Mark was honored to have a photo of his coordinated efforts appear on the cover of the CCT Teaching Artists brochure.

Although Mark works with all age groups he has much experience in Teaching Artist Residencies that involve Young Learners. The dedication of Faculty and Artist efforts is designed to meet district and state framework multidisciplinary curricular performance goals and standards. The following School Residency efforts reflect the ability of Students to design and produce through self-direction and democratic practices.


Lincoln Middle School - “Reflections of Our Ancestral Footprints” Electronic Presentation - 2005 Teacher Artist Collaboration


ISAAC (Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication) - “Enlightenment” Fiber Optics Whale Installation Sponsored by ISAAC and New London Main Street - 2005 Teacher Artist Collaboration


Pleasant Valley School - "The Art of Family" Mural - 1st, 3rd & 5th Grade - 2005 Teacher Artist Collaboration


University of Hartford Magnet School - "All Living Things Depend on Each Other" Mural - 1st Grade - 2006 Teacher Artist Collaboration


Columbus Magnet School - "Graffiti Mural" – 2006 - 3rd Grade (five day) - 2006 Teacher Artist Collaboration


Columbus Magnet School - "Looking Through The Longhouse" - 3rd Grade - 2006 Teacher Artist Collaboration


John Lyman School - "Botanical Mural"  (16 ft) - 1st Grade - 2007 Teacher Artist Collaboration


West Hill Elementary School - Self Portraits - 1st Grade - 2007 Teacher Artist Collaboration



West Hill Elementary School - "Observing Living Organisms" - 1st Grade 2007 Teacher Artist Collaboration


Columbus Magnet School - "Landscape of Learning" - K-5 Grades 2009 Teacher Artist Collaboration


Alcott Elementary School - "A Longhouse Experience" - 3rd Grade 2009 Teacher Artist Collaboration

Teacher-Artist Collaborations (TACs) take residencies to the next level and are characterized by the depth and breadth of training provided for teacher-artist teams. TACs promote a collaborative process in which artists and teachers jointly design arts-integrated experiences aligned with state and district standards. TACs provide rich opportunities for children to make connections between and among subject disciplines and ideas.

2010 HOT Schools Summer Institute Video Proposal





Mark thanks Jerry's Artarama, West Hartford, for being the official sponsor of supplies for Mark's mural efforts.

  Juried into the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT) Teaching Artist Directory, a reflection of excellence in both teaching and artistry, Mark has had the pleasure of conducting numerous residencies at CCT Arts in Education Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools and Magnet Schools. The hallmark of HOT Schools is its comprehensive approach to training and professional development. Classroom teachers, arts specialists, artists, principals, and parents all assist with the planning and design of professional development which is offered year-round.

In addition to his school classroom programs Mark has participated in numerous pedagogical outreaches. Following are some examples.

Mark was a Workshop Facilitator at the 2009 HOT Schools Summer Institute, "ART ocracy: Leading Learning in a New Age."

Documenting Through Technology - Mark Patnode

As society worldwide moves towards electronic media and cyber solutions, it falls to a greater degree on educators to be knowledgeable about technology. The regular curriculum of a HOT School increasingly requires knowledge of computer programs within the scope of projects. This workshop presents assessment and documentation solutions and invites dialogue on the continuing technological needs of educational professionals.  Participants are encouraged to bring laptops with Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop, as well as personal or professional digital images (videos, photos, logos, etc.) to work with during the workshop.

The Marriage of Art & Science - Mark Patnode & Brett Holliday

This workshop is geared toward demonstrating the interdependence of the arts and sciences in ways that support the goals of the HOT Schools philosophy of a strong arts core.   With a focus on the integral relationship of art to science and science to art, facilitators will stress their understanding of the essential principles from each discipline and reveal how each discipline integrates science and art into their work.  Participants will learn strategies to help bridge technical and artistic reliance.

Mark was an afternoon Workshop "Documenting Through Technology" Facilitator at the 2008 HOT Schools Summer Institute, "Visible Learning: Arts with Intention." Mark served as a plenary session presenter and Community Mural Project Workshop Leader.

Mark was a 2008 "Documenting Through Technology" Workshop Session presenter at the annual New England Consortium of Artist-Educator Professionals (NECAP) "Widening the Circle VII" - Making the Invisible Visible: Revealing the Essence of Learning In, Through and With the Arts, a New England-wide conference for teaching artists and their arts partners, Hartford, Connecticut.

Mark was a 2006 Co-Presenter for HOT Schools Summer Institute, Best Practices in Teaching Artist Residencies, and an Invited Panelist.
 

HOT Schools Summer Institute is a weeklong residential program open to all HOT schools and interested participants from Connecticut and the nation. The Institute faculty includes national experts and noted artists. The week provides a solid grounding in HOT Schools philosophy, develops arts integration skills, and raises awareness of democratic practice in leadership development for students and teachers.


Mini-Institutes
The work of the Summer Institute is reinforced by two 2-day Mini-Institutes, one in the fall and one in the spring. These gatherings hone in on a specific program component.

Mark is a member of the 2007 & 2008 USA Professional Artist Faculty for the Center for Creative Youth CulturArte, Cape Verde, Capital Region Education Council (CREC), Hartford, Connecticut. Details on the program can be found at the CREC website: www.crec.org

2007 Mural


2008 Mural




Dudu Rodrigues (center - in red), a Student from the 2007 program, returned in a new capacity to the 2008 program as a Published Artist

The 2008 session involved creating a mural on a glass block wall of the Residencia Estudantil Madre Teresa De Calcutá, Praia, Cape Verde








Mark was the Visual Arts Drawing Instructor for the 2007 Center for Creative Youth program at Wesleyan University, Connecticut.

Mark worked with the Recreation Supervisors at Radgowski Correctional Institution, Montville, CT on a Visual Arts Project Workshop on Self-esteem, Working Towards Community, Tolerance, Resolution of Differences. The project culminated in a group entry to the Prison Arts Program show at City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT in 2006. Mark is a trained volunteer with Connecticut Department of Corrections.