Education Counts Michiana - February 1st, 2023

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  Kelvin Butts, PhD, Paul Korson More Information

  Community Roar - Benton Harbor Area Schools

  

  City: Benton Harbor, MI

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  Benton Harbor Schools has launched an innovative program titled, the “Community Roar” to help residents stay connected to the district. Families also receive educational assistance from the school district and other community partners. The bus has been equipped with a mobile computer lab and internet connectivity to allow community members to participate in a continuous learning series.

  For additional information visit:

  • Benton Harbor Area Schools Facebook

  Guests:

  1. Kelvin Butts, PhDInterim SuperintendentBenton Harbor Area Schools
     https://www.bhas.org/
  2. Paul KorsonChief of Student Support ServicesBenton Harbor Area Schools
     https://www.bhas.org/

  Additional Resources:

  • Affordable Connectivity Program - Office of Educational Technology
  • K–12 Schools Implement Connectivity Solutions to Narrow the Homework Gap
  • Bridging digital divides between schools and communities
  • Managing Tech Integration in Your Classroom

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  Jetta Cruse, Neil Carmichael, Aaron Helman, Elizabeth Perry, Scott Ray Kline, Veronica Go, Amber Weaver More Information

  Adaptive Arts - Arts for All Ages & Abilities

  

  City: South Bend, IN

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  Adaptive Arts believes in helping students of ALL ABILITIES find their performance and artistic expression through traditional and adaptive means. The program incorporates a student’s choices and then instruct using adaptive language and creative ways to help immerse and engage students in their art form so they can be playing an instrument, painting, or dancing within minutes of their first lesson.

  Guests:

  1. Jetta CruseFounder & Executive DirectorAdaptive Arts
     https://adaptivearts.org/
  2. Neil CarmichaelDirector of Art & EducationSouth Bend Kroc Center
     https://www.mykroc.org/
  3. Aaron HelmanPublic Relations CoordinatorSouth Bend Kroc Center
     https://www.mykroc.org/
  4. Elizabeth PerryStudentAdaptive Arts
     
  5. Scott Ray KlineStudentAdaptive Arts
     
  6. Veronica GoStudentAdaptive Arts
     
  7. Amber WeaverStudentAdaptive Arts
     

  Additional Resources:

  • Disability and Art
  • Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Arts Now
  • Disability Arts International
  • Arts 4 Dementia
  • Disability in Art History
  • Music as a Tool for Disability Activism
  • Art & Creativity - The importance of the arts

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  Josh Pitts, Jon Miller, Nancy Schmelter More Information

  New Life Creations

  

  City: Plymouth, IN

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  Art can be as transformational for viewers as for those who create. The Marshall County Jail is hosting a program that teaches inmates to process and express themselves and ultimately be moved through art classes. Participants learn to find their voice through artmaking.

  For additional information visit:

  • How Art Can Heal
  • Healing Invisible Wounds: Art Therapy and PTSD
  • ‘A way to deal with emotion’: how teaching art can help prisoners

  Guests:

  1. Josh PittsDirector of ProgramsMarshall County Jail
     
  2. Jon MillerArt InstructorHeartland Artists Gallery
     https://heartlandartgallery.com/
  3. Nancy SchmelterArt InstructorHeartland Artists Gallery
     https://heartlandartgallery.com/

  Additional Resources:

  • Rehabilitation Through the Arts
  • Breaking Into Prison: Art Education in Action
  • Improving Community Well-Being through the Arts
  • How does Art Therapy work with trauma?

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