Led by the ArtsMatter team from LA Promise Fund, this asynchronous session explores the field of media arts education and presents findings from various school-based programs implemented within Los Angeles classrooms. On-the-ground implementation strategies from educators engaging in this work complements an overview of the latest data and research from the field. Participants leave with ample resources and promising practices for facilitating standards-based media arts education that can be implemented at any school site, regardless of fiscal constraints or access to technology.
Presenter Bios
Malaika Boyer is a teacher at LA Promise Charter Middle School in Los Angeles, California. Her path into education began at age 14, working as a counselor in training at a special needs camp. She has been an instructional aide, a teacher’s assistant, a co-teacher and now a middle school teacher. Her early career taught her the importance of compassionate teaching, and her college days showed her trust and respect were equally important. Through the program, ArtsMatter, she has discovered the extensive value of arts-integrated education.
Kamella Tate, lead evaluator at LA Promise Fund (LAPF), is the principal of Kamella Tate Associates, LLC, a Los Angeles-based firm providing research, evaluation and advancement services to nonprofits in the arts, healthcare and education sectors. Current clients include the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and LA Promise Fund. She has served as senior staff at The Music Center, Tacoma Actors Guild and Shakespeare Orange County, as well as an adjunct professor at USC, Claremont Graduate University and Chapman University. She holds an master’s of fine arts degree from the American Conservatory Theatre and a doctorate of education in educational psychology from USC.
Alex Kara, director of arts programs at LA Promise Fund, oversees ArtsMatter, LA Promise Fund’s arts education program serving schools in Los Angeles. ArtsMatter creates classroom programming and standards-based media arts curriculum, which draws upon content provided by industry partners like Paramount Animation, Film Independent and Epic Games. Alex currently leads ArtsMatter’s four-year pilot program in media arts integration funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s AAEDD grant program. Alex serves as a consultant for Davis Publications and was previously a PreK-8 visual arts teacher in Chicago Public Schools.
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