The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the Palm Beach County School District are members of the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Selected because of their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of education in and through the arts, the partnership team participates in collaborative efforts to make the arts integral to education.
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EDUCATOR RUSH TICKET PROGRAM By presenting their Educator ID at the box office one hour prior to curtain time, teachers receive 50% off the ticket price for any seat in the house, based on availability, for any Kravis Center self-initiated performance. Sponsored bySuzanne G. Reis Arts Education Fund
The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the School District of Palm Beach County are members of the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Selected because of their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of education in and through the arts, the partnership team participates in collaborative efforts to make the arts integral to education.
WORKSHOPS Receive in-service credit hours for participation
Sponsored by JPMORGAN CHASE & Co.
Professional Development Workshops will take place in The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center unless otherwise noted. Kravis Education Department hosts the annual Pre-School Teacher Workshops for public school Dance, Drama and Music specialists in Palm Beach County.
Focusing on Arts Integration* Saturday, October 1 from 9 am to noon Workshop Leader: Karen Erickson For Teachers of All Grades
Arts integration takes various forms while exhibiting many defining characteristics. This workshop presents participants with the opportunity to work with colleagues to uncover those characteristics and discuss how the information might impact their own arts integrated lesson designs. Drama is used as the example art form along with Language Arts to create a full-class parallel play drama exploring grammar, vocabulary, and story elements. The participants work first alone in personal space and then in teams to improvise and develop a drama demonstrating word comprehension. Participants experience a lesson twice, first as a lesson that only has the appearance of integration and secondly as an actual integrated lesson. Participants compare and contrast the lessons to identify the characteristics that separate the integrated example from the non-integrated example.
* This workshop/course was developed in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and is partially underwritten by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
Drama: The Missing Link in Teaching Literacy* Saturday, October 1 from 1 pm to 4 pm Workshop Leader: Karen Erickson For Teachers of Grades 1-8
In this workshop, teachers discover how to build vocabulary skills, improve reading comprehension, and expand writing techniques through drama integration. Participants explore ways to transform language arts lessons into active, student-centered explorations of story elements, word choice, fluency, comprehension, writing, and characterization through drama strategies such as expressive movement, ensemble, story dramatization, and character development. Participants learn about activities that develop teamwork and creative problem solving skills in students through activities that help improve grammar, predicting, inferring skills, and adding details to writing assignments.
Demonstration Teaching Through the Arts Monday and Tuesday, October 3 and 4 (Two-day, in school sessions)
For selected teachers at designated elementary schools
1-2-3-Dignity: Creative Movement and Character Education
Thursday, October 13 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Workshop Leader: Joann Preston For Teachers of Grades K-2
This workshop will be held at Northmore Elementary school
Teachers will learn a set of warm-ups designed to energize and focus students. This warm-up will include many examples of how movement is a way to practice learning and social skills as well as learning academic subjects such as math, science and language arts. Specific ingredients of dance will then be explored and a short fun dance will be learned that may be shared with students. Immersing a bit further into movement, teachers will learn exciting activities that their students can participate in to encourage character traits of trustworthiness, caring, cooperation and respect.
Motivating the ELL (English Language Learner) Through Drama* Saturday, October 15 from 9 am to noon Workshop Leader: Lenore Blank Kelner For Teachers of Grades K-5
In this workshop, participants explore drama’s power to motivate ELL students to extend their vocabulary, deepen comprehension, and enhance self-esteem. A wide range of drama strategies, including rhythmic chants, story dramatization, and role drama will be demonstrated. These engaging strategies are designed to encourage participation resulting in students developing their expressive and receptive English language skills.
Making History Come Alive!* Saturday, October 15 from 1 pm to 4 pm Workshop Leader: Lenore Blank Kelner For Teachers of Grades 3-6
This hands-on workshop offers a multitude of strategies for integrating drama into the social studies/history curriculum. Participants learn how to use theatre games to teach geography, and role drama to transport students to other cultures and time periods. Incorporating these effective strategies into daily instruction motivates students and deepens their comprehension of social studies curriculum.
