09/20/2017
HeArtWork Collective offers the following Professional Development opportunities:
Cultivating Equity: Interrupting Bias and Oppression (can be modified to be a 90min, 2 or 3hr session) How do social position, bias and systemic oppression (e.g. racism, classism, adultism, sexism, etc.) play out in our institutions? What levers do each of us have to create equitable and inclusive environments for all? Using foundational concepts of social identity and oppression, participants will self-reflect and unpack challenging dynamics using simple theatre activities and develop a deeper understanding of their power to build equity. HeArtWork will share our framework for analyzing oppressive dynamics and attendees will practice naming and framing real life situations. Take away best practices and tools that are rooted in social justice pedagogy.
Exploring Culture and Identity (can be 2hrs or included with Cultivating Equity workshop) How have you shared your culture today? Let’s grapple experientially with what culture means and how it overlaps our social identities (gender, race, ethnicity etc.) Participants begin to understand the culture we carry with us consciously and unconsciously and how that can positively and negatively affect our interactions at home and our work relationships. We consider culturally relevant teaching and learning strategies and tools to get be more intentional about how we show up in life, and how to authentically engage in community.
Courageous Conversations We are committed to honest dialogue. We model ways to cultivate and create safe space for critical conversation. Learn how to explore group expectations, generate shared agreements, as well as simple and effective tools to share and receive feedback or opinions. Note: These can focus on issues particular to a school, institution or community or be connected to pre-assigned shared readings or be paired with facilitated screenings of some of our favorite educational films. Great for Parent Teacher Associations, Boards, Administrative / Staff meetings and retreats.
Arts and Social Justice Institute Our 2-day Institute is the full meal deal. We pack in history, personal exploration and handy tools to up your game. This is intentional creative engagement in courageous conversation and reflection about our practice. The overall goals are - A shared understanding and language around inequity, the arts and social justice. To practice using tools for building anti-oppressive and socially just foundations for classrooms, institutions and communities. To look at social justice ideas and liberation strategies through a creative lens.
Co- Facilitators: Tina LaPadula Over the past 2 decades Tina has poured much of her creative energy into teaching artistry and equitable arts access efforts with Seattle Public Schools and especially with Arts Corps, the award winning arts education non-profit she helped found in 2000. Tina is a catalyst and connector, adept at building spaces for diverse communities to create and learn together. As a teaching artist Tina has taught residencies and out of school time classes at various sites including, Centrum Arts, Seattle Children’s Theatre and The University of Washington. She regularly facilitates workshops on social justice and arts learning for Seattle Public Schools, the Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation and local and national conferences. Tina is the former co-chair of the Association of Teaching Artists and a faculty member and coach for the NEA funded WA State Teaching Artist Training Lab. Her perspective and leadership in arts education has been featured by the Americans for the Arts and The Guild for Community Arts Education.
Daemond Arrindell is a poet, performer, and teaching artist. Faculty member of Freehold Theatre and co-facilitator of poetry and theater residencies at Monroe Correctional Complex for men; Writer-In-Residence through Seattle Arts & Lectures' Writers in the Schools Program; Arts Corps and Seattle University’s first course in Slam Poetry. He has performed in venues across the country and has been repeatedly commissioned by both Seattle and Bellevue Arts Museums. In 2013, he was selected for the Jack Straw Writers program, published in Specter magazine and selected for “13 for ‘13,” a joint project between the Seattle Times and KUOW profiling thirteen influential people in Seattle’s art scene. More recently he was a 2014 VONA Voices Writers’ workshop fellow and is the newest faculty member of TAT Lab - the Washington State Teaching Artist Training Lab.
Negotiable sliding rate of $200 to $400 per hour, plus travel expenses if applicable. For information and scheduling contact: [email protected]
References:
- Andrea Drake; Principal Emerson Elementary School Seattle - 206.252.7100 [email protected]
- Kayti Bouljon; Education Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet - 206.441.2432 [email protected]
- Sarah Wilke; Executive Director of Seattle International Film Festival - 206.315.0660 [email protected]
Participant Feedback:
“I’ve been wanting this kind of training for a LONG time.” - Lawton Elementary teacher, Seattle
“The information was incredibly well structured. I felt that my questions were anticipated. Amazing job!” – Principal at Thurgood Marshall Elementary, Seattle.
“I was challenged, inspired and feel like I’m leaving with real tools.” – Director of Young Audiences in Portland
