LDOE Content Standards GLEs

Acknowledgements and Credits This guide is the result of a multi-year collaboration among the Louisiana Division of the Arts Folklife Program, the Department of Education Center for Educational Technology, and the Louisiana Alliance for Arts Education. Additional partners include Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Louisiana Challenge, Louisiana State Museum, and University of Louisiana at Louisiana. Many people have participated in this project. Maida Owens, director of the Folklife Program, spearheaded the effort, gathered folklife resources, and oversaw the project. Dr. Carol Whelan and Sheila Talamo, then with the Louisiana Center for Education Technology, provided guidance and the link to the Louisiana Educational Technology Community. Echo Olander and Nalini Raghavan have served as project coordinator and kept us on track. Paddy Bowman, Coordinator of the National Network for Folk Arts in Education, served as project consultant and lead writer/editor of the study units. Sylvia Bienvenu, Ed.S., Curriculum Specialist for the Louisiana Challenge Project and Evaluator for the Louisiana Center of Educational Technology, developed student worksheets and assessments and aligned lesson plans to the Louisiana Content Standards. Jocelyn Donlon was the lead writer for some units and Melanie Boulet and Jane Vidrine contributed sections. Donna Onebane served as the first Education Coordinator and then Jane Vidrine. Funding was provided by the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.   Project Director: Maida Owens, Louisiana Division of the Arts Folklife Program, Baton Rouge Past Project Managers/Coordinators: Eileen Engel, Hammond, Program Manager Sheila Richmond, Natchitoches, North Louisiana Coordinator Jane Vidrine, Lafayette, Education Coordinator Tamika Edwards Raby, Baton Rouge, Folklife Program Assistant and Website Manager Echo Olander, New Orleans, Project Coordinator Nalini Raghavan, Baton Rouge, Project Coordinator Past Workshop Presenters: Eileen Engel, Hammond Sheila Richmond, Natchitoches Melanie Boulet, Larose Jan Grace, Baton Rouge Debra Harley, New Orleans Delma McLeod-Porter, Lake Charles Cherice Harrison-Nelson, New Orleans Donna Onebane, Lafayette Sheila Richmond, Natchitoches Susan Roach, Ruston Jane Vidrine, Lafayette Jocelyn Hazelwood Donlon, Donlon & Donlon Consultants, Baton Rouge Lana Henry, Lafayette Past Project Administrators: Louisiana Folk Roots, Lafayette Louisiana Alliance for Arts in Education, Baton Rouge Folk Arts in Education Consultant and Lead Writer/Editor: Paddy Bowman, Coordinator of the National Network for Folk Arts in Education, Alexandria, Virginia Co-Writers/Editors: Sylvia Bienvenu, Louisiana Challenge, New Iberia Maida Owens, Louisiana Division of the Arts, Baton Rouge Jane Vidrine, Lafayette Jocelyn Hazelwood Donlon, Donlon & Donlon Consultants, Baton Rouge Educational Technology Consultants: Joana Dieterich, Louisiana Center for Educational Technology Adrianne Hunt, Louisiana Center for Educational Technology Rachel Sellers, Louisiana Center for Educational Technology Sheila Talamo, Louisiana Center for Educational Technology Technology and Assessment Consultant: Sylvia Bienvenu, Louisiana Challenge Contributing Writers: Adrienne Hunt, Louisiana Center for Educational Technology- Curriculum Specialist Sylvia Bienvenu, Louisiana Challenge Assessment Specialist Melanie Boulet, Larose Rebecca Buller, Mamou High School Wonda Fontenot, Wonnamuse Institute Debra Harley, Orleans Parish Schools Piloting Teachers: Leatrice Beach, University Terrace Elementary, Baton Rouge Rebecca Buller, Mamou High School, Mamou Carla Hill-Wells, University Terrace Elementary, Baton Rouge Madeline Wenger, Alleman Middle School, Lafayette Deirdra B. Woods, University Terrace Elementary, Baton Rouge Consultants for the Units: David Estes, Loyola University, New Orleans Marcia Gaudet, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette Jan Grace, Louisiana Institute for Education in the Arts, Baton Rouge H. F. Pete Gregory, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches Dayna Lee, Louisiana Regional Folklorist, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches Susan Levitas, New Orleans Carl Lindahl, University of Houston, Houston Michael Luster, Louisiana Folklife Festival, Monroe Scott McGraw, New Orleans Donna Onebane, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette Steve Picou, Louisiana Music Commission, New Orleans Dollie Rivas, Louisiana Institute for Education in the Arts, New Orleans Susan Roach, Louisiana Regional Folklorist, Louisiana Tech, Ruston Ben Sandmel, New Orleans Jeanne Soileau, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette Steve Teeter, Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans Carolyn Ware, Baton Rouge Laura Westbrook, New Orleans John Laudun, Lafayette Website Design: Website design and programming by Diane Wanek, Zigzag, with Brandon Taylor and John Cooper Advisors who participated in the Summer 1998 Planning Sessions to conceptualize the program: Teaching Consultants: Catherine Brooks (Baton Rouge), Rebecca Buller (Ville Platte), Lisa Collins (Rayville), Evelyn "Eve" Francois (New Orleans), Jan Grace (Baton Rouge), Debra Harley (New Orleans), Delores "Dee" Doga Harris (Mansfield), Melinda Kearns (Baton Rouge) Folklorists: Connie DePriest Herndon(Lafayette), Dr. Wonda Fontenot (Opelousas), Dr. Susan Roach (Ruston), Jane Vidrine (Lafayette), Laura Westbrook (Lafayette) Additional Participants: Sylvia Bienvenu (Lafayette), Echo Olander (New Orleans), Maida Owens (Baton Rouge), Sheila Talamo (Baton Rouge) In addition to the people listed, many others contributed. Many thanks to Christie Calaycay, Homer Dyess, Juanita Guerin, Sandy LaBry, Edye Mayers, Renee Roberts, Ayan Rubin, Victor Sanchez, and Martin Sotile. We have also drawn on the work of other folklife in education projects with permission: CARTS, Georgia FolkWriting Project, A Teacher's Guide to Kentucky Folklife, Michigan FolkPatterns, Montana Heritage Project, Oregon Folklife Program, and Wisconsin Folks. Also thanks to Dr. Bea Roeder, Colorado Arts Council Regional Folklorist for the concept of the folklife bingo game, to Frank Stasio, Radio Production Educational Consultant, for the interviewing scripts; and to Susan Roach, Peter Jones, and Sarah Albritton for providing two Albritton paintings and narratives.

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