Breakout Sessions B
Events
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Session B1. Expanding the Narrative: The PD/Residency Model
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.In this session, the presenters will give an overview of the model in which staff in schools or school districts participate in professional development training combined with a residency, share an arts integrated activity, and have attendees reflect on how they can implement the same strategy.
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Session B2. Lessons Learned Through Dance: The Impact of Our RAISE Program Grant
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.This session offers an inside look at a RAISE dance residency for elementary students in a school without an existing dance program. It will explore the project’s approach, the stories that emerged from both students and the teaching artist, and the impact these narratives had on the school community.
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Session B3. The Odd Couple: Data Collection and Arts Education
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.“Data” doesn’t only mean test scores, it’s about impact, it’s about holistic student experience. This session is in response to the oft-clerical evaluations, and how it doesn’t need to be like that all of the time.
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Session B4. What Story Are We Telling? Reimagining Narratives Through Youth-Centered Practice
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.This session invites participants to examine how power, identity, and narrative shape the ways youth stories are created, shared, and remembered. Participants will be guided toward practices that ensure young people are not only heard, but positioned as co-authors of the stories that define their communities.