Arts Integration Conference - Springfield Regional Arts Council

Overview

The Springfield Regional Arts Integration Conference helps educators learn how the arts can enhance their approach to teaching and help students grow in their studies. Through creative processes, students can connect evolving objectives across subject areas using music, dance, theater, visual arts and more.

Who Should Attend

This conference is appropriate for teachers, principals, school district administrators, partnering arts organization staff and teaching artists.

Conference Sessions 2024

• The Rhythm of Belonging: Confidence and Teamwork Through Stepping (2nd Grade & Above) with Jason Nious—experience how stepping creates a dynamic and cooperative learning community while reinforcing social and emotional learning.
• Reaching English Learners: Building Vocabulary in Science and Social Studies through Creative Movement with Lorena Cervantes—explore how creative movement facilitates multisensory vocabulary acquisition for language learners.
• Tenacity is a Superpower: Digital Art as a Tool for Encouraging Problem Solving with Paige Whelan—learn how students can create animations using PowerPoint or Google slides to tolerate struggle, persist and overcome obstacles as a team.