Demonstration Teaching Through the Arts Monday and Tuesday, October 17 and 18 (Two-day, in school sessions) For selected teachers at designated elementary schools
Say Something! Encouraging Students to Take a Stand Against Bullying Saturday, October 22 from 9 am to noon Workshop Leader: Carol North For Teachers of Grades 3-8
How can students shift from the role of a bystander to the role of a rescuer when they witness bullying or harassment at school? Metro Theater Company’s innovative, theaterbased anti-bullying program has received accolades from schools throughout the region. In this workshop for elementary and middle school classroom teachers, Metro Theater Company teaching artists will demonstrate simple drama and movement activities that help students build classroom community, recognize the roles people tend to play when bullying occurs, and, through improvisation, strategize safe and effective ways that students can come to the aid of a victim of intolerant behavior. Metro Theater Company will offer easy tools for classroom teachers to adapt and put to use immediately. No prior drama experience is required! The instructional strategies offered in this workshop correlate with the anti-bullying picture book, Say Something by Peggy Moss.
Moving Ideas: Integrating Science and Dance* Saturday, November 5 from 9 am to noon Workshop Leader: Cynthia Word For Teachers of Grades 3-8
Learn clear and non-threatening ways to help students understand pattern and form in science through dance. Beginning with an introduction to the basic elements of dance, teachers learn how to use structured warm-ups and improvisations that lead to simple choreography. Participants choose a topic from their science curriculum to experience how dance is a natural connection to science.
Bringing Characters to Life Through Dance* Saturday, November 5 from 1 pm to 4 pm Workshop Leader: Cynthia Word For Teachers of Grades 7-12
In this workshop, participants bring characters from literature, history, and social studies to life through dance and explore methods for creating dance studies from works of literature or scenes from history and social studies. Participants also learn how to use the elements of dance to build structured improvisations that help students develop and embody characters. This workshop is designed for all ages and stages of movers, so participants should come prepared to discover themselves as creative and embodied thinkers and to encourage creativity, risk-taking, problem solving, and higher-level thinking skills in their students.
Dynamic Dimensions! Geometry and Dance, A Perfect Pair Saturday, November 12 from 9 am to noon Workshop Leader: Joann Preston For Teachers of Grades 3-5
Sunshine State Standards bloom and thrive in this vibrant exploration of Supporting Idea 5 - Geometry & Measurement of Mathematics. Problems of perimeter, measuring in fractional parts of linear units, classifying angles of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes, and deriving and applying formulas for parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids are engagingly solved through creative movement! Participants will learn specific dance elements, sequences, and activities that directly relate to geometry and measurement and will be given an audio CD that can be immediately and joyfully used with students in the classroom.
Using Music to Facilitate Transitions and Support Smart Classroom Management Saturday, December 3 from 9 am to noon Workshop Leader: Robbi Kumalo For Teachers of Grades K-2
Music is a powerful presence in our lives. Many think that the experience of music is the goal, but music also can be used as a tool to accomplish goals. In this workshop, participants will identify areas where music tools can enhance their classrooms, and will practice how to create and use music strategies to support identified objectives. Participants will gain an understanding of how beat, melody, and lyrics create focus, improve motivation, affect mood, and foster emergent literacy skills. Singing for the confidence-impaired and “best practice” principles for leading music will be also be covered. Participants will explore strategies for using music as a tool for teaching and classroom management for the primary grades.
Poetry Off The Page* Saturday, May 5 from 9 am to noon Workshop Leader: Glenis Redmond For Teachers of Grades 5-8
This workshop is based on the belief that poetry, in addition to being written and read, should be performed. Teachers learn ways to help students use brainstorming, imagery, and layering to write powerful and effective poems. Clear and easy poetic structures and formats empower students to expand their imaginations and to cross creative boundaries.
* This workshop/course was developed in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and is partially underwritten by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
BROADWAY LEAGUE DISTANCE LEARNING Through the Kravis Center’s Broadway League membership, free Broadway career panel discussions conducted by the Broadway Speakers Bureau are available to area high schools and colleges. These seminars share information about non-performance careers in the arts (producing, general management, marketing, press, stage management, etc.) with schools around the country. The speakers include award-winning professionals associated with many of the top Broadway shows such as Wicked, Billy Elliot, Spring Awakening, Frost/Nixon, Legally Blonde, The Producers, Rent and Grease. For more information, please call the Education Hotline at 561-651-4251.
The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the School District of Palm Beach County are members of the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Selected because of their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of education in and through the arts, the partnership team participates in collaborative efforts to make the arts integral to education.