NJ Wolf Trap: Early Childhood Professional Development

Date and Time: Thursday, April 4th , 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-4:00pm

L ocation: NJPAC Center for Arts Education (24 Rector Street. Newark, NJ 07102)

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Dramatic Adventures: Creating Original Stories with Children

Presenter: Ali Oliver-Krueger
In this professional development workshop, educators use select drama strategies to create lively stories and miniature plays with young children. The story-building process provides children with opportunities to practice key literacy, cognitive, and social-emotional skills, using their imaginations, collaborating, and having fun! Educators will practice guiding young children through this creative development process from start to finish.

1:00 pm-4:00 pm

GROWING GREEN
Presenter Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner
Celebrate the wonder of the natural world around us and encourage the protection of wildlife and habitat through the use of music, creative drama and movement. Explore our connection to the families of plants and animals while sharing ideas and choices children can make to become environmental caregivers while enhancing numerous curriculum goals such as cognition and identification, listening and verbalization, and motor skills.

Course includes a Professional Development Certificate (6 credit hours), printed materials, catered breakfast and lunch if attending both sessions.

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

For directions and parking, visit www.njpac.org/plan-your-visit/directions. $3 parking validation will be provided when parking in Military Park Garage directly across from NJPAC.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Direct all questions to Natalie Dreyer, Director of Arts Integration at NJPAC at [email protected] or (973) 297-5134

Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends?

No. Please make sure the registration name is also the individual attending, in order to ensure accurate documentation of professional development credit.

A bout the Presenter:

Ali Oliver-Krueger is a teaching artist, director, actor, classical singer and writer/composer. As

a teaching artist and arts education professional, Ali has worked with schools, opera companies,

and arts organizations throughout the country, and is a residency artist with The Wolf Trap

Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts and the John F. Kennedy Center Education

Department's DC Partnership Schools Initiative Community Program. Ali’s work as a teaching

artist is rooted in creative drama and in creative opera, an emerging form of creative drama in

which music and drama are fused together to tell stories and express thoughts, ideas and

feelings. She is a frequent presenter at conferences on arts education and arts integration, and

conducts professional development workshops and residencies on linking drama and music with

content curricula.

Magpie is the versatile duo of Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner. Terry Leonino joined Wolf

Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts in 1982. At Terry’s urging, Greg joined in

1984. Together, they are Master Teaching Artists with specialties in teaching strategies for

children with special needs, emergent literacy, and the environment, all through the magic of music. Terry holds three education degrees, including two in special education. Greg studied music and theater in college. In 2004 they were the recipients of the prestigious John Denver award for environmental activism through music by the World Folk Music Association.

Host or Publisher New Jersey Performing Arts Center