UCLA VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM
From 2016 to 2018, Laurel was a Faculty member of the UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department in the School of Art and Architecture, where she served as both Associate Director and Professional Development Coordinator of the Visual and Performing Arts Education Program. As a lecturer, Laurel taught the following undergraduate courses at UCLA: Arts Education for Multiple Publics: an intro to the theory and practice of arts education in preparation for teaching in the community. Arts Education Teaching Practicum and Capstone Project, placing students in school classrooms to implement their original arts curricula. Arts Programs in Correctional Institutions: History, Theory and Practice and Arts in Corrections Practicum: Narratives of Agency (more about which can be found here) Foundations of Dance Education, providing a theoretical background of dance pedagogy upon which practicum classes are structured & taught. Laurel also supervised the Hammer Museum's Classroom-in-Residence program, the VAPAE Afterschool & Community Arts Enrichment programs, the Art as Resistance student group, and numerous undergraduate independent study & research projects. |
A One Minute Documentary about VAPAE's first ever Teaching Artist Professional Development led by Laurel in February 2018
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Laurel discusses her course Dance 165: Foundations of Dance Education with VAPAE Program Coordinator Amorette Muzingo
November 2017, UCLA
November 2017, UCLA
Final projects choreographed by students University High School
Facilitated by students from Dance 165
Directed/Produced by Laurel Butler
March 2018, University High School, Los Angeles CA
Facilitated by students from Dance 165
Directed/Produced by Laurel Butler
March 2018, University High School, Los Angeles CA