Flint Institute of Arts was the recipient of a 118ig Culture" Grant in the year 2004 and 2005 in which we worked with the 2nd and 3rd bilingual classes of Washington school to integrate art lessons about Mexican and Central American art with their core curriculum. In this workshop, we would like to share what we have learned about teaching art and other learning disciplines with educators. The art lessons and curriculum materials are based on the following five books: Family Pictures and Magic Windows by Carmen Loma_ Garza, The Pinata Maker, by George Ancona, The Women Who Outshone the Sun. by F. Olivera, My First book of Proverbs, by R. Gonzalez. Participants will have time for hands on activity to tryout at least one of the art lessons. Program units and materials are aligned with the Michigan curriculum standards for visual arts, language arts, science and social studies. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fee includes lunch.

Flint Institute of Arts was the recipient of a "big Culture" grant in the year 2004¬2005 in which we worked with the 2nd and 3rd grade bilingual classes of Washington Elementary school to integrate art lessons about Mexican and Central American art with their core curriculum. In this workshop we would like to share what we have teamed about teaching art and other learning disciplines with educators. The art lessons and curriculum materials are based on the following 5 books: Abuela´s Weave, by George Castaneda, Dream Carver, by Diana Kohn, Diego, by Jeanette Winter, Frida by-Jonah Winter, and Saturday Market by Patricia Grossman. Curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan standards for visual arts, language arts, science and social studies. Participants will have time for hands on activity to tryout at least one of the art lessons. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fees include lunch.

Participants will gain experience in Music-based Lesson Design to close communication and attitudinal gaps between diverse socio-economic groups and promote better communication and positive treatment of others.

“Altercations” is an annual Altered Arts Conference featuring instructors from all over the United States and abroad conducting workshops, classes, and instruction in varying techniques in and about arts used in altered arts and collage. The Altercations conference will be held in Ann Arbor, MI at the Best Western Hotel on July 13th & 14th, 2007. For further information and registration information go to the website www.altercations.org

Numerous sessions will be offred that provide music educators an opportunity to learn new teaching techniques, new technology, and about new curriculum opportunities. Sessions include performances, where educators learn by seeing and doing.

Numerous sessions will be offered that provide music educators an opportunity to learn new teaching techniques, new technology, and about new curriculum opportunities. Sessions include performances, where educators learn by seeing and doing.

Sessions will be offered that provide music educators an opportunity to learn new technology for teaching music.

Workshops & performance clinics are offered that provide music educators an opportunity to learn new teaching techniques, new and advanced music technology applications, and new curriculum opportunities. Clinics include performances, where educators learn by seeing and doing.

Seminars, workshops and performances designed to expose band directors to new developments in music education. Presentations by college faculty, educators and professional musicians.

This conference is designed to look at concepts, techniques and delivery systems that improve the quality of student learning in music.

Seminars, workshops and performances designed to expose band directors to new developments in music education. Presented by college faculty, educators and professional musicians.

Conference participants will present their individual session materials to the group. Each art educator will leave this day with the results of the best workshops from "2005 Conference".

Registered conference participants only. Conference presented by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. Seminars, workshops & performances designed to expose band directors to new developments in music education. Presented by college faculty, educators & professional musicians.

Participants will get the most recent information on property tax issues and what steps are needed in the write-off of uncollectables and what the business offices needs to know on an annual basis. Also they will gain knowledge of the State of K-12 funding for use in budgeting and financial projections at the district level

Required courses include asbestos awareness, back injury and lifting, fire extinghisher safety, general safety orientation, hazard communications, hearing loss prevention, heat illness prevention, ladder safety, lockout/tagout, materials safety data sheets, office ergonimics, playground maintenance and inspection, personal protective equipment, and slips/trips and falls.

This conference will provide members an opportunity to learn a variety of art techniques and experiences to enhance their K-12 Visual Art programs, energize members with experiences obtained through many hands on workshops enabling them to implement new techniques and instructional strategies in their classrooms, and provide members an opportunity to network with other experts, mentors and suppliers to establish a resource base.

The goal of this workshop is to teach students the fine art of painting new directions in watercolor.

This two-day workshop allow teachers to experience crossovers between writing and visual arts by trying a variety of exercises that will enhance their understanding and teaching of writing. Working directly from works of art in the Detroit Institute of Arts collection, participants will experiment with unusual writing stances and voices designed to articulate their responses and prompt exploration and surprise. Teachers will experience working collaboratively and preparing their written work for oral performance. Final goal is for teachers to discuss ways that these processes might be implemented in their classrooms.

The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is the primary professional organization for choral directors throughout the United States and provides professional development opportunities. The 2006 ACDA State Convention will offer sessions on teaching methodology, curriculum development, conducting, music selection and analysis, reading of significant choral literature, as well as concerts by noteworthy school, church, university, and professional choral ensembles. Sessions will also focus on improving the quality of school music programs.

The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is the primary professional organization for choral directors throughout the United States and provides professional development opportunities. The 2007 ACDA State Convention will offer sessions on teaching methodology, music curriculum development, conducting, music selection and analysis, reading of significant choral literature, as well as concerts by noteworthy school, church, university, and professional choral ensembles. The sessions will provide information to help in-service teachers improve the quality of school music programs.

The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2009 convention will provide practical authoritative information and instruction to help in-service teachers improve the quality of school music programs. The convention will offer sessions on teaching methodology, music curriculum development, music selection and analysis, conducting, reading sessions of new and noteworthy music, discussions of choral literature, as well as concerts by noteworthy school, church, university, and professional choral ensembles. Participants will learn to utilize new approaches to improve instructional planning and delivery, as well as acquire new materials and knowledge that will assist them in becoming better teachers of vocal music and more active contributors to the profession.

Working from a variety of settings, including still life and figure, students explore techniques of painting with acrylics in observational and/or experimental styles. Emphasis is placed on shapes, color and value as well as interpretive design. Bring available paints, brushes and canvas to the first class. Materials will be discussed and a supply list handed out at the first class.

Working from a variety of settings, including still life and the figure, students will explore the techniques of painting with acrylics in observational and/or experimental styles. Emphasis will be placed on shapes, color and value as well as interpretive design.

Take your understanding of Flash to the next level and learn to create more advanced interactive elements in Flash. Gain an understanding of variables, functions, intervals, objects and arrays. In class exercises and projects may include simple games, modifications to objects, and animation all through the use of Action script. Pre-requisite required: Flash Animation.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Art specialists and classroom teachers will learn and apply knowledge and skills in sculpture materials and techniques appropriate for K-12 art education, and develop lesson plans that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. The program begins with an overview of the uses of lessons in the K-12 currculum that focus on the 3rd dimension, and continues with hands-on exploration of 3-D materials and approaches applicable to cross-disciplinary curricula. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits of spacial and kinesthetic lessons in K-12 education; identify current scholarly literature that examines 3-D teaching and learning; develop interdisciplinary lesson plans that employ sculpture techniques as teaching/learning tools; and apply arts-integrated methods in the K-12 classroom, with attention to state standards.

Discover how to use this sophisticated drawing program, which is the industry standard for creating logos, maps, technical drawings, illustrations and charts. Explore document set-up, tools, palettes, object and type manipulation and drawing techniques.

Discover how to use this sophisticated drawing program, which is the industry standard for creating logos, maps, technical drawings, illustrations and charts. Explore document setup, tools, palettes, object and type manipulation and drawing techniques. Participants must have working knowledge of Macintosh computers.

Discover how to use this sophisticated drawing program, which is the industry standard for creating logos, maps, technical drawings, illustrations and charts. Explore document set-up, tools, palettes, object and type manipulation and drawing techniques.

Students will create a variety of clay projects using many building techniques including the hand built method and potter’s wheel. Stains and glazes will be discussed and demonstration done in preparation for bisque firing. Students will create from their mind’s eye and the precision of the potter’s wheel.

This course will offer beginning as well as experienced grant writers the tools necessary to tackle the components of more complex Requests for Proposal. Learn skills essential to producing a competitive government proposal. Take the mystery out of creating a logic model and multi-year timeline. Develop more effective grant research techniques. Produce a prototype support letter that can be used for collaborative projects. The skills taught in this course can be applied to a wide variety of funding proposals from grassroots campaigns to multi-year governmental intiatives.

This advanced course brings together classroom teachers of all disciplines grades K-8 with professional artists from the community to develop teaching and learning strategies that enhance student ability to perceive, interpret, understand and appreciate works of the visual and performing arts including theatre, vocal and instrumental music, dance, visual arts, film and architecture. As an advanced level offering special attention is given to inquiry based learning and instruction with a focus on the incorporation of contextual information. Participants will examine what makes up contextual information (the information that surrounds a work of art) as well as different methods for incorporating it experientially into a unit of study.

This advanced course brings together classroom teachers of all disciplines grades k-8 with professional artists from the community to develop teaching and learning strategies that enhance student ability to perceive, interpret, understand and appreciate works of the visual and performing arts including theatre, vocal and instrumental music, dance, visual arts, film and architecture. As an advanced level offering special attention is given to inquiry based learning and instruction with a focus on questioning. Examination of well crafted questions and how they can open up, deepen, and guide the direction of an experience will occur along with exploration in the crafting and articulation of questions and the potential functions they serve in instruction.

This course is for students with a basic understanding of HTML who wish to create more dynamic websites by using authoring tools such as Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash. Cascading style sheets, working with web graphics and color, and theories of interface design will be covered. Participants must have working knowledge of Macintosh computers and basic Photoshop and web design skills.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Architecture is used as a teaching/learning tool that crosses disciplinary boundaries to make art, social studies, math, science, and language arts connections. Topics will include the function of architecture, the elements of design, architectural forensics, and evaluation of built spaces. Lesson plans will be developed that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for the secondary level art educator, and provides information on incorporating design analysis and design history into the art curriculum. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits involved in the study of architecture; understand how to read a space, categorize buildings by type, read and draw plans, and analyze functionality; understand the elements of design as applied to architecture; develop observational skills by systematically observing building features; evaluate the significance of buildings in preserving their community´s past; develop lesson plans that employ architecture as a learning resource and fulfill state standards.

The course brings together classroom teachers of all disciplines grades k-8 with professional artists from the community to develop teaching and learning strategies that enhance student ability to perceive, interpret, understand and appreciate works of the visual and performing arts including theatre, vocal and instrumental music, dance, visual arts, film and architecture.

The course brings together classroom teachers of all disciplines grades K-8 with professional artists from the community to develop teaching and learning strategies that enhance student ability to perceive, interpret, understand and appreciate works of the visual and performing arts including theater, vocal and instrumental music, dance, visual arts, film and architecture.

The course brings together classroom teachers of all disciplines grades K-8 with professional artists from the community to develop teaching and learning strategies that enhance student ability to pereceive, interpret, understand and appreciate works of the visual and performing arts including theatre, music, dance, disual arts, film and architecture.

The course brings together classroom teachers of all disciplines grades K-8 with professional artists from the community to develop teaching and learning strategies that enhance student ability to pereceive, interpret, understand and appreciate works of the visual and performing arts including theatre, music, dance, disual arts, film and architecture.

This course brings together classroom teachers of all disciplines, grade K-8 with professional artists from the community to develop teaching and learning strategies that enhance student ability to perceive, interpret, understand and appreciate works of the visual and performing arts including theatre, vocal and instrumental music, dance, visual arts, film and architecture.

In this five day introductory workshop, participants will explore the philosophies and practices of Aesthetic Education as modeled by the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education. Working with professional artists and educators, participants will develop teaching and learning strategies that develop and enhance perceptual abilities of students in visual and performing arts allowing for a greater understanding of art forms, insights into how artists make choices and how these understandings relate to other aspects of life. Participants will engage with high quality original and live works of art through experiential workshops and will explore how the practice of aesthetic education and the engagement with live works of art, builds critical thinking, and supports inquiry-based and student centered learning.

An introduction to American Opera focusing on a new opera, Margaret Garner, music by Richard Danielpour and libretto by Toni Morrison. The course will be taught in part on line and in part in a classroom setting.

Take an in-depth look at the exhibition AFter Lewis and Clark with FIA education staff and discover the changing face of the American western frontier. This workshop will focus on the stylistic and thematic changes in art that followed Lewis and Clark´s epic journey to the American west from 1804 to 1806. The role of the artist in helping establish our national parks will be contrasted with the tragic displacement of American Indian tribes. Participants will have the opportunity to plan lessons they can use with their students before, during and after a visit to the exhibition. Curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan standards for language arts, science, social studies, and visual arts. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop runs from 10AM to 4:15. Flint Institute of Arts (810) 237-7314 to register.

After Lewis & Clark - IACET

This workshop is open to interested art teachers in the Western UP who wish to pursue alternative clay firing techniques. A bisque pot and raku glaze will be provided for after-lunch hands on experience of raku firing. Morning classtime will be spent discussing previous work with clay and clay questions. Participants hsould be prepared to share projects and insights with others. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

Teachers will explore various clay processes that can be adapted K-12. This will include clay processes in throwing and hand building, clay surface textures, alternatives to glazes, and non-fired clay bodies. Group discussion will take place for evaluating and sharing possible lessons.

The curator leads a tour highlighting Whistler´s connection to Detroit. The teachers will identify key interpretive strategies and discuss options for student visits.

A week-long program proving dancers with sharpening skills and learning new repetoire. Musicians will review popular music theory, including a review of quebecois music.

Join the museum education staff to learn about the life and work of Andy Warhol In conjunction with the special exhibition, which inaugurates the newly renovated Flint Institute of Arts. We will offer a variety of hands on art making workshops, a guided tour of the exhibit and curriculum ideas for the classroom. Program units and curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan curriculum standards for visual arts, science and social studies. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fees include lunch.

Join the museum education staff to learn about the life and work of Andy Warhol in conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol A to Z, which inaugurates the newly renovated Flint Institute of Arts. The workshop will focus on art making techniques used by Warhol to create the Pop Art images for which he is best known. Curriculum ideas and program units are aligned with the Michigan curriculum standards for visual arts, science and social studies will be included. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fee includes lunch both days. Wed. and Thurs., August 10 and 11. 10:00 am-4:00pm.

This is a professional development video workshop series for K-5 teachers which will be held at the Ottawa Area ISD. Each session in this week long series will involve the following: *Discussion of arts integration philosophy * Viewing of the 60-minute video of the Arts in Every Classroom worshop *Participation in hands-on activites bsed on the video workshop * On-site extension activites integrating all art forms. The program´s video programs, web site and printed materials will help you incorporate the arts into your curriculum as you: * Discover the power of a multi-arts curriculum *Learn arts-based teaching approaches *Find classroom-ready ideas and lesson plans *Investigate a process for curricululm design that can help you teach the arts and other subject areas more effectively and *See teachers from three schools begin to bring the arts into their classrooms.

This is a professional development video workshop series for K-5 teachers. Each session in this week long series will involve the following: discussion of arts integration philosophy; viewing of the 60-minute video of the Arts in Every Classroom workshop; and on-site extension activites integreating all art forms. The program´s video programs, web site, and printed materials will help you incorporate the arts into your curriculum as you: discover the power of multi-arts curriculum; learn arts-based teaching approaches; find classroom-ready ideas and lesson plans; investigate a process for curriculum design that can help you teach the arts and other subject areas more effectively; and see teachers from three schools begin to bring arts into their classrooms.

Jim Brettes, owner of Crossroads Pottery and Clay Co., will present the application and design basics for underglazes. Grade level groups(elementary, middle, and secondary) will explore (hands-on) application techniques for their grade level.

This is workshop 3 in a three workshop series in which participants will explore approaches to preparing loom-ready digital files for weaving on a TC-1 Jacquard loom with concentration on drafting 2-shuttle fabric structures in JacqCAD Master software. Workshop 3 will cover application of Jacquard weaving designs. Participants must register for all three workshops. For registration information, call 734 487-9158.

Guest presenters will be art educators that have attended special programs during the past summer: Victoria Isley, Italy, Taina Bundshuh, Michigan Art Education Association Summer Professional Development, Ron Frenzen, Regional Business Fellowship Program, Ryan Bills, theater experience and Lansing workshop, and others. There will be discussion on strategies for adapting these experiences in the art room. Attendees are encouraged to bring new ideas and lesson plans to share. After lunch the workshop will focus on the "Art Trail Tecumseh" sculptures. Ken Thompson of Michigan Sculpture Initiative will lead the tour. Support materials will be distributed to each attendee.

This course provides accessible and inexpensive materials and techniques that can translate into unique art projects. The class will combine a slide presentation, demonstrations and full group participation in creating highly personal and intriguing works of art. Among activities we´ll explore will be the making of decals, stencil uses, transfer drawings and found object tape collages. Exercises will include singular and multi-layered image making, color and text.

1. Tour the exhibition: Treasures of the Royal Tombs.2, Dr. Piotr Michalowski, Uof M Ancient Near East Studies, on why we study the Ancient Near East. 3. Erika Romanski, London, Ontario Museum of Archaeology, on strategies for including archaeology in art, science, math, history, and geography lesons.

Led by historian Dr. Thomas Brunk, students will visit Detroit landmarks that have significant Pewabic Pottery as part of their architecture. Dr. Brunk will provide an historical overview of Pewabic Pottery as well as unique historical and technical information about each installation, many that can´t be seen on your own. Students will meet at CCS, bring a bag lunch. Transportation will be provided to the various locations.

This day-long art education program will address Art Therapy Practicum and Doors to Diversity which is a student art project highlighted at the 2005 MAEA Conference, and VAEL participants will share what they are doing in their classrooms to present current social issues.

The Art & Culture of the Zuni Pueblo Peoples of the Southwest Milford Nahohai (Crizmac) Learn about the history and culture of the Zuni Pueblo, including its contact with the Spanish and its relations with other Pueblo groups of the southwest. Zuni author and acclaimed potter Milford Nahohai discusses contemporary Zuni pottery, jewelry, and painting. He demonstrates traditional Zuni pottery making and firing techniques and discusses the tools and materials still used today by the Zuni artists. This presentation includes both lecture and hands on participation. If time allows, participants will be able to experiment with traditional materials and work side-by-side with the presenter. $60 fee includes lunch and materials; .5 SB-CEU; Pre-registration required by calling the Flint Institute of Arts at 810.237.7315.

