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Youth in Arts
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Access to multidisciplinary lessons, videos, and more by visiting the Youth in Arts YouTube Channel, the ARTS lesson bank, and the Youth in Arts website.
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Move, Groove, and Grow!
Exploring Nature and Self Through Dance
Join Youth In Arts Mentor Artist and Ballerina, Jessica Maria Recinos, for four fun movement videos.
Each SEL and Movement video is between 16 and 20 mins in length.
Nature Journaling
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Nature Journaling- Lines
(13:44)
Join Youth in Arts artists Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Kristen for a lesson on making observations in nature using your whole body. This episode focuses on LINES and includes the following observation techniques: See It, Sense It, Move It, Show It, Question It, and Remember It.
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Nature Journaling- Shapes
(24:42)
Join Youth in Arts artists Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Kristen for a lesson on making observations in nature using your whole body. This episode focuses on SHAPES, building off of the lines lesson. Ms. Suzanne leads you through the following observation techniques: See It, Sense It, Move It, Show It, Question It, and Remember It.
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Nature Journaling- Shading, Shadows and Light
(17:52)
Join Youth in Arts artists Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Kristen for a lesson on making observations in nature using your whole body. This episode focuses on SHADING, SHADOWS, and LIGHT and references the shapes drawn in the previous lesson. See It, Sense It, Move It, Show It, Question It, and Remember It are the observation techniques used.
Nature Journaling- Labeling
(18:24)
Join Youth in Arts artists Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Kristen, and SRCS PreK Director, Ms. Marisela for a lesson on how to add labeling to your symbols, pictures, and drawing. See It, Sense It, Move It, Show It, Question It, and Remember It are the observation techniques used.
Nature Journaling- Making an Observational Drawing
(18:44)
Join Youth in Arts artists Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Kristen, and SRCS PreK Director, Ms. Marisela for a fun movement activity with descriptive words. Also create an observational drawing of an object in nature that is part man-made. This sixth lesson in the series weaves together all previous concepts presented. See It, Sense It, Move It, Show It, Question It, and Remember It are the observation techniques used.
Social-Emotional Learning
Workshop #1 (TK-12): Creating a Community of Learners
Creating a Community of Learners
(2:23:29)
Participants establish norms and common agreements and connect through Arts Integrated SEL Activity with a focus of self-awareness. We implement and revise norms through COVID Stories.
Workshop #2 (TK-12): Connecting COVID StoryShed to Watershed Tributaries & Mind Mapping 08/03/20
Connecting COVID StoryShed to Watershed Tributaries (TK-12)
(1:19:51)
Participants are facilitated through a Making Learning Visible project thereby providing students agency, identity and ownership of the learning process. We use a mind map to record watershed knowledge and questions.
Workshop #3: Build Community through a Focus on Equity and Social Awareness & Introduce Phenomena
Continuing to Build Community through a Focus on Equity and Social Awareness, Introduce Phenomena & Connect to Watershed (TK-12)
(2:40:03)
Participants are led through SEL activities that connect to the component of: Social Awareness. We discuss how to move from an Individualistic to Collectivist awareness level which is all interrelated to community health.
We model phenomena virtually, discuss our noticings and wonderings that are inter-connected to our senses, and how to ask questions understanding levels of inquiry and sorting questions.
Workshop #5 08/05/20: How do I fit into the Systems I am a Part of?
How do I fit into the Systems I am a Part of? (TK-12)
(1:04:41)
Overview of the otter as part of a system of watersheds. We set social-emotional learning goals with participants. The SEL/Arts integrated activities connect to self-management. We explore this SEL core-concept through distance/digital learning and transfer to in-person instruction.
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Youth In Arts: Relationships:Exploring Communication-Verbal/Non-Verbal, Value, Intent TK-12 08/06/20
Relationships: Exploring Communication - Verbal/Non-Verbal, Value, Intent (TK-12)
54:10
Participants engage in a Social and Emotional Learning activity by discovering the relationship of the river otter to its watershed through integrated arts that is based on relationship skills where the big question is: how do I connect, listen and communicate with diverse people?
Youth In Arts: Responsible Decision Making & Taking Care of our Environment (TK-12)
Responsible Decision Making & Taking Care of our Environment (TK-12)
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Participants establish norms and common agreements and connect through Arts Integrated SEL Activity with a focus of self-awareness. We will implement and revise norms through COVID Stories.
Youth In Arts: Responsible Decision Making & Taking Care of our Environment (TK-12)
Creating a Community of Learners
54:10
Participants establish norms and common agreements and connect through Arts Integrated SEL Activity with a focus of self-awareness. We will implement and revise norms through COVID Stories.
Extra Resources
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Digital Residencies with Youth in Arts: https://youthinarts.learnworlds.com/
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Youth in Arts has taken feedback and information from our community of parents, teachers, school administrators, and students to create an accessible way to engage in arts residencies for your classroom digitally. Visit this link to find out more, or email Program Director Kelsey Rieger at kelsey@youthinarts.org for more information on how we can engaging and unique arts learning to your students this Fall!
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SEL Arts, “Arts Education Social & Emotional Learning Framework: A Synergistic Pairing”: https://selarts.org
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“Arts Education and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Framework is designed to illuminate the intersection between arts education and social-emotional learning to allow for the intentional application of appropriate teaching and learning strategies, with the overarching goal of enhancing Arts Education. “
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“I Go, You Go” Dance and Positive/Negative Space: https://vimeo.com/400345795
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Youth in Arts Executive Director Kristen Jacobson leads participants through a fun dance game. So get ready to move! Our important concepts for today are: Positive space, negative space, communication, reflexivity, and improvisation. Participants form the training may recognize this activity from Thursday’s morning workshop around relationship skills!
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The Brain Dance, full livestream from #YIACre8tes: https://www.facebook.com/35796107678/videos/2587773998102332/
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The BrainDance was developed by dance educator Anne Green Gilbert (M. ED). It is based on eight developmental movement patterns “that human beings will move through in the first year of life via infant reflexes and floor play. These movement patterns integrate the brain and body. BrainDance is an inclusive, adaptable, accessible full body and brain warm-up for students in classrooms and dance studios” (Dance Ed Tips). Participants of the training may recognize these movements from both our “Mindful Moments” videos and our morning exercises, as we like to use them to wake up our mind-body connection before class.
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The Gesture Dance: https://www.facebook.com/35796107678/videos/498965020796340
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Learn how to choreograph your own dance inspired by gestures you use every day in this 8-minute art lesson led by YIA Executive Director Kristen Jacobson. Important concepts in today's dance activity are: Modifications like speed, level, locomotor, and size. Participants of the training may recognize this activity from Tuesday’s workshop on social awareness, as we took and modified eachother’s gestures to create a choreographed dance.
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