Vicky N. Cookvanc75@aol.com

Paige Vitullipvitulli@southalabama.edu

Ricky TrioneRicky.Trione@gmail.com

Arts Connecting the Dots for ALL Learners through the Senses:

Using the Elements and Principles of Design

Mobile, AL ~ Mega Conference

Battle House/Bienville SquareJuly 12, 2016

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

PRESENTERSVicky N. Cook, Baldwin County Fine Arts Supervisor ( retired from full time, currently working part-time as BCBE arts specialist) vanc75@aol.com

Vicky is a talented educator with degrees in art, special education and administration with a strong background in collaborating with other educators, organizations, community leaders and cultural groups to advocate on behalf of the arts through creative connections and projects involving the community. She is very experienced in developing and managing projects from conception to completion, including art competitions, exhibitions, grants, student productions, and publications. Vicky is dedicated toward working part-time for the fine arts educators of Baldwin County Public Schools, while collaborating with the Alabama Alliance for Arts Education to improve the quality of the arts for all educators and students in Baldwin County and Alabama. 

Ricky Trione, Blind Artist Ricky.Trione@gmail.comRicky has been a blind artist and art educator for the past 9 years.  He has personally experienced the therapeutic and healing effects of art in his own life.  Ricky has enjoyed sharing his journey and passion for creativity, through the use of textures, with people around the Southeast.   He has been known as an encouraging force for people with all types of disabilities.  

Paige Vitulli, Associate Professor, University of South Alabama, pvitulli@southalabama.eduPaige a faculty member and director for the graduate Art Education Program in the College of Education at the University of South Alabama. She teaches dance, music, theatre, and visual arts education for the K-6 Elementary/Special Education Program and also directs the visual arts component of the USA Arts in Education grant for inservice teachers. Her passions include family, friends, traveling, art, photography, technology, gardening, fishing and food.

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Vicky, Ricky & Paige

MOBILE MEGA SESSION DESCRIPTION

• A retired fine arts/library supervisor with degrees in arts and special education, an inspirational blind artist with degree in rehabilitation counseling, and a university art educator with a doctorate in instructional design will share their combined experiences connecting the dots for learners of all ages through the awe inspiring world of the arts. These presenters have been working together for almost ten years collaborating to bring the k-12 educational experience to its highest level of ideas to reach all learners. Administrators, supervisors and teachers will listen and participate using the elements of art through the senses to promote optimum learning for general education, autistic, ESL, or visually impaired learners. Hands on activities using the elements and principles of design are used as a framework to share the practical methods. You will leave the experience rejuvenated and loaded with creative ideas for all learners to connect the dots of their educational experiences.

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VICKY’S STORY

Connecting the Dots: The Big Picture

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5 REASONS WHY MUSIC HELPS CHILDREN WITH

SPECIAL NEEDS

1. Motivates2. Multi-sensory Experience3. Processed in Both

Hemispheres of the Brain4. Non-verbal5. Helps you Bond• http

://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2014/01/13/5-reasons-why-music-helps-children-with-special-needs/

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MUSICAL CONNECTIONS

• From Bach to Lady Gaga: Music Lessons for Special Education (Universal Design) http://udlseries.udlcenter.org/presentations/bach_to_gaga.html• It’s a Snap! 4 Ways to Use Music with Special

Needs Students http://www.edutopia.org/blog/music-with-special-needs-students-michelle-lazar 6

SENSORY PLAY: EARLY EXPLORATION THROUGH

THE SENSESSensory Play: Early Exploration Through the Senseshttp://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/sensory-play/developing-and-cultivating-skills-through-sensory-play/sensory-play-early-exploration-through-the-senses/

Touch: “I’m pouring warm water on your head. Do you feel the wet water?”Sight: “Do you see the bird in the tree?” “Where do you see a squirrel? Oh, I see the squirrel on the fence.”Smell: “Would you like to smell this flower? Mmmm, it smells sweet.”Taste: “I think you like the lemon. Ooh, is it sour?”Sound: “Do you hear the airplane? What sound does it make? Woooooosh.”

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LEARNING IS MULTI-SENSORY

Learning Is Multi-Sensory: How To Engage All The Senses So Children Really Benefit “Studies have shown that we rely heavily on our senses to process information when learning and engaging more than one sense when teaching can help information processing. Using multiple senses allows more cognitive connections and associations to be made with a concept.”

• http://www.howtolearn.com/2012/12/learning-is-multi-sensory-how-to-engage-all-the-senses-so-children-really-benefit/

Engaging the Five Senses to Learn About Our World “The outside world shapes children’s development through experiences that they have, which include using their five senses—hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch.  Drawing a child’s attention to the five senses and discussing them increases understanding of and communication about the world around us.”