Explore the relationship between kinesthetic learning and art by transposing the elements and principles of art into creative movement. Participants learn teaching strategies to combine creative movement with visual art while working in small groups to create original movement compositions in response to sculptures and paintings in the FIA permanent collection. The workshop will also include visual art activities in the studios and discussion about curriculum connections between creative drama, creative movement, and visual art. To register, call the Flint Institute of Arts at (810) 234-1695.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn how to use DIA graphic arts as a learning resource. Participants will learn several writing exercises and activities to use with students.

HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHERS WILL SPEND A WEEK LIVING ON CCS CAMPUS TAKING WORKSHOPS OF THEIR CHOICE, LEARNING ART TECHNOLOGIES THAT THEY CAN USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. OPTIONS INCLUDE JEWELRY & METALSMITHING, FIGURE DRAWING AND PAINTING, GLASS SLUMPING & FUSING, COMPUTER IMAGING FOR THE CLASSROOM, SILK-SCREENING FABRIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING AND CERAMICS.

High school art teachers will spend a week living on CCS campus taking workshops of their choice. Learning art technologies that they can use in their classrooms. Options include Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Figure Drawing and Painting, Glass Slumping & Fusing, Computer Imaging for the classroom, Silk-Screening fabric, Photography, Printmaking and Ceramics.

Muskegon County Art Educators will review the latest trends in art education and share innovative lessens and approaches with peers.

K-12 Visual and Applied Arts educators will review the latest trends in art education and share innovative lessons and approaches with peers.

K-12 Visual and Applied Arts educators will review the latest trends in art education and share innovative lessons and approached with peers.

K-12 Visual and Applied Arts educators will spend the day reviewing the latest trends in art education and sharing lessons. The focused topic will be Art: Today´s Brain Food with guest speaker Cindy Todd from Kendall College.

THIS HANDS-ON CLASS WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PLANNING AND EXECUTING AN ART EXHIBITION. STUDENTS WILL BE INSTRUCTED ON THE THEORIES OF ART EXHIBITION AS THEY CURATE, PREPARE THE GALLERY AND HANG A VISUAL ART EXHIBITION, CULMINATING IN A RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS AND STUDENTS.

THIS HANDS-ON CLASS WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH TH EPROCESS OF PLANNING AND EXECUTING AN ART EXHIBITION. STUDENTS WILL BE INSTRUCTED ON THE THEORIES OF MOUNTING AN ART EXHIBITION AS THEY CURATE, PREPARE THE GALLERY AND HANG A VISUAL ART EXHIBITION, CULMINATING IN A RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS AND STUDENTS

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will receive dialogue, create and implement art across the curriculum using thematic units for the exploration of a topic. Participants will model the inquiry learning rather than passive receiver of information.

Caseville teachers will meet with the Art Education Specialist nine (9) clock hours each in their respective classes. This professional development is designed to enable elementary teachers to improve their ability to cultivate the basics of visual arts within their students. In each session, classroom teachers will participate in the lessons focused to develop age-appropriate, aesthetic sensibilities. Feedback and questioning techniques intended to liberate the art attitude will be demonstrated and discussed. Specific skills for using color, space, line, and volume, as well as materials are the student lesson plans.

Art therapy is the field where the worlds of art and psychology meet. This course is designed to educate participants about art therapy and provide practical skills for effective assessment and intervention with clients experiencing symptoms of anxiety. By making and interpreting their own art, individuals can reach beyond censored and conscious feelings to a deeper understanding of personal motivations in every day life. This training is a one-day seminar for mental health professionals, educators, and anyone working with youth.

Visit the exhibition M.C. Escher: Rhythm of Illusion with FIA education staff and discover how one of the world’s most famous graphic artists used mathematics to create “impossible” images of reality. Then learn how to create similar images of your own. This workshop will focus on how to help elementary and secondary students visualize and understand rotations, reflections, and symmetry. 10:00 am-4:15 pm $60 fee includes lunch and materials; .5 SB-CEU; Pre-registration required by calling the Flint Institute of Arts at 810.237.7315.

Learn about the Flint Institute of Arts’ collaboration with the Flint Public Library to create a cross-curricular language arts unit for 6th grade focusing on fables and tall tales. Participants will have the opportunity to try out a variety of the cross-curricular lessons in the unit. 10:00 am-4:15 pm; $60 fee includes lunch and materials; .5 SB-CEU; Pre-registration required by calling the Flint Institute of Arts at 810.237.7315.

Learn about the Flint Institute of Arts’ collaboration with the Flint Community Schools and Sloan Museum/Longway Planetarium to create a cross-curricular 5th grade science unit focusing on the forces of nature. Participants will have the opportunity to try out a variety of the lessons in the unit. 10:00 am-4:15 pm; $60 fee includes lunch and materials; .5 SB-CEU; Pre-registration required by calling the Flint Institute of Arts at 810.237.7315.

Participants will learn how to use technology in their art instruction as well as hands on techniques in jewelry making.

This program will continue to develop and reinforce teachable skills and classroom methods in figure drawing and painting. It will model dicipline-based art instructional methods and provide a forum for discussion of applications.

In this interactive workshop, teaches will identify key obstacles to learning and discover the way the brain functions and learns. They will examaine the current brain research to see its conclusions concerning art, education and memory. Teachers will explore the value art adds to the public school curriculum and as a result be able to articilate and advocate for their art programs. They will also learn the distinct differences between creative art lessons and recreation with art supplies. Teachers will apply what they have learned about brain function and create educationally sound art lessons that connect theory to practice. Participants will develop creative visual pieces by solving elegant problems that engage the creative brain.

This wonderful day of hands-on exploration will focus on using the Art 21 Educators´ Guide. The following topics will be covered. How to: *use film and objects to teach big ideas *explore critical viewing *locate web and video resources *support the balance of skill building through partnering activities *work with big ideas *map out curriculum using the Art21 Includes the Educators Guide with Before Viewing and After Viewing questions as well as suggestions for hands-on activities. These suggestions are interdisciplinary and will support various disciplines including the Visual and Performing Arts, Language Arts, and Social Studies.

Artful Thinking is a program in development by Harvard Project Zero in collaboration with the Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) in Michigan. When young people engage in extended explorations of works of art, they find it quite natural to do such things as ask provacative questions, make careful observations, explore mulitple viewpoints, and uncover multiple meanings. These are powerful forms of thinking in the arts. They are also powerful forms of thinking in other areas of learning. This is the basic idea that underlies the Artful Thinking program - that exploring works of art can help student learn how to think in ways that empower learning across the curriculum.

K-8 educators will develop thinking dispositions that support thoughtful learning in the arts and across school subjects. This hands-on session is designed to connect children to their own creative journey. The Artful Thinking Program is a member of the growing network of K-12 Programs linked by the theme "Visible Thinking." Educators in grades 9-12 may also attend.

Secondary art teachers will review and revisit the district art curriculum articulation and assessments. They will also work on art lessons that support math and language arts concepts.

For Berrien County teachers, this course will combine presentations on best practices, instructional strategies, and assessment strategies in the Arts (music, visual art, dance and drama). It will include a review of materials and the development of a countywide, collaborative arts curriculum guide.

The 2006 Arts Education Leadership Conference, being held August 3-4, 2006, Sheraton Lansing Hotel, will bring together the latest thinking on arts education, creativity and leadership; real-world expertise and solution-focused professional development to help schools, organizations and individuals boost their leadership capacity, build human capital and improve performance. Who Should Attend: School/District Visual and Performing Arts Coordinators and Teachers District Supervisors, Curriculum Directors ISD Arts Coordinators and Superintendents Principals School Board Members Local Arts Agencies Staff Arts Providers Parents Artists Business Leaders Pre-service Teachers Executive Directors Chairs and Presidents of Arts Education Organizations Staff from Arts and Cultural Organizations Staff from Colleges and Universities

This is a professional development conference especially designed for K-12 art, band, orchestra, vocal and general music teachers. To register, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and click on the Professional Development link.

This project, Arts for All, provides an opportunity for the special needs students with cognitive impairment and limited mobility to create a work of art on their own, fostering an opportunity for creative expression through natural inclusion. This hands-on training for teachers allows them to understand the use of small, compact and portable adaptive art tools that allow for individuals of all ages to participate in expressing themselves through their art. Use of the art tools and planning with teachers to use these tools in their work settings will be an integral component of the training.

Dwayne Szot and his partner Marianne Szot make up the Arts for All Staff. Dwayne has designed small, compact and portable art toolst hat can be used by individuals of all ages in creating expression. The tools have been designed specifically for individuals of all abilities. Workshop participants will learn through a hands-on approach how to use the Arts for All art tools, fostering natural inclusion.

Art educators, principals, and curriculum specialists will become experts on the new Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts graduation requirement.

This year’s Marygrove College Institute for Arts Infused Education’s Summer Intensive will be all about preparing for the MEAP tests. Teachers, upon returning to school, will jump into MEAP preparation for their students and we will show them some great, fun-filled visual arts activities to do just that. Get the students ready while engaging them in hands-on activities—they learn without even knowing it!

Participants will work with teaching artist professionals and active classroom teachers to investigate ways to incorporate arts across curriculum. This training, appropriate for all artists, teachers and administrators, will provide hands-on experience in integrating the arts into any curriculum.

Participants will work with teaching artist professionals and active classroom teachers to investigate how the arts creates learning communities in which students, artists, and teachers are agents of positive change. Unlock your students´ creativity and enthusiasm through music. This training, appropriate for all artists, teachers and administrators, will provide hands-on experiences in integrating the arts into any curriculum.

For the secondary school educator, this offering will create a shared understanding of the role of arts integration in the classroom; identify the goals of an arts integrated project/lesson/unit; and plan ahead for assessing, documenting, and reflecting on the implementation of the project. Questions? Please call 517.244.1281

This offering is aimed toward the elementary educator. Participants will obtain a definition of arts integration; be able to identify the essential attributes of an arts integrated lesson unit or project; and learn to develop a plan reflecting essential attributes for an arts integrated lesson unit or project. Questions? Please contact 517.244.1281.

Art specialists and classroom teachers will study the literature of arts integration, and develop lesson plans that integrate visual art with other subject areas.

Participants will: obtain a definition of arts integration; be able to identify the essential attributes of an arts integrated lesson or unit and develop a plan reflecting essential attributes for an arts integrated lesson or unit. Questions? Call 517.244.1285.

This class will focus on visual concepts and terminology that lead to realistic drawings. Many methods will be used such as vase/face drawing, blind and modified contour drawings, negative and positive space, portrait and gesture drawing. The concept behind all drawing is that it is basic to all other art forms.

Did you know the words bead and prayer are linguistically linked? Discover the world of beads and their social usage along with several beading techniques from various cultures. Your own work may end up in the Beaded Blessings traveling exhibit.

Students will create a variety of clay projects using many building techniques including the hand built method and potter’s wheel. The students will have the opportunity to learn methods through demonstration by advanced students as well as lead teacher. Firing process and glazes will be demonstrated.

This course is desogned to accommodate artists of all levels who are interested in the book as a vehicle for creative expression. Basic bookbinding will be covered as well as techniques for getting text and image onto the page. Students will have the opportunity to explore letterpress, relief printing and photopolymer plate making as well as other printmaking techniques.

This course is for students with limited knowledge of web design and will provide an introduction to the process and design theories. Through practical, hands-on instruction you will learn how to design and build your own website and place it on the Internet using Macromedia Dreamweaver software and basic HTML fundamentals.

This course is for students with limited knowledge of Web design and will provide an introduction to the process and design theories. Through practical, hands-on instruction you will learn how to design and build your own Web Site and place it on the Internet using Macromedia Dreamweaver software and basic HTML fundamentals. Participants must have working knowledge of Macintosh computers and basic Photoshop skills.

This course is for students with limited knowledge of web design and will provide an introduction to the process and design theories. Through practical hands-on instruction you will learn how to design and build your own website and place it on the Internew using Macromedia Dreamweaver software and basic HTML fundamentals.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Middle level art specialists will learn and apply classroom organization and management skills, standards-based lesson planning, and arts advocacy strategies. This program addresses professional development needs for the middle level educator. Attendees wil focus on the elements necessary to working successfully with middle level students in the art classroom. Topics will include organization and classroom management approaches, arts advocacy techniques, and a lesson plan format that addresses not only the art standards and benchmarks, but also includes interdisciplinary connections. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the unique learning and management needs of the middle level student; identify current scholarly literature that examines middle level art education; identify resources that support middle level art education; identify advocacy opportunities; practice organizational and classroom management approaches; design lessons that cross disciplines and fulfill state content standards.

Clay is a sculptural medium that is both inexpensive and easy for students to manipulate, and ceramic projects are one of the few that students and parents value enough to keep forever. This workshop covers more than twenty-five lessons utilizing basic hand forming techniques that can be integrated into the school curriculum

Learn manual camera controls for exposure and effects, how to process black and white film, and print from negatives in the darkroom. Every photographer should know these traditional processes to fully understand the power of making photographic images. Bring a 35mm camera to the first class.

Joint us for a day of hands-on visual arts discovery. This day-long workshop will give you time to work with materials and lessons from a Blick Art Materials workshop consultant. The morning session will focus on Faux Cloisonne Enameling. Particpants will learn about the history of traditional Chinese Cloisonne dating back over 700 years. This workshop will involve a 5 step process which closely resembles the actual steps for creating cloisonne, but is simplified with safer, easier materials for the classroom. The afternoon session will be Masking Tape Masterpieces. Recently, you may have noticed tape being incorporated into everything from fashion design to home decor. As an alternative art medium, students of all ages will find it quick, fun, and quirky enough to be exciting. All materials provided by Blick Art Materials.

The goal of this workshop is to teach students the fine art of landscape painting in oil and pastel.

Participants will tour the Book Arts exhibit at the Padzieski Gallery. They will then have a hands-on bookmaking experience with book artist Barbara Brown. Book Arts are works of art realized in the form of a book. Artists´ books have employed a wide range of forms, including scrolls, fold-outs, or loose items contained in a box.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Art specialists and classroom teachers will learn and apply book-making skills appropriate for K-12 art education, and develop lesson plans that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. The program begins with an overview of the uses of book-making lessons for the K-12 curriculum, and continues with the construction of a variety of book samples applicable to cross-disciplinary curricula. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits of book-making lessons in K-12 education; identify current scholarly literature that examines book-making in education; develop interdisciplinary lesson plans that employ book-making as a teaching/learning tool; apply arts-integrated methods in the K-12 classroom, with attention to state standards.

This Course will cover the basics of book-and-album-making techniques, including book structure and materials used for basic signatures and simple book forms. Techniques in sewing and guling will be used for more complex books and album structures.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Lessons will integrate bookmaking skills across the curriculum, in consideration of state content area standards.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Lessons will integrate bookmaking skills across the curriculum, in consideration of state content area standards.

Participants will learn the basics of digital video production for use in the K-12 classroom.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn variety of learning modalities of disabled students. Participants will practice hands on learning activities for inclusion of disabled learners.

This session has a closed registration process. Teachers will identify individual learning styles through hands on experiences; receive disability awareness training; learn to make teaching adaptations appropriate for students requiring them.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn to identify different learning modalities of disabled students. Participants will practice hands on learning activities for inclusion of disabled learners.

This program will enhance the participants knowledge and technical skills in ceramics.

This program will enhance the participant´s knowledge and technical skills in ceramics.

The slip casting process enables the artist to duplicate an object down to the finest detail, as well as to create multiple copies of the object. This traditional method of clay construction has been adopted by a number of contemporary artists. Through hands-on training, teachers will learn about moldmaking, casting, and classroom applications

Ceramic tile wall murals are fun to create, and they can be a permanent source of beauty in your school. They also provide an excellent opportunity for art to forge cross-curricular connections. Learn how to guide your students in making an original contribution to their school, with a minimum of expense and limited crafts facilities.

This program will continue to develop and reinforce teachable skills and methods in ceramics. It will provide expert instruction in techniques and provide a forum for discussion of applications of methods.

Learn all the essentials of tile making. Demonstrations will cover hand-carved, embossed tile, mold-making and slip-cast detail techniques as well as glazing and firing techniques. Stoneware and salt firing will be covered so tiles are suitables for indoor and outdoor usage.

In this section you will explore a variety of functional form techniques. Large sculpture techniques explained. Garden forms and fountains. Beginners and advanced students welcomed with a lot of individual help. Several firing techniques will be used and outdoor raku will take place the last day of class.

Students will create a variety of clay projects using many building techniques including the hand built method and potter’s wheel. The students will have the opportunity to learn methods through demonstration by advanced students as well as lead teacher. Firing process and glazes will be demonstrated.

Teachers will learn about the diverse collection of contemporary ceramics at the Detroit Institute of Arts with an in-depth tour and discussion. Teachers will learn how traditional wheel thrown and hand-built ceramics techniques can be adapted for the classroom. Teachers will learn to use museum exhibitions as a teaching resource for visual arts and other subjects.

Learn to create a set of tableware that is cohesive in design and uniform in size. Students can use wheel throwing techniques or create molds to press forms. Glazing techniques covered will allow students to make each set uniquely their own. Students can expect to complete one or more sets of dinner plate, salad plate, bowl and cup.

Educators from the Ottawa Area ISD will learn about the ceramic art form from critically acclaimed certamic sculptor, Mark Chatterley. They will get experience hand-building with clay, create a work of art in a group/co-operative setting, practice with photography, digital cameras, and technology, and learn about the golden mean ratio of mathematics (size, shape, perspective). Educators will be able to bring their learned skills into a classroom setting.

Students will create a variety of clay projects using many building techniques using the hand built method and potter´s wheel. The students will have the opportunity to explore and create around their own interests throughout the session. The firing process and glazes will be demonstrated.

Students will create a variety of clay projects using many building techniques including the hand built method and potter’s wheel. The students will have the opportunity to learn methods through demonstration by advanced students as well as lead teacher. Firing process and glazes will be demonstrated.

Students will explore surface decoration using the written word as art. In this class, participants will transform language into surface patterning and decoration on prepared ceramic objects that will function as literary content as well as surface embellishment. Consider bringing a few words or phrases in a variety of fonts and languages to use as decals.

(This Teacher Institute is held in Chicago) To explore Contemporary Art practice through focused studio time augmented by discussion with artists, critics, curators and historians.

