trate on telling a story. This lesson can be easily expanded to include a history lesson on the peoples who actually created cave paintings. This lesson has been very successful with autistic students. Room 214
CONTACT IMPROVISATION AND CHOREOGRAPHY DEBORAH WHELAN
This will be a community building movement session centered around the concept of “Contact Improvisation,” which is dancing/moving while connected to another person/body in space. We will explore force: pushing and pulling, weight: strong and light, contact: connected to another body while cooperatively making progress toward a goal, improvisation: movement exploration in this moment in time, and choreography: a set series of movements performed the same way each time. Movement experiences will occur in partners and small groups. Cooperative choreography utilizing the concepts explored will culminate in a group performance at the end of the session. Room D112
MATHEMATICS AND THE HUMAN FACE KAREN BROWN
Participants will learn about basic facial proportions and use this knowledge to create a portrait or self-portrait. Participants will gain the knowledge of how facial proportions relate to math by dividing ovals into fractional segments and shapes to constitute approximate facial proportions. Liz successfully taught this lesson to 4th and 5th graders on a regular basis with exciting results. Room 207
TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF GHANA WEST AFRICA KOFI MAWUKO
An introduction to the music and songs of Ghana provides students with the means to create polyrhythmic patterns using musical instruments, their voices, and their bodies. Students will practice basic hand patterns (tone, slap, bass) on the drums to produce simple rhythms. Body language and stage etiquette are emphasized. Listening and retention skills are highly stressed with call and response techniques. Discussions on traditional customs and the migration of Africa’s music and instruments into today’s society, how the instruments are created, and the types of events for which they are used. Participants can bring percussive instruments. Room G012
APPALACHIAN PARTY GAMES AND FOLK DANCES SEAN MCCOLLOUGH
In this workshop we will dance! Dances will include Appalachian play party games, square dances, circle dances, and contra dances. We will also learn how to teach these dances to students while also exploring musical concepts such as meter and form. In addition, we will learn a little about the history of the dances and the music associated with them. The majority of the dances will be geared toward 3rd grade and above, but some can be done with younger children. Room 222
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE THROUGH THE ARTS: HANDS ON! SOPHIE LUCIDO JOHNSON
Participants will create visual arts works that allow them to demonstrate their emotions through abstract composition. They will create a Feelings Flag using the technique of collage, a multimedia emotions line in wax and water colors, and more. These projects are appropriate for all grade levels, and are meant to help students explore emotional vocabulary in order to deepen their social/ emotional literacy. Room 205
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