Attention all Artists and Educators! The Council of Drama and Dance Educators is looking for workshop presenters for our 42^nd annual conference Think Global: Drama and Dance! This year's conference focuses on the universal nature of drama and dance and its power to inspire and promote global responsibility and awareness. By making real-world connections through the arts to the issues affecting our increasingly-complex world, students will increase their understanding of themselves and the world around them. Workshop themes will include:

• Creating and developing a unit of study focused on issues of globalization and citizenship, social justice, environmental issues and/or socio-economic issues, and/or equity and diversity, from pre-planning to implementation to assessment and evaluation
• Exploring dance and drama from diverse communities and cultures (e.g. world dance forms, First Nations, Metis and Inuit cultures)
• Exploring environmental and/or social justice issues through drama/dance in a school or community setting (e.g., working with at-risk populations, using drama and dance to explore issues of poverty, the impact of trade on world nations and the environment, the Occupy Wall Street movement, etc.)
• School and community-based organizations using the arts as a tool for social activism and awareness
• Real-world and cross-curricular connections of drama and dance to other subjects (e.g. integrated arts, social sciences, science, geography, mathematics, health, etc.)
• Developing students’ financial literacy and critical literacy through the arts
• Tools for elementary generalist teachers to incorporate authentic drama and dance experiences for students into their existing curriculum (integrated arts, cross-curricular lessons and units)
• Bringing dance and drama in to the Early Childhood Education classroom

Applications are due at midnight on Wednesday, February 29^th!

The application can be found at:  http://www.formstack.com/forms/dramafocus-code_proposals

If you have any questions, please contact the Conference Chair, Jennifer Goodine, at jennifer.goodine@code.on.ca

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, heralded as America’s Cultural Ambassador to the World, comes to the Sony Centre to showcase the vision of new Artistic Director Robert Battle with programming that embraces the Ailey tradition of such beloved classics as Revelations and extends the legacy in dynamic new directions.  Experience the power of Ailey and see for yourself why this extraordinary company is hailed as America’s cultural ambassador to the world and “possibly the most successful modern dance company on the planet.” (The New York Times)

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Affordable & fun extra-curricular dance, drama and yoga clubs available at your school for lunch time and after school fun!  You supply the space and we'll take care of everything else. 6 week sessions include a final performance and certificate of achievement. New sessions begin this month!  Contact Aria at  info@travellingstage.com for more information.

Effective in 2012, all Travelling Stage bookings will include a FREE 30 minute TEACHER WORKSHOP (Dance 101), customized according to your needs in an effort to help you feel more confident about teaching dance curriculum once we're gone! Contact Information: www.travellingstage.com / (416) 317-8950