Session 17: Arts, Media, and Entertainment Career Technical Education with Allison Frenzel

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Allison Frenzel, California Department of Education, Education Programs Consultant Allison shares with us the work she is doing for the California Department of Education to support Arts, Media, and Entertainment Career Technical Education. She shares how with the pandemic her work has pivoted to providing support for teachers and students to navigate teaching and learning in a virtual environment. Allison shares several resources focusing on the work she and colleagues are doing. We are fortunate to have Allison as alumni of our graduate program. Resources. http://ca-ameschools.net/ provides an overview of Art, Media, and Entertainment programs in California public schools Bio. Allison Frenzel works as an Education Programs Consultant with the California Department of Education (CDE) in the High School Innovations and Initiatives office, supporting all Arts, Media, and Entertainment Career Technical Education (CTE) and Secondary Arts Programs in California. She is currently leading the CTE Distance Learning Task Force for the Career and College Transition Division at CDE. Allison attended the Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington in 1998 and graduated from Sonoma State University in 2004 with a degree in American Multicultural Studies. She holds multiple teaching credentials: Multiple Subject K-12, Single Subject (English), Supplemental Authorizations (Dance, Physical Education) and Designated Subjects for CTE in the Arts, Media, and Entertainment industry sector. She completed a Masters Degree in Educational Technology at CSUF in 2017 where she received the Elwin Carr Fellow award for excellence in educational leadership. Allison began her career in education as a district intern with Windsor Unified School District where she worked as a classroom teacher, performing arts coordinator and CTE coordinator for 15 years. She founded and directed Windsor High School's Dance Program, and the Nueva School for the Arts, which are both model programs for the state of California. You can find Allison on Twitter @alfrenzel