This two-day workshop will introduce the exciting world of hand blown glass art created by world renowned artists featured in the Flint Institute of Arts’exhibitions, Dale Chihuly: Sea Forms and Blown Away: International Glass of the 21st Century. Glass artist and educator, Kellie Determan, will share curriculum ideas for use in the elementary and secondary classroom and will demonstrate classroom ready glass art projects. Workshop participants will have opportunities to create their own glass art by trying various glass fusing techniques. Offered June 25-26, 2009 from 10AM-4:15PM. Must attend both days to receive credit. Register through the Flint Institute of Arts at (810) 234-1695. (1.0 SB-CEU).

Discover the unique skills involved in illustrating books for children. Learn about character design and development as well as visual plot development and become familiar with the narrative form.

Discover the unique skills involved in illustrating books for children. Learn about character design and development as well as visual plot development and become familiar with the narrative form.

Discover the unique skills involved in illustrating books for children. Learn about character design and development as well as visual plot development and become familiar with the narrative form.

Discover the unique skills involved in illustrating books for children. Learn about character design and development as well as visual plot development and become familiar with the narrative form. Bring drawing pad and pencils to first class.

Join Art School ceramics staff for a two-day refresher class to help you teach ceramics at the elementary or secondary level. The workshop will include both hand-build construction and wheel techniques, information about glazing and firing techniques, and a review of the properties of clay and glazes. Instruction will include curriculum ideas and studio time to create your own work. All levels of experience and artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fee includes lunch both days. Instructors Sharol Hollier and Guy Adamec 2 days, Thurs. & Fri., July 14 & 15. 10:00 am -4:00 p m. To register call the Flint Institute of Arts at (810)237-7315

Teachers will be provided with strategies, lessons, and round table discussion in order to assist them with the work of teaching art to elementary students.

Teachers will be provided with strategies, lessons, and round table discussion in order to assist them with the work of teaching art to secondary students.

This offering is open to all art teachers in the western U.P. Participants will learn about different clay bodies, building techniques, slab, coil, potters wheel, firing a kiln, surface decoration, ordering supplies and recycling used clay through demonstrations, hands-on techniques, and handouts. There will also be a question and answer time. Registration information is available from Loret at 906-482-0331.

This workshop is open to art teachers in the CCISD service area. Participants will learn about different clay bodies, building techniques, kiln firing, etc. through demonstrations, hands-on activites and handouts. Returning students are encouraged to bring questions for troubleshooting answers. Also included in the workshop will be a primitve firing for bisque pots and discussion for including clay projects in social studies, history or geography lessons. This workshop is limited to 8 participants - call Loret at 482-0331 for more information.

This offering is only open to CLK art teachers. Over a series of meetings, teachers will learn how to prep student artwork for displaying at the annual art show and then actually do the prep work under the supervision of an experienced artist. Art teachers must attend every scheduled meeting in order to receive SB-CEU credit. Contact Susan at 337-0311 for more information.

Learn how comics and sequential art can be integrated into the core curriculum. Planned in conjunction with the exhibition Comics, Heroes, and American Visual culture, this workshop includes a visit to the exhibition and breakout sessions focusing on the basic elements of sequential art. Participants will pick up some cartooning tips that can be utilized with elementary and secondary students. Storyboarding as a writing tool will be demonstrated and the development of characters and stories will be included. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of cartooning materials including pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor. To register, call the Flint Institute of Arts at (810) 234-1695.

Participants will be introduced to the “6+1 Writing Traits,” adopted in many Michigan schools, to link the composition of art to the composition of writing. A step-by-step comparative method that relates basic art vocabulary to what students are learning in language arts classes.

An overview of the various processes in the development and production of original graphic design work.

An overview of the various processes in the development and production of original graphic design work.

An overview of the various processes in the development and production of original graphic design work.

DISCOVER HOW TO USE THIS SOPHISTICATED DRAWING PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR CREATING LOGOS, MAPS, TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, ILLUSTRATIONS AND CHARTS. EXPLORE DOCUMENT SET-UP, TOOLS, PALETTES, OBJECT AND TYPE MANIPULATION AND DRAWING TECHNIQUES.

Explore how digital tools can be used in you art classroom. Using ClarisWorks and Photoshop software, you will create two-and three dimensional art and design projects. YOu will also explore a variety of computer printing techiques.

Explore how digital tools can be used in you art classroom. Using ClarisWorks and Photoshop software, you will create two-and three dimensional art and design projects. YOu will also explore a variety of computer printing techiques.

Using Photoshop software, you will learn to integrate digital tools into your classroom by exploring a variety of computer techniques such as image scanning, photo retouching, image enhancing and manipulation, and color correction.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Secondary level art specialists will explore conceptual art by examining the work of contemporary artist Lorna Simpson. During museum visits, participants will use photography to create images, and then explore how different meanings are created through the interplay of words and images. Lesson plans will be developed that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. This program addresses professional development needs for the secondary level art educator. The program addresses ways to employ local museum collections as a teaching/learning resource. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits involved in the study of conceptual art; identify current scholarly literature that examines teaching and learning through contemporary art; better understand the work of an important contemporary artist; have learned non-chemical photographic techniques; develop lesson plans that employ museum collections as a learning resource; and learn to apply contemporary art in the secondary art classroom with attention to state standards.

This class will discuss and focus in-depth on specific artists such as Christo and Janine Antoni to better understand, through their artistic contributions, art being created today and the potentialities for art tomorrow. Slides, videos and similar media will accompany lectures.

Travel from the 20th century through the present while exploring contemporary art, including a brief look at the art produced in Detroit´s Cass Corridor. Since not all of contemporary art can be covered in one course, this class will focus in-depth on specific artists such as Christo and Jamine Antoni to better understand through their artistic contributions, art being created today and the potentialities for art tomorrow. Slides, videos and similar media will accompany lectures.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. This workshop will explore safe, non-toxic methods of intaglio printmaking appropriate for the middle and high school art classroom. Topics will cover plate preparataion, etching methods, monotype plates, papers, inking and printing. Lesson plans will be developed that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for middle and secondary level art educators. The program addresses non-toxic printmaking, and provides information on incorporating design analysis and design history into the art curriculum. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits of printmaking as an art form; understand and have practiced a variety of intaglio printmaking techniques; understand the importance of non-toxic, water-based materials in the art classroom; create personal narratives by layering, joining, and stitching printed images; develop lesson plans that employ intaglio printmaking to fulfill state standards.

This workshop advances the basic and intermediate workshops through curriculum development in authentic, comprehensive lessons that take advantage of an array of educational and cultural resources. Areas of focus will include secondary and primary ethnographic research, classroom research, community resources, and the educational activities of the Michigan State University Museum, including the Great Lakes Folk Festival. Thirteen contact hours (out of the 30 contact hours) will be conducted online, and the enrollee participation will be recorded and verified using the Michigan State University online course software. this workshop will guide in-service and pre-service teachers in creating authentic curricula that are derived from local, regional, and state visual art resources. In doing so, participatns will explore traditional and contemporary philosophies of art and art education, state and national content standards, and indigenous art production in Michigan.

This workshop explores curriculum development through authentic, comprehesive lessons that take advaantage of an array of educational and cultural resources. Primary focus will be on community resources, and the educational activities of the Michigan State University Museum, including the Great Lakes Folk Festival. this workshop will guide in-service and pre-service teachers in creating authentic curricula that are derived from local, regional, and state visual art resources. In doing so, participants will explore traditional and contemporary philosophies of art and art education, state and national content standards, and indigenous art production in Michigan.

This worshop advances the basic workshop through further curriculm development in authentic, comprehensive lessons that take advantage of an array of educational and cultural resources. Primary focus will be on classroom research, community resources, and the educational activities of the MSU Museum, including the Great Lakes Folk Festival. Six contact hours (out of a total of 23 contact hours) will be conducted online and enrolled participation will be recorded and verified using the MSU online course software.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Art specialists and classroom teachers will learn and apply knowledge and skills in printmaking and book-binding appropriate for K-12 art education, and develop lesson plans that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. The program begins with an overview of the uses of printmaking and book-binding in the K-12 curriculum, and continues with hands-on exploration of both mediums applicable to cross-disciplinary curricula. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits of printmaking and book-binding lessons in K-12 education; identify current scholarly literature that examines teaching and learning through printmaking and book-binding; develop interdisciplinary lesson plans that employ printmaking and book-binding techniques as teaching/learning tools; apply arts-integrated methods in the K-12 classroom, with attention to state standards.

Linda Z. Smith will be the facilitator for this day of exploration. Throughout the day, on-going assessment, feedback and your inspirations will lead the workshop into futher discussions and presentation techniques. Activities will include poetry, dance/movement, Chi Kung exercises for health, relaxation and wellness, visual art (both 3D and 2D), music, storytelling, and bookmaking.

The course is designed to prepare classroom teachers to integrate dance and drama into their curriculum. Classroom teachers will experience creative dance and dramatics as a discipline. Classroom teachers will design standards based on interdisciplinary lessons and units.

Learn the basic piercing techniques for creating quilt top, and explore ideas and resources to teach quilting to studnts of all ages. for further information please contact the Detroit Institute of Arts at (313) 833-7977

This studio residency offers participants the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of new media and technology while reconnecting with those creative arts experiences that inspired them to become art educators. Participants are given individual studio spaces in which to work. Participants do not need a technology background, just a willingness to experiment. The first week these courses meet Monday-Friday 8:30 - 4:00 p.m. with open studio and computer lab time in the evening. The second week offers a hands-on and brains-on approach that is designed for those with or without an art education background. Everyone attends a the morning session, Monday - Thursday, 8:00 -12:00 noon and Friday, 8:00 - 4:00. The afternoon sessions run Monday - Thursday, 1:30 - 4:30.

This is a closed program in Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. It is a 2 week residency: Visible Ideas: Design Shaping Experience. This course explores the design process and the elements of effective design through a series of theme-based projects. Idea development will take participants from thumbnails through roughs to finished product, utilizing digital programs and traditional techniques. Participants gain a working knowledge of how to plan and facilitate these processes in their classrooms or studios.

The purpose of Summer Institute 2005 will be to demonstrate the arts (dance and visual arts) connections to the Grade level Content Expectations in English and math. At the conclusion of the Summer Institute participants will have gained strategies to enhance the AYP (annual yearly progress) scores through arts integration. Each participant will receive a copy of the new publication: Interdisciplinary Learning through dance: 101 MOVEntures. The publication includes a book, DVD and music CD. The Institute is free to the first 25 teachers. A small stipend will be provided to teachers from low performing schools. The Summer Institute is sponsored by the Michigan Department of Education. To enroll, contact Dr. Lynnette Overby at overbyl@msu.edu.

This hands-on workshop for teachers grades 3-8 will emphasize cross-curricular education (language arts and social studies) with crative thinking. Participants will be introduced to elements of musical theatre and explore ways to integrate into existing curriculum.

This session has a closed registration process. Teachers will: learn to define creativity and discuss its´ importance for learners; experience exercises to encourage creativity; learn to facilitate creativity across the curriculum.

This session is offered through the Detroit Institute of Arts. Teachers will learn to define and identify creativity and it´s importance for learners. They will experience exercises designed to encourage creativity and learn to facilitate creativity across the curriculum.

This session has a closed registration process. Teachers will learn how to use visual art to stimulate critical thinking; learn several writing exercises to inspire students to write creatively using works of art.

This exciting seminar is designed for secondary art teachers working with grades 6-12 students who are interested in enhancing their art classrooms with ideas that promote creative thinking and original student solutions. “Hands-on” art experiences will engage you in innovative, practical art lessons proven to motivate ALL students. You will gain new insights into unit and lesson planning based on National Visual Art Standards, assessment and evaluation techniques and tools designed to promote growth over time and measure students’ abilities. You will receive detailed lesson plan ideas that utilize a variety of materials, including the nontraditional as well as the traditional.

K-12 Art and Music teachers will be inserviced on differentiating instruction to engage all learners. The main theme is how the brain processes input, especially in regard to stimuli provided through participation in art and music instruction and activities.

Teachers will study digital art and photography, and it´s many uses to facilitate creative learning in the classroom. They will learn to create lessons, as well as make art. Discussion of practical solutions to complex problems of student´s increasing knowledge of technology.

This event will take place at the Detroit Institute of Arts. In this workshop participants will learn to enagage their students in learner-centered process through variety of strategies and project development. For further information contact Jennifer Williams at (313) 833-7977

Introduce participants to learner-centered processes used to creatively engage students in the classroom. Develop projects appropriate to their individual classroom.

Participants will learn how to apply curriculum standards & benchmarks to classroom practices. Participants will also be able to apply media and techniques within their district curriculum requirements. The Michigan Art Education Association intends to provide quality professional development for visual arts educators in the state of Michigan.

To succeed in the 21st Century, today’s students will need to be prepared to think creatively and be able to exercise intellectual curiosity. This session will offer a compelling message about the power that art holds in the lives of young people. Participants will learn how to cultivate and enhance the creative processes within our students; understand their role as an administrator, how to initiate change on the topic and how to sustain the change, and how to obtain resources on the topics listed above. Questions? Call 517.244.1282.

Teachers will review and begin to revise the current curriculum. Articulation and assessment will be a large part of the day. Presentation by Davis Publications.

Discover the long cherished secret of ancient masters. Create surfaces of vibrant patterns through the rich contrast of gold, silver and copper on iron. Explore the direct applications of nonferrous metals onto articles of iron using the direct chisel inlay process. Tool and surface preparation, overlay applications, finishing and patination will be covered.

Teachers will explore their existing curriculum by applying brain based strategies that include movement and dramatic activities to actively engage the total student. The workshop will focus on creative strategies designed to increase student achievement by integrating the arts.

Teachers will explore their existing curriculum by applying brain based strategies that include movement and dramatic activities to actively engage the total student. The workshop will focus on creative strategies designed to increase student achievement by integrating the arts.

To explore the medium of collage as a compositional aid and as finished artwork, with attention to pedagogical methods for PK-12 art education.

This is a visual art teacher gold mine. Bringing an old technique and possible trade back into the "new" again and linking it with art history, art criticism, aesthetics and finally art production is what we are all about. This program will take place at Ella Sharp Museum in Jackson.

This is workshop 2 in a three workshop series in which participants will explore approaches to preparing loom-ready digital files for weaving on a TC-1 Jacquard loom with concentration on drafting 2-shuttle fabric structures in JacqCAD Master software. Workshop 2 will concentrate on weave designs. Participants must register for and attend all three workshops. For registration information, call 734 487-9158.

K-12 art teachers will learn how to marbleize paper and create acrylic shingles and take these new hands-on techniques back to their classrooms.

K-12 art educators will learn to marbleize paper and create acrylic shingles. The processes will be reviewed and taken back to the classrooms.

Learn how Diego Rivera used European and indigenous cultural resources in his murals with an in-depth tour and discussion. Learn art and historical context of various works of Spanish art in the DIA with curator Salvador Salort Pons. Learn to use museum exhibitions as a teaching resources for visual arts and world languages. Contact Jennifer Williams at the DIA, 313.833.7977 for more information.

Utilize a creative technique known as tableau. Participants will learn how to guide students through pre-assessing, applying, expanding, and demonstrating knowledge and understanding of concepts, in all subjects, by assuming the roles of people and objects to create living pictures. Participants will learn how to build students’ vocabulary, focus and concentration required for this technique. They will experience the tableau technique as learners. This engaging technique deepens student comprehension, models differentiated instruction and assessment, and motivates all types of learners. For more information, call 517.244.1285

This course explores the use of Photoshop software to produce digital images and gives students the skills necessary for image scanning, photo retouching, image enhancing and manipulation and color correction. Participants must have a working knowledge of computers.

This course will cover the primary mechanical and conceptual differences between digital and traditional 35mm cameras. Students will learn and apply traditional photography principles to a digital medium. Basics will include creating a visual vocabulary, manual camera controls and learning output options. Bring your camera and its manual to the first class.

This course will cover the primary mechanical and conceptual differences between digital and traditional 35m cameras. Students will learn and apply traditional photography prinicples to a digital medium. Basics will include creating a visual vocabulary, manual camera controls and learn outputing options. This course is a complementary course to Photoshop for Photographers.

This workshop will cover the primary mechanical and conceptual differences between digital and traditional photography principles to a digital medium through their own photographs taken on cultural outings and around campus. Basics will include creating a visual vocabulary and learning manual camera controls and outputting options.

Students take their non-digital images and create a digital presentation and gain exposure to the following software: Flash, Dreamweaver and Photoshop.

Students will take their non-digital images and create a digital presentation. Students will gain exposure to the following software: Flash, Dreamweaver and Photoshop for their digital presentation.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Combining narrative and multimedia elements, low-tech collaborative digital methods are used to create, communicate, and easily distribute stories. Participants will develop a first draft digital story and the framework, tools, and resources to incorporate these multimedia collages in the K-12 art class.

A course for beginners wo wish to learn to plan, write, film ane edit their own movies. Through in-class projects, students will learn storyboarding, digital video camera operation, lighting, audio, shooting to edit an desktop editing techniques using Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to prepare an image for weaving, how to assign weaves, and how to prepare a digital file for use on the loom. You’ll be provided with a digital template and a selection of weaves to get you started. Each person will work at a computer workstation with Photoshop and JacqCAD installed, and will have an opportunity to weave a file that is 300 picks (i.e. 300 pixels) in height. By the end of the weekend, you should have a much clearer understanding of what is involved in designing for a hand jacquard loom.

This arts integration workshop takes the foundational elements of acting such as concentration, cooperation, and collaboration and creates a structured process which can become the basis for effective classroom management. This engaging step-by-step approach empowers students to take ownership of and be responsible for their own behavior. Participants will learn how to help students build the skills necessary to establish a sense of self-control, accountability, and team in the classroom. For more information, please call 517.244.1285.

Brush up on your drawing skills. This workshop will include a full day of drawing focusing on basic proportions, balance of the human figure, foreshortening and tonal drawing of a clothed figure. A gallery visit and curriculum ideas for teaching figure drawing will be included. Program units and curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan curriculum standards for visual arts, science and social studies. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fees include lunch.

The ability to draw heads and hands accurately and expressively is the foundation of portraiture. This course will show students how to improve their obsevational abilities and employ basic drawing principles to achieve greater accuracy in capturing expression and character. Students of all levels are welcome, but some figure drawing experience is recommended.

INK DRAWING IS A SMART WAY TO TRANSITION FROM DRAWING INTO BASIC PAINTING. LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF DARKS AND LIGHTS TO CREATE DEPTH, MATURITY AND STRUCTURE TO YOUR APPROACH TOWARDS PAINTING. ALLCLASSES WILL FOCUS ON WORKING FROM LIFE USING A NUDE MODEL.

