Professional Development
Why a Young Audiences Professional Development Workshop?
- You will learn from the education field’s latest research and practices
- You will learn how to bring more creative inquiry into your work
- It’s a great opportunity to jump-start, foster and deepen a collaborative spirit among
faculty, staff, and administrators
- We will work with you to design programs that meet your school’s educational needs
Workshops can be adapted for all teachers K-12, whether general classroom teachers or
subject specialists as well as administrators and staff. YA-WNY Professional Development
workshops can vary in length and venue depending on need. Please call the office (716)
881-0917 for details and rates.
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Meg Albers
 Kites as an Educational Tool: Teacher Workshop
Kites are an enlightened way to assist teachers in their quest to engage, excite and educate their pupils. This workshop was developed to share material with educators and demonstrate how kites integrate into a variety of academic lessons. Workshop contents correlate to NYS Learning Standards. Either with the geometry of Alexander Graham Bell's tetrahedrons, discussions of Marco Polo's records of man-lifting kites in China in his travel diary or the true story of a ten year old boy and his kite who were responsible for the first suspension bridge spanning the Niagara Gorge, kites hold a universal fascination. There is potential here to develop characteristics of inquiry, experimentation and perseverance that can lead to sustained self-motivation necessary for a full and satisfying life.
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Nels Cremean-In Jest
 Know Laughing Matters
In this one to two hour interactive training program, Nels Cremean helps teachers, parents and others build their "net mirth" as they experience the benefits of humor and play, and learn how to use them as tools to: enhance wellness, gain and focus attention, build rapport with students, stimulate creativity, motivate and energize, increase comprehension/retention, diffuse conflicts and make learning (and teaching) more fun! Also available for conferences.
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 The Erie Canal: Integrating the Arts into ELA and Social Studies
YA-WNY Staff members will take participants on a trip down the Erie Canal using hands-on arts activities that will stretch their imaginations, sharpen their writing skills and create resource journals that can be used in the teaching of the Erie Canal era. Teachers will use a combination of handmade journals, museum artifacts, videos, maps, photographs, writing exercises, document- based research, music of the era, the Internet and theater exercises to enhance classroom learning.
This workshop can also be extended to provide more indepth learning and for district credit.
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 Gail Golden
Actress, director and writer Gail Golden uses creative dramatic techniques: to bring teachers together; to stimulate student learning and confidence to face any standardized test; and to bring the arts back into the classroom. This hands-on Professional Development will be customized for content and length to meet a school's requirements.
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 Gerald Mead
The Art of Collage: Self Expression in the Classroom
This workshop, geared for art teachers and/or other disciplines, will show how collage can be used in the classroom to encourage creativity and help students to better understand and express their own self-identity and personality. Participants will merge visual images, found materials and language to create individualized collages that reflect their interests, relationships, memories or dreams. An historical overview of the collage art form and demonstration of collage techniques will also be included. This workshop experience can support inquiry based learning in the classroom and enhance critical analysis skills. Participants should bring a selection of collage materials to use and some basic art-making supplies (A list of suggestions will be provided). The instructor will bring additional tools and materials to share. (Three Hour Session)
Artists Portfolios
Artists, teachers and art organizations can take advantage of this workshop that can be tailored to the interests of the group. The organization and presentation of a portfolio and other materials such as artist statements and resumes are critical concerns for the career development of a professional artist and/or educator. This workshop will provide instruction and guidelines on how to maximize the effectiveness of these materials. The instructor, who has extensive experience reviewing artist materials, will also conduct individual portfolio reviews and provide feedback. (Three Hour Session)
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 Jon Pearson
Teaching Creatively in a World of Standards
This professional development workshop has been an inspiration to teachers and a powerful addition to assembly programs. Jon demonstrates exciting, practical ways teachers and students may turn drawing into a life-long reading, writing and memory tool. Teachers will discover simple, energizing ways students may use drawing to SEE what they think and PICTURE what they read, PERSONALIZE what they write, and DOUBLE their learning across the curriculum.
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programs by this artist: Visual Arts
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Grant Writing Workshop
Young Audiences Staff will review funding sources and help educators put together proposals. Contact the office at (716) 881-0917 or development (at) yawny.org for more information.
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