TCG National Conference 2007 - Pre-Conference
Theatre Educators Training:
Building a National TEAM: Theatre Education Assessment Models
Wednesday, June 6, 2007, from 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Held at Penumbra
Theatre in St. Paul, MN.
Description
Agenda
TEAM Working Group
TCG’s pre-conference day for theatre educators is supported by:
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The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation | The Esther B. Kahn Charitable Foundation |  |
Assessment and evaluation are important tools for theatre education directors; they are essential to improving programming, and provide important information that illustrates the positive impact of theatre arts education on students. For the past year and a half, TCG, in consortium with ASSITEJ, the American organization of theatres for young people and children, has been working on an education initiative toward arming education directors with national models and frameworks on assessment.
TCG and ASSITEJ organized a Working Group of 10 theatre education directors to provide advice and counsel on the TEAM project. They have been generous in sharing their knowledge, expertise and time in creating these models and guiding our work. The TEAM Working Group focused on four areas of assessment: performance tasks, portfolio, observation and survey. The templates developed in each of these areas reflect effective practices to assess participant learning and engagement.
The purpose of this pre-conference is to train education directors in adapting the national models for use in their education programs as well as aligning the evaluation and assessment work with federal and state standards. Participants will learn how to use the model templates to assess the growth of students and to collect information critical to school districts, parents, theatre leadership and funders.
TEAM consultant, Robert Southworth, will lead the pre-conference training. Robert is an expert in the field of arts-in-education and assessment, and has worked nationally as a professional developer of teachers and principals using performance assessment, instructional leadership and educational research strategies. Robert has taught at Adelphi University, Bank Street College of Education and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Teachers College. He is the founder and president of the SchoolWorks Lab, a non-profit organization dedicated to school reform research, assessment and dissemination.
The pre-conference workshop is available at an additional fee beyond the conference registration. The pre-conference fee will include breakfast, lunch and all materials.
Registration for the TEAM Pre-Conference is $200 per person.
Register for both the Pre-Conference and the TCG National Conference at a discounted rate!
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 * Held at Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul,
MN - 270 North Kent Street
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:30AM | Welcome Remarks |
| 10:00 - 12:00PM | Plenary Session led by Robert Southworth, TEAM Consultant: - Building a Good Assessment Community - Assessment Overview & Process - Assessment Model Overview |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 4:00PM | Assessment Workshop Breakouts - Application of Modules - led by members of the TEAM Working Group |
| 4:00 - 5:00PM | Plenary Session led by Robert Southworth - Observations from the Workshops - Reflection and Next Steps |
| 5:30 - 8:00PM | Reception - hosted by St. Paul Travelers 375 Washington St. (entrance between 5th St., 6th St. &
7th St.) |
Andrea Allen
Director of Education
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Peter Avery
Director of Education
TADA!
Carol Jones
Director of Institute for Educators
Alliance Theatre
Kati Koerner
Director of Education
Lincoln Center Theater
Milfordean Luster
Education Director
Detroit Repertory Theatre
Nancy Marcy
Education Director
The Coterie Theatre
Dawn McAndrews
Director of Education
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Daniel Renner
Director of Education
Denver Center Theatre Co.
David Shookhoff
Education Director
Manhattan Theatre Club
Dan Welch
Outreach Director
Walden Theatre
Project Coordinator:
Laurie Baskin
Director of Government and Education Programs
Theatre Communications Group
Project Advisor:
Kim Peter Kovac
ASSITEJ/USA
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Project Consultant:
Robert Southworth, Jr.
President
The School Works Lab, Inc.