Ink drawing is a smart way to transition from drawing into basic painting. Learn the principles of darks and lights to create depth, maturity and structure to your approach to painting. Bring a drawing pad and pencil to the first class.

Working from a nude model, you will explore drawing techniques that will enable you to better understand and draw the human figure. Emphasis will be placed on design, line, light variations, measurement and alignment procedures and gesture.

Working from a live model, students will explore drawing techniques that will enable them to better understand and draw the human figure. Emphasis will be placed on design, line, light variations, measurement and alignment procedures and gesture.

Both beginners and experienced students will benefit from focusing on the traditional principles of observational drawing, including design, line and light.

For registration information, please contact Tessa Stein at tessastein@theartcenter.org or 586/469-8666. Open to K-12 Art Teachers in Macomb County. Participants will learn the foundation of watercolor, various techniques with brushes, water and pigmentation and planning the overall design.

Participants will work with educator Craig Hinshaw and view lessons he developed over twenty years as an elementary art teacher. During the workshop participants will try some of Hinshaw´s lessons in the studio to gain experience and develop ideas to use in their lesson plans.

Four distinct sessions combined to offer educators opportunities to explore arts and arts education in experiential workshops under study with Aesthetic Education teaching artists. All participants will attend performances, study live works of art and discuss ways in which they might bring arts and education strategies and practices into their classrooms. After the performance of visit, a follow-up session will provide participants with opportunities for deep understanding through exploration, inquiry, reflection and discussion.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Elementary level art specialists and classroom teachers will learn and apply comprehensive lesson planning approaches, including alignment with state standards, the use of visual thinking strategies, and assessment techniques. This program addresses professional development needs for the K-6 educator. The program begins with an overview of state standards in the visual arts and an introduction to visual thinking strategies, continues with the development of aligned lesson plans, and follows through with the design of appropriate techniques to assess student learning. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand how state content standards in the visual arts can be used to guide the development of curricula and component lessons; identify current scholarly literature that examines K-6 art education; identify resources that support K-6 art education; understand and apply visual thinking strategies as a discursive teaching/learning tool.

An overview of the field of interior design, this course will show you the methods used to create a room that is physically, visually and intellectually satisfying. Instruction will include the basic principles of space planning, drafting, color theory and materials and finishes. Students will work toward creating a finished residential room during the course.

On overview of the field of interior design, this course will show you the methods used to create a romm that is physically, visually and intellectually satisfying. Instruction will include the basic principles of space planning, drafting, color theory and materials and finishes. Students will work toward creating a finished residental room during the course.

CREATE JEWELRY AND/OR OBJECTS OF YOUR OWN DESIGN BY LEARNING THE PROCESS OF APPLYING ENAMEL (GLASS) TO A METAL BASE AND FIRING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. TRADITIONAL FUNDAMENTALS AS WELL AS NEW EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES WILL BE COVERED. BOTH BEGINNING AND ADVANCED STUDENTS ARE WELCOME. MORE EXPERIENCED STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES SUCH AS CLOISONNE.

An intensive course in the fundamentals of enameling on copper with a focus on entry level techniques and jewelry projects suitable for secondary school art programs. There will be detailed presentation and demonstrations of specific jewelry projects that require a minimum of studio equipment and/or prior student skills in metalsmithing. There will also be ample opportunity for hands on experimentation and technique development so that the participants will feel confident in taking the process back to the classroom. A primary objective of this course is to demystify a medium often presented as difficult and time consuming but which is, in fact, engaging, uncomplicated, and which rewards a little care with almost instant gratification. No prior experience in metalsmithing is required.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Participants will learn about the history of encaustic as an art medium, and the use of bees wax as a vehicle for pigment. Participants will create several works in experimental encaustics, Xerox transfer, and mixed-media collage.

For many kinesthetic learners, movement is the key to engaging them in learning. The purpose of using movement is to engage the brain or kinesthetic learners and to reinforce learning for students with other predominant learning strengths and styles. This workshop is developed in complement to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School Series performance and will utilize African-American cultural experiences. Participants will explore dance/movement concepts and instructional strategies for integration with curriculum content. Questions? Call 517.244.1285

Engaging Visual Projects for Enhancing Your Art Program: From Ordinary to Extraordinary. Highly practical and proven concepts that motivate students while helping them understand artistic concepts, techniques and aesthetics through engaging problem-solving experiences and projects. Varied methods for developing both artistic skills and personal expression in each project. Examples of nationally published student art projects that meet both state and national standards. Receive a copy of the acclaimed book, Engaging the Adolescent Mind Through Visual Problem Solving (Davis). For more information or to register go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

This Visual Art Educators of Lenawee workshop will explore how to modify your current art curriculum to include additional three-dimensional lessons. While discussion will include traditional three-dimensional materials and their processes, special emphasis will be on non-traditional materials and unconventional processes. Most attention will be placed on ceramics and sculpture with variations for drawing, painting, and mixed media. Discussion will take place on how to use materials each art educator currently has differently. Considerable discussion will take place on lesson adaptability for multi-level use. Hands-on experiences will complement the presentations.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. This course will introduce you to the most important works of European art.

This session has a closed registration. Participants will be involved in art activities that are applicable to mathematics, geography, economics, recycling, ecology, physics, astronomy, history, and language arts.

Three workshops use the DIA collection to help create classroom lessons and to highlight multi-cultural art forms. "The Art of Middle School" workshop shares lessons inspired by Henry Moore´s sculpture, "Reclining". "Japanese Carving" involves a demonstration of netsuke, the decorative toggles that adorn kimonos. A tour of the DIA´s Japanese collection is part of the program. "Puppetry Workshop" complements the exhibition, "Punch´s Progress" and also highlights other parts of the puppet collection.

Sessions on Fridays at the DIA over the following topics:Native American Dance;Planning a tour for students; Book Arts in celebration of Black History; and After Whistler. Participants can earn SBCEU´s for attending two of the four workshops.

This workshop explores creative methods of watercolor, beginning with the basics of the medium, and progressing into experimental techniques. Applications in the elementary and secondary art classroom will be covered

Explore creative methods of application, layering and texturing with water media.

Join this energy filled workshop to explore creative methods of application, building layers and texturing with water media. The focus will be on developing a strong sense of style while emphasizing the creative approach to making images. Composition and design will be discussed.

Participants will select various works of art from the DIA collection tot examine and apply the principles of creative writing

Learn about abstract art and American attitudes at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Participnats will view selected works from "Remix," and learn how to link abstract art with school curriculum. For further information contact Jennifer Williams at (313) 833-7977

A hands-on workshop exploring composition and meaning in abstract art. Using selected works for inspiration, the artist will engage teachers in discussion and exercises that can be used in classroom lessons.

Local colored pencil artist, Sherry Eid, will share her skills and knowledge. Art teachers will have the opportunity to take colored pencils to a new level using color blending, cross hatching and other techniques. This workshop is designed to prepare teachers for the fall Mid West Colored Pencil Association exhibit at the Padzieski Gallery.

Participants will explore how artists like Andy Goldsworthy collaborate with nature to make art. Activities designed for elementary and secondary art and science classrooms using the natural environments of Applewood and Gilkey Creek will be explored.

K-12 Art teachers will tour the Arab American Museum and meet with the museum´s education department.

Students will study the sculpture of the human form and the freedom of creating the human form in clay. Live models will do short to long poses for students to sculpt. The last two classes will focus on finishing the kiln fired bisque figures with a patina demonstrated by the teacher using acrylic paints.

FANTASY, SURREALISM, ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM-EXPLORE THE LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND IN THIS COURSE THAT TEACHES TRADITIONAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES WHILE DEVELOPING EACH STUDENT´S INDIVIDUAL STYLE AND CONCEPTS.

The Grand Rapids Art Museum will offer an Art History Mini-Series for teachers and interested participants. In a sequence of six lectures, participants will explore the fascinating history of photography from the unique perspectives of local faculty members and curators.

This hands on workshop, students will be introduced to the technique of handmade felt utilizing a full array of pre-dyed Norwegian Gotland/Pelsau fleece. Spend one day layering the fleece over large balls forming felt hoods. Day two will be dedicated to steaming the hoods over hat forms to create unique and sophisticated hats. Options for filti needling designs onto the hat surfaces will be discussed.

Teachers will create several small sculpture projects using wool, soap and water. The activities will be appropriate for elementary and middle school classrooms. Other resources will be discussed.

This program will introduce basic felting techniques where participants will make small felted wool projects and will leave with ideas and resources to teach felting to elementary and middle school students. For further information contact, Jennifer Williams, Detroit Institute of Arts, (313)833-7977.

Haiku is the world´s shortest form of poetry and is known for its simplicity. It is a way to notice, note, and record a moment in our experience. In Sumi-e brush painting artists use a few brushstrokes to communicate the essence of a subject. Gillian Ferrington, an Ann Arbor book artist and elementary art instructor, will present this workshop on haiku writing and sumi-e brush painting. Each participant will make a small hand-made book. Workshop and curriculum materials are aligned with Michigan curriculum standards for language arts, science, social studies and visual arts. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop runs from 10AM to 4:15. Flint Institute of Arts (810) 237-7314 to register.

Artist William Stolpin will survey traditional printmaking processes including relief, intaglio and drypoint techniques. A visit to the FIA´s Print Study Gallery will be included. In the studio portion of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to try a variety of printmaking techniques suitable for use with elementary and secondary students. Workshop content and curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan Standards for language arts, science, social studies, and visual arts. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop runs from 10AM to 4:15. Flint Institute of Arts (810) 237-7314 to register.

How do we make the visual arts relevant in our schools? How do we help our students make sense of the world in which they live? Dr. Marilyn Stewart, Professor of Art Education at Kutztown University, will discuss new developments in art education that focus on teaching for understanding. She will focus on "big" or "enduring" ideas that are central to human experience. The introductory presentation will look at how artists from different cultures and time periods have focused their art on ideas of enduring importance to humans. In the galleries, Dr. Stewart will model interactive and engaging ways to involve students in interpreting artworks. In the studio portion of the workshop, participants will create a visual representation of a possible unit of study centered on an enduring idea. At the end of the day, participants will share their work and pull together the ideas explored during the workshop. Workshop runs from 10AM to 4:15. Flint Institute of Arts (810) 237-7314 to register.

Join Ojibwa artist, educator and writer Lois Beardslee for a workshop focusing on traditional Ojibwa arts. Ms. Beardslee will discuss the importance of traditional art forms and the maintenance of traditional lifestyles. Several endangered art forms, including porcupine quill work, sweetgrass and birch bark basketry, birch bark cut-outs, birch bark bitings, and cedar fiber weaving, will be demonstrated. Participants will have an opportunity to experience native materials such as sweetgrass, birch bark and feathers. Workshop content and curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan curriculum standards. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop from 10AM-4:15. Lunch included. Register at Flint Institute of Arts (810) 237-7314.

Ideas about cross-curricular learning will be addressed by incorporating visual strategies to enhance learning to read and write. Collaborative strategies that combine art-making and writing skills will be shared. The workshop will include book making, writing ideas, and language arts connections. Curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan standards for language arts and visual arts. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop runs from 10AM to 4:15. Flint Institute of Arts (810) 237-7314 to register.

Recent research suggests that since 90% of all communication enters through the eyes, visual strategies are a very effective ingredient of instruction. Participants in this workshop will be introduced to techniques that help students use visual language, think visually, and express thoughts and feelings visually. New ways of teaching and collaborating with students in the learning process and how to utilize thematic, integrated instruction will be covered. Curriculum materials for teachers are aligned with the Michigan Curriculum Framework for Visual Arts and Social Studies. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Program offered by the Flint Institure of Arts. Contact 810-237-7315 or arted@flintarts.org to register or for more information.

Authentic assessment is a powerful tool for diagnosing student strengths and weaknesses, monitoring student progress, and improving and adapting instructional methods. Participants in this workshop will be introduced to a wide variety of assessment models including process portfolios, journals, logs, checklists, and rating scales. Workshop content and activities are tied to Michigan curriculum standards in language arts, social studies, math, science, and the visual arts. Program offered by the Flint Institure of Arts. Location is Cedar Street Children´s Center. Contact 810-237-7315 or arted@flintarts.org to register or for more information.

Use Crayola Dream Makers book with twelve standards-based art lessons for K-6 classroom and art teachers in this hands-on workshop. Use a variety of new Crayola art materials to create art based on the Dream Makers art lessons. The class will receive a Dream Makers book and see demonstrations of how to create some of the innovative art lessons. Participants will have the opportunity to create one of the art lessons from the book. Crayola samples will also be available. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Program offered by the Flint Institure of Arts. Contact 810-237-7315 or arted@flintarts.org to register or for more information

Take an in-depth look at the exhibition Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology with FIA education staff and explore why order was so important to the ancient Egyptians. This workshop explores Egyptian art, history, writing systems, mythology, funerary practices, and "why it looks Egyptian" Participants will have an opportunity to complete a hieroglyph tablet and a painting on papyrus. Workshop content and curriculum materials are aligned with Michigan curriculum standards for language arts, science, social studies, and visual arts. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop runs from 10AM to 4:15. Flint Institute of Arts (810) 237-7314 to register.

The Inuit people are renowned for their exciting stone carvings and relief prints of Artic animals. Work particpants will learn the story of how the Inuit adapted their traditional artistic expressions into modern techniques of printmaking. Explore this art form through a slide presentation and curriculum materials for the classroom. Participants will create their own print of an Artic animal. Curriculum materials for teachers are aligned with the Michigan Curriculum Framework for Visual Arts and Social Studies. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Program offered by the Flint Institure of Arts. Location is Cedar Street Children´s Center. Contact 810-237-7315 or arted@flintarts.org to register or for more information.

Our education staff will share a variety of multicultural art lessons that have been developed in connection with the FIAs OnePlus outreach program. The multicultural themes may include lessons on masks of the world, African American artists, Native American art, the Arts of Mexico, Chinese brush painting and more. Program units incorporate science, language arts and social studies. Curriculum materials will be available for teachers and are aligned with the Michigan Curriculum Standards for Visual Arts, Science and Social Studies. Participants will have time for a hands-on activity to try out at least one of the art lessons. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Program offered by the Flint Institure of Arts. Contact 810-237-7315 or arted@flintarts.org to register or for more information.

This workshop is for teachers who would like to incorporate art into their classroom teaching. Participants will learn how to integrate making and thinking activiites as they develop teaching strategies that provide meaningful learning experiences in their classrooms. Participants will learn effective methods for helping students make connections across subject areas, think more creatively, write more fluently, and ask better questions. Workshop content and activities are tied to Michigan curriculum standards in language arts, social studies, math, science, and the visual arts. Program offered by the Flint Institure of Arts. Location is Cedar Street Children´s Center. Contact 810-237-7315 or arted@flintarts.org to register or for more information.

One of the most exciting educational opportunites for elementary students and teachers is learning about the plant and animal diversity of the Amazon rain forest. This workshop focuses on a variety of art lesson ideas that have been designed by FIA art educators around themes of the rain forest. Teachers will have the opportunity to experiment with several of the lessons including a stencil painting of tropical plants and a raffia woven basket. Curriculum materials for teachers are aligned with the Michigan Curriculum Framework for Visual Arts, Science and Social Studies. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Program offered by the Flint Institure of Arts. Contact 810-237-7315 or arted@flintarts.org to register or for more information.

This workshop is open to CCISD area art teachers. Participants will be introduced to fiber art techniques including rug braiding, penny rugs, and felt applique´, which all make use of rcycled wool fabric. Participants will also observe a weaving demonstration and discuss ways to incorporate and connect fiber arts learning to local heritage. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

For registration information, please contact Tessa Stein at tessastein@theartcenter.org or 586/469-8666. Open to K-12 Art Teachers in Macomb County. Participants will discuss tools, create a loom and demonstrate basic weaving techniques.

working from a live model, you will explore techniques used to better understand how to draw and paint the human figure. Emphasis will be placed on gesture; line, color and light variations, measurement and alignment procedures.

Working from a live model, you will explore techniques used to better understand how to draw and paint the human figure. Emphasis will be placed on gesture, experience with line, color and light variations, measurement and alignment procedures.

Working from a live model, you will learn a variety of techniques and be exposed to various methods and materials, using line, light and volume to explore the human form.

Participants will learn imagination, creative writing and performance techniques. They will also experience creating performance poetry. Questions? Please call: 517.244.1285

Participants will continue the Curriculum Review and Gap Analysis Process for Fine Arts, which was begun previously. The session will begin with a review of Stage 1 work, consisting of development of the mission statement, philosophy statement, and review of the Michigan Curriculum Framework for Fine Arts. A curriculum grid will be used to conduct a gap analysis. An action plan will be created to address curriculum and program gaps. An additional action plan to address advocacy needs will also be written.

Work continues on the CGRESD Fine Arts Curriculum. Participants will create common assessments and sample lessons to accompany work completed date.

Work continues on the CGRESD Fine Arts Curriculum. Participants will share lesson and project samples to add to curriculum work completed to date. Integrating technology into lessons will be presented. Differentiating the lesson for various learning styles will be covered.

Macromedia Flash is the standard for creating rich Internet applications, and cutting edge motion graphics for the Web. Students will become familiar with the Flash interface, and will explore animation techniques including motion and shape tweening, using masks, adding media, such as sound and video. Participants must have working knowledge of Macintosh computers and Photoshop.

For K-12 art teachers. The session will cover content and assessment in the morning. In the afternoon participants will work on curriculum with the Detroit Institute of Arts education staff.

This course has a closed registration process. Particpants will learn about African American art through tours of the exhibition and collection. Participants will learn how to include more African American history thorugh model lessons and teaching strategies.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn how to use the DIA photography collection as a resource for learning. Participants will learn several digital photography techniques suitable for students.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn how to link photographs by Ansel Adams to social studies, including core democratic values. Participants will learn several lessons and strategies for using images to support social studies standards.

This session has a closed registration process. Teachers will view and discuss selected works by Gerard TerBorch; learn to link exhibition to classroom art and social studies curriculum for 5th - 12th grades; develop teaching strategies using materials provided.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will view and discuss still lives in the DIA graphic arts collection. Participants will practice still life activities and lessons suitable for the classroom.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn several printmaking projects to use in the classroom with students. Participants will learn how to use the DIA´s Graphic Arts collection as a resource for teaching. Participants will learn how to use the DIA´s Graphic Arts collection as a resource for teaching.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn several sculpture projects to use with students and how to use the DIA collection as a resource for teaching.

