Part I: Many of our SGUSD teachers use Design Based Learning (DBL) Method in their classrooms to promote Creative Thinking skills.  Dave Cameron, Science teacher at Gabrielino HS will share how he uses DBL in his classroom. 

McKinley Elementary STEM teacher, Whitney Roth will share  her program, and showcase some of her student work in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, as well as how the Arts is threaded throughout.  

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Our San Gabriel Education Foundation has been a supporter of our district and provider of amazing opportunities for our students for many years.  During today's Community Partners segment, we will talk to SEF president, Alison DeVriendt, and Vice President, Rosiris Paniagua about what SEF offers our community and their upcoming Art Exhibition! 

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Dr. Frank Heuser is the head of the Music Education Department at UCLA. His vast history of research, and experience as an arts educator has made him one of the preeminent advisors, presenters, and consultants in the field of arts education.  

Evelyn Serrano is an LA-based, Cuban experimental multimedia artist, educator and independent curator working at the intersection of creative placemaking, memory, community engagement, activism, and future thinking. She is a professor at California Insitute of the Arts, and is the Arts Integration Director at the Los Feliz Charter School of the Arts. 

Together, we will discuss the myriad of benefits that come with studying the arts through the following topics: 

1. "These are My People" - recent dissertations on participating in the arts. 

2. Arts and Wellness

3. Components of Artistic Citizenship​

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We hope you can join us for this important conversation! 

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