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TEACHERS’ CONVENTION 2020 | FEB 13—14, 2020
What’s on at Arts Commons
during Teachers’ Convention 2020
Arts Commons has been a provider of arts based professional development for over a decade. Whether you
are an elementary generalist looking for new ways to activate learning through the arts, or a specialist
teaching the visual and performing arts at the Jr. High and High School level, we hope you will join us for
Teachers’ Convention 2020.
You can register for any of our workshops at cctca.com
or via the links after each workshop description
Fun and Games in Puppet Making
Elementary Music Class Explore puppetry techniques that can be used in your
Want to increase student engagement, participation, classroom to enrich curricular subjects in the sciences,
and musical understanding? Play a game! Fun and games social studies, or language arts. Puppetry mixes visual
are the natural way to access children’s understanding arts with dramatic play and is great for Grades 3 and up.
of musical concepts, and this session will provide ideas INSTRUCTOR: Green Fools
and inspiration for music teachers looking to incorporate
Feb 13, 2020, Arts Learning Centre,
some play into their classes! Through movement, singing,
9:00—11:30am
listening, speech, and the use of basic instruments, we
will play games that explore musical concepts from CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
kindergarten to Grade 6. Come ready to play and move
in comfortable clothing.
Advanced Painting
INSTRUCTOR: Heather Nail
Technique
Feb 13, 2020, Arts Learning Centre,
Learn about a few advanced painting techniques for the
9:00—11:30am
classroom. We will discuss physical and optical colour
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER mixing, and the uses of various painting mediums. There
will be ample time for hands-on exploration of mediums
and techniques. Each participant can expect to create 2-3
Orff and Choral Music sample artworks during this session.
Learn about incorporating Orff philosophy and choral INSTRUCTOR: Verna Vogel
music for the elementary music classroom. Great for music
teachers working with Grades K-6. Feb 13, 2020, Arts Learning Centre,
12:30—3:00pm
INSTRUCTOR: Heather Nail
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Feb 13, 2020, Jack Singer Rehearsal Hall,
10:45am—12:00pm
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Puppetry and Mask Technique Bolly Bhangra
(Jr. H+ Drama) Bhangra is a type of traditional dance of the Indian
Learn about puppet manipulation through found object subcontinent, originating from Punjab. The dance is a
puppetry, general puppetry, and mask technique. For drama celebratory folk dance. The influence of Bhangra can be
specialists looking to enhance their movement and theatre seen clearly in the world of Bollywood. Now Bhangra has
studies curriculum for students in Jr. & Sr. High. evolved, and in the past 30 years it has become integrated
into popular Asian culture after being mixed with hip hop,
INSTRUCTOR: Green Fools house and reggae styles of music. In our Bolly Bhangra
Feb 13, 2020, The Hub, classes, we will have a fusion of the folk dance along with
1:00—3:00pm Bollywood moves and put that to a fusion mix of Bollywood
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and Bhangra beats for a great musical experience.
INSTRUCTOR: Sparq Productions Inc.
Web Comics Feb 13, 2020, Jack Singer Rehearsal Hall,
12:30—1:30pm
Learn a brief history of the expansive world of web comics,
who makes them, what topics they cover, when and where CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
they fit in the Alberta curriculum, as well as why they need
to be addressed in the classroom. Indian Semi-Classical
INSTRUCTOR: Achiru et al Semi-Classical dance brings the beautiful forms and styles
Feb 13, 2020, Arts Commons Boardroom, of classical dance from India fused with an open Bollywood
9:30—11:00am base. The dance form focuses on rhythm, expression,
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER storytelling, grace, as well as power.
INSTRUCTOR: Sparq Productions Inc.
Comic Books Feb 13, 2020, Jack Singer Rehearsal Hall,
2:00—3:30pm
Comics are a powerful and accessible medium for
visualizing narrative intent. In this interactive workshop, you CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
will be taught the fundamentals of sequential storytelling,
character design, and how to craft a simple comic from start Drama Games and Playmaking
to finish. Using these tools, you will create your own eight-
page mini-comic that you will be able to take with you!
in the Elementary Classroom
A toolkit of drama games and activities to help focus
INSTRUCTOR: Mike Hooves
your students through movement, inspire creativity, build
Feb 13, 2020, Arts Commons Boardroom, positive relationships with classmates, and develop new
12:00—1:30pm & 2:00—3:30pm perspectives. Learn how to build principles into making
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER plays with students in the elementary classroom.
