Registration is $12 per workshop, LPSS educators $7 per workshop, AcA member discount is available. Materials and a light meal are included, most workshops carry CLU credit.

Telling Folktales with Shadow Puppetry
presented by Hobey Ford
January 12, 2012 @ 4:00 – 7:00 PM
For teachers of grades 3–12Participants learn shadow puppetry performance techniques, construction of a shadow puppet theatre, scripting a folktale into a play and organizing a performance with students.

Using Visual Art to Encourage Thinking and Writing
presented by Sandra Phaup
January 19, 2012 @ 4:00 – 7:00 PM
For teachers of grades K–5In this workshop, teachers examine ways to develop students’ thinking and writing skills using a four-part criticism and/or a guided pre-writing approach. Learn ways to encourage thinking and writing and motivate students using careful observation of visual artwork as the starting point.

Learning and Dancing Throughout the Curriculum presented by Eric Johnson
January 26, 2012 @ 4:00 – 7:00 PM
Workshop held at L. Leo Judice Elementary
For teachers of grades K–5
Learn ways to explore dance elements with students and gain proficiency in leading easy,enjoyable dance activities that connect to science, math, social studies and language arts.

Art Works in Writing presented by Nettie McDaniel and Brenda Petro
February 2, 2012 @ 4:00 – 7:00 PM
For teachers of grades 4–12
Educators Nettie McDaniel and Brenda Petro will guide you through a series of techniques that pave the way for students to be successful writers in the classroom and beyond.

The Art of Improvisation: Creating Connections to Classroom Curriculum through Music and Movement presented by Nanette Ledet
February 9, 2012 @ 4:00 – 7:00 PM
For teachers of grades 2–8
This workshop offers the opportunity for participants to experience West African rhythms and movements through improvisation and collaboration techniques.

Storytelling and Shakespeare: Find Your Frame presented by Justin Zsebe
February 28, 2012 @ 4:00 – 7:00 PM
For teachers of grades 5–12Be part of a collaborative theater process that frames the universal emotions of joy,despair, fear and anger using the works of William Shakespeare.

Box City: Building an Understanding of Community through Art and Writing
presented by Karen Bordelon and Hector LaSala
March 15, 2012 @ 4:00 – 7:00 PM
For teachers of grades 4–12An introduction to the historical, social and civic factors that our city and its buildings manifest, this workshop blends learning about our community and responding through visual art and creative writing activities.

Membership - All workshops come with an AcA membership discount.
Membership is the quintessential way to deepen your involvement with our organization and support AcA’s efforts to enrich lives through art and education in Acadiana.

We invite you to take part! Your support has never been more appreciated or valuable. As a member, you’ll receive exclusive benefits while shaping and influencing Acadiana’s artistic future. When you join the Acadiana Center for the Arts, you’ll lend your talents and vision to a community-wide effort to bulid a better future for young and old alike.

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