Track: Program Administrators
Events
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Session A3. Telling Our Story Together: Community-Centered Models for Arts Learning
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.This session examines how Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) centers community voices, culture bearers, and lived experiences to deepen professional development and arts learning.
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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 C3. Soul of Langston: Crafting Community Narratives Through Arts and Humanities
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.This session explores how centering marginalized voices transforms arts education and community engagement. Attendees will gain practical strategies for integrating narrative into arts learning, including a replicable framework for community workshops, tools for measuring impact, and approaches for building sustainable partnerships.
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Session D3. Joyful Learning: The Story of STEAM Told Through the Joy of Art Making
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.Since 2019, Young Audiences of Northern California (YANC), in partnership with the South San Francisco Unified School District, has supported the district’s STEAM Summer School through curriculum development and program delivery. In this session, YANC will share its observation framework and explore how narrative—through story, film, and art—helps us more deeply understand, communicate, and honor the true impact of our work.
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Session E3. Supporting Reflective Practice: Tools to Guide Teaching Artist Growth (Pt. 1 of 2)
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.Led by the Center for Arts Education and SEL (ArtsEdSEL) team members, this session will support participants with structured reflection on their practice and a better understanding of how their classroom can be a space for rich social and emotional growth through the arts. It is recommended that you attend this session if you are interested in attending Session F3. Artistic SEL Core Practices.
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Session F3. Artistic SEL Core Practices: Foundations for Intentionally Embedding SEL in Arts Education (Pt. 2 of 2)
This session will explore what artistic SEL looks like in practice through examples and facilitate opportunities for participants to translate these practices for themselves and their own teaching context. It will build on Session E3. Supporting Reflective Practice: Tools to Guide Teaching Artist Growth.
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Session G3. You’re Already Doing This: Simplifying Action Research and Integrating It Into Your Practice
Westin Wash., DC City Center 1400 M St SW, Washington, D.C.This session introduces the simplified IDEA approach to action research (Identify, Design, Enact, Adjust), equipping participants with a tool to enhance the continuous improvement they already do. Participants will learn the basics of formative assessment and action research—including how, when, and why to use it—and will have the opportunity to test the process.