INSTRUCTOR: Ryan Reese
LGBT 101 Feb 13, 2020, The Hub,
9:30—11:30am
LGBT 101 – part of the Calgary Queer Arts Society’s
OutReel’s Workshop Series is a three-hour introduction CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
to the language, context, and history of the LGBTQ2+
community, including resources for youth, teachers, and
families.
INSTRUCTOR: James Demers – Calgary Queer Arts Society
Feb 13, 2020, Jack Singer Lobby,
1:00—4:00pm
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LEAN ON ME: Japanese Water Marbling
This is Your School On Music and Other Surface Design
Music is one of the great mysteries of human experience. Techniques (Advanced Gr. 6+)
Although it provides no obvious direct benefit to survival, Explore advanced paper making techniques including
the human brain seems to be hardwired for music. If it is Suminagashi, Japanese water marbling and splatter
so important to our mind and mindset why are we not papers. Open up your students to new ways of expressing
using it more in the classroom? Working in healthcare and themselves through the visual arts, or exploring creative
education Shannon has witnessed the power of music curricular projects through this art form.
and has developed specific considerations and strategies
that can be used in all classrooms, as well as at home, to INSTRUCTOR: Susan Kristoferson
increase feelings of connection and improved learning Feb 14, 2020, Arts Learning Centre,
states. Learn how the areas of the brain react to music 12:30—3:00pm
and why this matters to academic learning. You’ll also be CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
given tools to bridge culture and economic differences in
the classroom – creating stronger feelings of connection
between all students. The Indigenous Lens
INSTRUCTOR: JB Music Therapy Through Hoop Dancing
Feb 13, 2020, Engineered Air Theatre, Hoop Dancing is taught to teachers using up to five hoops.
9:00—11:00am & 12:30—2:30pm History, context, and story are shared through teaching
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER basic step, hoop formations, song, and a take-away game.
Teachers experience what youth experience in the Wild Mint
Arts hoop dancing in-school residency. Jessica McMann
Visual Journalling Drop-in is open to answering questions around Indigenizing
curriculum, content, and other questions teachers may have.
Drop in on art instructor Jenny Stead’s visual journalling
workshop to spark new ideas on how to engage students INSTRUCTOR: Jessica McMann
using their visual journals. Explore how to use classroom Feb 14, 2020, Jack Singer Rehearsal Hall,
materials in new ways, learn about visual journalling 9:00—11:00am
exercises, how to tie them into your curriculum, and leave
with creative techniques to implement in your classroom. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
This is an informal opportunity hosted in the exterior
hallway of the Jack Singer Concert Hall (stay for a little,
stay for a while).
Activating Indigenous Stories
Through Creative Movement
INSTRUCTOR: Jenny Stead
and Music
Feb 13, 2020, Jack Singer Lobby,
This workshop was designed in Winnipeg, and delivered
10:30am—2:00pm
with teachers and students in the Winnipeg School Division.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Bringing this work to Calgary, teachers are empowered
to facilitate creative movement with children. Teachers
must bring an Indigenous legend/physical book that
Métis Fingerweaving contains at least five verbs or “actions”. The activities in the
Learn the art of Métis Fingerweaving while exploring the class can be used in your own classroom to engage with
culture and teachings from Indigenous culture. comprehension skills and literacy.
INSTRUCTOR: Chantal Chagnon INSTRUCTOR: Jessica McMann
Feb 14, 2020, The Hub, Feb 14, 2020, Jack Singer Rehearsal Hall,
9:00—11:30am 12:30—2:30pm
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Activating Narration and Journalling Through the Arts
Story through Choral Speech Join Arts Commons in our beautiful Alberta Timeline
Find news ways to engage and activate students in choral Mural, created by Jenny Liski and Lyndon Navalta. Hosted
speech and narration. Explore dialogue-based drama for by Arts Commons’ own Campus Calgary program, the
the elementary classroom and enrich your students’ ability ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning. Using art as
to creatively express their ideas and brings stories to life inspiration, increase your journalling practice with new tools
through performance. and approaches that you can take back to the classroom.
