The Dana Foundation is pleased to invite you to a free Webposium for Teaching Artists, Friday, January 29, 2010, 12:00-1:00PM (EST).

Join us online for a discussion about the challenges and successes of working with students with disabilities. The event will be streamed live and viewers will be able to join in the Q and A at the end of the session.

What do teaching artists need to know to be successful when working with students with disabilities?

What do teaching artists need to know, understand, and be able to do to achieve success in a self-contained or inclusion classroom? The panel consists of artists and educators dedicated to making the arts accessible to all students. The panelists will discuss practical classroom strategies, lesson plan modifications, as well as the necessary questions to ask in order for everyone (artists, students, teachers, para-professionals, and administrators) to be successful.

Panelists include:

• Judith Jellison, Regents Professor of Music and Human Learning, Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin (expertise in music and disabilities)
• Allison Orr, Artistic Director, Forklift Danceworks (expertise in dance and disabilities)
• Sherry Snowden, Lecturer, Art Education, Texas State University (expertise in lesson plan design, visual arts, and disabilities)
• Moderator: Russell Granet, Founder, Arts Education Resource (expertise in theatre and disabilities)

Register here. Registration ends January 28 at 5:00pm.