Fine Arts
Art * Music * Theatre * Dance
September 2021
Fine Arts Website
You could also get there by going to:
pasco.k12.fl.us
click on the tab at the top "DEPARTMENTS"
scroll to find "Fine Arts" & click on it
You can navigate through our Fine Arts Website by using the green department navigation section. Please go to your department and check it out. Look for your school in the list. If you have a school website for your department, make sure it is linked there. If it isn't, please email Michele Christy <mchristy@pasco.k12.fl.us>. In order for us to link your website it must be linked to your school's website first.
**Please email Michele Christy photos of your program that you would like to be rotated onto the website. We really want to promote the arts and show off what the students are doing.
Center for the Arts at River Ridge
Pasco County Fine Arts
Michele Christy - Fine Arts Resource Teacher
813-794-2585
727-774-2585
Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel
Performing Arts Centers
Currently the Performing Arts Centers are open with a 75% capacity. If you have any questions about the facilities or about your upcoming performance you can either call or email the specific Performing Arts Center. See the centers contact information above.
Do You want to be a Mentor?
Please take some time to consider this opportunity.
These are the requirements:
- Minimum of three years "highly effective or effective" teaching experience
- Demonstrated emphasis on personal professional development and advancement of the education profession
- Demonstrated effective skills related to:
- designing, delivering, and assessing high-impact learning activities for ALL students
- building a compassionate classroom
- communication, collaboration, and organization
- Demonstrated effective leadership skills, qualities, and experiences
- Principal recommendation - Click HERE for the recommendation form
Completed forms need to be emailed to Charlotte Kralik. All recommended teachers will be registered in myPGS. Please select the date you are available on the form.
Dance
Yammer
Don't forget to use Yammer. It is a great resource to use when you have questions or to share some successes. If you are not on Yammer, email Tom Viking or Michele Christy to get the directions to join.
FDEO CONFERENCE 2021
"DANCE IN FLORIDA"
The 2021 conference will be held at the Spotlight Dance Center in Orlando Florida, October 22-24, 2021.
There will be a longer lead time to submit and get approval for your proposals for the conference. We have now established March 1st as the new annual deadline for submissions. Early Bird registration discounts are for those who register before 8/31/2021.
Go to the FDEO website for more information.
Music
Florida Orchestra returns to Pasco County
This is an excellent opportunity for your students to see the Florida Orchestra live at our performing arts centers!
The orchestra will be performing at:
- The Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel on Oct 12, 2021 and
- The Center for the Arts at River Ridge on Oct 13, 2021.
Contact the performing art centers for detailed information regarding this outstanding field trip opportunity.
- Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel = call 813-794-8772 or email sstrubbe@pasco.k12.fl.us and cnoble@pasco.k12.fl.us
- Center for the Arts at River Ridge = call 727-774-7382 or email rdonofri@pasco.k12.fl.us and fbrooks@pasco.k12.fl.us
Yammer
Don't forget to use Yammer. It is a great resource to use when you have questions or to share some successes. If you are not on Yammer, email Tom Viking or Michele Christy to get the directions to join.
2022 FMEA Professional Development Conference & All-State Concerts
Theatre/Drama
Yammer
Don't forget to use Yammer. It is a great resource to use when you have questions or to share some successes. If you are not on Yammer, email Tom Viking or Michele Christy to get the directions to join.
The Florida State Thespian Festival
Visual Arts
Firing Your Kiln - Kiln Basics
During Together We Learn in July, we had a training for art teachers that either never fired a kiln or have not done it in a while and wanted a refresher. The training was recorded. You can find that recording on our PD Hub which is located on myPascoConnect. Once you click on the PD Hub app it will bring you to a landing page to find information on all PD. You can find the Kiln Basics recording in 2 places:
- Click on the HUGE title at the top "Click Here for Together We Learn 2021- Zoom Session Recordings"
- Scroll down and click on the FINE ARTS button and find it in the the art section
Please contact Michele Christy if you would like more information on how to fire your kiln.
Davis Art Adoptions
Pasco County adopted Exploring Visual Design for secondary 2D art and Explorations in Art for kg-5th grades. If you have not done so already, you will want to sign into the Davis Digital platform as soon as possible and make sure you can access the correct books and resources.
First time users:
- click on the Davis Digital app in myPascoConnect
- click on "Forgot Password"
- enter your Pasco county email address and click Submit
- check your email for directions on how to reset your password and follow those steps
- now you should be able to log into Davis Digital
If you have already logged into the Davis Digital platform you do not need to follow these steps. Please email Tom Viking or Michele Christy if you are having difficulty.
Yammer
Don't forget to use Yammer. It is a great resource to use when you have questions or to share some successes. If you are not on Yammer, email Tom Viking or Michele Christy to get the directions to join.
Davis Digital - Free Trainings
TOPIC: Introducing a Brand-New Davis Digital
Four Sessions Still Available!
