Course Description: Participants will identify emotional distress related to current daily life and uplift those feelings through the creative process.

Facilitator: Ken Skrzesz

Bio: Ken Skrzesz is the Executive Director of the Maryland State Arts Council. Ken is an active master teacher of acting and dance and he has performed, choreographed, and directed both nationally and internationally. He holds a choreography/performance M.F.A from UNC-Greensboro and a dance B.F.A. from Towson University. Ken is a member of the Actors Equity Association and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

Key Teaching and Learning Strategies explored in this course: 

• Perception - SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: With intention, model and develop social-emotional learning competencies. (Self-Management)

• The Creative Process Map - BIG IDEAS: Guide participants through a creative response to a relevant and exciting concept.

• Facilitator Role - ARTIST HABITS OF MIND: Model and cultivate the Artist Habits of Mind. (Engage & Persist)

• Artist Communities - VOICE & AGENCY: Integrate authentic opportunities for participants to share their perspectives and experiences, make choices, and provide and receive peer feedback.

To download the full MSDE Fine Arts Office Professional Learning Framework, please click here.