SCEA CALENDAR 2010
Kim Wheetley – SCEA executive director
Susanne Burgess – director of music education
Joel Baxley – director of visual art education
Laurie Melnik – director of theatre education
Mary LaBianca – director of dance education
During 2010, SCEA personnel had direct contact as artists, teachers, mentors, presenters, committee members
and consultants with 7128 individuals from 70 organizations.
JANUARY 2010
January: Consultancy
Joel Baxley serves as a senior reviewer for the Maine Course Pathways Project managed by the Educational Policy Improvement Center in Eugene, OR.
January: Docent
Joel Baxley serves as a docent for students visiting the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
January 6: American Alliance for Theatre & Education
Laurie Melnik serves as co-chair of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education's Professional Development Network and a member of the Selection Committee for Conference Proposals.
January 11 & 25: Theatre Class
Kim Wheetley teaches THSP 412: Theatre for Youth for theatre education majors at UTC.
January 12, 14, 26 & 28: Theatre Class
Laurie Melnik teaches THSP 465: Creative Drama for theatre education majors at UTC.
January 14-15: Consultancy
SCEA directors meets with the Arts Leadership Team at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
January 18 & 29: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a dance residency with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
January 21 & February 5: Barking Legs
Mary LaBianca meets with Chattanooga dance educators at Barking Legs Theatre in Chattaooga, TN.
January 23: Music Workshop
Susanne Burgess conducts a workshop on Appalachian Spring for the Southern Appalachian Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association in Chattanooga, TN.
January 26: Consultancy
Joel Baxley meets with faculty members of Thrasher Elementary School in Chattanooga, TN to plan for a visual art residency.
January 26: Consultancy
Laurie Melnik meets with faculty of the UTC Medical School in Chattanooga, TN to plan visual art and theatre workshops for interns.
FEBRUARY 2010
February: Consultancy
Joel Baxley serves as a senior reviewer for the Maine Course Pathways Project managed by the Educational Policy Improvement Center in Eugene, OR.
February: Docent
Joel Baxley serves as a docent for students visiting the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
February 1, 8, 15 & 22: Theatre Class
Kim Wheetley teaches THSP 412: Theatre for Youth for theatre education majors at UTC.
February 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 & 25: Theatre Class
Laurie Melnik teaches THSP 465: Creative Drama for theatre education majors at UTC.
February 5, 12, & 26: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a dance residency with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
February 16: Theatre Mercado
Kim Wheetley and Laurie Melnik meet with the staff of Theatre Mercado in Chattanooga to discuss possible playwriting and directing collaborations.
February 16-19: Dance and Visual Art Mentoring
Mary LaBianca and Joel Baxley work with dance and visual art cohorts at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
February 23: Visual Art Residency
Joel Baxley conducts a visual art residency on Sung Dynasty Painting at Signal Mountain Middle/High School in Chattanooga, TN.
February 23-26: Music and Theatre Mentoring
Susanne Burgess and Laurie Melnik work with music and dance cohorts at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
February 25-26: Visual Art Residency
Joel Baxley conducts a visual art residency on Bookmaking and Illustration with students of Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
MARCH 2010
March: Consultancy
Joel Baxley serves as a senior reviewer for the Maine Course Pathways Project managed by the Educational Policy Improvement Center in Eugene, OR.
March: Docent
Joel Baxley serves as a docent for students visiting the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
March 1, 15, 22 & 29: Theatre Class
Kim Wheetley teaches THSP 412: Theatre for Youth for theatre education majors at UTC.
March 2, 4, 16, 18, 23, 25 & 30: Theatre Class
Laurie Melnik teaches THSP 465: Creative Drama for theatre education majors at UTC.
March 4-6: Educating the Creative Mind Conference
Joel Baxley, Susanne Burgess, and Mary LaBianca attend the Educating the Creative Mind Conference at Kean University in Union, NJ.
March 6-8: ASCD Conference
Laurie Melnik attends the American Association for Curriculum Development Conference in San Antonio, TX.
March 12 & 19: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a dance residency with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
March 11 and 18: Visual Art Residency
Joel Baxley conducts a visual art residency on Bookmaking and Illustration with students of Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
March 15-17: Visual Art Residency
Joel Baxley conducts a visual art residency Seeing A Story with students of Thrasher Elementary School in Chattanooga, TN.
