Teaching for Creativity
The da Vinci Summer Symposium
McGary Middle School, 1535 Joyce Avenue, Evansville, Indiana
July 30-31, 2012
Members of the newly-formed Evansville da Vinci Institute, in collaboration with teachers and administrators from McGary Middle School, will participate in a summer symposium on Teaching for Creativity. This symposium, to be held July 30-31 at McGary Middle School, was made possible through a generous grant from the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana.
The symposium will begin with an overview from nationally renowned consultant, David Flatley, Executive Director for the Center for Community Arts Partnerships at Columbia College Chicago. Following the overview, participants will have an opportunity to work with local experts, including Brandon Field, Linda Goodridge, Scott Lank, and Pat O’Connor, in hands-on class sessions in the fields of engineering, art, theatre, and multidisciplinary areas of study.
The goals for the symposium are to learn about current research in the field and similar initiatives occurring in other cities; to better understand each discipline’s approach to creativity and creative thinking through hands-on experiences; and to provide opportunities for da Vinci members and teachers to form meaningful partnerships.
About the da Vinci Institute:
Co-chaired by Karen Ellerbrook and Sharon Kazee, the da Vinci Institute is a partnership of educational and community leaders in Evansville that fosters creative endeavors for our K-12 students. The organization was formed in the fall of 2011 and grew out of a desire to ensure the arts and humanities were aligned and equally nurtured with the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math, so that our students will be inspired educationally and fully prepared to embrace the future. A key component of the organization is the importance of improving the quality of education through collaboration. Membership in the da Vinci Institute includes representation from Ivy Tech, The University of Evansville, the University of Southern Indiana, the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, the Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana, Tales and Scales, and the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation.
