PLEASE JOIN US!
CONFERENCE
MARCH 17, 2015
SACRAMENTO SHERATON HOTEL
March 17, 2015
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
ASSOCIATION (CCSESA) STATEWIDE ARTS INITIATIVE
JOIN US FOR AN EXCITING DAY
“The tasks ahead are daunting:
 Enjoy interactive plenary sessions.
making sure that the new system
 Engage in breakout sessions led by CCSESA Regional Arts
Leads and Arts Organization Leads as they showcase modules
and materials that demonstrate how the visual and performing
arts support Common Core State Standards.
 Hear from exciting arts and education leaders and artists.
of local control works; recruiting
and training tens of thousands of
teachers; mastering the Common
Core Curriculum; and fostering
the creativity needed to
inspire students.”
 Network with school, district, and county office leaders from
across the state.

Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
 Learn new professional learning strategies and approaches
and about the new CCSESA Arts Initiative Web Site and
Creativity at the Core Resources.
Celebrating K-12 Arts Education
To Register:
http://ccsesaarts.k12oms.org/40393947
For more information:
Contact Jessie Kroll-Yoas
Phone: (916) 446-3095
Email: [email protected]
Cost: $75
Includes lunch, materials and light
snacks
FOR MORE DETAILS, LOOK INSIDE!
California County Superintendents Educational
Services Association (CCSESA) Arts Initiative
has been leading a new initiative, Creativity at
Regional Arts Lead, Heidi Brahms, from Shasta COE will share information about a
distance learning arts module that they have created in partnership with the Music
Center of Los Angeles.
the Core, funded by the California Arts Council
and
the
William
and
Flora
Hewlett
Foundation. The initiative involves regional teams
including Regional Arts Lead County Offices of
Education and partner Arts Organizations in all
What’s Happening on the 17th?
eleven regions of California. The teams have
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pilot arts professional learning materials that
Be enthused and motivated by our opening keynote, Amy Charleroy, Director
6 -12 Curriculum and Instruction for The College Board, New York City. Amy
will provide a national perspective on arts learning and Common Core Standards.
been working for almost a year to develop and
support Common Core State Standards and 21st
century learning. These experts employ a wide
range of creative and innovative strategies
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Be wowed by arts leaders. You will hear from arts and education experts from
across California who have experience with impacting 21st Century student
success!
supporting
Be inspired by nationally acclaimed artist, Sean Adler Hernández Oliu, as he
performs.
the
Be informed by CREATE CA Leadership as they share how they have been
part of a statewide effort to support arts education and creative schools.
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Be excited as you participate in interactive sessions that will open up new doors
of thinking for you!
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Be amazed by the creativity of Maya González, children’s author and artist, and
participate in a book signing at the end of the day.
K-12
classroom
teachers
and
administrators. The materials will be part of an
online repository of resources and available to
public
in
March
2015
at
www.ccsesaarts.org. The California Department
of Education, the California Association for
Bilingual
Educators,
Loyola
Marymount
University, and CREATE CA have been partners
in this statewide effort.
Meet and Hear from
Children’s Book Author
and Artist: Maya González
Maya Christina González is an author,
fine artist, a progressive educator and the
illustrator of more than twenty picture
books, several of which have won recognition form the Pura Belpré Award, Américas
Book Award, and International Latino Book
Participate in sessions that bring the arts and Common Core to life. Learn
strategies that you can use in your own setting with other colleagues and
staff.
Awards. When not in the studio, Maya
works with children and educators to stress
the importance of creativity in the classroom. She has developed several lines of
curriculum and training and has worked in
classrooms across the US.
Hear from Young
Professional Vocalist,
Sean Adler Hernández Oliu
Professional Sharing
Regional Teams will be sharing their professional learning modules and
providing content and resources that will demonstrate how creativity and
innovation can motivate and engage students while supporting new state
standards.
You will be able to choose breakout sessions that best meets your needs.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage and learn new strategies for deeper
learning in the arts and Common Core.
Each session will be interactive and provide a rich suite of resources that you
will be able to access online at www.ccsesaarts.org.
Come see why The Huffington Post recently hailed Creativity at the Core as
an “exciting and promising effort” that should “ignite the awareness of other
states and the nation and hopefully lead to a renaissance in education.”
Sean Adler Hernández Oliu is a 12 year
old artist from Anaheim, California.
He
competed on the NBC program La Voz
Kids, the Spanish version of The Voice. He
advanced out of a pool of over 6500 invited
contestants to be one of the six finalists.
That training and exposure has given him
the opportunity to perform across the US
and Mexico. He hopes that music will always be part of his life.
Creativity at the Core Regional Arts Leaders
Creativity at the Core involves CCSESA Regional Arts Leads who serve as the Visual and Performing Arts Subcommittee of the state
Curriculum and Instruction Steering Committee (CISC) to support development and implementation of Common Core-aligned arts
learning resources in each eleven service regions of California. Each team includes one county office arts lead and one-two arts organization partner leads. These teams are developing exciting professional learning modules that they will share with you.
Region
1
2
3
Regional Arts Lead
County Office of
Education
Arts Organization
Humboldt County
Office of Education
Stacy Young
North Coast Dance
Shasta County Office
of Education
Heidi Brahms
The Music Center
Sacramento County
Office of Education
Steven Winlock
Crocker Arts Museum
Mallorie Marsh
Ikolo Griffin & Gina Grebe
Module Topic and Grade Level Focus
Lifting the Barre in Arts Education: Connecting Dance with
Common Core in English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies
and Science Grades K-6
Distance Learning through the Arts: Equal Access for Arts
Grades K-8
Keith Wyffels
Common Core: Implementing Arts through Communication,
Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity
Grades K-12
California Musical Theatre
Gina Smith
4
Alameda County
Office of Education
Ray Cagan
Monterey County
Office of Education
Hamish Tyler
Teaching Artist Guild
Stanislaus County
Office of Education
Cheri Lloyd & Jill
Polhemus
Fresno County Office
of Education
Robert Bullwinkel
Ventura County Office
of Education
Charice Guerra
Gallo Center for the Arts
9
San Diego County
Office of Education
Russell Sperling
Old Globe Theatre
10
San Bernardino
County Office of
Education
Armalyn De La O
Los Angeles County
Office of Education
Shannon Wilkins
P. L. A. C. E.
Performance
5
6
7
8
11
Jean Johnstone
El Teatro Campesino
Emiliano Valdez
Creativity in Court and Community Schools
Grades 6-12
ACTOS Arts Integration Culturally Responsive Arts Learning
Across the Curriculum Tied to Common Core
Grades K-8
Lesson Study as a Model for Sustainable Arts Integration:
Grades K-12
Raul Garcia
Fresno Arts Council
Lilia Chávez
Museum of Ventura County
Wendy Van Horn
Roberta Wells-Famula
Sue Roginski
Arts for All
Arts Integration and the Common Core for Teaching Artists
Grades K-6
Artifact Detectives: Building Knowledge in Language,
History and the Arts through Active Inquiry
Grades 3-5
Problem Solving through Theatre: Learning 21st Century Skills
via the Dramatic Arts
Grades 6-12
Getting Ready for Performance: Building the Creative
Process in Dance Technique
Grades 7-12
Assessing Arts Integration in the Era of Common Core
Grades K-6
Talia Gibas
THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL AND THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION