TYA/USA Professional Development Presents: The Role of the Education Director in TYA (Part 2 of our Leadership Roles in TYA Series) Monday, Februar

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TYA/USA Professional Development Presents:

The Role of the Education Director in TYA

(Part 2 of our Leadership Roles in TYA Series)

Monday, February 29, 2016 @ 12:00 Noon - 1:15 PM CENTRAL

For many TYA companies, education is intrinsically connected to everything we do – both on and off the stage. Education Departments play a crucial role in broadening the reach and deepening the impact of how our TYA companies connect to our communities, and encourage youth to grow as artists and people. In this webinar, participants will have the opportunity to hear from the Education Directors at Childsplay, Lexington Children’s Theater, and First Stage, as they share some of their most innovative community partnerships, discuss the role Education programming plays in carrying out the overall mission of their company, and identify internal and external challenges they face every day in their work. Education Departments are changing how our communities and companies view arts in education – and we welcome you to join the movement!

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Our Guests:

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Korbi Adams (Director of Education and School Programs, Childsplay) is in her eighth season as a member of the Education team at Childsplay, a professional theatre for young audiences and families in Tempe, Arizona. As Director of Education and School Programs, Korbi serves a key role in the development of Childsplay’s education vision and programming. Korbi is responsible for Childsplay’s education work with teachers and students, and oversees the creation, management, and assessment of Childsplay’s school programs and performances across the state of Arizona. Korbi is currently the Project Director of a U.S. Department of Education PDAE grant partnering with the Osborn School district, working with teachers and researching the effects of drama on language development. During her time with Childsplay she has been the project manager and a teaching artist for other major grants focused on job-embedded professional development for elementary and preschool teacher. Korbi has presented nationally at theatre companies and conferences, including The Global Summit on Childhood, The American Alliance for Theatre Education, U.S. Department of Education AEMDD Arts in Education Annual Meeting, Conference, Oregon Children’s Theatre, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Dallas Children’s Theatre, Office of English Language Acquisition Services Arizona Conference, and Arizona Department of Education Mega Conference, and has current publications pending with Childhood Education and The International Journal of Education and the Arts. Korbi attended Arizona State University and holds a B.A. in Music and a Certificate in Non-profit Management.

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Jeremy Kisling has taught, directed, and performed for young people in Iowa, Texas, Washington and Kentucky and is the Associate Artistic Director in charge of Education at Lexington Children’s Theatre. He received his B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Northern Iowa and his M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre for Youth from the University of Texas at Austin. Jeremy is a part time instructor at the University of Kentucky. He authored stage versions of Why Mosquitoes Buzz, Anansi the Spider, and The Princess Who Lost her Hair. Mr. Kisling has a passion for creating theatre that sparks conversation around social issues and social justice. In the 1990s he worked as a Child Abuse prevention educator to keep young people safe from violence. In 2012, he helped found Company Q, Lexington Queer Youth Theatre troupe, and recently wrote a curriculum entitled Empathy in Action: an Anti-Bullying program for schools.

“I believe that theatre has the power to evoke the necessary discussions to make us better people.” – JK

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Julia Magnasco is the Education Director at First Stage, in Milwaukee, WI. First Stage has been identified as Wisconsin’s leader in arts-in-education programming, serving over 20,000 students in classrooms throughout Southeastern Wisconsin every year. Julia has developed numerous arts-integrated programs at First Stage, including the Literacy Plus residency, an multi-week program that connects the show experience with the ELA curriculum; the Bully Ban workshop, utilizing Theatre for Social Change practices to develop skills in problem solving and practice positive conflict resolution; and the Nurturing through Drama series at the Meta House, a treatment center for women recovering from addiction, which received the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2015 Eureka Award. Julia serves on the Board of Theatre for Young Audiences/USA, and co-chaired the American Alliance for Theatre and Education’s national conference in 2015 in Milwaukee. She also teaches on the adjunct staff at Carroll University. Julia received her BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Miami (FL), and her MFA in Theatre for Youth from Arizona State University.

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Up Next:

We will be concluding our Leadership Roles in TYA Series with our March event featuring Julia Flood. Artistic Director of Metro Theater Company. Stay tuned for details!

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