~ CANCELLED ~

The Scientific Thought in Motion
Summer Arts Institute 2006, has been cancelled for 2006.

June 19-22, 2006

Location:  Bismarck State College and Gateway to Science Center
Bismarck, North Dakota

(All meals are included in the institute fee.  Mileage and lodging costs are not included in the institute fee.  Housing arrangements are available at Bismarck State College residence halls.)

This Institute is a four-day professional development experience that provides participants the tools and resources that will expand their curriculum through the integration of the arts. Each year the Institute provides artists, teachers, and arts specialists who attend the freedom to create, explore, share and reflect on practices in the arts. This Institute is the place to learn about interdisciplinary models that position the arts at the center of the curriculum. Participants are provided many opportunities to engage with the arts and learn strategies that infuse the arts across the curriculum.

The human body is an amazing organism that models much of what students need to know about all the life sciences. At the same time, it is a marvel of engineering that functions according to Newton’s Laws as a sort of “Swiss Army Tool” for survival. And in the creative hands of a dancer / choreographer, the body is an exquisite instrument for expression.

During the course of the Scientific Thought in Motion summer institute, participants will explore life sciences and physical sciences concepts through dance. They will learn ways to take their experiences back to their classrooms and facilitate similar lessons with their own students. And they will reflect on ways the arts both stimulate and reflect learning in students of all ages.

Participating educators and their school/school district will receive the following benefits:

• Attend a 4-day institute designed to give the classroom teacher, arts educator, and artist the tools they need to create an integrated, arts rich learning environment based on North Dakota State Content Standards.

• Take curriculum ideas back to the classroom and school district.

• Receive quality resource materials.

• Learn about funding opportunities available to schools for arts resources.

• Institute time will be eligible for 2 graduate credits for an additional fee.

A copy of the registration form is available via this link. For more information and/or to receive registration information, please contact the North Dakota Council on the Arts, 701-328-7593, lehreth@nd.gov, or the North Dakota Alliance for Arts Education, 701-290-2026, yvonn@ndartsforall.org

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