2013 Arts Education Institute July 15-18 Northern State University, Aberdeen find complete workshop & registration information: The 14th annual Arts Education Institute offers professional development in arts and learning for all South Dakota teachers and administrators Pre-K through 12th grade. The Arts Education Institute (AEI) offers an educational and fun-filled week of learning to infuse the arts into classrooms and curriculum development. This year hands-on art, music and theater workshops offer many opportunities for all Pre-K through 12th grade educators July 15-18 at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. AEI is offered for up to two graduate, under-graduate or recertification credits. Mail-in registration with your check/school voucher or register and pay online with your credit card. Early registration is recommended. Class sizes are limited to 12 each. Workshops offered for ONE credit each. You may take TWO.
Monday/Tuesday Workshops: Choose ONE Watercolor Fundamentals Peter Kilian, Professor of Art, NSU Equipment-Free Fibers Sara Christensen Blair, Assoc. Prof. of Art, NSU 3-D Alternative Methods Josh Johnson, Art Instructor, College of Arts and Concordia University-St. Paul Creative Solutions for Theater Design Joshua Frachiseur, Asst. Prof. of Theater, NSU Visual Thinking Strategies Lynn Verschoor, Ex. Dir., SDAM & Kay Cutler, Asst. Prof, SDSU Connecting Common Core and the Music Classroom Anne Lyon, Music and Technology Specialist Wednesday/Thursday Workshops: Choose ONE Mold Making and Casting Greg Blair, Asst Professor of Art ,NSU Relief Printmaking Becky Uglem, MFA, U of North Dakota Ceramic Sculpture Guillermo Guardia, MFA, ND Museum of Art, artist in residence Alternative Photography Techniques Nadya Preszler, Instructor of Art, NSU Creative Japanese Techniques to Enhance Curriculum Rebecca Young Sletten, Bismarck High School Art Teacher Fulbright Recipient to Japan, trained under a Master Painter in Japan Scenic Art for the Stage Josh Frachiseur, Asst. Prof of Theater, NSU Producing Curriculum Based Musicals Monica Pickard, Elem. Music Instructor PROGRAM FEES PER CREDIT (TWO CREDIT MAX) HOUSING
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