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Lecture Series: From Studio to Academic Classroom: Art as a Tool for Student Success

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Research has shown that the arts are associated with a myriad of benefits, everything from motivation to critical thinking. However, the arts are still generally looked at as an appetizer, rather than an essential ingredient to the main course. Part of the Lab School’s philosophy centers around using the arts for learning, both as a strategy in the classroom as well as the benefits of ‘art for art’s sake’. Join us as we explore how the visual arts are integral for students of all ages, to learn, understand and thrive.

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Mar 8, 2023 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Mar 8, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Lecture Series: From Studio to Academic Classroom: Art as a Tool for Student Success Register in advance for this webinar: https://labschool-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eOyRe1lHSA2Y9MrsgUkP5g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Rebecca Alberts (Director of Visual Arts, Lab School High School @The Lab School) Rebecca Alberts is the Director of the Visual Arts Department in the High School at Lab, as well as being a Teaching Artist and Biology teacher. Rebecca holds a BFA, and an MFA in printmaking, an MPS in Science Education and an EdS in Curriculum and Pedagogy. Rebecca’s current artistic practice engages ideas around phenomenology and the meaning that we put into the objects in our lives. Over her teaching career, Rebecca has taught high school, college and graduate courses, as well as being part of outreach programs; she has taught at the Lab School for over twenty years. Inspired by her students and different theorists, Rebecca has examined, written and presented on a broad array of how the arts interconnect to the educative process. Sara Hawkins (Director of Visual Arts, Lab School Lower and Middle Schools @The Lab School) Sara Hawkins is currently Director of the Visual Arts Department for the Lower and Middle Schools here at Lab, while also a Teaching Artist and Academic Club leader in the Middle School Division. Sara received her Bachelors in Fine Arts and Art Education at James Madison University, as well as her Masters in Teaching Art to Students with Special Needs at George Mason University. She holds a dual certification in Art Education and in Special Education in the District of Columbia. Sara taught Art to grades K-6 in a Fairfax County Public School from 2004 through 2015, and transitioned to teaching at The Lab School in 2015. Sara believes deeply in the power of the arts to build confidence in students, assist in gaining access to and deeply understanding content, and to help them express themselves in meaningful, productive ways.

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