March 20: Music Residency
Susanne Burgess serves as a guest clinician for the Chattanooga Girls Choir in Chattanooga, TN.
March 24 & April 16: Consultancy
Kim Wheetley, Laurie Melnik, and Mary LaBianca meet with CreateHere to discuss protocols for accessing the database of information collected by Stand, a community visioning survey.
March 26: Music Residency
Susanne Burges serves as guest conductor for the Whitfield County Elementary Choral Clinic in Dalton, GA.
March 29-30: Introduction to Arts Integration
Joel Baxley, Susanne Burgess, Mary LaBianca, and Laurie Melnik provide an overview of arts integrated instruction for parents and faculty at Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Mt. Pleasant, TN.
APRIL 2010
April: Consultancy
Joel Baxley serves as a senior reviewer for the Maine Course Pathways Project managed by the Educational Policy Improvement Center in Eugene, OR.
April: Docent
Joel Baxley serves as a docent for students visiting the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
April 1, 6, 8, 13 & 15: Theatre Class
Laurie Melnik teaches THSP 465: Creative Drama for theatre education majors at UTC.
April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a dance residency with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
April 5, 12, 19 & 21: Theatre Class
Kim Wheetley teachesTHSP 412: Theatre for Youth for theatre education majors at UTC.
April 7-9: Theatre Performance
Laurie Melnik performs in Sisters Speak Out! for the City of Chattanooga's division of Education, Arts, & Culture.
April 12-16: Dance & Music Mentoring
Mary LaBianca and Susanne Burgess work with dance and music cohorts at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
April 15 & 21: Arts Council of Wilson
Susanne Burgess and Laurie Melnik present information about arts integration to board members of the Arts Council of Wilson in Wilson, NC.
April 16: National Art Education Association Convention
Joel Baxley participats in a pannel discussion on The Role of the Specialist in Arts Integration – Integrated Arts: Hiccups & Hurrahs at the National Art Education Association Convention in Baltimore, MD.
April 19-23: Theatre & Visual Art Mentorins
Laurie Melnik and Joel Baxley work with theatre and visual art cohorts at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
April 19-20 & 22-23: Music Residency
Susanne Burgess conducts a music residency Music, Movement & Reading with kindergarten students at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
April 25-28: International Reading Festival
Mary LaBianca attends the International Reading Festival in Chicago, IL.
April 29: Consultancy
SCEA directors meet with the Arts Leadership Team at Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Mt. Pleasant, TN to plan for an ongoing professional development program in arts integration.
MAY 2010
May: Consultancy
Joel Baxley serves as a senior reviewer for the Maine Course Pathways Project managed by the Educational Policy Improvement Center in Eugene, OR.
May: Docent
Joel Baxley serves as a docent for students visiting the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
May 5: Magnet Schools of American Conference
Susanne Burgess and Laurie Melnik present a workshop on Imagine the Arts in an Integrated Curriculum at the Magnet Schools of America conference in Tampa, FL.
May 7 & 11: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a dance residency with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
May 14-15: SCEA Arts & Education Forum
SCEA holds it's third national forum Arts @ The Core of 21st Century Learning at The Chattanoogan Conference Center in Chattanooga, TN.
May 18: American Alliance for Theatre & Education
Laurie Melnik serves as co-chair of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education's Professional Development Network planning for online forums.
May 20: Connecting the Dots Summit
Kim Wheetley attends the Connecting the Dots Summit, sponsored by the City of Chattanooga's Department of Education, Arts & Culture, to learn about the 40 developmental assests of the Ready By 21 initiative to help communities improve the odds that all youth will be ready for work, college, and life.
May 26 & June 4: Consultancy
Kim Wheetley serves as a jury member for CreateHere to review career advancement grant applications for the MakeWork program which provides funding to Chattanooga artists.
JUNE 2010
June: Consultancy
Joel Baxley serves as a senior reviewer for the Maine Course Pathways Project managed by the Educational Policy Improvement Center in Eugene, OR.
June: Docent
Joel Baxley serves as a docent for students visiting the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
June 3 & 18: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a dance residency with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
June 7-11: Arts Integration Workshop
SCEA conducts a five-day workshop on arts integration for the faculty of Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Mt. Pleasant, TN.
June 24-25: Arts Integration Workshop
Mary LaBianca and Laurie Melnik conduct an Introduction to Arts Integration Workshop for the factuly of Apalachicola Bay Charter School in Apalachicola, FL.