Folk artists will study in the heart of Georgia O´Keeff´s country, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Participants will have learning experiences at museums, listen to expert speakers, and partake in hands-on lessons.

The use of Folk Dance in the elementary and middle school setting is an exciting and engaging way to teach simple musical and movement concepts usch as rhythm, meter, coordination, space and energy. Teaching dances from various countries also connects students to the discoveries and understandings of different cultures, including their own.

Participants will explore new tools and materials available to painting and drawing. They will participate in gallery and studio activities to learn innovative ways to integrate new materials and techniques into their classroom teaching.

Participants will explore new materials available for sculpture lessons. They will explore new approaches to integrating technology in the classroom. As a culminating activity, participants will develop a sculpture and/or technology based lesson to use with their students and share these lessons with other participants.

This course provides a working knowledge of the elements of design to provide you with a greater understanding of visual communication. The classic elements (space, line, shape, value, texture and color) and principles of graphic design (balance, repetition, variety, rhythm, unity and contrast) as well as the processes and methods used to problem solve and communicate will be explored.

You will learn tips and discuss the materials necessary for preparing a strong grant application. Develop an understanding of the entire Request for Proposal (RFP) process, from planning the program design to writing the final proposal and budget. The principles taught in this course will apply to many different disciplines, from artists to writers to academics and community activists. Samples will be covered as well as

THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE TIPS AND MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR PREPARING A STRONG GRANT APPLICATION. DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENTIRE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) PROCESS, FROM PLANNING THE PROGRAM DESIGN TO WRITING THE FINAL PROPOSAL AND BUDGET. THE PRINCIPLES TAUGHT WILL APPLY TO MANY DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES, FROM ARTISTS TO WRITERS TO ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS. SAMPLES WILL BE COVERED AS WELL AS DO´S AND DON´TS OF GRANT WRITING.

This workshop is open to all interested art teachers. It is an extensive 3-day hands-on class that teaches basics including glass compatibility, kiln preparation and operation, fusing, slumping and annealing. Students will learn the skills and techniques necessary to make a variety of hot glass art pieces. Call Susan at 337-0311 for registration information.

Explore basic slumping (melting flat glass over a dimensional object) and fusing (melting flat pieces of glass together) techniques as you focus on creating decorative panels and simple slumped forms.

Explore basic slumping (melting flat glass over a dimensional object) and fusing (melting flat pieces of glass together) technique as you focus on creating decorative panels and simple slumped forms.

A beginning fusing an dslumping workshop exploring basic techniques, this class will focus on creating decorative panels and simple slumped forms. No experience is necessary.

Learn the magic of shaping hot glass. This course, open to beginning and advanced students, teaches the glassblowing techniques required to create vessels and sculptural forms. Advanced students will refine their skills and learn more advanced techniques.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Studio activities include glassblowing and glass fusing in professional facilities. Development of professional skills as creative artist. Exploration of glass´s unique properties and use as a medium of expression.

Art educators, administrators, and community members are invited to this grant writing workshop. General grant application guidelines and formats will be reviewed along with project ideas and sources.

A graphic novel is a type of comic book that incorporates more complex story line and themes. Students will learn the artistic elements of visual storytelling that make up the graphic novel. Emphasis will be placed on line quality and contrasting values in monochromatic ink drawing. Focus on iconic imagery, drawing with brush, exaggeration and understatement, comics, animation and digital cartooning.

This workshop will focus on the curriculum development process using the Michigan Visual Arts Standards and Benchmarks. Participants will learn how to develop their own grade level expectations using a computer generated format

This workshop will combine a Greek art history review about architecture and ceramics with some practica1 curriculum Ideas for the classroom. Art lessons will include a sculpted relief of a Greek facade and a "black on red- ceramic plate. Program units and curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan curriculum standards for visual arts, science and social studies. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fees include lunch.

Learn the basic techniques of hand building including pinch, coil and slab as well as slip casting methods as you create functional or sculptural vessel forms. Approaches in glazing and firing techniques will be explored.

Making paper by hand can be a creative and rewarding experience for students. The course will be geared to art teachers. The teachers will have hands-on experience in various paper making techniques.

This will be a full day of creating paper and how to implement the ideas presented into your art room. In addition to the traditional sheet forming there will also be vacuum forming and casting. Decoration techniques will include: airbrush, embedding, and final embellishments. The afternoon session will be designated to developing papermaking techniques for your own classroom use.

Exploration of two- and three-dimensional potential of handmade paper. Global and historical techniques in papermaking.

Ben Clark, clay artist, will lead participants on a journey to discover hands-on applications for the potters wheel and self-expression through clay. This workshop is designed to bring insight and techniques to middle school and high school visual arts educators (elementary visual arts educators may also join in the workshop). All participants will have the opportunity to hand-build and work on the wheel. A collaborative, team building atmosphere will be created to enable all particpants to explore in a safe and dynamic environment. Ben will facilitate an envoronment where free-form, collaboartion, and observation will allow particpants to extend their knowledge and notice how clay mimics life and the sights around them.

Using the instructional method of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) teachers will learn how to help their students develop and strengthen crital thinking and communication skills through looking at art.

Learn to help students develop and strengthen critical thinking skills through looking at art and using a method known as Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). Studies prove its lasting effect.

This session has a closed registration process. Teachers will: review aesthetic developmental concepts that underlie visual thinking strategies; improve their ability to use VTS methods with intensive practice and critique.

In this program, participants will improve their ability to use specific questioning strategies, and their ability to paraphrase student responses through active listening,pointing, eye contact, and body language. For further information, please contact Jennifer Williams at (313)833-7977, Detroit Public Schools/Detroit Institute of Arts.

Explore American history through music and dance. Utilize multi-sensory and inter-disciplinary techniques to help students learn. Participants will learn how to incorporate dance and music into core subject matter, and how to create their own merials using the skills and techniques learned. Questions? Call 517.244.1281

Exploration of the connection between books and art as creative verbal and visual mediums

Exploration of the intention and meaning of human figures in art. 2-D collage, relief, and in-the-round techniques for assembled figures using found and recycled materials.

Sample the Detroit 300 curriculum guide with a special focus on civil rights in Detroit. All lessons include MEAP topics. Discuss with artist, activist, educator Jon Lockard how to incorporate this material into classroom lessons.

Indigo is a traditional plant dye found in several species around the world. It is the original dye for blue jeans and its rich deep color is hard to duplicate. Indigo dyed textiles are common in Africa, Japan, China, and Indonesia. In this workshop participants will make an indigo vat and discuss the chemistry and methods for preparing natural and synthetic indigo dyebaths. The class will explore patterning techniques from two traditions-West African paste resist dyeing, and Japanese bound-resist shibori. Students will make samples using stencils and stamps, and bound, stitched, and clamped resist methods.

In this intensive two-day workshop, participants will learn basic resist-dye techniques and create a series of striking blue and white patterned fabrics. Japanese and African indigo dyed fabrics will be the inspiration as students learn wrapping, clamping, and stitching methods for creating one-of-a-kind patterns. Students may bring their own small pieces of pre-washed, white natural fabrics.

Join art educator Craig Hinshaw and discover the lessons he has developed through twenty years as an elementary art instructor. From ceramic murals to Eric Carle´s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Craig will present lessons to inspire you and your students. Lesson plans and curriculum connections will be provided. To register, call the Flint Institute of Arts at (810) 234-1695.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Art specialists and classroom teachers will learn and apply knowledge and skills in mixed-media and kinetic sculpture using basic construction methods appropriate for K-12 art education. Attendees will contexualize sculpture within contemporary society, and ways in which students can create socially relevant works of visual expression. Lesson plans will be developed that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. The program addresses ways to contexualize art lessons within contemporary society, and encourages cross-disciplinary connections. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits of sculpture in K-12 education; identify current scholarly literature that examines teaching and learning through sculpture; develop interdisciplinary lesson plans that employ sculpture techniques as teaching/learning tools; learn to apply art-integrated methods in the K-12 classroom with attention to state standards.

Marygrove College Institute for Arts Infused Education August 13-15, 2007—Summer Intensive Marygrove College’s Institute for Arts Infused Education announces its second annual Summer Intensive entitled, Community Arts Partnerships: Modeling Innovative Methods in English Language Arts Education. The intensive offers professional training for artists, principals and in-service and pre-service teachers. The Institute has designed these training sessions to focus on methodology and pedagogy of integrating arts across the K-12 curriculum and to provide professional development for those interested in and/or working in the field. The three day intensive will include programs by the Detroit Institute of Arts, Matrix Theatre Company and Michigan Opera Theatre. The program will also feature workshops on brain-based education and the multiple intelligences with Marygrove’s Department of Education, as well as new assessment concepts with the Institute for Arts Infused Education and SPEC Associates, a research and evaluation corporation located in Detroit.

This two day workshop is designed to increase student learning. Participants will learn how to gather and analyze test data, including MEAP scores and Terra Nova scores, identify problem areas and then create an integrated program that addresses students’ individual needs using the arts as a catalyst for learning.

Learn about the value of the arts in young children´s development and growth.

Developed to facilitate learning in the area of arts integration, participants will focus on the principals and elements of design. Strategies for making instructional connections between the arts and basic core curriculum will be addressed.

Learn new aspects of painting, jewelry and metals, materials, processes and techniques. Discover how these can be used effectively in your classroom.

Participants will: experience a sampling of children’s literature from the South Africa region; hear from a native South African regarding their perspective of the region related to literature and art—and how the region is characterized and receive a survey-type tour of art forms, media and subjects from the South Africa region. Questions? Call 517.244.1285.

Participants will: •experience a sampling of dance and movement from the region •experience music that is indigenous to the region Questions? Call 517.244.1285.

To assist the visual arts educator in the process of curriculum design connecting art to other content areas while maintaining the integrity of the arts.

Sharpen photography skills in the picturesque surroundings of northern Michigan. Emphasis will be placed on the artistic value of digital imaging as a medium, in relation to traditional photography and other forms of artistic expression. Two tracks (Beginner, Intermediate-Advanced) will allow participants to tailor their experience to their skill level. Participants must provide their own digital camera, one empty/new media card and one empty/new USB flash memory drive. Please bring your camera manual, charger and/or extra batteries, external flash, portable tripod, camera cables plus any and all of your camera accessories that came with your camera when you purchased it. Workshop sessions will explore the basic principles of photography with emphasis on digital media, digital imaging technology, photo composition and lighting. Participants will learn how to process images using digital photo software to prepare it for printing or online distribution. Participants must have a working knowledge of their digital camera, Adobe Photoshop software and basic familiarity with the Macintosh operating system.

Renew, improve and evaluate skills while working with a faculty of leading oboists. This is a refresher course for working musicians, teachers of the oboe or aspiring professionals. The Oboe Master Conference will cover: technical principles; practical application of solo and orchestral literature for performance and auditions; use of the Barret and Ferling Methods as a basis for study and teaching insights; keys to teaching success. Two master class sessions will be held each day. There wil be two recitals given by the faculty and Interlochen Alumna, Sarah Skuster. Practice time will be built into the schedule and literature will be assigned before participants’ arrival to make efficient use of conference time. Participants will each receive a half-hour lesson with both Elaine Douvas and Linda Strommen; auditors will receive one half-hour lesson with Dan Stolper.

Learn and explore the art of painting landscapes. Painting en plein aire (in the open air) first gained popularity in Europe in the 19th century with painters such as Cezanne and Monet. This five-day watercolor painting workshop involves small field trips in and around the campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts. French easels will be provided during the workshop for the scheduled sessions, as well as basic watercolor supplies and one 20 sheet pad of white watercolor block. Please feel free to bring any other paint, brushes, palettes or particular canvas/medium that you wish to use. The Plein Aire Painting Workshop will take place during Interlochen Arts Camp, providing a great opportunity for participants to soak in their surroundings while listening the music of many young artists.

This offering is open to all interested parties. This is a an ongoing workshop for woodblock printers which will include caring techniques, registration, and two color printing. Please call Cynthia at 482-2333 for registration information.

In this intensive, hands-on class, participants will learn basic bookbinding skills while creating four prototypes. The book structures to be exploded will include: hard covers, soft covers, and clay covers (Sumeria); stab binding (China & Japan) with individual pages; travel journal with folio signatures (Italy) and envelopes stitched on accordion spine; papyrus scroll on sticks (Egypt, Greece, Roman Empire); "palm-leaf" book (India). Participants will also make their own decorated papers for use as book-boards covers and end papers. A packet of hand-outs including pattern, materials sources, definitions, suggested reading, history, etc. will be provided for use in class and beyond.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will be introduced to the Islamic Art collection at the DIA through a tour and lecture. Participants will be introduced to the Arab American National Museum through tours and presentations.

Experience the excitement that comes with learning to effectively express your ideas and concerns in visual terms. Mock assignments will allow you to use a variety of media to produce illustrations for greeting cards, books (children´s, adult or comic), editorial and other industry opportunities.

Learn how to draft simple, complex and compound weaves for use in JacqCAD; how to use Simple Expansion and Expansion by Color Strip, and how to develop a file to be woven with two shuttles. Each person will work at a computer workstation with Photoshop and JacqCAD installed, and will have an opportunity to weave a technical study and a finished piece that is 2000 picks in height. By the end of the workshop, you should understand many possibilities for using 2-shuttle jacquard weaves. For registration information, call 734 487-9158.

Three workshop in which participants will explore approaches to preparing loom-ready digital files for weaving on a TC-1 Jacquard loom with concentration on drafting 2-shuttle fabric structures in JacqCAD Master software. Participants must register for and attend all three workshops. Workshop 1 will be an introduction to Jacquard weaving, Workshop 2 will concentrate on weave designs, and Workshop 3 will cover application of Jacquard weaving designs. For registration information, call 734 487-9158

Learn the ancient art of mosaic, surfact art composed of variously colored small pieces of glass, stone, ceramics or other materials. In this course, you will design and make a complete mosaic (of modest size) and learn about the various materials and methods involved.

Everything we use in our daily lives, from the packages we pour our milk from to the chairs we sit on, have been designed by someone. Good design makes better products. This course explores the various approaches to product design and shows the student how form and function work together. Through a series of in-class assignments, students will be taught design problem-solving techniques while learning sketching, rendering and perspective drawing skills.

What are the differences between all the fonts that you use on your computer? The appropriate choice of typeface is essential to the effectiveness of your message. Educate your eyes to see and recognize the structure of various tupefaces and their differences. Demonstrations will show how to use characters in various software applications and assignments will consist of compositions using all letterforms.

Tried and true acting techniques will be adapted for classroom application offering creative solutions to everyday classroom problems. Participants will acquire skills to relieve stress and focus energy, energize communication, maintain students´ attention, and motivate creative thinking and problem solving.

Teachers will learn how artist Jane Hammond´s work uses paper and graphics arts techniques in inventive ways from Curator Nancy Sojka, who can also relate her experiences with Hammond in hanging the show. Teachers will learn how traditional drawing, paper folding and other graphics arts techniques can be adapted for the classroom. Teachers will learn to use museum exhibitions as a teaching resource for visual arts and other subjects.

Learn the fine and expressive art of Japanese calligraphy from a highly regarded Japanese calligrapher. Students will learn basics brush skills along with Kanji and Kana letters while also learning how to control the brush and stroke movements. Emphasis is also placed on composition and utilizing white space effectively.

Learn the fine and expressive art of Japanese calligraphy from a highly regarded Japanese calligrapher. Student will learn basic brush skills along with Kanji and Kana letters while also learning how to control the brush and stroke movements. Emphasis is also placed on composition and utilizing white space effectively.

Create one-of-a-kind jewelry and art objects of their own design. Basic metalsmithing techniques such as forming, soldering and stone setting are taught integrally with surface patterning techniques such as etching, solder inlay. selective plating and kuem-boo. Pairing these traditional and non-traditional metalsmithing techniques allows students to work efficiently and produce a plethora of unique pieces. Projects are tailored to each student´s skill level and student-initiated projects are encouraged.

Create jewelry of your own design by learning how to use the tools and materials required to form sheet and wire metal into 3D objects. Hammering, bending, and soldering techniques will be taught. Projects are tailored to each student´s skill level and student-initated projects are encouraged.

An intensive, hands-on workshop on jewelry /metal fabrication techniques. Learn how to use the tools and material required to form sheet and wire metal into 3D objects. Create your own piece of jewelry through hammering, bending, and soldering techniques.

An intensive, hands-on workshop on jewelry /metal fabrication techniques. Learn how to use the tools and material required to form sheet and wire metal into 3D objects. Create your own piece of jewelry through hammering, bending, and soldering techniques.

Create jewelry of your own design by learning how to use the tools and materials required to form sheet and wire metal into 3D objects. Hammering, bending and soldering techniques will be taught. Projects are tailored to each student´s skill level and student-initiated projects are encouraged.

CREATE JEWELRY OF YOUR OWN DESIGN BY LEARNING HOW TO USE THE TOOLS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED TO FORM SHEET AND WIRE METAL INTO 3D OBJECTS. HAMMERING, BENDING, AND SOLDERING TECHNIQUES WILL BE TAUGHT. PROJECTS ARE TAILORED TO EACH STUDENTS SKILL LEVEL AND STUDENT-INITIATED PROJECTS ARE ENCOURAGED.

CREATE JEWELRY OF YOUR OWN DESIGN BY LEARNING HOW TO USE THE TOOLS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED TO FORM SHEET AND WIRE METAL INTO 3D OBJECTS. HAMMERING, BENDING, AND SOLDERING TECHNIQUES WILL BE TAUGHT. PROJECTS ARE TAILORED TO EACH STUDENTS SKILL LEVEL AND STUDENT-INITIATED PROJECTS ARE ENCOURAGED.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator by introducing fundamental jewelry and metalsmithing skills. Participants will be introduced to cold-connections, soldering, metal piercing, forming, finishing, and more. Projects will include a layered brooch and a ring with bezel-setting. Hollow construction will also be covered.

Casting is the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. This course introduces the materials, processes and techniques necessary to produce cast jewelry. YOu will cast your own work using the techniques of lost-wax casting, wax carving and other methods of casting and metal finishing.

