DANCE MOVEMENT EDUCATION:
INTEGRATING COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS INTO THE K-12 CURRICULUM
A Carl A. Bimson Humanities Seminar
JUNE 8-12, 2015 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.
Join leading Dance Movement Educators & Education Specialists from Colorado State University and
the region to explore how we can bring more movement into our K–12 classrooms!
Presented by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance and the College of Liberal Arts at the University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, Colorado
SEMINAR TOPICS:
• Let’s Move! Dance Skills, Concepts and
Comprehensive Learning
• Colorado Dance Standards, Assessment,
and Curriculum Planning
• Dance Collaboration across K-12
Higher Education and the
Broader Community
• Integrated Arts Initiatives in Education
• Dance Movement Science and the
Human Brain
Key Note Speaker, Karen Kaufmann
is a professor and Director of the Dance
Program at The University of Montana.
She recently released her second text book,
Teaching Dance Integration: Mathematics and
Science following her first book, Inclusive
Creative Movement and Dance.
Karen was awarded the 2009 Distinguished
Faculty Award for her work developing community partnerships
for dance education. She was the keynote speaker at the 2014
Center for Integrated Arts Conference at University of Northern
Colorado. The National Dance Association awarded Professor
Kaufmann with the Artist/Scholar Award in 2011.
Additional Presenters include arts educators from CSU and across
Colorado, as well as education and integrated arts specialists.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Seminar enrollment is limited to 20 Colorado K–12 Educators. Each participant will
receive an honorarium for attending the entire seminar. Registration opens March 23, 2015.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER, CONTACT US:
Jane Slusarski-Harris, Director of Dance, CSU / [email protected]
Lisa Morgan, Dance Faculty, CSU / [email protected]
TEACHERS MAY SIGN UP FOR CSU CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT (FEE REQUIRED) FOR TEACHER ENHANCEMENT PURPOSES.