From maceducation at lists.maine.gov Thu Oct 16 14:49:31 2008 From: maceducation at lists.maine.gov (News for arts educators) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:49:31 -0400 Subject: [Maceducation] Arts in Education News, October 16 Message-ID: <199FFF7DB0D4724FA7630DEA667E838A05E61FE1@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Arts in Education Listserv Greetings from the Maine Arts Commission News from our associates for the week of October 16, 2008 ***************************************** 1. Join Maine's 4th annual Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest 2. Maine Youth Poetry Slam Contest 3. "A Single Bracelet Does Not Jingle" 4. Maine Alliance for Arts Education Student Talent Showcase 5. New! Maine Alliance for Arts Education Kennedy Center initiative for middle schools! 6. Fellowship Opportunity for Maine K-12 Arts Teachers 7. Heartwood College of Art New Scholastic Arts Awards Affiliate for Maine 8. Did you know? ************************ 1. Maine's 4th Annual Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest PLEASE JOIN TODAY!! Join the thousands of teachers who have become inspired, had fun and surprising success "making poetry matter" for students! Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest is a great way to teach poetry and help students with written and oral communication skills. Poetry Out Loud is designed so that teachers may easily implement this "poetry bee" contest in the classroom. Poetry Out Loud awards more than $100,000 in prizes to students and schools at the state and national levels. Poetry Out Loud satisfies most of the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) English Language Arts Standards. Teachers love the program because it * fits well into their literature curriculum, * creates an entry point for students to appreciate poetry, * strengthens community in the classroom, * reaches students whom they've never thought would take to poetry and take to the stage. Teachers are provided with free multimedia curriculum materials-a poetry anthology, audio guide, teachers' guide, posters and a comprehensive website, http://www.poetryoutloud.org , all aligned to national standards-to augment their regular poetry curriculum with poetry recitation and a classroom-level competition. Each winner at the state level will receive $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington to compete for the national championship. The state winner's school will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. A total of $50,000 in scholarships and school stipends will be awarded to the winners at the National Finals. For further information, a Registration Form and the 2008-2009 Poetry Out Loud Classroom Kit and Teacher's Guide, please contact Paul Faria at paul.faria at maine.gov , 207/287-2790 ************************ 2. Maine Youth Poetry Slam Contest The Maine High School Poetry Slam Competition sponsored by the Maine Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation creates an opportunity for high school writers to perform & share their poetry as a vehicle to motivate and inspire expression through written and spoken word. Starting at the classroom level, teachers augment their poetry and creative writing curriculum with the introduction of Slam Poetry and a classroom-level competition. School winners advance to the one day event sponsored by the Maine Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. The program requires very little classroom time. Maine's competition will take place in early February 2009. More details will be forthcoming on a specific date and location. If you would like your school to participate in Maine's competition, please contact Paul Faria at paul.faria at maine.gov , 207/287-2790. ************************ 3. "A Single Bracelet Does Not Jingle" Opportunity for Leading Educators to improve teaching and learning in the visual and performing arts YOU ARE INVITED! On Saturday, November 1st Maine Arts Educators, grades Pre-K through University will gather to discuss how to improve teaching and learning in the Visual and Performing Arts in the entire state. Our conversation will lay the groundwork for how to collaborate and provide leadership in all regions of Maine. The goal is to have every region, discipline, grade level, and arts education role represented, we may not have space for everyone who wishes to participate! This is a special opportunity taking place at beautiful Point Lookout in Northport for arts educators to learn from and share with colleagues. PLEASE don't delay! Register soon by clicking "A Single Bracelet Does Not Jingle" . If you have questions, please email argy.nestor at maine.gov ************************ 4. Maine Alliance for Arts Education Student Talent Showcase The Maine Alliance for Arts Education is planning a student showcase on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at the Waterville Opera House. This showcase will serve a dual purpose. It will be a fundraiser for MAAE's activities, but more importantly, it will be an opportunity for Maine students to demonstrate their abilities and talents in all of the visual and performing arts. If you would like to be a part of this or want more information, please send an email to: radwags at roadrunner.com or call: 207-268-4072. The Maine Alliance for Arts Education is a statewide nonprofit that works to strengthen education in all of the arts for all Maine students. Visit MAAE on the web at www.maineartseducation.org . ************************ 5. New! Maine Alliance for Arts Education Kennedy Center initiative for middle schools! On Location: Spotlight On Your Community Up to ten schools from around the country will be selected to participate in this program. A Thomas school bus will be outfitted as a media lab on wheels. It will visit each school for two weeks and will be "on location" sometime between January and June 2009. Over the two weeks, a drama artist and media artist will be on location to work with one class (grades 5-8) in storytelling techniques and media/video/ technology skills. The teacher(s) and students will work together to create a short (three to five-minute) video about an artist or arts group in the community. The finished video will be uploaded to a web site maintained by the Kennedy Center to share across the world. Each selected school will receive a new media package and $1,000 to support further development of media projects. For more information and an application form, visit the On Location website at: http://www.artsedge.org/onlocation/ or contact the National Partnerships office at (202) 416-8806. ************************ 6. Fellowship Opportunity for Maine K-12 Arts Teachers $5,000 Grants will Support arts Educators The Maine Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE) and the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) announce the third round of the Maine Arts Teachers Fellowship Program. The program supports personal artistic development of Maine K-12 teachers in all arts disciplines. Through this fellowship program, theater, music, dance, visual art and creative writing teachers have the opportunity to interact with professional artists in their fields. The Maine Alliance for Arts Education anticipates awarding eight $5,000 fellowships for 2009. MAAE will accept preliminary project proposals until November 28, 2008, after which selected applicants will be invited to apply for a fellowship. Application information for the fellowships and a list of 2007 and 2008 fellows and their projects are available on MAAE's website, www.maineartseducation.org . The Maine Arts Teachers Fellowship Program is modeled after the New York City-based Surdna Foundation's Arts Teachers Fellowship Program. The Surdna Foundation and individual MaineCF donors have provided the financial support to launch the program. The Maine Alliance for Arts Education is a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen education in all of the arts for all Maine students. MAAE is a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network. The Maine Community Foundation has been partnering with donors and community groups to strengthen Maine communities for 25 years. FMI contact Carol Trimble 207/667-7707 ctrimble at maineartseducation.org ************************ 7. Heartwood College of Art New Scholastic Arts Awards Affiliate for Maine The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing outstanding visual art and writing created by teenagers to a national audience, has launched a nationwide call for submissions to the 2009 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards offer early recognition for creative teenagers and art and writing scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors. http://mainearts.maine.gov/news/release.asp?ID=8325 ************************ 8. Did You Know? There are more than ten billion web pages on the internet. ************************ The Maine Arts Commission building Maine communities through the arts visit www.MaineArts.com for details. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/maceducation/attachments/20081016/fac68cd7/attachment-0001.html