fine arts educators, school administrators, and school boards who exhibit leadership, support quality arts education, and demand academic excellence in Oklahoma schools.
Teachers are encouraged to apply for the educator award. Also, please consider nominating students, administrators, and school boards for the 2019 Arts Excellence Awards.
All students, teachers and administrators selected to receive this distinguished award will be showcased, celebrated and medaled by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister at a ceremony on April 23 in Guthrie.
Applications are due March 1st!
For more information, click here.
 2018 State Superintendent Student Honorees
In order to respond to the changing needs of schools and arts organizations in the state, the Oklahoma Arts Council is gathering input through a statewide arts education survey. Your responses will inform decisions by the Oklahoma Arts Council, with the potential to influence the creation of new grant programs specifically designed for schools. Therefore, your participation is incredibly valuable.
Please take a moment to complete the brief survey, and please consider passing the survey link along to your colleagues who may be able to provide feedback.
Take the Oklahoma Arts Council Arts Education Survey
Thank you in advance for your participation. For questions regarding the survey, please contact our Arts Education Director, Jennifer Allen-Barron at (405) 521-2036.
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OKE’s Own Level 3 Graduates Present: Best Practices
Saturday, February 9, 2019
9:00-12:00pm
University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus
Room 032
Free parking in Elm Parking Facility
Registration is $15 for OAKE Members / $30 for Non-OAKE Members /
FREE to Full-Time Students
Presenters and Workshops:
Ashlynn Dickinson – Cassidy – Oklahoma City
U Can Uke!
Tips and tricks for teaching the ukulele in the music classroom
Emily Richardson – Lakeview Elementary – Norman
This Stuff is Your Stuff, This Stuff is My Stuff
Exploring hands-on, play-centered cooperative learning music centers for young children
Carol Ross – Retired Educator
Taking a Visit to Germany Through the Musikgarten Curriculum
An overview of the Musikgarten, “Music Makers Around the World,” curriculum, focusing specifically on the Music and Composers of Germany
For more information, visit the event Facebook page or the OKE website.
Playful Process, Serious Thought
Saturday, February 23, 9 AM-1 PM
Chisholm Elem. School, 2300 E 33rd Edmond, OK
Presenter: Connie Van Engen - Bell Prairie Elementary in the North Kansas City school district
The playful nature of the Schulwerk is a powerful tool in the music classroom. Play motivates and engages students. It is the responsibility of the music educator to guide students to see the dynamic intersections and the parallel pathways that exist in the “play” and the “learning”. In this workshop we will experience the Orff Schulwerk process of Imitation, Exploration and Improvisation through play and reflect on the musical learning that occurs as a result of our play.
Visit the event facebook page or chapter website for more information.
Broncho Pep Band Days - Saturday, February 2nd & March 2nd
High school band students can join the UCO Broncho Pep Band as they “play” on the UCO men’s and women’s basketball teams during their home games. Email ocae@uco.edu for more information.
School of Music Auditions - Friday, February 8th & Saturday, February 23rd
High school seniors and college transfers can audition for our School of Music entrance as well as departmental scholarships and tuition waivers. Register here.
Children’s Opera (performance and art project) - Tuesday, February 19 & Wednesday, February 20th
K-5 classes are invited to participate in a hands-on art project and to attend “Johnny Squeaky”, a children’s opera. $3 per person. Space is limited. 10 am – 12 pm both days. Email ocae@uco.edu for more information.
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The 2019 Drama Convention will be held June 28th and 29th at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK. Teachers of drama/theatre, speech, and debate are encouraged to attend this convention. SWOSU Residence Life will be offering dorm room housing for those traveling from out of the area. Registration fees, housing costs, etc., will be posted soon the event Facebook page.
The session proposal window is also open! If you have a great idea you'd like to share with educators across the state, please consider applying. The session application form is here.
Please contact Jessica Salmans if you have any questions regarding OK DramaCon 2019. Looking forward to seeing you in June!
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The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Music is pleased to announce information concerning the 49th Annual Jazz Festival, featuring Sean Jones and the SWOSU 2019 Summer Camps. Please visit our site to learn more about these events.
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Art teachers! Did you know that your students can have their work on display at the Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center galleries during the 2019 Oklahoma State Fair AND that $6,500 in cash and Hobby Lobby cards is presented for art supplies?
So, now you want to know: how much does it cost to enter? Nothing. Zip. Nada. And the first 10 schools to complete their entries will each receive a $100 Hobby Lobby card for art supplies.
Go to the OSAE website for complete information. Think it can’t get any better? We also present five visual art scholarships (total of $5,500 plus matching funds if they attend UCO or OKCU) to graduating seniors from participating schools. Don’t miss out! Entry opens on March 6 at 9 a.m.
The 2019 APME conference with the theme Celebrating Diversity in Popular Music Education, will be held at New York University June 12 - 15 2019.
The call for papers is out!
Visit the APME website for more information.
February 4-February 28 - Oklahoma Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain
March 1-29 - Youth Arts Month, OAEA
April 1-29 - Sarah Carnes, Yukon
A virtual art gallery is available on the SDE Fine Arts website for students and families who would like to see pictures of their work in the OSDE (Oliver Hodge) Building.
February 1-2, 2019 - Oklahoma Thespian Festival
February 7-8, 2019 - SWOSU Jazz Festival
February 8, 2019 - UCO Music Audition Day
February 9, 2019 - OKE Spring Workshop
February 19, 2019 - Visual Art Regional Meeting
February 19-20, 2019 - UCO Children's Opera "Johnny Squeaky"
February 23, 2019 - Central OK Orff Workshop
February 23, 2019 - UCO Music Audition Day
March 1, 2019 - DEADLINE for State Superintendent Arts Excellence Awards
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