Track: Educators & School Staff
Events
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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 C2. I Will… Centering Youth Voice in Storytelling
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.In this interactive, youth-led session, Bloomberg Arts Interns invite participants to examine the guiding question: Which voices are centered in our stories, and how does this impact what is told, how it’s received, and how it’s retold and shared? Participants will experience firsthand how these activities foreground student agency, strengthen authentic storytelling, and reshape how arts educators represent young people in narrative, fundraising, and program reporting.
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Session D2. Dramatic Adventures: Creating Original Stories with Children
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.The story-building process provides children with opportunities to practice key literacy, cognitive, and social emotional skills, use their imaginations, collaborate, and have fun! This session demonstrates how to center the voices of young children in creating and telling stories.
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Session E2. Beyond the Algorithm: Preparing Students to Think, Feel, and Create in an AI World
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.This session shares stories from my journey as an artist turned educator turned instructional coach, and from the real moments that often get overlooked in art class. Participants will leave with three practical tools: Name-Frame-Claim, Creative Identity Mapping, and the Resilience Studio Framework. Together, these simple practices show how creativity prepares young people for a future that needs thoughtful, confident, deep thinkers.
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Session F2. In Response to Place: Personal Postcard Collage as Storytelling Practice
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.This hands-on session blends human geography and cultural anthropology to explore how people make meaning through the places they hold dear. Participants will engage in the “Personal Postcard Collage” activity developed by the AACC Arts Integration Hub, reflecting a meaningful place and translating its landscape, memories, and emotional qualities into visual and written narrative.
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Session G2. Using Data to Shape the Narrative of Program Impact
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.This session will examine the data from a program designed to improve ELA scores and social emotional learning/work habits in elementary school students. Attendees will explore how different data points can be used to tailor discussions to a variety of stakeholders and shape narratives around the impact of their programming.