Jodie Engle
Mississippi Arts Commission - Whole Schools Initiative
jengle.arts.ms.gov
601-359-6040
Thomas Street Elementary School
520 South Thomas Street / Tupelo, MS 38801
School Phone: 662-841-8960
Parking: Park in the lower parking lot - the one closest to Thomas Street.
Unlocking the Mystery of Arts Integration
The Whole Schools Initiative and the Mississippi Arts Commission invite you to attend the 2014 Whole School Initiative Spring Cluster Retreat in the Northern Region region on Tuesday, February 18 at Thomas Street Elementary School in Tupelo, MS.
This one-day professional learning opportunity is designed for teams of Pre-K to 8th grade classroom teachers, arts specialists, and administrators to experience, observe and create arts integrated strategies using Common Core State Standards and Mississippi Visual and Performing Arts Frameworks.
Attendees will
Through group work, reflection and open discussions, attendees will leave with a list of creative strategies and lesson plans that will provide all their students with an opportunity to deepen learning and nurture 21st Century Skills in and through the arts.
Registration Fee: Schools paying their own registration fees should plan to pay $50 per participant prior to the event or at the door. Purchase Orders will be accepted. Cash will not be accepted for registration fees. Registration fees must be paid by check payable to The Mississippi Arts Commission.
CEU Credits: Participants may earn .5 CEU Credit. Cost: $15 payable at the event. - check only, please! Make check payable to Delta State University.