From argy.nestor at maine.gov Tue Sep 1 05:35:40 2009 From: argy.nestor at maine.gov (Argy Nestor) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 05:35:40 -0400 Subject: [DOE-Arts] Happy New School Year! Message-ID: <5C0EC6CC-736F-4979-817F-0F4C0A81428D@maine.gov> I know many more of you start school this week, I hope it is off to a GREAT start! YAHOOOOOOOO! It's time to register for The Arts Connect Conference being held on October 8th and 9th at Point Lookout, Northport. Go to the mearsted and click for registration in the latest blog post on the conference or here is the link for registration: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,aa613a13-939a-4600-843c-674a1a386d8c OR as a tiny url: http://tiny.cc/ngUZc If you questions please email me! Below are the latest blog posts since I emailed you last, plus new prof dev and student opps and upcoming events. Go to the blog to read the details: http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ ** Conference Registration Open Sept. 1st- Don't delay, register today! ** Elementary and Secondary Education- Grant $ being awarded for all content areas ** TED Talks Theatre- Incredible Multimedia Theatrical Adventure ** RSU #11 Art Exhibit at MDOE- Summer show posted including all the photos of the work ** Hurricane Bill!- My experience with Bill ** The Second Human Genetics Lab Art Show- Art show coming up soon ** Karen Montanaro- View the work of Karen on YouTube ** Tony Montanaro- YouTube recently posted on Tony ** Rachel Maddow and Arts Education- Wonderful testimony on the important role of arts educators ** Performance Artist- Ukrainian artist shares her work ** MENC Public Service Announcements- Wonderful musical announcements ** Cutting Hay- Nothing like freshly cut hay ** Arne Duncan Speaks! - Secretary of Education hosted a conference call with 2000 educators from across the country Just a reminder if you have a new email address due to school district reorganization PLEASE let me know so you do not miss any arts ed information. Make it a great YEAR, Argy Argy Nestor Visual and Performing Arts Specialist http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 207-624-6825 fax: 207-624-6821 argy.nestor at maine.gov http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/ "The Arts Connect" statewide Arts Education Conference-October 8,9, 2009http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/news.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/doe-arts/attachments/20090901/e950ea5b/attachment.html From argy.nestor at maine.gov Tue Sep 15 04:26:23 2009 From: argy.nestor at maine.gov (Argy Nestor) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:26:23 -0400 Subject: [DOE-Arts] The Arts Connect! Message-ID: <9A83F417-9BAC-4B24-B3D4-6C8B7A5392C6@maine.gov> Register for The Arts Connect! conference for educators! Registrations are in full swing! Log on to register now and reserve your space in the workshops! October 8 and 9th, Point Lookout in Northport -- Oct. 8th is an evening to celebrate arts education and the 9th is the all day conference. You can register by going to this link: http://tiny.cc/ngUZc or from the MDOE arts webpage www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/ news.html or at the Maine Alliance for Arts Education homepage www.maineartsed.org Please note this is a NEW link for MAAE! If you have questions please contact me at argy.nestor at maine.gov Make it a great day, Argy Argy Nestor Visual and Performing Arts Specialist http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 207-624-6825 fax: 207-624-6821 argy.nestor at maine.gov http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/ "The Arts Connect" statewide Arts Education Conference-October 8,9, 2009http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/news.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/doe-arts/attachments/20090915/001d0fc9/attachment.html From argy.nestor at maine.gov Tue Sep 15 04:58:54 2009 From: argy.nestor at maine.gov (Argy Nestor) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:58:54 -0400 Subject: [DOE-Arts] Happy September! Message-ID: <3319A79E-90B7-4145-890A-76E0903CFCA9@maine.gov> I hope your first week or month (depending on when you started school) is off to a GREAT start. I know there are new teachers out there who are feeling the pressure of new jobs and veteran teachers who are adjusting to new schedules and students. Please remember that everyone has something to offer and working collaboratively will only create more opportunities for you as well as your students! Register for The Arts Connect! conference for educators! http://tiny.cc/ngUZc The Governor's office has been asked to suggest 10 marching bands who might be interested in participating in the 2010 National Independence Day Parade held annually in Washington D.C. Please contact me ASAP if you are interested. Bangor Symphony Orchestra is distributing vouchers for their Know Your Orchestral! Please distribute the attached voucher to your students and invite them to attend. All you need to do is print it and copy, cut and hand them out. If you have questions please contact Sarah McCarthy at sarah at bangorsymphony.com. If you aware of new teachers who aren't on the meartsed list serv please forward their email addresses to me. We now have 1019 members! YAHOOO! If you have a new email address due to reorganization please forward it to me so there isn't a break in receiving information. Below are the blog posts created since I emailed you last. Please comment below a post on the meartsed blog page on any of these or archived topics. Click here to connect to the posts and many resources under the topics on the right, many new Professional Development opportunities http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ ** Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium - the symposium has officially ended -see pictures of the closing ceremony ** 2009 Juice Conference - Juice conference will be held in Camden, Nov. 13 and 14th. ** Bangor Symphony Orchestra - Bangor Symphony Orchestra Know Your Orchestral vouchers available ** Nikon Small World Contest - see the final photographs taken under a microscope and score each one ** Students Visit Schoodic Sculpture Symposium - David Cadigan's description of the school children's visit ** One Teachers' Voice-Frank Chin - Frank Chin shares his thoughts on meeting the web 2.0 world ** ONE TEACHERS' VOICE - a new addition to the meartsed blog, guest bloggers ** From the Top - Portland Ovations is bringing From the Top to Portland, Merrill Auditorium ** Music meets Art meets Math - very cool video ** Kinetic Wave Sculptures - another very cool video ** "It's Time to Get Serious About Creativity in the Classroom" - Edutopia article Thank you for all you do for Maine kids and Arts Education! Enjoy September! Make it a great fall, Argy Argy Nestor Visual and Performing Arts Specialist http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 207-624-6825 fax: 207-624-6821 argy.nestor at maine.gov http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/ "The Arts Connect" statewide Arts Education Conference-October 8,9, 2009http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/news.