Join us August 24th, September 7th or 21st, or October 5th for back-to-school training on the brand-new Davis Digital platform. Kick off the 2021/2022 school year with a one-hour session to learn about the updated Davis Digital platform, including:
- New design for a more intuitive user experience that’s easier than ever.
- Streamlined Lessons and Portfolios that help simplify selection, organization, and creation of content for your classes.
- Image Collections that are effortless to share and view.
- New Davis Collections of fine art images on important themes, media, and artists.
- Pop-up notes full of instructions and tips that guide you through Davis Digital.
These Back-to-School Trainings are great for all teachers with Davis Digital. Feel free to attend more than one session if needed! Find the information on the Davis Digital home page.
Elementary Art Tip...
2021 FAEA Annual Conference
The 2021 conference will be held at The Caribe Royale in Orlando Florida, October 14 - 17, 2021.
Go to the FAEA website for more information.
Student Artwork on the Padlet
We have an Elementary Visual Art Display and a Secondary Visual Art Display on our Fine Arts Website to show off the amazing artwork that our students were doing. We would love to continue to display your students artwork on this platform.
If you would like to have your students artwork on our district wide Padlet:
- take photos of your best student artwork
- email the photos to Michele Christy <mchristy@pasco.k12.fl.us>.
- include the students first name and grade
We will put all the photos you send on our Padlet and rotate the best of the best onto the website page. You can send one photo at a time or multiple photos. What ever is easier for you.
We cannot wait to see all the amazing things your students are and will be creating! We would love to represent EVERY school on this Padlet.
An Art Joke for you...
Prism
It's a light sentence.
Beginning of the Year Course
This image located on your myPascoConnect dashboard will take you to the 2021 All Staff Beginning of the Year Course. District departments have come together to create one place for all employees to access to the most important information necessary in order to ensure a successful start to the 2021-22 school year. Each of the departments have contributed to the creation of this course and have created acknowledgment quizzes for you to take in order to verify you have reviewed the required and optional materials. Please take some time to explore this resource.
Together We Learn ’21 Session Recordings NOW AVAILABLE on the PD Hub
Together We Learn ’21 Session Recordings NOW AVAILABLE on the PD Hub
Together We Learn ‘21 themed "Summer Time and the Learning is Easy" took place July 26, 27, & 28. Just over 2,000 dedicated teachers, school staff, and leaders attended 223 sessions of virtual learning. If you were unable to attend or would like to revisit any session recording please visit the TWL page on the main landing page of the PD hub. Enjoy!
Early Release 21-22 Overview
We are excited to share with you our plan for early release 21-2. All general education classroom teachers (including departmentalized teachers), ESE support facilitators, Speech Language Pathologists and academic interventionists will participate in professional learning workshop facilitated by District staff, school-based coach(es), admin and/or teacher leaders focused on Uplifting Literacy in Pasco County Schools. Specials/Electives teachers will engage virtually with teachers in the same roles from other schools. Professional learning will be focused on the Teaching and Assessing Cycle and will be facilitated by District content leaders and/or teacher leaders. Student services staff will engage virtually with staff in like roles from other schools. Professional learning will be focused on MTSS for Behavior and will be facilitated by District supervisors and content leads.
Dates for the early release are:
September 8th
October 6th
November 10th
December 8th
January 12th
February 2nd
March 9th
Secondary Office Hours
Here you will find the office hours schedule for this fall semester. Office hours are an opportunity to connect with OLL Supervisors, Senior Specialists and Program Coordinators regarding your curriculum questions. We look forward to seeing you.
Curriculum Resources
As we reunite with our students this year back in the classroom, we will continue to use our learning networks aligned to our approved adopted resources; connections to focus standards; MTSS; and vetted assessments/resources for unit and lesson planning support. The Elementary/Secondary Learning Network is a live resource, which we monitor throughout the year and adjust every summer based on feedback from you, administrators, and coaches on what would make your work smoother.
Once again, this year, we understand that there is a likelihood that individual and potentially groups of students may need to be out throughout the year based on the status of COVID cases. Therefore, student facing courses were developed by Pasco teacher teams to continue the momentum with Canvas usage. These courses are aligned to our ELN/SLN and contain curriculum resources and some assessments. As always, we want to ensure the approved resources and curriculum are being used in the classroom, but the pedagogy and teacher craft is always alive and strongly encouraged, please use the aspects of core resources that best meet the needs of your students. When you need to make changes to the course to align for this purpose, we only advise that you unpublish modules/resources that you do not plan to use, versus delete. You never know when you may need a resource that is in the course, and once deleted it is hard for us to repair in individual pushed out courses.
LEAD Professional Development for Aspiring Leaders
Interested in LEAD? Click here to learn more!
Fine Arts Department
Tom Viking - Fine Arts Program Coordinator
Michele Christy - Fine Arts Resource TeacherEmail: tviking@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: pasco.k12.fl.us
Location: 7227 Land O' Lakes Boulevard, Land O Lakes, FL, USA
Phone: 813-794-2585