INSTRUCTOR: Ryan Reese INSTRUCTOR: Jen Roberts, ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired
Learning at Arts Commons
Feb 14, 2020, The Hub,
12:30—2:00pm Feb 14, 2020, Arts Commons Timeline Mural,
10:00—11:15am
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Digital Photography
This course features an introduction to lighting, lens,
metering, camera operations, and post production. The goal
is to present effective and simple solutions to the challenges
of photographing situations in a classroom setting. We will
be coming with a complete studio location kit and do a live
demonstration on how to light a portrait. In addition we
will do an introductory tutorial on some basic photography
fundamentals and photo enhancement techniques.
INSTRUCTOR: Trudie Lee
Feb 14, 2020, Arts Commons Boardroom,
9:00—11:30am & 12:30-2:00pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Paper Decoration Techniques
for K-5 Classroom
Learn the art of paper making that can be used in the
elementary classroom. From foam marbling to bubble
prints, the possibilities of curricular exploration through
paper making are endless.
INSTRUCTOR: Susan Kristoferson
Feb 14, 2020, Arts Learning Centre,
9:30—11:30am
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Arts Commons Off-Site
at the Stampede
Did you know that Arts Commons has some classes running at the Transalta Performing Arts Studios as well
during Teachers’ Convention 2020? The Transalta Performing Arts Studios are located at 1302 6th Ave S.E.
Visit our fantastic instructors for the following workshops:
Early Years Dance Culture and Choreography
Learn simple dance routines, dynamic movement patterns (Urban Styles)
and creative choreography perfect for early years. Add to Explore concepts of choreography, with a focus on Urban
everyday classroom learning or develop into your gym class dance styles and contemporary dance. Develop tools for
time. Suited for grades K-2. inspiring thoughtful choreography projects in your Jr. High
INSTRUCTOR: Julie Funk and High School Dance electives, and broaden your own
choreographic practice as a teacher.
Feb 13 2020, Studio 2,
10:30—11:30am INSTRUCTOR: Tara Wilson, Pulse Studios
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Feb 13 2020, Studio 3,
9:30—11:00am
Behavioral Regulation CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Through Dance
Julie Funk is a professional artist and arts educator who Activating Shakespeare
works with ADHD and behavioural students affected by Spark your students’ interest in Shakespeare with this
trauma. Through dance, she is able to transform focus and dynamic learning session. Do you find yourself panicking
creativity in the classroom with these unique students. In at the thought of teaching Shakespeare to teens? This
this session, Julie shares her experience with educators, course will remove that apprehension and make teaching
provides an opportunity to ask questions and will guide Shakespeare accessible and enjoyable. The instructor will
teachers through a dance/movement exploration of guide you through multiple strategies for accessing the
this work. texts, followed by a live demonstration of example activities
INSTRUCTOR: Julie Funk you can utilize in your classroom. This course will take the
fear out of Shakespeare!
Feb 13 2020, Studio 2,
12:30—2:30pm INSTRUCTOR: Jennifer Taylor
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Feb 13 2020, Studio 3,
12:30—2:00pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTERTEACHERS’ CONVENTION 2020 | FEB 13—14, 2020 Helping Children Find Their Singing Voice We all work with uncertain singers in our music classes and choirs. How can we help our students to find their singing voice? In this session, Anita shares practical ideas to help support uncertain singers, paired with the research that informs her practice. INSTRUCTOR: Anita Perlau Feb 14, 2020, Transalta Performing Arts Studios Jack Osler Room, 9:00—10:30am CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Let’s Move—A Kinesthetic Approach to Teaching Music Being an excellent teacher means using many different practices to engage our diverse student population. In this session, Anita will share ideas that will enhance your students’ musical literacy through a variety of movement -based activities! INSTRUCTOR: Anita Perlau Feb 14, 2020, Jack Osler Room, 10:45am—12:15pm CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
TEACHERS’ CONVENTION 2020 | FEB 13—14, 2020
About the Instructors
Achiru et al Centre, the Saddledome, Jubilee
Auditorium, Jack Singer Concert Hall,
regularly at music conferences in
Alberta, and in her spare time, Heather
Achiru et al is a veteran webcomic and many other stages showcasing conducts the Westside Junior Concert
creator for over 15 years and has self- traditional and contemporary Choir and is the mother of two busy,
published three books. She teaches Aboriginal music, as well as modern musical daughters.
digital drawing and mentors writing music collaboration with various
fiction, runs children’s art classes and bands and artists. Chantal aims to
is responsible for writing, illustrating entertain, engage, enlighten, educate, James Demers
and running the business of being an
independent creative empire.
and inspire everyone she meets.
