The Texas Folk Music Foundation is hosting its 7th Professional Development Program for Teachers to be held at the 37th Annual Kerrville Folk Festival. The Program is FREE to teachers (holding festival ticket for that day) seeking continuing education in a unique Texas Hill Country setting. The Kerrville Folk Festival is a Mecca for songwriters and music fans alike. The 18-day festival includes classes running during the weekdays, including our well-established songwriting and guitar schools. The Texas Folk Music Foundation was created by festival volunteers to support songwriter education & development and is the sponsor of the program bringing songwriters together with teachers as a way of introduction and to say thanks to both groups. Curriculum is designed to assist teachers in meeting the objectives of Texas Essential Knowledge Skills (TEKS).

Teachers can earn up to 6 HOURS continuing education credit. Program is accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification (Course #500546) and is FREE to anyone holding festival tickets for those days.  Teaches will be issued a certificate on Friday afternoon for CEC's earned.

7th Annual Teachers’ Professional Development Program

June 6, 2008

 

Due to conflicts with the school year, the Professional Development Program for Teachers will be scaled back considerably for this year.  It'll be just a one day program, but the same deal will apply.  Teachers will be able to earn up to 6 CECs if they attend both morning and afternoon sessions at the Threadgill Theater.  The workshop is FREE to teachers who have festival tickets for Friday, June 6.

 

Morning Session: 9 a.m. - Noon

Threadgill Theater

 

9 a.m. Voice Workshop with LISA RICHARDS

 

Afternoon Session:  1 p.m to 4 p.m.

Threadgill Theater

1 p.m. ART & ARCHITECTURE: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF (SONG)WRITING -  with CONNIE MIMS

Workshop participants will study how to create effective and memorable songs utilizing the basic grammatical tool set of tense, nouns, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives and prepositions. Teachers will find a new way to connect with their students and stimulate their creative writing interest by grasping the fundamental grammatical gems that can turn a “ho-hum” book report into a golden review with a few simple tweaks to their thought process.  Facilitator Connie Mims will lead the class through a series of fun exercises to stimulate both the creative process and how to spark in students a greater appreciation and comprehension of English grammar.