Western Washington University Announces Summer Institute for the Arts Conference for Elementary Educators

Contact: Cher Carnell, College of Fine and Performing Arts, at Cher.Carnell@wwu.edu or (360) 650-3893

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts will host a summer week-long Institute for the Arts conference for K-8 elementary educators July 16-20.

Institute for the Arts is a five-day hands-on, experiential approach for educators to explore ways to integrate arts into their elementary classrooms.  With the growing trend of funding cuts in arts education, Institute for the Arts aims to empower in-service elementary educators across Washington to teach, both in disciplinary and interdisciplinary ways, arts education in their own classrooms, regardless of their personal skill level.

Participants will discover how drama, dance, visual art, music and storytelling can be used to enrich and enliven classroom learning and dynamic ways to approach core content standards and learning outcomes in academic subjects such as social studies, literacy, mathematics, and the arts.

Institute for the Arts is instructed by seven skilled Western faculty members and guest artists, each with extensive experience in p-12 education and the arts. Participants can earn 32-34 clock hours.

Details and registration are available at www.wwu.edu/institute4arts, by e-mail at eesp@wwu.edu or by phone at (360) 650-3308.