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Mindblue is always on the road - taking
our inventive approach to a classroom near you. When the whole team
gathers to visit a school or teachers' convention it’s like
an educational rock concert - complete with audience participation,
free lesson plans, and live music. If you would like to have Minblue
present in your school district, please send an email to: info@mindblue.com.
And of course, please come up and introduce yourself at any of the
events. Here’s where you can find us these days:
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Virginia Assocation of Teachers of English
Sharing Inspiration in a Time of Standardization
Holiday Inn Washington Dulles, Dulles Airport, Virginia
45425 Holiday Dr Dulles, VA
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday October 19 - 21, 2007
8:30am-4:30pm
http://vate.org/#conference
The entire Mindblue team will be presenting at the event. Saturday Oct 20th, 10:45-12:00.
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Popular Culture in the Classroom: Teach, Think, Play
Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, NY
Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25, 2007
www.tc.edu/ceoi/teachthinkplay
Click to Download Brochure
Explore the power and challenges of integrating popular culture into your curricula with celebrities, media professionals, classroom educators, and academics at this unique conference.
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Kentucky Council of Teachers of English
Inspiring Minds - Celebrating Success
Louisville Marriott, Downtown
Louisville, KY
Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25, 2006
8:30am-4:30pm
http://conference.kcte.org/
The entire Mindblue team will be doing their hit
presentation; Teaching Literary Terms Using the Art, Music,
and Lyrics of Rock and Roll; at 9:45am on Friday February 24th.
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National Middle School Association Conference
Middle Level Essentials
Hyatt Regency
Louisville, KY
Sunday, January 29, 2006
8:30am-10:00am
http://www.nmsa.org/
A Practical Approach to Differentiation: Social Studies and Language
Arts Theories, Applications and Strategies
Presenter: Pam Goble.
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National Council of Teachers of English
Common Ground
Pittsburgh Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday, November 20, 2005
8:30am-10:00am
http://www.ncte.org/
This session demonstrates how album covers, music videos, and music can engage
students in the themes and concepts of canonical literature. The presentation will focus on
connections between 10 texts and accompanying music. These links will explore literary terms,
structures and themes while providing teachers with a toolbox of interdisciplinary activities.
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Bright Ideas Spring Conference
On The English Language Arts
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Saturday, April 16, 2005
8:30am-4:30pm
http://www.msu.edu/~brightid/
The entire Mindblue team will be doing their hit
presentation “Teaching Literary Terms Using the Art, Music,
and Lyrics of Rock and Roll” during session II at the Michigan
State Union’s Illinois Room from 11-11:50am. In addition to
hands-on activities the workshop will feature a performance by
singer/songwriter and Mindblue principal Tim Fagan.
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Cultural Studies Matters:
A Conference On Cultural Studies And Education
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York,
NY
April 22nd, 23rd 2005
(Exact
Date and Time TBA)
http://www.subjectmatters.org/
Mindblue founder Ryan Goble will be presenting his
paper "The Secondary English Classroom Is a Cultural Studies
Classroom.”
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ROCK THE
ORCHESTRA
Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland
featuring Pat Benatar and Neil Garaldo
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Monday May 23, 2005
(Exact
time and place TBA)
http://www.cyorchestra.org/rock/
Ryan Goble and Nicole Trackman, working with the Progressive
Arts Alliance of Cleveland (http://www.paalive.org/), will be leading
7-12 grade students through a history of pop music in the 1980s
including a hands-on workshop exploring the literary, cultural,
and musical significance of the music of the 1980s. The class is
open to the public and followed by a Q&A with Pat Benatar and
Neil Garaldo.
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National Council of Teachers of English
Significance
Indianapolis Convention Center
Indianapolis, IN
Friday, November 19, 2004
8:30am-10:00am
http://www.ncte.org/
This session, a hybrid of two presentations Mr. Goble created for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland,
demonstrates how album covers, music videos, and rock music can be used to teach literary concepts. Participants
will engage in activities that they can integrate into their own classrooms.
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WHO FEELS LIKE ROCKING?
Lastly,
if you’re in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, be sure to
check Tim Fagan’s website (www.timfagan.com)
for frequent live music performances
in and around the city.
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