Arts & Special Education Webinars
Arts & Special Education Webinars
The Arts & Special Education Webinar archive is a free resource that supports arts learning for students with disabilities.
Webinar Recordings For Teachers, Teaching Artists, and Other Educators
The content of the webinars in this selection can be adapted into a remote learning format with relative ease.
Processing Together: Arts Education for Students with Disabilities during COVID-19
April 2, 2020
As we navigate the ever-changing landscape of teaching during COVID-19, arts educators are doing their best to teach all students from a distance. In this conversation, a panel of arts educators will share their processes in transitioning to alternate instruction models, their challenges reaching students of all means and abilities, and the ways they are working to combat those challenges during this time. Together, attendees and panelists will troubleshoot, gather ideas, and share resources.
Moderator: Kristin Mohan
Panelists: Laura Meehan, Carly Riggs, Marisa Griffin, Lauren Stichter, Will Houchin
Making Theatre Class Accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
January 22, 2020
Brian Cheslik, theater teacher from Texas School for the Deaf, hosts this webinar in which he discusses many strategies for making theater classes more accessible. Brian signs his presentation and is accompanied by auditory interpretation.
Making Art Accessible for Students Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
May 14, 2019
Dr. Jeremy Johnson, Assistant Professor of Art Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Director of the Center for Innovation in Arts Education discusses Universal Design for Learning, strategies for working with a variety of populations, the learning environment, accessibility of materials, flexibility of instruction, and much more. Dr. Johnson also provides a number of practical examples and strategies.
Kennedy Center Education
The Vice President of Education is generously endowed by the
Generous support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Gifts and grants to educational programs at the Kennedy Center are provided by The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; Bank of America; Capital One; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Carnegie Corporation of New York; The Ednah Root Foundation; Harman Family Foundation; William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust; the Kimsey Endowment; The Kiplinger Foundation; Laird Norton Family Foundation; Lois and Richard England Family Foundation; Dr. Gary Mather and Ms. Christina Co Mather; The Markow Totevy Foundation; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Morningstar Foundation; Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund; The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement Initiatives;
Prince Charitable Trusts; Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk; Rosemary Kennedy Education Fund; The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates; The Victory Foundation; The Volgenau Foundation; Volkswagen Group of America; Jackie Washington; GRoW @ Annenberg and Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and Family; Wells Fargo; and generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas. Additional support is provided by the National Committee for the Performing Arts..
The content of these programs may have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education but does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal government.