For years the Perpich Center has been at the forefront in shaping collaborative work in arts education, providing continuous funding, visibility, and strategic support for arts-based education reform efforts in Minnesota. With federal, state and private foundation funding, the Perpich Center has engaged in research and development of three specific technology-based projects: 1) Artful Online, 2) long distance learning courses and workshops utilizing the Desire2Learn (D2L) online learning platform, and 3) video conferencing. Artful Online, a partnership between the Perpich Center for Arts Education (Perpich Center) and Minneapolis Public Schools Online Professional Development (MPS OPD), offers blended online access to a unique collection of arts education resources that support teaching, learning, and facilitating with a variety of components, including research-based tools and strategies, and real world video and audio clips. Reflective Practice Arts Courses for Educators (ACE) ~ Dance Pilot Dance D2L Course Video Conferencing Example Artful Online Learning Object Development and Dissemination Project (Phase I - Dance and Reflective Practice): Artful Online seeks to retrofit existing arts professional development learning objects for a P-16 audience and then disseminate this work through the Minnesota Digital Commons - resulting in a unique and dynamic resource of professional development material directly linked to corresponding student curriculum in dance, a discipline not widely available in many K-12 schools around Minnesota. Diane Aldis Dance Coordinator and Distance Learning Initiatives Perpich Center for Arts Education Golden Valley, Minnesota U.S.A. 763-591-2038/ 800-657-3515 diane.aldis@pcae.k12.mn.us Barbara Cox Arts Education Partnership Coordinator Perpich Center for Arts Education Golden Valley, Minnesota U.S.A. 763-591-4762/ 800-657-3515 barbara.cox@pcae.k12.mn.us Renee Jesness, Ed. D. Online Learning Coordinator Minneapolis Public Schools Online Professional Development 3345 Chicago Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407 612-668-4136 Renee.Jesness@mpls.k12.mn.us
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