Unsure of what to do that first week on your Photo I or Photo II class? Come learn some creative lessons that you can make your own to get your students started while all those drop/adds are taking place. From Elements to Principles Posters to Photo History timelines and even a fun accordion book review of Photo basics for those upper level photographers. Grab your sketchbook!
Through the use of observation and evidence-based interpretation, Visual Art Thinking Strategies (VTS) encourages students to learn to respect diverse perspectives and collaborate on collective meaning-making. Participants will practice using VTS to foster class discussions and learn about paid professional learning opportunities to further their VTS knowledge.
Bring a lesson, take several! This is a group presentation where each teacher brings their favorite lesson to share, by the end of the session you will share once and gain multiple lessons from other teachers. You can share QR codes, printouts, Google Drive links, etc. Send your shareable to: [email protected] or [email protected] to be added to the shared presentation slides.
Freeform crochet is all about letting go of patterns and jumping into intuitive, creative making, and this workshop is the perfect place to try it. Beginners are absolutely welcome as you explore how to build shapes freely, mix stitches, play with texture, and create work that grows in unexpected and exciting ways. Come ready to experiment, relax into the process, and discover a style of crochet that feels expressive, personal, and fun.
A strong presentation for teachers on how to publish articles, student work, and lesson ideas should be practical, inspiring, and give them immediate next steps. I am an experienced educator with published work in SchoolArts Magazine; my perspective could make this especially powerful.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will design and build a roaring T Rex clothespin automata, combining art, engineering, and simple mechanical principles. Using a wooden clothespin, cardstock, craft materials, and basic linkages, participants will create a moving dinosaur whose mouth opens and closes when the clothespin is pressed. Throughout the activity, participants will explore how simple machines and mechanical motion can bring characters to life while developing creativity, problem-solving skills, and fine motor abilities. The workshop encourages experimentation with design, color, and movement, allowing each participant to personalize their T. rex while learning fundamental concepts of automata and kinetic art.
We will be exploring and designing Barn Quilts. From selected patterns, images can be altered to suit your motif, mascot or theme using geometric shapes. You will be selecting a color scheme and choice of art medium to complete your Style-ish Barn Quilt. Please bring a ruler, pencil, glue and scissors or small sliding paper cutter.
Practice a variety of ways to make marks to create patterned papers that can then be used in mixed media collage or negative space paintings. Create a gridded or freestyle sample page in your sketchbook.
