Latest Past Events

Professional Development: Steve Trash

Education Room at the Van Wezel 777 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

Bringing students to see a show at the Van Wezel? Use an engaging arts-integrated, standards-aligned lesson to get them excited and prepared for the show! We’ve written the lessons and will example them with our arts-integration experts here at the Hall. Van Wezel Teaching Artists will lead a Professional Development workshop related to Steve Trash: […]

When I Opened The Door of Feelings: A Poetry Writing Professional Development for Teachers

Education Room at the Van Wezel 777 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

We will share our glimmers, the things that calm and delight us, to create performance poetry. We will create 2-word poems and see how adjectives and concrete nouns will be the building blocks for unique poetry. Through movement, we will find poetry in our bodies and create a brave space where students can perform their […]

The Diversity in Neurodiversity: Access and Inclusion in the Arts

David Cohen Hall at Sarasota Orchestra 709 N Tamiami Tr, Sarasota, FL 34236

This session will examine the multi-layered paths a person may choose to engage in the arts. An overview of self-regulation, sensory and cognitive processing, relational dynamics, and creative ideation and exploration, as it relates to neurodivergence, will ground educators in decision making rather than a checklist approach to arts accessibility and inclusion. Guiding principles and […]