October Newsletter
October is here! In past years, this time was filled with auditions, competitions, show rehearsals, OFAI, and fall break. This year, October feels a little different, but many events are still happening virtually. Read on to learn more!
Don't forget that you can look to your professional organizations for help at this time. NAfME has a large suite of webinars covering various topics related to the 2020-21 school year. NAEA also offers many webinars available to members. EdTA has many learning opportunities available including webinars, resources, and online courses. AATE also offers resources, including a "Back to School" Covid Webinar series. NDEO offers Covid-19 Resources, a webinar series titled "Teaching Dance Online," and Special Interest Group Virtual Meetings. Take a moment to peruse your organization's website and take advantage of their help and guidance.
Good Reads
What Can Arts Education Do for the Young? Let Us Count the Ways
Educational Theatre Association Launches High School Technical Theatre Proficiency Exam Pilot
Theatre Tulsa Offers Virtual Master Class In October
How Music, Sound Play Role in Children's Development
The fine arts virtual meetings will be held on the second Thursday of every month at 4 p.m. on Zoom. The October 8th meeting will include a short presentation from the 2020 Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute and time for discipline-specific discussions. The meetings will be recorded and available on the OSDE Fine Arts website, though the break out room portion of the meetings is not able to be recorded. All Oklahoma PK-12 arts educators are welcome to join the conversation!
In order to increase security for our virtual meetings we are implementing passwords for participants. When you log onto Zoom use the following login information. Please do not share this information publicly through social media or other spaces. You may forward this email to colleagues if they do not receive the newsletter.
OSDE C&I Encore Team is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Fine Arts Virtual Meet-Up
Time: Oct 8, 2020 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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To further enhance security, the meeting will be locked at 4:05. After 4:05, no one will be allowed to enter the meeting.
The 2020 Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute will be happening virtually this year. If you have not been able to attend in the past due to timing, other obligations, etc., this may be the perfect year to take part in OFAI! All sessions are free to Oklahoma teachers. You can see the current session list below and more information is available on the OFAI website.
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Vocal Music Repertoire Selection for All Ages - Amanda Quist & Tom Shelton
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Taking your Program from Live to Live Stream and The Virtual Learner - John Bertles
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Exploring Virtual Arts Presentations: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - John Bertles
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Fostering Musicianship: Non-Instrumental Skills for the Band or Orchestra Classroom - Allen Tinkham
September 13-19 was National Arts in Education Week. It's a time to celebrate the arts and their profound impact on education. Here in Oklahoma, we had a few virtual events to promote the week, including a webinar discussion hosted by Arts in Action in OKC. The webinar featured local Oklahoma teachers and artists as they shared their thoughts about teaching the arts, Covid-19, and racial equality. If you have a moment, take a listen!
As students and teachers work through this time, there has been more focus on the social-emotional aspect of music education. Many resources and tools have been shared over the past few months and some are listed below. While performances and other traditional aspects of music education may be limited, SEL may be key to navigating our current reality.
SEL Webinars
If you have been teaching online over the past few weeks, you may be using Pear Deck. Pear Deck integrates with Microsoft and Google platforms to create more interaction and engage students in their online learning.
Pear Deck has released P.E., Drama, Art, and Music templates that you can easily use in your online or in person learning environment. The P.E. template could be used in dance classes, too! If you are new to Pear Deck, check out this webinar that Karen Leonard, OSDE Director of Education Technology, released over the summer.
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Over the spring and summer, OKC's Lyric Theatre has developed "Lyric Kids' Clubhouse" - a children's show created in their OKC theatre utilizing local actors, dancers, and kids! The show is designed for young children with new episodes each week on Lyric's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Episodes help children normalize this time by discussing the many different issues happening and add a bit of silliness in as well. Elementary teachers - though the program may not be appropriate for all your students, consider asking some of your more self-assured students to send in videos with questions, jokes, or other topics as requested by Lyric. Parents can send videos to info@lyrictheatreokc.org.
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A new gallery schedule will be developed soon. Stay tuned!
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.
October 2 - Fine Arts Administrator's Consortium
October 8 - Monthly Virtual Fine Arts Meeting
October 10 - UCO High School Day of Dance
October 24 - Wisconsin Art Education Virtual Conference
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