Literacy & The Arts-Fort Lauderdale Workshop

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Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Literacy Connections Through the Arts

The Most Comprehensive Arts Integration Conference in South Florida

24 Interactive Workshops to Expand Your Instructional Style

BROWARD COUNTY , FL – With resounding success in 2004 and 2005, an innovative teacher's conference is back. Broward County Cultural Division, the Dillard Center for the Arts and the School Board of Broward County will join together to present the third powerhouse conference on arts integration— Literacy Connection Through the Arts . The conference will be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2006, at the Dillard Center for the Arts, 2501 NW 11^th St. , Fort Lauderdale , from 7:30 am to 4:15 pm.

Literacy Connections Through the Arts is a hands-on, full-day workshop that focuses on literacy instruction through the visual and performing arts. Workshop leaders are both celebrated local teaching artists, and distinguished Kennedy Center-trained teaching artists. The workshop will create a heightened understanding among all of Broward County's diverse groups, teachers, artists and students, of the power of the arts to facilitate learning in all academic areas. This conference is geared to be a day of insightful workshops, dynamic speakers and professional networking.

The conference, which is free to all teachers, artists and others who work with children and teens, will consist of 24 interactive workshops. Participants will have the option of taking either two three-hour workshops, or one six-hour workshop. This event is a collaborative effort to expose K-12 teachers to the use of the arts to help students acquire the knowledge of word order, phrasing, and punctuation that contributes to the meaning of a written sentence.

Teachers who attend this conference will receive credit for teacher recertification. Space is limited and registration by July 20 is advised, by calling Monique Shaw, Cultural Division at 954-357-8010 or e-mail mshaw@broward.org. Registration is also available online at www.broward.org/arts and click on 'workshops.'

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