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October 2009:
This weeklong residency focused on
literacy, bringing 2 stories to life with puppets. It began with
a performance for K-2. The children had learned the songs and
were ready to see the stories come to life. For the workshops, I
had my own room to teach in and the first grade classes learned
how to make 2 different kind of puppets to reenact The Little
Red Hen and The Gingerbread Man. On the last day, each class
presented a puppet show for another class and Moms and Dads.
First grade teacher :“Thank
you for adding so much delightful literacy to our beginnng of
the year”
Principal: "I got nothing but high praise from the teachers about the
residency and you. Everyone loved it and you! Thanks once
again for providing such a well-thought out and planned
program. We will certainly want to have you back next year."
Principal of Vail Farm Road Elementary,
Lagrangeville, NY.
Presenter at Early Learning Partnership
Professional Day, Corning, 2005
Keynote speaker at Early Care and Eucation Conference “Imagine”
in Whippany, N. J. 2005
Performances at the Strong Museum, Rochester ,Corning Glass
Museum 2004-5.
Coca-Cola Grant for Reading in Fundamental, 2004, 05.
Presenter at Oswego Reading Council, March 2004.
Presenter at Migrant Education Family Literacy Institute, 2004.
Keynote at Migrant Education Family
Literacy Institute, September 2003
Presenter at the Character Education Institute, July, 2003,
Cortland College
"Excellent presenter and great job interacting with the
audience" -Dr.
Thomas Lickona
"Very creative"
"Great ideas and ways to work with our younger students"
Performing
Artist for Young Audiences in Rochester 1998 -2010
"Mrs. McP is a wonderful and absolutely enchanting
storyteller. She sings, she acts, she dances, does puppetry, and
continually delights her audience with very creative and
frequently dazzling surprises. Her program
has been very carefully planned and prepared. Mrs. McP is very
positive, enthusiastic, charming, joyful, and loads of fun. She
is also an ingenious, clever, whimsical, delightfully goofy and
gifted song-writer and musician. In short she is a wonderful
talent who loves performing for the younger ages and they are
fortunate to have these experiences with her."
Staff Member of Young Audiences of Rochester
Residency at Parley Coburn, Elmira
1999-2003
"We keep inviting Mrs. McPuppet back because she provides a
program that gives our students a taste of the arts while
inspiring their reading and writing development."
First Grade Teachers
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