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/doe-arts/attachments/20090915/04fcaba5/attachment-0002.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: KYOticket_bw - DOE910.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 219967 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/doe-arts/attachments/20090915/04fcaba5/KYOticket_bw-DOE910-0001.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/doe-arts/attachments/20090915/04fcaba5/attachment-0003.html From argy.nestor at maine.gov Wed Sep 23 23:36:02 2009 From: argy.nestor at maine.gov (Argy Nestor) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:36:02 -0400 Subject: [DOE-Arts] Happy Fall! Message-ID: <62F6B4C9-985B-4F8D-99B9-C3CC5AF55F95@maine.gov> HAPPY FALL! I hope you've been enjoying this beautiful September we've been having! Last weekend at Haystack reminded me of how fortunate I am to live in such spectacular surroundings! I have been very busy during the last two weeks working with the planning committee on the statewide arts educators conference The Arts Connect! Plans are coming along and we do have some space left so if you are interested in attending PLEASE go to http://tiny.cc/ngUZc and register. I'd enjoy seeing and meeting you, it surely will be an event to remember! If you have a new email address PLEASE be sure and let me know so I can change it in the list-serve. The Governor's office has been asked to suggest 10 marching bands who might be interested in participating in the 2010 National Independence Day Parade held annually in Washington D.C. Please contact me ASAP if you are interested. The following blog posts have been made since I emailed last... PLEASE go to the blog http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ and read the news! And, if you have a minute, please comment at the bottom of a post by clicking on "comment". ** Beautiful Weekend at Haystack - for the Maine Art Educators conference ** International Cryptomundo Museum - new museum in Portland, ME ** G/T Art Class at UMO - Dr. Laurie E. Hicks will teach G/T course at UMaine, Ororo ** Websites for Teaching and Learning - 25 of the best sites on teaching and learning ** Namet Productions - Performance opportunity coming to Maine ** Marco Antonio Torres - key note speaker at the ACTEM conference ** Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine - What is ACTEM ** Open Book Players Perform - Maine Alliance for Arts Education is holding a fund raising event featuring the Open Book Players and using Paul B. Janeckos play World Afire on Saturday ** A Matter of Conscience - High School sculpture exhibits opportunity called A Matter of Conscience ** Integrated Fine Arts Program - read about two integrated programs Thanks so much for all the good work you do each day educating Maine students in the ARTS! If you have questions please feel free to contact me. Make it a great day, Argy Argy Nestor Visual and Performing Arts Specialist http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 207-624-6825 fax: 207-624-6821 argy.nestor at maine.gov http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/ "The Arts Connect" statewide Arts Education Conference-October 8,9, 2009http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/news.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/doe-arts/attachments/20090923/3e180151/attachment.html From argy.nestor at maine.gov Wed Sep 30 06:20:19 2009 From: argy.nestor at maine.gov (Argy Nestor) Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:20:19 -0400 Subject: [DOE-Arts] Happy October! Message-ID: <28271871-DF1A-45A9-AB7F-6830A6E8F2E4@maine.gov> HAPPY OCTOBER! I hope your September was GREAT and that October is another WONDERFUL month for you! 500 people visited the meartsed blog this week! WOW and a great big THANK YOU to those who made comments on the blog! Please be sure and read what others have written and I invite each of YOU to join the conversation. We have almost 250 educators registered for the Arts Connect! conference being held on Oct. 8 and 9th at Point Lookout in Northport. You can still register if you'd like but PLEASE do so as soon as you finish reading this email!!! The registration link: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=aa613a13-939a-4600-843c-674a1a386d8c For clarification: Your $75 registration includes the Thursday night Celebration on The Summit at Point Lookout. If you can not attend Friday you may join us at the Celebration for $20. I hope to see you all there. If you have not sent me your email address (that might be different this year), please do so! You are now one of 1036 members of the Arts Ed list serv There are many new links on the meartsed blog, Prof and Student opportunities, Upcoming events and Research. If you need help navigating the blog please email me! argy.nestor at maine.gov You can get to the meartsed blog at this link: http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ Recent posts include: ** District III Music Educators Meet- Fall meeting in Richmond ** US DOE Forum- Words from Arne Duncan ** STOP, Look and Listen!- My early morning walks help for reflecting ** Support for the Arts Connect Conference- latest info on the conference ** AP Studio Art Workshop- my pleasure to attend AP Studio art workshop ** Congratulations Brad Ciemchomski- Music composer from Yarmouth ** The Restorative Power of Nature and Art- Barri Lynn Moreau writes for us Make it a great day, Argy Argy Nestor Visual and Performing Arts Specialist http://meartsed.wordpress.com/ Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 207-624-6825 fax: 207-624-6821 argy.nestor at maine.gov http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/ "The Arts Connect" statewide Arts Education Conference-October 8,9, 2009http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/news.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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