Arts Enhancement
Arts Enhancement workshops offer a learning experience in fine and performing arts centered around a specific discipline.
These workshops serve to enhance the classroom learning by connecting curriculum to an artistic practice.
A team of professional teaching artists provide a three-, five-, or eight-session package in a variety of disciplines (see Teaching Artist information below).
All content is customizable to current curriculum and grade level, lessons are available for grades K-5.
Pricing
- Three sessions: $300; Teachers in Ingham Intermediate School District pay $75
- Five sessions: $500; Teachers in Ingham Intermediate School District pay $125
- Eight sessions: $800; Teachers in Ingham Intermediate School District pay $200
Teaching Artist Information
Aral Gribble, Theatre Arts
A Lansing, MI based professional Teaching Artist, actor, and digital media storyteller who specializes in creating inclusive, adaptive, joy-driven theatre experiences for students of ALL abilities, Aral’s curriculum integrates improvisation, physical storytelling, character creation, and collaborative narrative building to support students in building narrative power, strengthening social-emotional capacity, and co-creating performance that centers lived experience, interdependence, and justice as a shared responsibility. Aral has extensive experience working with students with disabilities and creating accessible workshops and learning opportunities.
Aral studied Theatre Performance at University of Michigan and is in the Digital Media, Audio, and Cinema program at Lansing Community College.
Caitlyn Hart, Theatre Arts
Caitlin Hart’s work brings a creative process that nurtures curiosity, empathy, and embodied learning. Using theatrical tools—movement, character, and narrative—Caitlin helps learners connect key classroom subjects to lived experience, deepening understanding through imagination and play. Rooted in trauma-informed communication and inclusive pedagogy, her teaching artist practice celebrates each student’s individuality and story, empowering them to feel confident in their uniqueness and creative voice.
Caitlin holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts, is a certified Intimacy Choreographer and Intimacy Coordinator through the Intimacy Professionals Association (SAG-AFTRA accredited) and is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Chorographers Society (SDC).
Erica Noud, Photography and Mixed Media
Erika Noud’s exploratory approach to teaching allows individuals to work at their own pace and comfort level while experimenting with different media and subject matter. Erika loves working with themes connecting art experiences with history, geography, literature, music, nature, science and more while providing a welcoming environment for students to explore.
Erika has a BA in Telecommunication from MSU and a MA in Community Arts and Diverse Populations from Saint Michaels College.
Gene Garcia, Ballet Folklórico
Workshops introduce students to Mexican Ballet Folklórico as an embodied form of storytelling that connects movement, music, and traditional outfits to history, geography, and cultural identity. Sessions explore rhythm, gesture, and costume as ways to understand how art reflects lived experiences and regional traditions. Lessons can align with social science or language arts standards by linking regional dance to historical narratives and themes of migration, resilience, and community.
Gene Garcia is a Chicano scholar, dancer, and educator who has performed and taught Mexican Ballet Folklórico for over fifteen years. He is pursuing a MA in Arts, Cultural Management & Museum Studies with a Graduate Certificate in Chicano/Latino Studies at Michigan State University.
Lauren Mudry, Dance and Movement
Lauren’s workshops invite teachers and students to explore movement as a powerful learning tool, connecting creativity, community, and self-expression. Through dance, participants engage their minds and bodies, enhancing focus, emotional intelligence, and confidence while discovering new ways to support kinesthetic learners.
Lauren is a professional dancer, choreographer, and educator, and has worked with companies, studios, and theatre programs throughout the Midwest, New York, and Chicago. She holds degrees from Lansing Community College and Eastern Michigan University.
Liz Wylagala, Visual Arts
Liz is a visual artist and educator who inspires creativity through hands-on engagement in the artistic process. Her workshops and residencies invite students to explore drawing, painting, multimedia and “junk” art, and 3D sculpture while developing confidence, curiosity, and collaboration. Whether creating individual or group projects, Liz helps students connect visual expression to learning across the curriculum.
A passionate advocate for arts education, Liz earned her MFA from Pratt Institute and her BA from Wells College and has played a key role in mid-Michigan’s arts community.
Megan Wright-Jones, Theatre Arts
Megan Wright-Jones is a theatre artist, educator, and director with extensive experience guiding young people to discover their voices through performance. She specializes in helping elementary, middle and high school students make meaningful connections between story, song, and self—using character exploration to build empathy, ensemble work to nurture communication, and musical storytelling to spark creativity and emotional awareness.
Megan holds a BFA in Acting from Wayne State University, an MA in Applied Drama from Eastern Michigan University, and an MA in Teaching Artistry from Wayne State University.
Rosalynde Trammell, Fiber Arts, Flow Arts, Theatre Arts
Rosalynde is a strong believer in using artistic expression to emphasize critical thinking skills and incorporating creative endeavors into unconventional spaces—for example, using cross stitch and crochet to teach math, or using flow toys to demonstrate physics concepts. Having worked with students from diverse backgrounds, Rosalynde's teaching philosophy takes different styles of learning into account, and her lessons focus on finding joy and building confidence through creation and performance.
Rosalynde holds a B.A. in Drama from Vassar College with a minor in Creative Writing.
Shelby Parker, Theatre Arts
Shelby brings her experience in teaching creative drama in elementary settings and her perspective as a performer to her work as a teaching artist, emphasizing theatre’s role as a space to broaden our empathy for one another and create connection in seemingly impossible places.
Shelby Parker is a theatre artist and educator whose work centers on discovery, humor, and creative play. She holds a B.A. in Theatre and Performance and B.F.A. in Film Production from Oklahoma City University and is currently a second-year M.F.A. Acting Candidate at Michigan State University.
Tabor Vits, Breakdance and Movement
Tabor “TV Breaks” Vits is a bboy (“breakdancer”) and teaching artist with over 10 years of experience helping young people build social-emotional and civic skills through dance. He has a background in leading arts after-school classes, civic engagement programs, independent learning spaces and community art projects in Lansing, and his unique methodology combines street dance knowledge with critical pedagogy to deliver engaging lessons for all ages. Sample lessons include learning 8-counts of choreography to teach addition and multiplication (mathematics), telling the story of Hip Hop as a social movement (history, sociology), and learning about angular momentum through backspins and headspins (physics).
Tabor is a graduate of Michigan State University’s Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, with a BA in Spanish.
Teri Noaeill, Early Childhood Music and Theatre Arts
Teri specializes in working with elementary and early childhood students through storybook play and early childhood music that incorporates gross motor skills and internalizing rhythm through play. She also leads team-building workshops and character development activities designed to strengthen ensemble connection, audition readiness, and performance confidence. Her approach blends creative exploration with practical performance tools, offering schools a wide range of interactive and developmentally appropriate theatre and music programming.
Terri has a BS in Elementary/Early Childhood Music from Western Michigan University, is certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid, and holds a Beginner’s Intimacy Diploma from Theatre Intimacy Education and is dedicated to fostering safe, inclusive, and collaborative spaces for artistic exploration.