JULY 2010
July 1: Consultancy
Kim Wheetley serves on Allied Arts' Arts Education Cabinet to review arts education programs and guidelines for the Learning in the Arts grant program.
July 1: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conducts a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
July 14: Scenic City Literacy Conference
Susanne Burgess conducts a workshop on Building Expressive Readers and Singers at the first annual Scenic City Literacy Conference. Read 20 in Chattanooga, TN.
July 15: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conducts a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
July 19-23: Arts Integration Workshop
SCEA conducts a five-day workshop on arts integration for the faculty of Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
July 29: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conducts a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
July 30: Early Childhood Conference
Mary LaBianca presents a workshop on Highlighting Individuality for East Tennessee State University's Early Childhood Conference in Johnson City, TN.
AUGUST 2010
August 3-8: American Alliance for Theatre & Education
Laurie Melnik serves as co-chair of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education's Professional Development Network and a member of the State Representatives Network.
August 5: American Alliance for Theatre & Education Conference
Laurie Melnik and Kim Wheetley present a workshop on Positioning Theatre at the Core of 21st Century Learning at the American Alliance for Theatre & Education Conference in San Francisco, CA.
August 17-18: Arts Integration Mentoring
Susanne Burgess and Mary LaBianca work with the Music and Dance Communities at Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Mt. Pleasant, TN.
August 26: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conducts a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
SEPTEMBER 2010
Fall: Dissertation Committee
Kim Wheetley serves on the doctorial dissertation committee for a University of Tenneesee at Chattanooga graduate student.
September: Music Class
Susanne Burgess teaches MUS 3210: Music Methods for music education majors at UTC.
September – October: NAST Accreditation Self-Study
Kim Wheetley edits the UTC Department of Theatre and Speech's self-study application for accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.
September – November: Search Committee
Joel Baxley serves on the search committee for a College of Education faculty position at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
September – December: Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute
Mary LaBianca participates in multiple sessions of the Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute conducted by Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga.
September 1-2: Arts Integration Mentoring
Joel Baxley and Laurie Melnik work with the Visual Arts and Theatre Communities at Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Mt. Pleasant, TN.
September 9: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conducts a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
September 13-17: Arts Integration Mentoring
Joel Baxley and Susanne Burgess work with the Visual Arts and Music Cohorts at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
September 14: Music and Dance Workshop
Susanne Burgess and Mary LaBianca present a Movin' & Groovin' workshop for the Tennessee Child Care Resource & Referral Network in Nashville, TN.
September 16-17: Movement Workshops
Mary LaBianca teaches two movement workshops at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
September 21-24: Arts Integration Mentoring
Mary LaBianca and Laurie Melnik work with the Dance and Theatre Cohorts at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
September 24: Consultancy for Allied Arts
Kim Wheetley serves on the Learning in the Arts Grant Panel for Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga.
September 24: Docent Tour
Joel Baxley docents a tour of the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN for a Tellico adult group.
September 22, 24, 29: Music Residency
Susanne Burgess guides pre-kindergarten students in an integrated exploration of music and movement at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
September 28 & 30: Music Residency
Susanne Burgess works with fifth grade students exploring Music of the Civil War at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
September 27, 28 & 30: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts an Integrated Dance and Science Instruction residency with four classes of first grade students at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
OCTOBER 2010
October: Music Class
Susanne Burgess teaches MUS 3210: Music Methods for music education majors at UTC.
October – December: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a weekly dance residency and mentorship on Fridays with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
October 4, 7, 11, 12: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts an Integrated Dance and Science Instruction residency with four classes of first grade students at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
October 1 & 6: Music Residency
Susanne Burgess guides pre-kindergarten students in an integrated exploration of music and movement at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
October 2: Music Workshop
Susanne Burgess coordinates a workshop for the Southern Appalachian Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association in Chattanooga, TN.
October 5, 6, 7: Music Residency
Susanne Burgess conducts The Stories Our Songs Can Tell residency with three fifth grade classes at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
October 7: American Alliance for Theatre & Education
Laurie Melnik serves as co-chair of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education's Professional Development Network.
October 7: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conducts a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
October 8: Consulting
Kim Wheetley faciliates the development of collaborative relations between South Arts in Atlanta and the College Board in New York.
