Course Description: When classroom teachers integrate the arts they can expect improvements in academic and social-emotional outcomes such as creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. During this two-day workshop participants will explore and develop personal creative habits followed by arts-discipline specific instruction, led by master teachers, taught in studio environments to awaken the artist in each participant while providing a deep investigation of the latest artistic techniques.

Facilitator: Lacey Sheppard

Bio: Lacey Sheppard is the Arts Integration Teachers Specialist for Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Previously, she was the dance educator and performing and visual arts department chair at Brooklyn Park Middle School. She holds a BFA in Dance Performance with K-12 Certification, a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Arts Integration, and a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Arts Infusion from Towson University. Lacey serves as the K-12 Administration board member for the Maryland Dance Educators Association (MDEA). Lacey is grateful for her ever-growing career in the arts, and is excited to continue working with fellow arts educators and classroom teachers with MC3!

Key Teaching and Learning Strategies explored in this course: 

• Perception - METACOGNITION: Deepen the awareness of the personal creative and teaching & learning practice. For oneself and others.

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

• Facilitator Role - TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: Align technology tools to learning goals.

• Artist Communities - COLLABORATIVE LEARNING STRUCTURES: Adopt collaborative learning structures to deepen learning goals.

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