Stuff Happening!

Hot off the press!

• Join Catherine Ring and Rob Westerberg on their webinar on Wednesday, April 4 from 3:30 to 4:30 pmas they unpack these lessons learned. The Maine Arts Assessment Initiative: What We’ve Learned!To join the meeting: Go online to http://stateofmaine.adobeconnect.com/pk2014412a/Type your name in the field labeled “Enter as Guest”. Dial in access: 1-866-910-4857 – Passcode 140893
• I understand that later on today President Obama is having supper at the Portland Museum of Art! Yes, today, March 30th at 5:00 PM. And, the event is sold out. I think it is so very cool, since as many of you know, the state Youth Art Month student art exhibit is there on display. Perhaps he’ll have photos taken by the student artwork!

Assessment Regional Workshop: Shannon Campbell

Waterville High School, March 22, 2012

Thank you to Suzanne Goulet, Waterville High School art teacher, who provided this post from her experience at the assessment initiative regional workshop. Photos by Suzanne also.

Mud season.

Time to let the liquid stores of winter settle, shift, drain in anticipation of the bloom.
It is a time of patience and planning.

Gathering to learn more about the statewide Arts Assessment Initiative, visual arts educators from Peru to Deer Isle met recently in Waterville, taking advantage of this time of preparation.

The Arts Initiative is facilitated by regional leaders that have participated in emerging their own training and explorations in assessment. Then, coordinating and facilitating interactions between other educators, Shannon Campbell, our regional leader, did the excellent job of sharing and preparing this groundwork for growth among “area” colleagues.

Discussions of “what works”, “real” and “ideal” were all supported with experiences, struggles, groans, laughs, thank yous………….and planning of when we gather again.

Something is blooming here.

Participants – Shannon Campbell (Deer Isle), Katrina Billings (Winslow), Suzanne Goulet (Waterville), Gloria Hewett (Mount View), Lisa Ingraham (Madison) and Karen Thayer (Dirigo)