Course Description: Re-energize and refresh through a workshop of facilitator-led restorative movement and postures connecting body, mind, and heart.

Facilitator: Dana Parsons

Bio: Dana is a highly experienced performer, director, and master teacher. She is currently the Director of Grants and Professional Development at the Maryland State Arts Council as well as a Master Teaching Artist on the Maryland Centers for Creative Classrooms Roster with the Maryland State Department of Education. Her career in the arts began as a member of the Resident Acting Company for Clear Space Theatre in 2004. For the past 13 years, she has taught, facilitated and/or established performing arts classes, programs, and professional development opportunities with students and adults of all ages and levels, specializing in the creative process. She has performed and/or directed over 100 performance pieces (theatre, vocal, movement) on the east coast as well as abroad, including Puerto Rico, Italy, and England.

Key Teaching and Learning Strategies explored in this course: 

• Perception - REFLECTION: Develop habits to view and address personal aptitudes, gaps, and views.

• Facilitator Role - PACING: Design instructional time with a balance of structure and freedom, fast and slow, and inhale and exhale.

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