—Calgary Queer
Arts Society
Green Fools
Anita Perlau Established in 1991 Green Fools
James Demers, trans activist and
Executive Director of Calgary Queer
Anita Perlau has enjoyed a varied Theatre creates, performs, and teaches Arts Society, is the lead educator of
career as an elementary music physical theatre arts focusing on the session and brings over 11-years
specialist, choral conductor, university masks, puppets, and stilts for diverse of experience working with a variety
lecturer and workshop clinician. Anita audiences locally and internationally. of organizations in the for-profit
has advanced certificates in both Green Fools Theatre reaches and not-for-profit sectors as well
the Kodály and Orff philosophies, thousands of audience members government institutions.
a Master of Education (music each year through performances,
education) and studied at the Kodály community events, festivals, creative
Institute in Kesckemet, Hungary. training opportunities and arts JB Music Therapy
In addition to teaching at the education. We utilize a variety of As a certified Music Therapist, music
Conservatory, Anita is the conductor physical theatre, puppet and mask is where Shannon’s experience,
of West Winds and One Accord techniques as well as multiple training, and passions lie. It is what
community choirs, and a sessional artistic disciplines to tell our original she does – and has been doing
instructor at the University of Alberta. stories, producing puppet shows and for almost 20 years. Working in
physical theatre productions that are healthcare and education, Shannon
literally out of the box inspired by our
Chantal Chagnon wondrous and mysterious world.
has witnessed the power of music and
has developed specific considerations
Chantal is a Cree Ojibwe Métis singer, and strategies that can be used in
drummer, artist, storyteller, actor, all classrooms, as well as at home, to
educator, workshop facilitator, social Heather Nail increase feelings of connection and
justice advocate and activist with Heather Nail has been an Orff Music improved learning states.
roots in Muskeg Lake Cree Nations, Specialist for the Calgary Board of
Saskatchewan. She shares traditional Education for 20 years. She holds
Indigenous songs, stories, cultures, Orff level three certification, and Jennifer Taylor
history, arts, crafts, and teachings. has a Master of Education degree, Jennifer Taylor is an arts educator
Chantal has presented at conferences, specializing in Elementary Music. and administrator, as well as a
conventions, galas, fundraisers, Heather teaches the choral component practicing dramaturg. She holds a MA
community social justice events, and of the Calgary Orff Chapter summer in Shakespearean Studies from King’s
in classrooms teaching pre-school levels course, and in 2010 she was a College – London, and has worked
through university students. She semi-finalist in the Alberta Excellence as a researcher and member of the
has performed at the National Music in Teaching awards. She presents education team at Shakespeare’sTEACHERS’ CONVENTION 2020 | FEB 13—14, 2020
Globe Theatre in London. Jennifer
has harboured a deep passion for
Julie Funk Sparq Productions Inc.
Shakespeare since the seventh grade, Julie is an arts educator, performer, Vishal brings over 18 years of
and loves to share her “Weakness for choreographer and director. She experience from the world’s
William” with young people. teaches dance as a gratitude practice largest film industry to Calgary. He
with a strong emphasis on alignment is an enthusiastic and energetic
and imagery. Her journey has taken professional choreographer and
Jenny Peters her to many corners of the world director whose mediums include
& Jen Roberts training with great teachers. Here corporate instruction, music video
current work has been focused on choreography and live dance
The Education team at Arts Commons,
behavioural regulation using dance as performance choreography, both on
comprised of Jenny Peters and
a healing medium. Excellent results a national (India) and international
Jen Roberts, has over 40 years of
for conditions such as ADHD and level. Having worked with numerous
experience in arts education. As
trauma informed students resulting in reputable artists within Bollywood
they lead the ConocoPhillips Hub for
much improved focus and creativity. cinema and having the experience
Inspired Learning, part of the Campus
of choreographing and working
Calgary program, they bring an artistic
on live international concert
lens to using public art as a journalling Mike Hooves performances, Vishal is thrilled to
launch point to help students think
Mike Hooves is a prairie queer artist bring his experience to Calgary. Sparq
deeply, and make that thinking visible.
