This workshop is for educators who are looking to reconnect to their sense of purpose - their “why” - for teaching. Using arts integration practices that can be applied to a variety of subjects and classrooms, this workshop will provide an opportunity for educators to engage in and deeply reflect on their role in the education system and consider how they want to contribute to or work against it. Exercises will include a diversity of approaches, including movement, dialogue, play, and visual art.
Participants will be able to: • Identify and practice a diversity of arts integration practices to engage students in deep, student-centered learning. • Articulate and share their “why” for teaching through interactive exercises. • Engage in collaborative play and consider how to bring in these playful practices into their own classrooms.
