Professional development workshops
COCA on Campus: Professional Development Workshops
National studies indicated that the arts have a positive impact on student performance. COCA on Campus helps classroom teachers provide culturally rich arts-integrated programs to their students.See the Professional Development details below or click on other COCA on Campus programs for more information: Arts Enrichment Residencies, After-school Classes &s Workshops and Touring Performances.
Professional Development Workshops
COCA artist-educators will lead you step by step through practical, arts-based strategies that you can use to expand your teaching abilities. COCA's professional development workshops are innovative and engaging and are aligned with Missouri Show Me Standards.
Lively Classroom Connections through Theatre & MusicIn this workshop teachers will learn the many ways to connect creative drama and music activities to reading, listening, speaking and writing in enhancing literacy skills. These strategies encourage problem solving and cooperation, nurture self-esteem, and help students strengthen their ability to speak in front of others. Lead by Diane Davenport, an arts educator for more than 40 years.
Leading from the central components of dance – energy, space/shape, and time – Dr. Alice Bloch guides teachers to develop the ability to use dance and movement in a classroom setting through concept-based experiences and peer teaching. Movement creates kinesthetic links to cognitive understanding that support critical thinking skills, comprehension and a compelling entry into subject areas that students often resist.
Have you always wanted to integrate music into your curriculum? If your answer is yes, then join Diane Davenport [link to her bio] to explore the many ways that rhythm, a strong element of sound, can be used to enhance the musical intelligence of our learners. Wide varieties of world music are used to extend this exploration in creating and performing a multi-faceted piece that demonstrates understanding of how rhythm connects to other disciplines.
Show Me Standards & Goals: Communication Arts 2,5,7; Fine Arts 1,2,3,4,5; Health/Physical Fitness 4; Math 1; Social Studies 2,6; Goals 1, 2 & 3.
Visual artist Leigh Hanna [link to her bio] leads teachers through an examination of ways to incorporate student self-discovery, personal choices and team building into classroom activities. With a focus on the use of everyday recyclables as art materials, teachers explore the use of both life-size collage figures and small-scale figural sculptures. The workshop makes connections to student diversity, specifically addressing such topics as ancestry and heritage. Using the projects as a starting point in the classroom, teachers can then expand to other areas of the curriculum.
Show Me Standards & Goals: Communication Arts 5, 6; Fine Arts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Mathematics 1; Social Studies 6; Goals 1, 2 & 3.
Professional Development Workshops can expand your teaching abilities. Pricing is determined by length of program. For more information or to reserve a program, contact:
Eileen Manganaro - (314) 725-1834 x 127
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