Denis Obringer, Art Products Manager for United Art and Education, will present a new and exciting material called "Magic Metallic." This water-based surface decoration can be applied to anything that might be painted with acrylic. The afternoon program will offer a continuous focus on jewelry-making which includes adaptable lesson plans, student examples, and support material.

This workshop employs basic jewelry making hand tools to create expressive, wearable compositions. Teachers will be exposed to a variety of cold-connection metal working techniques working with wire, sheet metal, and natural and manufactured objects. Participants will create small sample jewelry pieces in copper, brass, and nickel. In addition, participants will be exposed to a variety of teaching methods that will be helpful in implementing cold-connection metal working processes for secondary classroom instruction

The goal of this workshop is to teach students the fine art of adding dramatic color to watercolor portraits.

One of the biggest challenges facing fine arts educators today is the dramatic rise of students with disabilities int he classroom. In this workshop participants will get an insightful look at the students behind the disabilities and proven strategies in curriculum differentiation to engage even the most challenging students in the art and music classroom.

This painting workshop will allow students to create a painting, using oils or acrylics, of a landmark.

Using readily available home video cameras, participants will learn the basics of video pre-production (writing), production (shooting), and post-production (editing). In the process of creating their own videos, teachers will cover a wealth of creative ideas to inspire meaningful, humorous, and often touching work by students

Eastern Michigan University Art Department offers a kiln building workshop held on the EMU campus. Participants in this hands-on kiln building workshop will help construct a catenary, arch-shaped kiln for salt firing (at an outdoor location. Together, you’ll learn proven methods for kiln construction including site preparation; plywood catenary forms; placement of brick layers and protective castable coating; orifices for burners; brick chimney; flu tunnel; and damper. For more information and a registration form, visit www.ce.emich.edu/kiln, or call (734)487-0442.

Learn the basics of kiln-fused glass in this course. Most secondary schools have access to a kiln, and this will expand its use beyond ceramics. Using a colorful selection of transparent and opaque bullseye glass, students will learn cutting, shaping, grinding and fusing techniques to create ornaments, jewelry, nightlights and panels. Frits, stringers, confetti and dichro will be used for embellishment. There will be discussion about bringing this medium to the art classroom. All tools will be provided. Tuition will include a starter pack of compatible art glass. Additional glass will be available for purchase. No experience is necessary. Participants should register at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

This workshop will concentrate on the design process (creative thinking, brainstorming, research, problem solving and analysis), and fabrication techniques suitable for K-12 art education.

In this special workshop, the Kresge Art Museum will open its doors to a select number of teachers for a guided tour and behind-the-scenes look at the museum. Teachers will explore recent acquisitions, learn about how the museum acquires and preserves the collection, and brainstorm various educational approaches for adults and K-12 students.

Urban or rural-a rich variety of landscape opportunities lie just a short distance from the CCS campus. Explore the geographic context of a great urban art and design college as you expand your watercolor and landscape painting abilities.

Art teachers will explore techniques to help students create books that combine language with printed images.

Participants will learn the technical aspects of large-scale mosaic murals, explore developmentally appropriate approaches, and participate in the construction of the mural.

Learn the basics of this page layout software and use its tools to inspire your creativity and simplify elaborate design tasks. This course introduces the interface and palettes of InDesign by showing students how to set up a new document, use the line and frame tools, add text and graphics and import images from Photoshop or Illustrator. Formatting, editing, applying color, creating tables and preparing the document for output will also be covered.

Learn the basics of this page layout software and use its tools to inspire your creativity and simplify elaborate design tasks. This course introduces the interface and palettes of InDesign by showing students how to set up a new document, use the line and frame tools, add text and graphics and import images from Photoshop or Illustrator. Formatting, editing, applying color, creating tables and preparing the document for output will also be covered.

Gain a deeper understanding of various color harmonies, and the “when, why and how" to use them. The workshop will explore ways that colors sometimes mysteriously interact with each other. Hands on projects include a Picasso inspired portrait which can be taken back to the classroom. Program units and curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan curriculum standards for visual arts, science and social studies. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fees include lunch.

Learn teaching methods of standards-based lessons through movement. K-12 teachers will learn how to incorporate dance and movement into the classroom to engage students in kinesthetic learning.

The goal of this workshop is to teach students the fine art of Chinese watercolor painting.

You will learn a number of life-casting methods, including casting in plaster, alginate casting and warm wax immersion techniques. Casts may be made from fragile natural objects as well as parts of the body. Positives may then be cast in plaster, "stone" casting compounds or wax.

This event will be held at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and will include selected paintings as the topic of discussion. Participants will study the 19th century Ash Can School of American Artists, and explore the links between that era´s art and current English Language Arts curriculum. For further information, please contact Jennifer Williams at (313) 833-7977.

The goal of this workshop is to teach students the fine art of painting realism in oil.

The Michigan Art Educators Association Conference attendees will present their session materials to the Visual Art Educator´s group. Art educators will leave this day with the results of the best workshops from the 2009 Conference.

This sharing session is an opportunity for the conference attendees to present their session materials to everyone. Each art educator will leave this day with the results of the best workshops from the "2004 Conference".

Linda Hooker´s Conference Recap has been one of the Visual Art Educator´s most popular and productive sessions year afer year. Linda will include everyone in the discussion as she assists conference attendees who present their session materials to the group. Art educators will leave this day with the results of the best workshops from the 2006 Conference.

PLEASE CONTACT THE MAEA WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CONFERENCE! This conference provides members with an opportunity to learn a variety of art techniques and experiences to supplement their existing program. This conference will allow members to energize their classroom environments along with providing the opportunity to network with experts and mentors to establish a resource base for support throughout their teaching careers.

Participants will examine current brain research concerning art, education and memory. Participants will explore emerging teaching philosophies in arts education and the cognitive differences between directed creative art lessons and non-directed recreation with art supplies.

Participants will learn and exercise bookmaking techniques in the construction of a journal with painted canvas covers, a magnetic snap closure and decorated multiple signature covers. They will size and pre-decorate the canvas and watercolor papers Canvas parts will be used to create a pliable set of covers to enclose watercolor and blank sketch sheets. They will have several options to determine the size of the finished book.

Discover the ancient and contemporary art of encaustics (pigmented beeswax) and beeswax collage. Learn about the history of the medium and the honeybees that support it. No experience required. Repeat participants will build upon last summer´s workshop with new techniques.

An introduction to vitreous enameling on copper. Practice in basic enameling techniques. Cloisonné and champlevé enameling will be demonstrated.

An introduction to the fundamental skills involved in the fabrication of jewelry and metal objects. Participants will be introduced to cold-connections, soldering, piercing, forming, texturing, finishing, and more. The skills involved in these projects are suitable for further work in the medium. Copper will be provided for all of the projects, and sterling silver will be available for purchase from the instructor for the ring project.

Participants will explore the unique properties of the ancient medium of molten glass. Offered in collaboration with the West Michigan Glass Society, participants will spend one day blowing glass and another learning lamp-working and bead-making techniques.

Participants will learn to take a leadership role linking art and culture to K-12 language arts, social studies and world languages curricula. With visits to the Richmond Center for Visual Art and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, participants will develop K-12 applications of art history in the classroom based on the exhibitions "Georgia O´Keeffe and Her Times", and "Through the Photographer´s Lens".

Enhance curricular objectives by adapting traditional materials through unconventional practices. Participants will discuss various artists and engage in hands-on practice in new 3-D skills, including non-traditional ceramic firing techniques, non-glazed decoration, and colored slip inlay on porcelain.

An introduction to creating a multiple-color screen-printed image using photomechanical processes, Participants will develop a composition, create an image on the screen, and print it using water-based, non-toxic materials. They will learn how to set up a silkscreen printing studio in a classroom.

Drawing from the inspiration of the great outdoors, participants experience plein air painting with colleagues in the Kalamazoo Nature Center. Participant learn basic methods and approaches in various mediums - watercolor, acrylic, or oils. Participants will supply preferred tools and materials: a sketchbook, pencils, camera, drawing paper and/or canvas board, paints, pastels.

This 2 1/2 day workshop at Adrian College will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about the process of maiolica decoration and firing; using and making simple molds for forming ceramic work; understand the aesthetics of ceramics and gain an awareness of Spanish and Italian culture and how maiolica was important in their economies.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. This workshop will explore methods of integrating movement into the art classroom. Dance will be used to reach across academic and arts curricula to make valuable connections among subject areas at the elementary and secondary levels. Topics will include incorporating movement into regular art classrooms, as well as in other applications, including working with special needs, at-risk, cross-cultural, and intergenerational populations. Lesson plans will be developed that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for K-12 art educators. The art educator will learn methods of employing movement as a teaching and learning tool in the art classroom. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits of movement in the art classroom; understand and have practiced a variety of ways to move through 3-dimensional space; be able to incorporate movement into regular art classrooms, as well as in classrooms focusing on special needs, at-risk, cross-cultural, and intergenerational populations; develop lesson plans that employ movement to fulfill state standards.

Create five different books as you explore several exciting possibilities for making handmade books, journals, albums, or cards. A brief history of bookmaking and ideas for making interdisciplinary and multicultural connections will be shared.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu or 586/226-4802. Open to Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers. Participants will focus on creative arts, planning for large groups and environments for infants and toddlers, puppets and Wolf Trap Music, story telling and movement.

The goal of this workshop is to teach students the fine art of painting experimental watercolor.

K-12 art teachers will work with a paper engineer and learn the background and history of paper engineering. They will participate in hands-on activities and exchange ideas for using in the classroom.

Learn animation basics using Maya by Alias, the industry standard for Animators. Maya is used in creating the magic for most films, commercials and games you play. You will learn Modeling and Animation and Rendering techniques through instruction and hands-on exercises. Learn how to command simple procedures to develop more complex and creative projects.

The objective of this program is to bring an artist-in-residence to a community center for the purpose of supporting and educating arts educators in the techniques of outdoor drawing, and to establish a community connection through the arts. On this date, participants will work with artist Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen on techniques of outdoor drawing, book illustration, and learning more about the connection between the arts and other disciplines.

A four day conference for K-12 art educators with a variety 191 workshops.

This workshop is designed to expose adjucators to evaluation techniques as they relate to chamber music and full band and/or orchestra performance.

This workshop exposes music educators to the latest advances in technology using software to deliver instruction.

The focus of this workshop will be designing and implementing an effective marching band show.

SB-CEU credit is available to Lenawee County art educators only. SBCEU Credits: 0.5-1.5 The 2008 MAEA Conference - "Art Brings Hope, Healing, and Change" - gives evidences of the differences art can make, from the classroom to the far reaches of the world.

To define and establish the role of art education. To give support to creative teaching. To foster study and research in art education.

Art educators will attend the Annual MAEA Conference focusing on Art: The Making of Meaning

Art educators will attend the Annual MAEA Conference focusing on "Art Brings Hope, Healing, and Change."

The conference will provide professional development opportunities for in-service music educators. Sessions on teaching methodology, curriculum development, conducting, instructional planning and assessment, and arts education policy issues, as well as concerts by notable school, university, and professional ensembles will be offered. The sessions are designed to provide practical, authoritative information and instruction to help in-service educators improve the quality of school music programs. Participants will also have access to the latest music technology tools with hands-on sessions in open computer labs.

To provide elementary and secondary school teachers with professional development activities to strengthen their capabilities for incorporating humanities-based approaches to the arts in Michigan´s schools. To provide teachers with information about best practice models for developing curricula that incorporates arts and humanities. to provide teachers with basic or advanced humanities-based technology skills. To engage institute participants in the construction of a meaningful and useful web-based curriculum that encourages use of local arts and humanities resources. To present teachers with tools to identify the community based, traditional cultural resources easily accesssible within any school district.

Three-day conference will focus on band & orchestra leadership. This conference will offer insights on conducting, rehearsal techniques, tips for tuning and fundamental guidelines for the middle school band standard.

Conference held at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will focus on vocal and instrumental music in the schools.

This workshop is open to Art teachers. Participants will learn about mosaic using simple supplies and techniques making the medium accessible to all age groups. Participants will make a mosaic item to take home. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

Movement to Music will develop areas such as problem-skills, sequencing pathways, locomotor movements, rhythmic activities, musicality, improvisation and dance in an historical and cultural context. this course is appropriate for K-12 physical education teachers, music teachers and General Education teachers. The institue will increase the understanding of the State of Michigan approved standards for dance education. Links to Physical Education standards for dance education. Links to Physical Education standards for dance education will be learned with hands-on work and demonstrations.

This workshop will introduce particpants to an interdisciplary create arts curriculum focusing on conceptual learning through dance and movement. Participants will be able to: * perform elements of dance * experience lessons based on the National Standards * regard dance as an assessment tool * develop lesson plans that cross curriculur boundaries through dance

The institute is designed to provide classroom teachers with strategies for the integration of dance into their curriculum. The institute will include science, creative writing and visual art integrated with dance. Contact Dr Lynette Overby at overbyl@msu.edu in the College of Arts and Letters at MSU.

Create little pieces of work that include diverse media (watercolour to birch bark) including creative presentation of finished work.

Working with music in the classroom is always a motivator for students. Participants will look at ways to use and make their own instruments then go online to discover free and open source software that can be used to write music!

This workshop brings together nationally acclaimed master storyteller, David Gonzalez, with area teachers to help break down the elements of storytelling and discuss the genre of mythology as a vehicle to transmit stories so that they come to life in the imagination of the audience. Participants will learn to amplify the characters in mythology through the use of lyric, sound, and movement in order to come to understand the emotional meaning of the story; and to translate a third-person narrative of a myth to a first-person narrative as a writing activity. Questions? Call 244.1285

This intensive course that explores the power of self-generated subject matter as content for narrative imagery. In class development of individual processes such as ideation, research development, and execution of solid drawing will be explored using the artist´s medium of choice. The expected outcome is actualized portfolio-worthy work. Prior drawing experience is recommended.

Museum art educators will share historical information and curriculum ideas about Native American art. Areas discussed will be the art of the Mound builders of the Midwest and South, Southwest petroglyphs, and the Woodlands Indians of the upper Midwest. Program units and curriculum materials are aligned with the Michigan curriculum standards for visual arts, science and social studies. Participants will have time for a hands-on activity to try out at least one of the art lessons. All levels of artistic ability are welcome. Workshop fee includes lunch.

Learn about objects and interpretation of Native American art in the DIA Gallery. Learn that Native American art and culture is part of the social studies curriculum. Explore lack ash basket making techniques and traditions. Contact Jennifer Williams at the DIA, 313.833.7977 for more information.

This class is open to all interested participants. It will provide opportunities to study objects and artifcats expressing cultural concepts in visual forms from pre-contact times to the present. Emphasis is placed on traditional and contemporary Ojibwa art. Other indigenous groups from the US and Canada will also be studied. Classes will meet on Mondays from 5 - 8:50 pm beginning January 9 - April 28. Contact Trenice at 906-353-4600 for registration information.

Explore cultural imagery and how they may transfer in glass imagery. Our artistic culture is heavily influenced from looking at art of other past cultures these too will be referenced to expand the glass-making palette. A trip to the Detroit Institute of Art will supplement this image search. This glass-casting workshop will do two technique projects: relief casting and pat de vere (color frit glass casting). For the first project, the relief casting, bring an image or idea of your personal ancestry, from near to the distant past. The second image will be generated from the DIA visit.

Day 11 will feature illustrator-led technique to begin and/or produce finished illustrations.

Day 12 will feature illustrator-led technique to begin and/or produce finished illustrations.

Throughout this 13-day scientific illustrators workshop, students will observe, select, and draw a subject accurately from live models, study skins, museum specimens, and photo references. They will also learn how to create appropriate backgrounds in water-based media and integrate the background with the foreground subject. This application will be for the introductory day and the concluding day for the workshop.

Throughout this 14-day scientific illustrators workshop, students will observe, select, and draw a subject accurately from live models, study skins, museum specimens, and photo references. They will also learn how to create appropriate backgrounds in water-based media and integrate the background with the foreground subject. This application will be for the introductory day and the concluding day for the workshop.

Day 10 will focus on the techniques for hard and soft edges of illustration.

Day10: Begin color sketches/determining color palettes, understanding warm and cool colors, how and when to mute colors, understanding complementary colors, instructor led technique.

Day 11 will focus on the techniques for hard and soft edges of illustration.

Day 12 will allow be instructor-let techniques to complete their illustrations.

Day 13 will be instructor-led techniques to complete the illustrations.

Day 2 begins drawing skeletons; caring for the captured animals, dissection of rats, drawing live animals, study of muscles, and instructor-led techniques.

Day 3: Begin drawing specimens, drawing dissection specimens, begin final composition (pose, plant supportive material, etc.)

Day 4: Introduction to gouache and colored ink-selecting and creating appropriate backgrounds, gathering and choosing specimens.

Day 5: This day will be spent exploring gouache and colored ink characteristics with instructor-led techniques.

Day 6: Instructor led technique-gouache and colored ink will be the focus for the day.

Day 7: Instructor led technique-colored ink, gallery, work sharing, critique, intro to egg tempera, instructor led technique-tempera.

Day 8: On-site hike to gather main subject matter, digital photography of subject matter, individual concentration/interest, sketching habitat, preliminary sketch and positive/negative space and focal point.

Day 9: Begin color sketches/determining color palettes, understanding warm and cool colors, how and when to mute colors, understanding complementary colors, instructor led technique.

Days 8 & 9: Color Theory and Transparent Watercolor, and an on-site hike to gather main subject matter, digital photography of subject matter, individual concentration/interest, sketching habitat, preliminary sketch and positive/negative space and focal point.

A full day for teachers of the Visual Arts! Discover new ways to teach and new techniques to learn as you experience the great facilities of the Krasl Art Center making art all day. Participants will choose two of four classes offered; Precious Metal Clay, Watercolor, Figure Drawing and Ceramics.

Professor Peter London´s workshop provides teachers with fresh ideas for the practice of teaching art. He shares techniques on how to incorporate the psychology of learning how to create curriculums that nurture and empower the mind and creativity of students.

Provides teachers with fresh ideas for the practice of art. Professor Peter London sets out to break down the barriers and road blocks that stunt people´s ability to fully execute their own innate artistic expression. London shares techniques on how to incorporate the psychology of learning, how to create curriculums that nurture and empower the mind and creativity of students.