working in illustration, animation, Productions has been providing an
and film in Calgary, Alberta. Having array of entertainment services for
Jenny Stead received their BDes from AUArts in Calgarians and surrounding areas
2016, Mike’s work depicts human for the past 10 years creating and
Jenny Stead is an emerging artist and managing events, professional
narrative, creating a normalization
visual arts educator who is perpetually Bollywood dance choreography,
of varied bodies and experiences.
covered in paint. She splits her time fashion shows, and TV and
Using inexpensive materials, they
developing her own painting practice film entertainment.
disassemble expectations of polished
and teaching visual arts to students of
art while navigating the permanence
all ages, she loves both dearly. Jenny
of mark making. Mike explores
received her BFA with distinction in
expression through shape, colour, and Susan Kristoferson
Painting from the Alberta University
gesture, playfully exploring the inner Exquisite paper collages, suspended
of the Arts in 2019.
workings of life. sculptures and papers are some
of Susan Kristoferson’s favourite
Jessica McMann Ryan Reese
creations. She has taught art in school
and university classrooms since 1970
Jessica McMann is a Cree musician, and was a recent member of the
Ryan Reese is a Calgary born
contemporary dancer, and Alberta Foundation for the Arts board
actor, writer, theatre producer and
choreographer with a B.Music of directors.
arts educator. He holds a BFA in
(University of Calgary) and MFA
Performance Studies from the
(Simon Fraser University). She has
University of Lethbridge. Ryan won
been dancing fancy shawl, jingle
the Alberta Playwriting Competitions Tara Wilson
and hoop dance for 17 years, and
Discovery prize in 2013 and 2014. Ryan Tara Wilson is a dancer,
has teaching hoop dance and music
has worked in schools, animating choreographer, and teacher. Trained
in schools across the country and
curriculum through the arts with first as a contemporary dancer,
internationally for 14 years. She is
both Trickster Theatre and Evergreen Tara holds a degree in dance from
co-owner of Wild Mint Arts, through
Theatre. He brings his success in the University of Calgary. For the
which she delivers workshops,
making plays with students to teachers past 15 years she has also focused
performances and residences.
in this workshop. on Hip Hop dance and has become
an important part of the hip hop
community in Calgary. She has
traveled throughout the United StatesTEACHERS’ CONVENTION 2020 | FEB 13—14, 2020 and Europe in order to continue is represented by several galleries in to develop her skills and hone her Western Canada, and can be found in craft both as a dance artist and corporate and private collections in choreographer. Of interest to Tara is Canada, the US, and abroad. the interplay between contemporary approaches to dance creation fused with Hip Hop aesthetics. Her work is inspired by the many influences she has acquired throughout her dance practice. As a co-owner and creative director of Pulse Studios, Tara is excited to share her passion for Hip Hop and to contribute to the cultural landscape of Calgary’s dance scene. Trudie Lee HarderLee Photography operate one of the largest photography studios in Calgary. Partners, Brian Harder & Trudie Lee have over 60 years combined experience photographing people and projects around the world. They work with some of the countries largest companies as well as being very involved in the Calgary Arts community. They have a wide repertoire of work ranging from the oil sands to the dance studios. Some of their clients include Corus Entertainment, Suncor, Enmax, DJD, Calgary Opera, and Theatre Calgary to name just a few. For more information check out HarderLee.ca. Verna Vogel Verna studied Fine Arts Foundation at Capilano University, Vancouver BC. She then received an international study grant to attend the Malaysian Institute of Art in Kuala Lumpur for one year, where she focussed on Chinese ink painting and Asian cultural studies, earning a Fine Art Year 3 certificate. Verna currently maintains an active studio practice in Calgary AB, where she finds inspiration through materials and processes, applying a high degree of craftsmanship to create 2D pictures and 3D art installations. Verna’s work
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