• http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/engaging-five-senses-learn-30959.html

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The National Autistic Societyhttp://www.autism.org.uk/sensory

Harnessing the Power of Art for Children with Special Needs http://www.macalester.edu/educationreform/reformcomposition/MaureenSR.pdf

Autism Asperger's Digesthttp://autismdigest.com/expressive-arts-learning-growing-and-expressing/

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VICKY COOK

• Looking for community connections, a key to the big picture, and connecting the dots• Supporting staff and key patrons 10

LULU'S HOMEPORT MARINA

In the Fall of 2005 Lucy Buffett, owner of Lulu's Homeport Marina in Gulf Shores, AL, was approached in a grocery store by Baldwin County Public Schools' first Fine Arts Supervisor, Vicky Nix Cook, to consider adopting the K-12 fine arts as a Partner in Education. Buffett, the sister of the famous singer Jimmy Buffett, and her restaurant manager, Johnny Fisher did not hesitate to take on the challenge. Together they have created several annual and ongoing projects to maintain support for arts education in Baldwin County. A few of the many successful ventures by Lulu's include a cookbook- Crazy Sista Cookbook, the Art Fresh Market, and underwriting the AL Shakespeare Play of Gee's Bend performed in Baldwin County.

One of the first projects Cook used the Lulu's funding for included facilitating blind artist, Ricky Trione’s presentations in classrooms. Buffett's dedication to and confidence in the Baldwin County Public School Fine Arts Department has led to a hugely successful partnership with Ricky Trione by the BCPS system to provide art and character education experiences to all k-12 students. Since the first grocery store encounter, the initial donation of $500 has blossomed into approximately $60,000.

It is essential to establish local support for the arts from individuals such as Lucy Buffett to encourage others to support the school arts programs.

Baldwin County Public School Fine Arts appreciates Lulu's! http://www.lulusathomeport.com/index.php

VICKY INVITES RICKY TO ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE: VSA PROJECT

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Initial drawing and painting : Vicky

Cook & Ricky Trione

Vicky & Ricky with Wioana Hamby,

president of Very Special Arts

PARTNERSHIPS DEVELOPED: COMMUNITY IMPACT

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VICKY COOK• Networking, connecting, and relating to those with common interests leads to Dr. Paige Vitulli and collaboration with faculty and preservice teachers at the University of South Alabama

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PAIGE’S STORY

The Elements of Art15

ELEMENTS OF ART

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ELEMENTS OF ARTMind Maphttp://www.mindmapart.com/elements-of-art-mind-map-michael-petiford/ABC’s of Art http://www.awesomeartists.com/ART/main.htmThe Artist’s Toolkithttp://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.htmlElements of Art YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNQkhKg2Ig

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WHY IS BLUE DOG BLUE?

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BLUE DOG LESSONS

• http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2012/03/07/george-rodrigues-blue-dog-art-lesson/

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GEORGE RODRIGUE FOUNDATIONHTTP://WWW.GEORGERODRIGUEFOUNDATION.ORG/SITE317.PHP

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PAIGE’S STORYBringing it Across the Bay:Inspiration for Future Teachers

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RICKY’SSTORYNew Beginnings

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RICKY’S INSPIRATION: UNCLE RONALD TRIONE

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RICKY’S EARLY PEN & INK STYLE (BLACK & WHITE)

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RICKY’S MILITARY CAREER

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INJURIES, ACCEPTANCE, AND MOVING FORWARD

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COLLABORATION WITH VICKY

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RICKY FINDS A “NEW STYLE”

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RICKY FINDS A “NEW STYLE”

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RICKY FINDS A “NEW STYLE”

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RICKY FINDS A “NEW STYLE”

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RICKY TRIONE• Most Recent:  Alabama Art Seen by 3 U of Alabama Students:• https://

www.dropbox.com/s/tt29k5o08b51v56/Ricky%20Trione%20Fairhope%20Artist%2C%20Alabama%20Art%20Seen%202015.mp4?dl=0

• Kennedy Center "On Location"• https://

www.dropbox.com/s/b4zxvkc86eznvto/Kennedy%20Center%20ON%20LOCATION%2C%20Ricky%20Trione%20Art%20.mp4?dl=0

• "Cool Schools" by Local TV 15:• https://

www.dropbox.com/s/9pc98z73s7uj5p2/Cool%20Schools%20Local%2015%20TV%2C%20Mobile%2C%20Ricky%20Trione%20Art%20at%20Fairhope%20Elementary%202010%20.mp4.mp4?dl=0

• J. Larry Newton Video by Robert Normand:• https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvxqxkhvg9t6ffm/Ricky%20Trione

%20Visits%20J.%20Larry%20Newton%20School%20to%20share%20his%20Tactile%20Style%20of%20Art.mp4?dl=0

• Power Point Slide Show of Ricky Trione's Most Recent Paintings:

• https://www.dropbox.com/s/5jvvqna6k8xymqp/RICKY%20TRIONE%2C%20ART%20SLIDE%20SHOW.ppt?dl=0

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

•Vicky Cook• http://www.southalabama.edu/librarygallerie

s/cookhudson.html• Baldwin County Alliance for Arts Education• https

://www.facebook.com/groups/115362941886334/

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

•Ricky Trione• http://www.rickytrioneart.com/• http://www.pinterest.com/rickytrione/ricky-trione

-art-blind-artist-texture-art/• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18pb2FCW0

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES•Paige Vitulli

• http://summersteamprogram.blogspot.com/

• http://ponderingpaige.blogspot.com/

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