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Show Friday, January 12,2007 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE The Art of teaching Write in for free Chronicle advice from our expert advice team. advice@chronicle.utah.edu. Kingsbury Hall, U and SLC School District chosen for education program director of Youth Theatre at the U will be attending the institute this May and other conferences and training through In 1991, the John F. Kennedy Center 2009. They will in turn pass along what for the Performing Arts formed the they learn to the teachers and profesPartners in Education Program, "In or- sors of the U and Salt Lake City School der to build professional development District. for;teachers," said Barbra Shepard, di"We want to help teachers learn rector of National Partnerships at the about art strategies to teach other arKe'nnedy Center. eas," Shepard said. Arts education is becoming increasAnd this year, the'Kennedy Center selected 14 new teams to join the 92 ingly scarce—a precious commodity teams already participating in the pro- that Wilks-Dunn believes is too valuable to lose. gram. "Arts can help teach basic academics. ;Kingsbury " Hall, Salt Lake City Sdiool District and Youth Theatre at Music and dance can be used to teach the-U have been selected as one of the math and theater can be used to teach 14 teams from across the nation to take history and language. They help bridge part in the program, to be held this cultural and economic divides. For example, students don't have to speak the sprjng in Washington D.C. The program, designed to provide same language or have the same ecoteachers with new teaching methods, nomic background to enjoy music and will include several workshops over a dance," Wilks-Dunn said. three-day period. Nicole Simper, a freshman art maRobin Wilks-Dunn, education and jor, agreed. "I think (art) helps you be outreach coordinator for Kingsbury more openminded. It opens you up to Hall; Rosanne Henderson, arts coordi- different thoughts and ideas that you nator for the Salt Lake City School Dis- may have never been exposed too," she trict; and Penelope Caywood, artistic said. Paige Fieldsted . . The Daily Utoh Chronicle : STUDENT'S FILM PICKED FOR • - SUNDANCE continued from Page I percent of women arrested tested positive for meth, the third-highest percentage in the nation. Taking her idea to the class, she pulled aside Jack Allred, her production mentor, and asked if she could focus her documentary on women who use meth in Utah. Teaming up with fellow student Diana Montero, they began to create the film "Mother Superior." From the beginning, the entire process took more than 14 months—from gathering sponsors to the finished screening—a process Allred described as "exhausting and rewarding." Mack and Montero visited multiple rehabs, called recovering addicts and spoke to experts about the mental and physical effects of drugs on their users. "I was amazed at how willing these women were to tell their stories," Mack said. She found that many of the women she interviewed had found out about the drug through family members, and were often using it to lose weight and U:NNIE MAHLER/ The Djily Lhah e Alexandra Mack Application for the program is very competitive. Shepard said the Utah team was chosen because of the well thought-out application, Kingsbury Hall's strong resources and the other strong art resources in the area. Wilks-Dunn said Salt Lake City was chosen for the diversity. "Salt Lake City School District serves over 24,000 students with over 80 languages spoken in 36 schools. Economically, there are areas with multi-million dollar homes while others have over 90 percent poverty. I believe this diversity contributed greatly to us receiving the Partners in Education." With Utah and 13 other new teams from around the country participating, the program will be reaching over 100 communities across the nation. Wilks-Dunn said, "With this partnership, the number of students participating (in the arts) will increase significantly. By the end of the 2006-2007 school year, more than 10,000 students will have been impacted by our free or low-cost performances and classes." p.fieldsted(a) chronicle.utah.edu 'r LAGOON is auditioning for its 2007 SUMMER SEASON! Paid positions are available for talented and : dedicated Singers. Dancers. Actors. Stage Managers. and Sound and Lighting Technicians. If you are energetic, committed, and passionate about what you d o . . . WE WANT YOU! get things done as a method of escape. "This experience helped me learn a lot about my own situation and helped me understand it more," Mack said. On a whim, the film was entered into the Sundance Film Festival after the positive responses it received from its screenings across Utah, even one from Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. With more than 4,445 films entered to be chosen for screenings at the festival, only 71 were chosen. So when the news arrived that "Mother Superior" was picked to be screened, the response was one of disbelief. "When I found out about it being chosen, I didn't believe it," Allred said. "It took me, like, 30 seconds to actually believe it." The film will be shown three times during the festival. 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