Conference 2020

Arts are Core

Arts are Core 2020 banner

Arts Are Core: Bridging Differences
July 30, 2020
8:30 am—2:00 pm
Online Conference


A professional development arts-integration conference for K-6 classroom teachers, arts specialists, administrators, and pre-service teachers.

Join us for an online conference experience with hands-on arts integration workshops in visual art, dance, music, and drama. Participate in teacher-created workshops and engaging presentations centered around our conference theme, Bridging Differences. Explore the quality characteristics of online learning, arts integration, and culturally responsive teaching. Participants will chat with presenters and fellow educators throughout the conference and walk away with enriched lesson plans and downloadable resources to kick off the upcoming school year!

Keynote: Angela Rosales Challis, Dance Educator and Filmmaker

Virginia-Based Arts Integration Drama Educator: Meagan Kristin Velez

View all workshops

Conference Presenters

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

"Dreamers" by Yuyi Morales book

“Dreamers is a celebration of making your home with the things you always carry: your resilience, your dreams, your hopes and history. It’s the story of finding your way in a new place, of navigating an unfamiliar world and finding the best parts of it. In dark times, it’s a promise that you can make better tomorrows.” This book among others will be referenced throughout the conference by several of our presenters


Arts Are Core: Bridging Differences is sponsored by Utah State University’s Beverley Taylor Sorenson Endowed Program for Elementary Arts Education
Co-sponsors: Utah Division of Arts and Museums and Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Access