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SUMMARY:PERPICH SUMMER MUSIC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS - AUGUST 5\, 2026 "FOUR STRINGS\, INFINITE POSSIBILITIES: A MUSIC TEACHER UKULELE BOOT CAMP"
DESCRIPTION:Perpich is excited to offer a series of five (5) summer Professional Development sessions for music teachers. All workshops will be in person at Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley in August\, 2026. Each workshop will be filled with teaching resources\, strategies\, and experiences you can use in your teaching this fall. Come to one or all five! Workshops will run 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\, followed by an optional lunch at a nearby restaurant. Register for each session separately and earn 4 clock hours for each session\, plus an additional hour if you attend lunch. There is no cost to participate. \nWednesday\, August 5 – Four Strings\, Infinite Possibilities: A Music Teacher Ukulele Boot Camp \nDATE: Wednesday\, August 5\, 2026 \nTIME: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\, plus optional off-campus lunch \nREGISTRATION HERE \nLOCATION (in-person):\nPerpich Center for Arts Education\nGaia Building – Glass Box\n6125 Olson Memorial Hwy\, Golden Valley\, MN 55422\n*Gaia is the white building label 6105 on the east side of Perpich campus by the soccer fields \nDESCRIPTION: Elevate your music classroom with a ukulele educator’s boot camp\, led by Dr. Christopher Russell. This intensive four-hour session is designed to bridge the gap between “playing” and “pedagogy.” Whether you are launching a brand-new program or revitalizing an existing one\, you will gain the tools to teach ukulele at the elementary\, middle\, or high school level with confidence. Participants are encouraged to bring a ukulele to the session. \nTARGET AUDIENCE: This workshop is designed for K-12 music teachers. \nDETAILS: \n\nEach workshop will take place 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\nThere is no cost to participate but a separate registration is required for each day.\nWater and snacks will be provided.\nAn optional networking lunch will follow each workshop. The cost of lunch is on your own.\nFour clock hours will be earned each day (+ 1 additional clock hour when attending the networking lunch).\n\nQuestions? Email Dr. Michael Buck\, Music Education Specialist at michael.buck@pcae.k12.mn.us
URL:https://perpich.mn.gov/event/perpich-summer-music-professional-development-workshops-august-5-2026-four-strings-infinite-possibilities-a-music-teacher-ukulele-boot-camp/
LOCATION:Perpich Center for Arts Education\, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway\, Golden Valley\, MN\, 55422\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,PDR - Professional Development and Resource Programs
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SUMMARY:THEATER DIRECTOR AND EDUCATOR SUMMER CONFERENCE 2026: "EMPOWERMENT THROUGH PLAY-FILLED LEARNING\, LEADERSHIP\, AND MINDSETS"
DESCRIPTION:At this year’s TDEC\, we are thrilled to be led throughout the day by Malia’Kekia Nicolini and Christopher Beaulieu of Play Pathways Initiative! In this time of challenge for us as individuals and as a collective\, as educators\, artists\, and humans\, we are excited to return to the grounded seeds of our practice – play and creativity – and see what it might calm\, ignite\, and transform. Malia’Kekia and Christopher write\, “As interdisciplinary artists we weave all of our training to empower creativity\, innovation\, and leadership through vulnerability…This intimate work is led through movement\, not lecture\, and grounded in a Pedagogy of Play.” Come join us and PLAY!!! \nWe’ll begin the day with a 2-hour deep-dive hands-on workshop for all those who would like that experience. The Play Pathways team will also ground us with some framing\, using their pedagogy of buoy and anchor’s of play for the day. \nWe’ll then break for a catered lunch\, an opportunity to debrief on the experience\, and the chance to connect for small group table conversations on the topics of your choice. If the morning session does not work for you\, feel free to join the conference day here. \nThe afternoon will consist of breakout sessions – some led by Play Pathways Initiative\, and some by local theater educators – covering a range of theater education topics including but not limited too: Creative Casting\, Graceful Feedback\, Performing the Death\, Acting in Archetype\, and more. We’ll close with a plenary booked session with Play Pathways Initiative. \nAnd then\, as always\, we’ll have a catered dinner and more conversation\, and tickets to a show! This year’s performance is Come From Away at the Guthrie Theater. We can’t wait to see you and to get playful together! \n——————————————————————————————————————————————————— \nCLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER! \n——————————————————————————————————————————————————— \nDATE AND TIME:\nWednesday\, August 5\, 2026\n9:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. + Dinner + Show\nDetailed schedule below! \nLOCATION:\nPerpich Arts High School\n6125 Olson Memorial Highway\nGolden Valley\, MN 55422 \nCOST: $35 \nCLOCK HOURS: Certificates will be given for 8 Clock Hours \nTARGET AUDIENCE:\nK-12 and College/University Theater Educators\, Directors\, Tech Directors\, Music Directors\, Arts Educators and others who work with educational theater programs \nPlease register and pay to save your seat today! Registration deadline is June 30th. \n ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— \n\nSCHEDULE & SESSIONS FOR THE DAY\n9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Participants arrive and check in\n9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Welcome\, Intros\, Logistics\n10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – MORNING PLENARY SESSION: EMPOWERMENT THROUGH PLAY\n12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Catered Lunch and Optional Table Conversations\n12:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – BREAKOUT SESSION BLOCKS (3 sessions x 3 options @ 75 min each) \n\nPerforming the Death – Christopher Beaulieu\nAuditioning Reimagined: Banishing Self-Doubt – Malia’Kekia Nicolini\nEngaging Kids Who Don’t Want to Be in Theater Class – Jamela Pettiford\nHeroes and Villains: Acting Through Archetype – Christopher Beaulieu\nGraceful Feedback: How to Offer\, Listen\, and Respond – Malia’Kekia Nicolini\nMore Than Putting on a Show: Creating and Running a Successful Theater Program – Mike Ricci\nAll Things Musicals: Movement\, Voice Work\, and Character Interpretation – Sheena Janson Kelley\nTech Theater 101: A Crash Course for Beginners – Austin Adler\nShaping Lesson and Unit Plans: Concrete Examples That Work – Lori Constable\n\n5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. – AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION: REFLECTION WITH PLAY PATHWAYS\n5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Catered Dinner and Conversations\n6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Travel to the Guthrie Theater\n7:30 p.m. – PERFORMANCE of COME FROM AWAY \n——————————————————————————————————————————————————— \nCLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER! \n——————————————————————————————————————————————————— \nFACILITATORS & PRESENTERS \nFind out more about Play Pathways Initiative\, our partners for this conference day: https://playpathways.com/ \nAnd find out more about the PPI Facilitators\, Malia’Kekia Nicolini and Christopher Beaulieu here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mrx3aCjlxcbV_j0GhMbb57fcg0ttbdt462QLvg0Mji4/edit?usp=sharing \nTheater Director and Educator Conference (TDEC) 2026 is hosted by Dr. Stephanie Lein Walseth\, Theater Education Specialist in Professional Development and Resource Programs at Perpich Center for Arts Education\nMore here: https://perpich.mn.gov/professional-development/state-arts-education-specialists/theater-education-specialist/ \nPlease contact stephanie.walseth@pcae.k12.mn.us with any questions about the conference!
URL:https://perpich.mn.gov/event/theater-director-and-educator-summer-conference-2026-empowerment-through-play-filled-learning-leadership-and-mindsets/
LOCATION:Perpich Center for Arts Education\, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway\, Golden Valley\, MN\, 55422\, United States
CATEGORIES:PDR - Professional Development and Resource Programs,Theater
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