Inspiration and fresh ideas to art teachers, art students and artists. Mind, body and spirit integration in a developmentally appropriate approach.

This workshop will expose students to the Edinborough Etch technique. Using a Ferric Chloride, non-toxic salt, participants will create a copper plate and etching with materials that can be used in the high school classroom.

The workshop for Visual Art Educators of Lenawee (VAEL) will cover four print processes and their combinations using materials that are non-hazardous. Styrofoam, erasers, Mylar/acetate, paper inks, use of Plexiglas plates and all equipment will be provided. Print processes will be taught K-12, with the exception of stamp carving. Participants are asked to bring any rubber stamps they own, a pencil, and an acrylic brush.

This session is for Dearborn Public Schools Art teachers. Visiting artists from Oaxaca, Mexico will demonstrate the art and science of using natural materials to dye wool. Beeswax candles used for Dias de los Muertos will also be created. Participants will have hands-on experiences.

Learn about this art form and its historical and cultural significance. Instructor Zeny Fuentes will demonstrate carving and painting techniques used by his family in Mexico. You will have the opportunity to create carvings of your own. Dearborn Schools Art Specialist Wendy Sample will discuss classroom applications.

This course has a closed registration process. Particpants will learn about the Visual Thinking Strategies method of teaching critical thinking through art. Participants will learn and practice object-based learning techniques suitable for the classroom.

Learn how to use art to teach about culture with award-winning educator Stevie Mack. Cultural heritage and diversity are compelling concerns of educators in today’s schools. In this workshop, art is presented as a reflection of culture and as a vehicle for enriched communication. Strategies for the implementation of multicultural lessons are discussed as participants learn how to design well-balanced activities that reflect sensitivity and respect for diverse cultures. To register, call the Flint Institute of Arts at (810) 234-1695.

Using oil paints on canvas, both beginners and experienced students will benefit from focusing on the traditional principles of observational painting, including design, color and light.

This day-long art education program will feature Greg Marten, LISD Distance Learning Coordinator, who will present an overview of technology for the artoom and discuss options for MDE´s new online learning experience graduation requirement. Sheila Lee returns for a day of portait basics. The principles of portraiture will be adapted for this hands-on K-12 workshop.

The class is designed for students of any skill level who desire to express personal ideas into their artwork using a variety of painting media. Students will have the opportunity to experience painless critiquing.

Discover the extensive range of color and light involved in painting. Students will gain practice at sharpening their perception skills and improve their proficiency of mixing colors. Concentration will be on the development of one´s palette and acquiring the ability to mix an expansive range of color combinations.

Use photographs and images from newspapers, magazines, or the internet as inspiration for paintings. This course focuses on the examination of "media" images and asks you to consider the way painting can respond to those images. Discuss the differences between painting and photography to develop and expand your painting vocabulary. Students of any skill level will benefit.

Learn to capture the essence and character of a model by studying portrait-painting techniques. Working in oil and/or acrylic paints, learn to use tonal values to develop forms that reflect the proportions of the human head, torso and hands. Participants should have basic drwaing and painting skills.

Learn to capture the essence and character of a model by studying portrait and figure painting techniques. Working in oil and/or acrylic paints, students will learn to use design, color and light to portray gesture, anatomical proportion, and motion of the body. The course will focus on portraits for half of the sessions and the nude figure for the remaining.

Working from a nude model, students will explore painting techniques that will enable them to better understand and paint the human figure. Emphasis will be placed on design, color and light variations.

Both beginners and experienced students will benefit from focusing on the traditional principles of observational painting. Students will sketch or photograph urban scences and then bring those images back to the classroom to recreate or express in an abstract form.

Using oil paints on canvas, both beginners and experienced students will benefit from focusing on the traditional principles of observational painting, including design, color and light.

This is an introductory class designed for beginners and those seeking to explore the medium of acrylics. Different styles and techniques will be investigated related to both small and large-scale painting projects. Everything from stretching your canvas or preparing your surface to mixing colors and using mediums and protective coating will be covered. Supplies will be provided for first class. Materials list will be discussed at that time. Participants can register at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

This is an introductory class designed for beginners and those seeking to explore the medium of acrylics. Different styles and techniques will be investigated related to both small and large-scale painting projects. Everything from stretching your canvas or preparing your surface to mixing colors and using mediums and protective coating will be covered. Supplies will be provided for first class. Materials list will be discussed at that time. Participants can register at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

The goal of this workshop is to teach students the fine art of fiber, with fabric art quilts.

Part of MAEA & WMU Summer ´07 Professional Development. Art specialists and classroom teachers will learn and apply knowledge and skills in papermaking and techniques appropriate for K-12 art education, and develop lesson plans that integrate these skills with state content area standards. This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. The program begins with an overview of the uses of papermaking in the K-12 curriculum, and continues with hands-on exploration of papermaking materials and approaches applicable to cross-disciplinary curricula. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: understand the cognitive and affective benefits of papermaking lessons in K-12 education; identify current scholarly literature that examines teaching and learning through papermaking; develop interdisciplinary lesson plans that employ papermaking techniques as teaching/learning tools; apply arts-integrated methods in the K-12 classroom, with attention to state standards.

The Grand Rapids Art Museum will offer an Art History Mini-Series for teachers and interested participants. Paris in 1890 was a bustling, cosmopolitan city experiencing unprecedented growth and innovation in the arts, culture and technology. In a sequence of six lectures, participants will explore this exciting world with local faculty members and curators. Participants who sign up, may receive .5 SB-CEU´s by attending 5 out of 6 lectures.

STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE USING PASTELS TO PAINT FROM STILL LIFE, LANDSCAPE AND THE NUDE FIGURE. HANDLING MATERIALS, UNDERPAINTING, STROKES, VALUES, LIGHT, COLORS, AND COMPOSITION WILL BE COVERED.

This class will discuss and demonstrate the art of chalk drawing also known as painting. Pastel application, value and masses, color, and the use of mixed media and a restricted pallet will be taught.

This class is an introduction to pastels, painting surfaces and related art materials. The focus will be on exploring various pastel applications techniques while developing an individual painting style.

This two-day workshop will focus on painting small plein air landscapes in pastel.

Get comfortable using pen & ink as the presenter leads you through beginning exercises to compose space with line, value and texture. Then capture nature´s detail outdoors with expert guidance. Plan to pass these skills on to your students.

To provide resources to teachers regarding Michigan Native Americans. Exploration of the integration of Michigan Native American culture into the classroom. Sharing knowledge and techniques of integration of Michigan Native American culture into the classroom.

The goals of the String Alternatives Workshop are to increase music teachers´ familiarity with alternative styles of string music, to increase the teachers´ skill at performing alternative music and to provide teaching methods to use when teaching alternative music styles. These goals will be able to be realized in both classroom and private string instruction both within the school and in extracurricular settings.

Learn to take more interesting and successful pictures while focusing on photography´s expressive ability to communicate a story or evoke emotions in the viewer. Students will have the opportunity to utilize the surrounding urban area for one of more of its subjects. Bring camera to the first class.

Learn about a wide variety of photographic materials and processes. Materials and procedures in Polaroid, pinhole and lensless photography processes will be introduced and demonstrated. Examples will be given on how these processes can be used in a variety of art forms (i.e., handmade books).

Explore a variety of photographic processes such as pinhole, lensless, acrylic lifts, and other alternative processes. Participants will have the opportunity to work with these processes and learn how to use them in classroom assignments.

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This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Participants will explore sophisticated printmaking techniques while learning about non-toxic materials. Workshop will concentrate on the creation of intaglio prints.

This course explores the use of Adobe Photoshop software to produce digital images. Students develop the skills necessary for image scanning, photo retouching, image enhancing and manipulation, and color correction.

Students develop the skills necessary for image scanning, photo retouching, image enhancing and manipulation, and color correction. Participants must have working knowledge of Macintosh computers.

Photographers who want to move into digital imaging will use a variety of source materials for high-end scanning, color correction, exposure, retouching, layering and masking, blending images and other effects in Photoshop. Solutions for final presentations and output will be addressed.

Photographers who want to move into digital imaging will learn how to scan an image from film and import digital camera images using Photoshop software. Students will learn color correction, exposure, retouching, layering and masking, blending images and other effects. Solutions for final presentation will be addressed. This course is a follow up course to Digital Photography Basics.

The Grand Rapids Art Museum will offer an Art History Mini-Series for teachers and interested participants. In a sequence of six lectures, participants will explore the art of Pablo Picasso and its relationship to the modern tradition in the visual arts. Speakers will relate their presentations to the joint exhibitions, Landmarks of Modernism and Picasso and the 20th Century, at the museum, and to classroom activities. Participants who sign up, may receive .5 SB-CEU´s by attending 5 out of the 6 lectures. Lectures are each 1 hour in length from 2-3pm on Sundays.

This is an opportunity for art teachers to sharpen their skills in teaching portrait and figure drawing. Students will learn the complete portrait from design and rendering of expressive figure compositions to focus on character in facial features. Students will use graphite, charcoal, conte, paint, and/or ink to work from live models. Negative space, focal point, contrast, perspective, movement and anatomy will be emphasized. Students provide their own drawing supplies. Students should bring as large a newsprint pad as is comfortable with a B pencil or charcoal to the first class. Registration will be at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

This is an opportunity for art teachers to sharpen their skills in teaching portrait and figure drawing. Students will learn the complete portrait from design and rendering of expressive figure compositions to focus on character in facial features. Students will use graphite, charcoal, conte, and/or ink to work from live models. Negative space, focal point, contrast, perspective, movement and anatomy will be emphasized. Students provide their own drawing supplies. Students should bring as large a newsprint pad as is comfortable with a B pencil or charcoal to the first class. Registration will be at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

This course will help you take more artistic and professional photographs of people. Explore how to use your camera´s flash and reflective materials to light your subject in the most effective way. Also discover how to use natural light in creative ways to really capture the essence of your subject.

For registration information, please contact Tessa Stein at tessastein@theartcenter.org or 586/469-8666. Open to K-12 Art Teachers in Macomb County. Participants will experience hands-on pottery for art teachers, including tools, materials, preparation, demonstrations and cleanup.

To develop working strategies for the creation of book illustrations.

To explore and practice portrait techniques including proportion, scale, and sequence, with attention to pedagogical methods for PK-12 art education.

Artist William Stolpin will survey traditional printmaking processes including relief, intaglio and drypoint techniques. A visit to the FIA’s Print Study Gallery will be included. In the studio portion of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to try a variety of printmaking techniques suitable for use with elementary and secondary students. 10:00 am-4:15 pm $60 fee includes lunch and materials; .5 SB-CEU; Pre-registration required by calling the Flint Institute of Arts at 810.237.7315.

Discover the diversity of printmaking materials and processes. Through hands-on activities you will gain an understanding of the rich heritage of traditional printmaking techniques as well as experimental methods that encorporate new technologies.

Discover the diversity of printmaking materials and processes. Through hands-on activities you will gain an understanding of the rich heritage of traditional printmaking techniques as well as experimental methods that encorporate new technologies.

THIS COURSE,OPEN TO BOTH BEGINNING AND ADVANCED STUDENTS, COVERS RELIEF PRINTING, ETCHING AND LITHOGRAPHY AS WELL AS NONTRADITIONAL PRINTMAKING METHODS. EMPHASIS IS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS AND CONCEPTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES.

Discover the diversity of printmaking materials and processes. Through hands-on activities you will gain an understanding of the rich heritage of traditional printmaking techniques as well as experimental methods that encorporate new technologies.

This course, open to both beginning and advanced students, covers relief printing, etching and lithography as well as nontraditional pprintmaking methods. Emphasis is on the devlopment of ideas and concepts in conjunction with printmaking techniques.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Using Styrofoam, linoleum, and E-Z Cut, participants will learn methods to produce one-color and multi-colored prints.

Work with easily available, inexpensive, industrial registration pins to create multi-color prints using both multi-plate and reduction methods with less than five percent loss predicted. Paper types, inks, press and non-press painting will be utilized. We will go from concept to color in one day´s session.

STUDENTS WILL LEARN PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES USING AN INEXPENSIVE FLEXIBLE RUBBER SURFACE THAT PRINTS EQUALLY EFFECTIVELY IN RELIEF AS WELL AS INTAGLIO. THE PROCESS USES SIMPLE CUTTING TOOLS TO ETCH A DESIGN THAT CAN BE EMBOSSED, PRINTED IN RELIEF BY ROLLING INK ONTO THE DESIGN´S HIGH AREAS, OR AN INTAGLIO BY FILLING THE INDENTATIONS WITH INK.

Teachers will learn about graphic arts, preservation of art work, and print-making techniques. For further information, please contact Jennifer Williams at the Detroit Institute of Arts, (313) 833-7977.

This class is an introduction to pastels, painting surfaces and related art materials. The focus will be on exploring various pastel applications techniques while developing an individual painting style.

Using bisque ware created by the participants beforehand, this course will explore Raku glazes and post reduction and pit firing techniques that can easily be used in the high school classroom.

Rake is an ancient Japanese method originally used in the tea ceremony to fast fire pottery. Watch as your works are glaze-fired to 1800 degrees in an outdoor kiln in less than a half-hour and removed from the red-hot fire. This is really an exhilarating process as exciting iridescent, crackle, and metallic surfaces result. Students new to ceramics will learn basic forming techniques. Experienced ceramics students will continue with handbuilding and/or throwing.

BOTH BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE CLASSICAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES FROM PREPARING THE CANVAS AND MIXING COLORS TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TONAL VALUES. TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING HIGHLY RELISTIC PAINTING FROM STILL LIFE, LANDSCAPE AND THE NUDE FIGURE WILL BE TAUGHT.

Students explore classical painting techniques from preparing the canvas and mixing colors to the relationship between tonal values. Techniques for creating highly realistic paintings from still life, landscape and the nude figure are taught. A material list will be sent prior to the first class.

To learn and apply 2- to 4-color relief printmaking techniques with emphasis on visual theme.

Andean artist Nicario Jimenez will lead teachers in constructing their own retablo, or portable box, containing a narrative scene, using figures sculpted from home-made dough, then painted and arranged in a small box. LuAnn Kern of the Michigan Humanities Council will present the MHC Hispanic Cultures resource kit which can be borrowed by teachers.

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After learning historical, cultural & visual information about the murals, teachers will learn how to link this to the MDE´s Visual & Social Studies Standards & how to conduct cooperative learning projects involving the murals.

The goal of this training is to teach students the fine art of painting in acrylic and mixed media (to "loosen up" their work).

Employing the “6+1 Writing Traits,” adopted in many Michigan schools, to link the composition of art to the composition of writing. A step-by-step comparative method that relates basic art vocabulary to what students are learning in language arts classes.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) training teaches the opportunity to experience methods of working as a modern actor or director with Shakespearean text. This approach is practical and rehearsal based. It encourages students to investigate and experience the text through the eyes, ears, mind and body of a practitioner. For further information contact Dr. Victoria-Holly Foster at (734)334-1507

Discover Salt and Soda Kiln firing at CCS. Students will try various methods of construction: wheel throwing and hand building and fire in the Salt and Soda Kilns. Through assigned explorations, students will have a unique body of work that demonstrates these firing techniques.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Participants will examine successful portfolios and discuss the process of preparing and developing portfolios with a personal vision. Classroom assignments, critiques, and other techniques of portfolio-building will be studied.

This course introduces the teacher to all aspects of organizing and handling of 2D and 3D artwork which is received from students in grades 7-12 for participation in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Receive artwork and fees, sort and inventory artwork, assist during the adjudication process and exhibit set up, take down and dispersal.

Focus on plein air landscape painting with a nationally renowned painter. Students will integrate working from life and the use of photography in composing and creating a work of art. Discussion will include incorporation of photographic materials, drawing from life, and studio painting, with demonstrations in oil and watercolor. All media welcomed. Materials list will be available upon registration. Students should register at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

Learn a number of sculpture and life casting methods, including casting in plaster, alginate casting and warm wax immersion techniques. Casts may be made from natural objects or parts of the body.

Using your own imagery, cultural heritage and/or background, students will create a "stylized" self-portrait that expresses their own unique perspective on life. Participants will be asked to bring in symbolic objects, photos and other imagery that they will incorporate into their finished work.

This class is an introduction to bound-resist dye technique of shibori. Participants will learn several basic methods for creating one-of-a-kind patterns on cloth, including arashi (polewrapping), clamping, and stitching, as well as processes for creating shaped resists and relief surfaces on cloth. Students will also learn how to use fiber-reactive dyes. Shibori is well suited to making hand-dyed fabrics for quilting, collage, table linens, one-of-a-kind clothing and wall hangings.

LEARN THE BASICS OF THIS ANCIENT JAPANESE BOUND-RESIST TECHNIQUE AND CREATE BEAUTIFUL, ONE-OF-A-KIND FABRICS USING THE TECHNIQUES OF ARASHI (POLE WRAPPED) SHIBORI, AS WELL AS CLAMPED, BOUND, AND STITCHED RESISTS.

An introduction to Japanese resist-patterning techniques. Learn several basic methods for creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind patterns on cloth, including arashi (pole-wrapping), clamping, and stitching. Start with dark fabric and remove the color using bleaching (discharge) chemicals to create dramatic and unusual fabrics for clothing, scarves, layered quilts, and wall-hangings. Learn how to de-gum sheer silk organza to create patterns with textural and color changes. Progress from making a series of small fabrics to creating larger and more complex multi-patterned and layered projects.

An introduction to the process of photosilkscreening on fabric with additional techniques such as background treatment, resists, and found object printing. You will print your own designs on fabric and use hand techniques to enhance the image on the textile.

Somatic Voicework™ The LoVetri Method is a body-based method of vocal training which draws from many disciplines. It is based upon voice science and medicine as well as traditional classical vocal training, complementary modalities such as yoga, movement, dance, acting, and speech training, and various bodywork approaches. The LoVetri Method is meant to unselfconsciously draw the mind of the singer into the physical process of making sound.

Teachers will learn how 20th century artists created art that reflected inner thoughts and emotions in response to technological and cultural changes in Europe with an in-depth tour and discussion of Monet to Dali. Teachers will learn how visual art can stimulate student creative prose and poetry writing. Teachers will learn to use museum exhibitions as a teaching resource for visual arts and language arts.