October 16-17: Tennessee Association of Dance Conference
Mary LaBianca conducts a workshop on Bartenieff Fundamentals for the Tennessee Association of Dance conference in Clarkesville, TN.
October 18-21: Arts Integration Mentoring
Joel Baxley and Laurie Melnik work with the Visual Art and Theatre Communities at Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Mt. Pleasant, TN.
October 21: National Dance Education Organization Conference
Mary LaBianca present a session on Uneven Pavements at the National Dance Education Organization Conference in Tempe, AZ.
October 21: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conduct a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
October 22: Docent Tour
Joel Baxley conducts a homeschool workshop at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
October 28: Docent Tour
Joel Baxley docents a tour of the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN for Montessori School 4th-5th grade students.
October 27-29: Arts Integration Mentoring
Susanne Burgess and Mary LaBianca work with the Music and Dance Communities at Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Mt. Pleasant, TN.
NOVEMBER 2010
November: Music Class
Susanne Burgess teaches MUS 3210: Music Methods for music education majors at UTC.
November: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a weekly dance residency and mentorship on Fridays with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
November 2: American Orff-Schulwerk Conference
Susanne Burgess presents a session on Creative Dramatics in the Orff Classroom at the American Orff-Schulwerk Conference in Spokane, WA.
November 7: Public Relations
Joel Baxley, Mary LaBianca, and Laurie Melnik staff a drawing booth for children at the weekend Chattanooga Market.
November 8-12: Visual Art Residency
Joel Baxley conducts a visual art residency on Sung Dynasty Painting at Signal Mountain Middle/High School in Chattanooga, TN.
November 9: Docent Tour
Joel Baxley docents a tour of the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga for Thrasher Elementary kindertargen students.
November 9 & 16: Project Diabetes
Susanne Burgess and Mary LaBianca participate in planning meetings for United Way's Project Diabetes.
November 11: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conducts a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
November 11: Music Residency
Susanne Burgess guids pre-kindergarten students in an integrated exploration of music and movement at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
November 11: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a dance lesson with students in the UTC Children's Center at Battle Academy in Chattanooga, TN.
November 12: Docent Tour
Joel Baxley conducts a homeschool workshop at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
November 13: Arts Integration for Early Childhood Workshop
Susanne Burgess and Mary LaBianca facilitate a workshop Music & Dance: Supporting the Whole Child, Arts Integration for Early Chilldhood Educators at the Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, TN.
November 16-19: Arts Integration Mentoring
Joel Baxley and Susanne Burgess work with the Visual Arts and Music Cohorts at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
November 17: American Alliance for Theatre & Education
Laurie Melnik serves as co-chair of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education's Professional Development Network.
November 19: American Alliance for Theatre & Education
Laurie Melnik serves as a member of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education's Selection Committee for Conference Proposals.
November 29 - December 2: Arts Integration Mentoring
Mary LaBianca and Laurie Melnik work with the Dance and Theatre Cohorts at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education in Wilson, NC.
DECEMBER 2010
December: Music Class
Susanne Burgess teaches MUS 3210: Music Methods for music education majors at UTC.
December: Dance Residency
Mary LaBianca conducts a weekly dance residency and mentorship on Fridays with Pre-K children at Aleph Bet Children's Center in Chattanooga, TN.
December 3: Mentoring
Susanne Burgess works on curriculum design with the music teacher at Big Ridge Elementary School in Chattanooga, TN.
December 8: Dance Assessment
Mary LaBianca serves on a committee developing a state portfolio assessment in dance for the Tennessee Association of Dance.
December 8 & 23: Project Diabetes
Susanne Burgess and Mary LaBianca participate in a grant review and planning meetings for United Way's Project Diabetes.
December 9: Medical School Residency
Laurie Melnik, in collaboration with Adera Causey from the Hunter Museum of American Art, conducts a theatre and visual art residency with students in the UTC Medical School.
December 14: American Alliance for Theatre & Education
Laurie Melnik serves as a member of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education's State Representatives Network.
December 7-12: Trinidad & Tobago Research
Kim Wheetley conducts on-site research in Trinidad in preparation for the establishment of the Trinidad and Tobago Centre for Arts Education & Integration as the first step in an outreach program designed by SCEA. Kim met with Eugene Joseph, director of the Trinidad Dance Theatre and distinguished members of the Trinidad Parliament, Ministry of Community Development, University of Trinidad & Tobago, and several school and cultural organization administrators.
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