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Spring Symposium at Moore College of Art and Design with School District of Philadelphia Art Teachers!
Guest post by:
NAEA Special Needs in Art Education President-Elect
On May 18th, 2018 Moore College of Art & Design’s MA in Art Education with an Emphasis in Special Populations program hosted its annual Art Education Symposium titled “Creating Multiple Modalities of Language in and Through the Arts”
We were honored to have this event sponsored by A.C. Moore!
The symposium featured regional Art and English Language Learner instructors Angela Renish, Lori Logan and Erica Mandell who shared their personal stories, knowledge, and skills on developing inclusive practices for English Language Learners in and through the arts. The afternoon included lightning round, hands-on workshops that offered attendees easy takeaways to incorporate into their teaching methods.
Session A with Angela Renish: Visual Tools and Strategies for Making Art Lessons Accessible for English Language Learners.
Session B with Lori Logan: Visual Structures for Engaging English Language Learners in All Educational Settings.
Session C with Erica Mandell: Art Lessons with an Emphasis on Social Justice for English Language Learners.
Save the date for our Fall 2018 Symposium
Saturday, November 3rd ““Understanding Our Humanity Through the Arts”
Learn new skills and strategies that address our diversity, identity, and different abilities through the arts. Featuring keynote speaker Justin Brown and session leaders Sika Wheeler, Christina Lukac and Amanda Thoma.
Photos by Riley Evan Lloyd