Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Rochester STEM Academy students will collaborate with four professional teaching artists for spoken word poetry. Students will demonstrate the achievements of their residency with four poetry readings and a competition with programs from around Rochester.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Aaron Drew: Visual artist; arts organization volunteer; BA in anthropology from U of M; Ann Heymann: Professional performer, composer, teacher and lecturer on the medieval Gaelic harp; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
ACHF Arts Education
Students will demonstrate increased ability and confidence in skills that overlap spoken word and English language arts through reading, writing, and listening. Students will be evaluated by the artists with rubrics aligned to state language arts standards. Student portfolios will be evaluated by the teacher. Results of student surveys will also be compiled. 2: Students will increase performance skills at three community outreach public performances. Evaluation will include rubrics on English language usage, artistic expression, and audience feedback including surveys and media coverage.
Outcome 1: Students were evaluated with assessment tools that aligned with state arts standards. Student performances were evaluated as summative assessment for the students' English class. Outcome 2: Students improved their performance skills. Students improved their performance skills in both speaking and listening. In addition, ESL students, especially, grew their confidence.
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