[altroots] Folk Arts in Education workshop

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Jaehn

Jaehn Clare, M.A.
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From: owner-artsgeorgia@xxxxxx [mailto:owner-artsgeorgia@xxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Adrienn Mendonca
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 4:09 PM
To: artsgeorgia@xxxxxx
Subject: [ARTSGEORGIA] Folk Arts in Education workshop

Dear Listserv Members,

This announcement regards an educator workshop to be held in Atlanta during
October as part of a folklife conference.  The focus is on successful
strategies for bringing community resources into the classroom.  Could you
please pass it on or post this information, as appropriate?

many thanks,
Adrienn


Learning Literacy: Homegrown Success Stories

12th Annual Folklore and Education Workshop

Renaissance Atlanta Hotel

in conjunction with the 2005 American Folklore Society conference

Saturday, October 22, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.


Join Georgia folklorists, educators, and students who are deeply engaged in
researching, documenting, and writing about community and folk culture. This
yearly gathering models successful strategies for integrating folklore and
fieldwork across disciplines, showcases new projects, and involves
participants in hands-on, ears-on, voices-on learning. Attendance is free
for AFS registrants, $10 for others (scholarships available). Contact Paddy
Bowman of the National Network for Folk Arts in Education,
pbowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, for details. For full conference information, see
www.afsnet.org.


8 a.m.  Coffee and pastries, resource table


8:15 a.m. Welcome by Alysia McLain, Junior Convener of the AFS Folklore and
Education Section, and Paddy Bowman, Coordinator of the National Network for
Folk Arts in Education


8:30 a.m. Folkwriting author Laurie Sommers Director of the South Georgia
Folklife Project leads us through activities from this teaching guide, which
provides comprehensive lessons on place, heritage, and traditions based on
the premise that students write best when they write what they know (see
www.valdosta.edu/folkwriting).


9:15 a.m.  Renee Morris, 2005 Robinson-Roeder-Ward Fellow, and some of her
middle school students from Gainesville, Georgia, share their folklore and
fieldwork projects and activities from recent Teaching Tolerance grants.


10:15 a.m. Break and Resource Swap Meet


10:45 a.m. Teacher trainers Peggy Corbett and Karen McIntyre and former
Sequoyah High School student Allison Difiore of the Keeping and Creating
American Communities initiative of the Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project
share best practices and student work. This collaborative program promotes
student research and writing to explore community life and local culture
(see www.kennesaw.edu/english/kmwp/AmerCommunities).


12:15 p.m. Wrap-up*what have we learned?


12:30 p.m. Adjourn


Adrienn Mendonca
Traditional Arts Manager

Georgia Council for the Arts
Office of the Governor
260 14th Street, NW, Suite 401
Atlanta, GA 30318-5360
(404) 685-2794 Phone
(404) 685-2788 Fax
(404) 685-2799 TTY
amendonca@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.gaarts.org

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