$5 per registrant

OR

FREE for L.P.S.S. Educators

(registration is paid by L.P.S.S.)

All materials and a light meal included & workshops take place at Acadiana Center for the Arts

Aren Chaisson is an actor and improvisor from Lafayette, Louisiana. He teaches Talented Theatre in Lafayette Parish. His most recent performance was as Huey P. Long in The Kingfish at the Acadiana Center for the Arts and Mr. Reed in These Shining Lives with Abbey Players. This Fall he is excited to be playing Hook in The Lost Boy with Cite’ Des Arts.

George Saucier, a Lafayette, Louisiana native, is an actor and educator. His training includes Stanislavski’s Method under Amy Waguespack and a Lecoq-based technique shaped by The Actor’s Gang. For over ten years, he has taught Talented Theatre in Iberia Parish, guiding young performers to explore the power of storytelling and the stage.

Michael Crotty received his BFA in Dance from the Ohio State University, Diploma from CODARTS Conservatory in the Netherlands, and an MFA in Dance from The University of Utah. Through his work as a performer, choreographer, producer and educator, Michael has worked with The Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, California State University, The University of Tampa, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Montreal Symphony, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, American Apparel, The National Children’s Choir, and Jerome Meyer. He has taught classes at The University of Dayton, The University of Southern California, Point Park University, and Columbia College. As a producer, Michael has self-produced multiple dance-theater works and performing arts events.

Whether you’re working in a classroom or a school auditorium, you’ll leave with tools and tips to elevate your next production to a whole new level.

Make this season your best-sounding yet!

Aaron Thomas has worked professionally in almost every aspect of audio: recording, studio mixing and mastering, live mixing, film and sound design. He brings his well-rounded perspective to this session for educators in simple and effective processes for making performance sound great.

Want to take your Professional Development at your own convenience?

P.D. to Go is for you!

Some workshops come to you as videos that you can watch and then reference again later, and some are lesson plan packets, complete with resources.

Classroom supply sets are available in limited quantities.

Simply request the workshops you’d like access to and we’ll send you a link to a Google Drive with everything you need!

Teaching Curriculum through Landscape Art

Developed by Roz Fisher, AcA PACE Teaching Artist

For teachers of grades K–5

Through looking at and creating landscape art, students learn to see their own surroundings more clearly. Explore landscape art with your students by learning about the different ways artists portray the world around them. Participants will experience ways students can use landscape art in a range of lessons that connect to Louisiana content standards such as ecosystems, weather and climate, community and more. 

Contents: Intro video, lesson plan with resources, class set of supplies

A.C.T. – Accessible Classroom Theatre

developed by Lian Cheramie, LPSS Talented Theatre Instructor

For teachers of grades 3–8 

In this virtual workshop, learn to guide students to build their own theatre performances reflecting content concepts in ELA and Social Studies. Highlighting theatre elements of the “actor’s tools,” “yes, and” and “ensemble,” participants will be led through a lesson that focuses on building a performance from a tableau to a scripted presentation. No theatre experience needed!

Contents: video lesson plan and handout

Meet the Masters: Marvelous Mondrian!

Developed by Barbara Helveston, LPSS Gifted Enrichment Instructor

For teachers of grades 5–8

The work of visual artist Piet Mondrian is often met with, “I could do that!” But could you? Take a glimpse into the life and work of Mondrian and learn how he developed his technique over the course of his career. Discover the spatial relationship between Mondrian’s subject matter and what we see in his work as we create our own masterpiece. Participants will discover lessons to assist students in noticing deeply and reasoning critically as they learn about this master abstractionist, and discuss ways to integrate Mondrian into Math and History lessons, among others. 

Contents: Intro video, lesson plan with resources, class set of supplies

Pericles, Parthenon, and Pottery: Ancient Greece

Developed by Melissa Mark, AcA Teaching Artist

For grade 4 Social Studies teachers

Why were the ancient Greeks so influential? Did you know that Pericles was once the most powerful and influential man in Athens and was a well-known supporter of all the arts? Through these visual art lessons, students will learn about Greek architecture and functional pottery.

Contents: Intro video, lesson plan with resources, class set of supplies

Artisans to Artists: The Renaissance

Developed by Erin Chamberlain, LPSS Talented Visual Arts Instructor

For grade 5 Social Studies teachers

During the Renaissance, portraiture changed, increasing emphasis on realism. In this lesson, students will discuss the importance of art during this time and its emphasis on depicting imagery from the world around them while creating their own portrait drawings!  We will also look at the advantages of the development of the printing press as we create our own illuminated letters and discover the invention of perspective drawing!

Contents: Intro video, lesson plan with resources, class set of supplies