The What and Why for Arts Specialists
This session unpacks the definition of art integration and uncovers the characteristics of quality integration that align with best practice in education.

About the Consultant: Kassie Misiewicz

Kassie is a professional Theatre for Youth director, actor and John F. Kennedy Center National Teaching Artist. She received her Masters of Fine Arts degree in Theatre for Young Audiences from the Arizona State University and her BA in Theatre from the University of Notre Dame.

Kassie is the Founder and former Artistic Director of Trike Theatre: Northwest Arkansas’ professional theatre for youth and families. For the past 20 years, she has been implementing arts integration residencies with PreK-8th grade students, coaching teachers, training teaching artists and building cooperative, creative, kinesthetic classrooms wherever she goes.

Kassie lives in Bentonville, Arkansas and loves to travel with her family and have spontaneous dance parties in the kitchen.