Learn the basics of kiln-fused glass in this course. Most secondary schools have access to a kiln, and this will expand its use beyond ceramics. Using a colorful selection of transparent and opaque bullseye glass, students will learn cutting, shaping, grinding and fusing techniques to create ornaments, jewelry, nightlights and panels. Frits, stringers, confetti and dichro will be used for embellishment. There will be discussion about bringing this medium to the art classroom. All tools will be provided. Tuition will include a starter pack of compatible art glass. Additional glass will be available for purchase. No experience is necessary. Participants should register at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

This class is for teachers with moderate to extensive experience. Hand-building and wheel-throwing will be studied, and student´s individual development will be stressed. Glazing and firing techniques will be discussed and demonstrated. Students will be encouraged to pursue their own interests. Stoneware, earthenware and porcelain will be available. Registration is through the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

This class covers the basics of watercolor painting for the art teacher who would like to refresh skills and improve instructional techniques. Class disussion includes watercolor tools and materials as well as the techniques of this popular medium. The class will stress color layering, mixing, and theory. There will also be the opportunity for more advanced instruction and advice on classroom demonstrations. Participants should register at Kalamazoo Institute of Art. Teachers should be proficient in drawing techniques. A complete materials list is available upon request. Students should bring watercolor paints and brushes to the first class.

Learn how to create a stained glass panel. Class covers techniques such as design, glass cutting, foiling, soldering and antiquing. All levels of experience accepted.

Class covers techniques such as design, glass cutting, foiling, soldering and antiquing. All levels of experience accepted. Students will learn how to create a stained glass panel.

Learn how to create a stained glass panel. Class covers techniques such as design, glass cutting, foiling, soldering and antiquing. All levels of experience accepted.

This course offers a basic introduction to the fundamental tools and processes to complete a simple stone sculpture. Included will be discussion of both the conceptual and design concerns in creating a work of art. Students will focus on the elements, principles and concepts of 3-dimensional visual representation that are part of the artist´s vocabulary. Emphasis will be learning to see 3-dimensionally in order to translate "what is seen" and "what is known" into concrete 3-dimensional form.

Students will explore the art of creating sculpture from stone. You will learn how to use hand tools to bring out the texture and beauty of alabaster and soapstone and develop and understanding of both carving technique and sculptural forms.

Students will explore the art of creating sculpture from stone. You will learn how to use hand tools to bring out the texture and beauty of alabaster and soapstone and develop and understanding of both carving technique and sculptural forms.

Also titled "Tempest in a Teacup", you will focus on personal explorations in clay to bring form and narrative together. Demonstrations, presentations, gallery dicussions and one on one hands-on consultations are in store for you. You will choose either hand-building or wheel techniques. Cover your pots with text, imagery, patterns: tell a story.

Storyboards are used to block scenes for film, animation or TV. Working from a script, students will learn how to illustrate storyboards to more accurately portray the action in a sequence. Bring drawing paper and pencil to the first class.

Storyboards are used to block scenes for film, animation or TV. Working from a script, students will learn how to illustrate storyboards to more accurately portray the action in a sequence. Bring drawing paper and pencil to the first class.

Dozens of innovative and practical ways to strengthen your elementary music program. Motivating techniques to help all of your students discover and refine their musical skills. Proven ways to achieve the balance between an expressive music classroom and a controlled music classroom. Receive an extensive elementary music resource handbook full of the music activities and resource information highlighted in the seminar. To register or for more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

Ideas, Strategies and Step-by-Step Art Projects to Motivate Your Students (Grades 6-12). Innovative, classroom-proven art projects in drawing, design, printmaking, ceramics, and photography integrated with art lessons to enhance your current art instruction. Highly practical strategies to increase your students´ artistic development and enrich their understanding of art concepts and techniques. Dozens of ready-to-use, step-by-step art lessons with specific tips for assessment and evaluation. Demonstrations, models and an extensive resource handbook filled with a wealth of ready-to-use ideas, materials and practical strategies. For more information or to register go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

this workshop explores integrating bookmaking into cross-disciplinary curricula that focus on commnucity resources, museum collections, and indigenous Michigan artforms. Participants will: 1. Learn a variety of approaches to bookmaking and bookbinding formats. 2. Construct a variety of books, and 3.Integrate each approach to bookmaking with appropriate non-art subject areas.

This workshop explores integrating printmaking into cross-disciplinary curricula that focus on community resources, museum collections, and indigenous Michigan artforms. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: 1. Learn a variety of printmaking approaches, 2. Create a variety of original prints, and 3. Integrate each approach to printmaking with appropriate non-art subject areas.

This workshop explores integrating stone carving into cross-disciplinary curricula that focus on community resources, museum collections, and indigenous Michigan artforms. Participatns will: 1. Learn and practice a variety of stone carving approaches, 2. Create original sculptures, and 3. Integrate stone carving with appropriate non-art subject areas.

This explores integrating web page design into cross-disciplinary curricula that focuses on community resources, museum collections, and indigenous Michigan artforms. Participants will: 1. Learn and practice a variety of web page design approaches, 2. Create a web page for their classroom, and 3. Integrate web page design with appropriate non-art subject areas and museum links.

This class is for teachers with moderate to extensive experience. Hand-building and wheel-throwing will be studied, and student´s individual development will be stressed. Glazing and firing techniques will be discussed and demonstrated. Students will be encouraged to pursue their own interests. Stoneware, earthenware and porcelain will be available. Registration is through the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

Teachers who attend the summer Institute will receive training in creative dance, creative drama, film, and creative writing. They will create lessons and units based on the Michigan Educational Standards and Benchmarks, that integrate the arts into the curriculum.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will receive high quality professional development opportunity by a respected professional artist. Participants will be exposed to new and interesting media and techniques.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will be provided with a high quality professional development opportunity taught by a respected professional artist. Participants will be exposed to new and interesting media and techniques.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will be provided with art teachers with a high quality professional development opportunity taught by a respected professional artist. Participants will be exposed to new and interesting media and techniques.

This program has been designed for art teachers to learn the process and techniques of printmaking as means of creative self-expression. Participants will explore how to utilize learnt skills in their classrooms. For further information contact the Detroit Institute of Arts at (313) 833-7977

Experience the inspirational boost that has made Eric booth one of the most in-demand presenters in the country! Leave this two-day seminar armed to go back and change the debate about the arts with new information and new practices. This exciting seminar will cover many topics in arts education, including: The arts at the heart of a career; bringing art into our lives and into our classroom; Aesthetic education; Literacy skills; and Assessment and the arts. Eric Booth is an accomplished educator, businessman, and author. He is on the faculty of the Juilliard School, Lincoln Center Institute, The Kennedy Center; and is also an award winning Shakespearean actor. Eric will share his passion, vision and wisdom about the arts, creativity, and learning. 03-081

This program will provide participants with new methods for incorporating media arts into the learning process in order to facilitate critical thinking and self expression in their students. Participants will leave with concrete tools to make their own learning experiences, as well as their students, more meaningful inside and outside the classroom.

Participants will explore contemporary directions of painting, ranging from individual studio practice to public projects, while workng in oil paint.

Week II allows teachers to continue their studio practice uninterrupted. Teachers will also be joined by a former TICA participant who will organize group discussions about curriculum development.

Explore the practical applications of aesthetic education in the classroom. Presented by teaching artists from Education For the Arts in Kalamazoo (an affiliate of New York City´s Lincoln Center Institute), the day offers participation in a process based program that develops perceptual abilities of students in visual and performing arts through greater understanding of art forms. Participants learn how works of art are used as primary resources around which learning experiences are jointly designed by teaching artists and classroom teacher.

A four day workshop where teachers will learn the stage of development theory that underlies visual thinking strategy methods. Practice VTS techniques and more about the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Teacher will learn to use the DIA as a teaching resource.

Participants will: learn imagination, creative writing and performance techniques; learn strategies to engage diverse students in creating performance poetry and experience creating performance poetry. Questions? Please call: 517.244.1285

Teaching portfolio have grown increasingly important for artaist and arts educators working in academia. They are valuable tools for promotion, evaluation and self-evaluation and as evidence of successful teaching. What should be included and how should the work be presented? The instructor and guest lecturers will offer insight into the content and structure of a successful teaching portfolio for arts educators.

Learn a cadre of strategies for making Shakespeare´s plays come alive. Gain experience in choral reading, narration, and song styles. Learn games and activities to use with students to increase their enthusiasm for studying Shakespeare´s works. Questions? Call 517.244.1251

Translate your artist vocabulary into a teaching vocabulary and enjoy the rewards for sharing ideas, techniques and ideas with students. As a visual communicator, not all artists feel comfortable in the classroom. Learn key elements to communicating as a teacher, guide and mentor for students of all ages. Learn why you need a teaching portfolio and how to use it as a tool for promotion, self-evalation, and as evidence of successful teaching.

Discovering Verizon Foundations Thinkfinity, its partner site Kennedy Center´s ArtsEdge, and numerous free and open source software sites, participants will navigate through the wealth of technology lessons and programs available for use in the classroom.

The focus of this workshop will be on painting, including figure and portrait; but will also spend some time on drawing and value.

Paper pulp is an exciting and engaging medium to use with preschool, elementary, and secondary students. Denise Fleming, a Caldecott Award-winning book illustrator, will talk about how she develops ideas for her books and demonstrate the unique style of children’s book illustration she created using colored paper pulp. Following a demonstration of the paper pulp process, Ms. Fleming will offer easy techniques for classroom use. Participants will then have an opportunity to create their own paper pulp paintings. To register, call the Flint Institute of Arts at (810) 234-1695.

The initial meeting for Visual Art Educators of Lenawee will focus on the element "Texture". The objective is to leave the session with many examples and ideas for implementing "texture" in your art curriculum. There will be 2D and 3D hands on as well as discussion of adapting techniques for any grade level.

This workshop will explore the essentials of animation, manipulation, character creation and scene study in puppet theatre. The goal is to expand and enrich the participants’ educational and dramatic tools. Participants will be inspired to develop their creative aptitudes and their associative imagination. They will be provoked to approach theatre in its diversity. The workshop will also explore the form of “puppet” which corresponds to each territory, using the notions of dynamics, energy and rhythm. There are four guiding questions: what, why, for whom and how. The visual expression and the relation between the performer and the puppet are the main means of communication. The workshop meets from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the EagleCrest Conference Center in Ypsilanti. For further information about this workshop contact Claudia Wier, cwier@emich.edu; or Jessica Alexander, (734) 487-3131, jessica.alexander@emich.edu

Learn about the general history of photography as a fine art and develop an understanding of the aesthetic criteria of the medium as a fine art for classroom use.

Norman Rockwell exhibition is interpreted with themes of family, innocence and heroism. Learn art and historical context of various works of American art in the DIA. Explore underlying themes and big ideas used to interpret works of American Art. Contact Jennifer Williams at the DIA, 313.833.7977 for more information.

To learn how to incorporate Spanish art, culture and language into the classroom.

This eight workshop program is for high school teachers of Dance, Drama/Theatre, Music and the Visual Arts and examines how principles of good teaching are carried out in teaching the arts at the high school level.

This eight workshop program introduces key concepts about the arts and arts education. Topics include integrating theatre, music, dance and visual art, developing your own multi-arts curriculum unit and using arts in elementary classrooms.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn about the Detroit Industry Murals and how to incorporate Mexican Folk Art into classroom curriculum.

This offering is limited to 12 teachers and only open to teachers of Art. Participants will explore the creative process with a variety of mediums and learn different "fun and quick" techniques to unleash the spontaneous flow of ideas. Call Cynthia at 482-2333 for more information and call Loret at 482-0331 for registration.

Learn how art can be used to enhance science and language arts. This program starts with a lecture and Japanese woodblock printmaking demonstration by artist Mary Brodbeck. A visit to the FIA’s Print Study Room to view Japanese woodblock prints will follow. In the afternoon, Education department staff will present the cross-curricular 5th grade ARTreach unit, The Forces of Nature, and guide participants as they explore inexpensive, easy-to-find printmaking materials suitable for use with elementary and secondary students. To register, call the Flint Institute of Arts at (810) 234-1695.

Behind the scenes look at Kresge Art Museum, exploring permanent collection, curatorial and installation practices, and ways for teachers to use the museum in curriculum development.

Teachers will learn how India´s Mughal Empire fused Asian Indian and Arab cultures as Mughal emperors encouraged close observation of nature in the creation of miniature paintings. Teachers will learn how traditional drawing and collage techniques can be adapted and interpreted using modern illustration methods. Learn to use museum exhibitions as a teaching resource for visual arts and social studies.

In this workshop students will learn to open new paths of visual "thinking" and problem-solving to communicate their experiences. Student will record these experiences into a personal "Visual Journal". Focused assignments and exercises are sequenced to expand creative thinking-emphasizing process over product. Group discussions will assist students in formulating a direction, which may produce any number of expressions in various media. Students will come away with a completed portfolio or visual journal full of ideas and information for use in art, art classrooms and a language arts curriculum.

MIFA and the Eastern Michigan University Department of Communication & Theatre Arts co-sponsor a five day workshop opportunity for teachers/directors/coaches of high school theatre and forensics. The audience for the workshop is 6-12 grade language arts and fine arts teachers who are seeking practical experiences to highlight the performance dimensions of teaching in the classroom and for the interscholastic tournament environment. The workshop series, which will feature diverse sessions on various aspects of the performance experiences, will provide teachers with practical methods for teaching performance skills to students. Day 2 will cover creating group performance events, duo interpretation and multiple interpretation; and using technology to enhance an interscholastic speech program. For information contact Wendy Kivi at (734)487-3198, or email wkivi@emich.edu

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Participants will learn what goes into large scale collaborative school art projects from the "big picture" to smaller workable pieces that students can get involved with. Participants will develop their own section of a group art project using low relief modeling techniques and plaster molds. Several paper castings will be taken and assembled into a temporary, large scale artwork. Planning, design, materials, and installation will be covered, in consideration of state content area standards.

Children delight in discovering that they can create designs, patterns, and complex structures by printing with small cardboard rectangles dipped in ink. Art educator Cathy Weisman Topal will introduce her innovative approach that provides an effective and developmentally appropriate strategy for increasing visual learning, motor skills, language development, and critical thinking. 10:00 am-4:15 pm $60 fee includes lunch and materials; .5 SB-CEU; Pre-registration required by calling the Flint Institute of Arts at 810.237.7315.

Thinwall Cement over Styrofoam All levels 3 Days: June 2-16 Ken Thompson at Jackson Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History. Adult On location at Flatlanders Sat 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM $200/$240 This is a great way to make large scale sculpture that is inexpensive and plenty durable to be outdoors! Each Student will make at least one “human” scale piece. This method works in both directions, in as much as it is both subtractive and additive. All materials supplied, but bring work gloves, disposable respirators and safety glasses.

TIDES - Teacher Institute for Design Education Series will focus on Design as Nature. Topics include: What is Design? Why is Design Important? and How can Design be introduced in K12?

A creative process with a discarded library book combining visual art and writing with collage and paint. Students will create poetry (haiku, acrostic, etc.) to embellish their painted and collaged pages.

You will learn how to best incorporate traditional drawing and painting with digital tools. Traditional methods of working will be compared with methods used in the digital sphere, and correlations will be made to help the student effectively use digital tools. We will create *tradigital* illustrations by using sketches from our sketchbooks. We will take these drawings and finish them by using Photoshop. The successful use of found textures/paper will be covered, and how to best use layers in Photoshop to achieve great illustration. We will also discuss ways in creating custom brushes in Adobe Photoshop to achieve a natural, hand-painted look.

Exploration of the history, arts, and culture of Great Lakes Native cultures, and creation of traditional quillwork box.

Traditional Woodland Indian Arts presented by Lois Beardslee If you missed Lois Beardslee’s workshop last year, this is your opportunity to acquaint yourself with the work of this nationally known Native author, artist, and educator. All participants will have the opportunity to try their hand at the ancient art of quillwork, as well as sweet grass weaving, birch bark cutouts, and woven birch bark fiber. Participants are encouraged to attend a lecture by Ms. Beardslee at 6:00 pm on Friday, November 16. 10:00 am-4:15 pm; $60 fee includes lunch and materials; .5 SB-CEU; Pre-registration required by calling the Flint Institute of Arts at 810.237.7315. NOTE: Friday evening lecture is free of charge and open to the general public

Lecture introducing the traditional arts of the Great Lakes native peoples, followed by hands-on workshop in Black Ash basket weaving. This workshop will be held at the Nokomis Learning Center.

This course studies current trends in Art education K-12. Special emphasis in designing a comprehensive program based upon the MI Framework.

Open to educators and student teachers. More information is available at www.ums.org/education. This series of four workshops is participatory with demonstrations that can be used immediately in the classroom. The workshops will focus on important African traditions and their relationship to story-telling. To receive SB-CEU, must attend all four workshops (10/1/05, 10/4/05, 2/18/05, and 3/20/05).

Open to educators and student teachers. This season´s Kennedy Center Workshops will be led by Master Educator Marcia Daft in two workshops: Musically-Moving Math and Word Painting: Developing Literacy Skills Through Music.

Open to educators and student teachers. Contact UMS for more information (www.ums.org/eduacation). This series correlates with teh Youth Education Program series. Workshops are designed to provide deeper understanding about specific art forms. To get SBCEUs, educators must attend on 11/16/05, 1/31/06, 3/7/06, and either 10/1/05 OR 2/18/06.

Learn about the representational embroidery of the Hmong people of Southeast Asia. The narrative cloths they create record their lore, customs, and experiences. This workshop will include a discussion of the origins and development of Hmong story cloths and the importance of textile arts to the Hmong. Participants will have an opportunity to make a story cloth relating to their personal experiences. To register, call the Flint Institute of Arts at (810) 234-1695.

This workshop focuses on the three main elements that unify Islamic art: Arabic calligraphy, the use of patterns, and arabesque. Themina Kader will discuss different forms of Arabic calligraphy and how it is used in the art of Islam. She will also look at how western artists use letter forms in their work. Participants will have the opportunity to combine Arabic and English alphabets to create their own calligraphic works.

Effectively tap your cretivity through exercises, philosophy, and enjoyable group projects. If you need to think innovatively, this workshop is for you.

Tired of scratched arms, sunburned nose, wading through swamps to find the perfect basket material? Learn to "forage" in the air-conditioned comfort of your local industrial plant, grocery, hardware, or drugstore. Using familiar basket techniques, the class will explore "unique" materials to create one-of-a-kind vessels. Beginning with a container that has been made or purchased prior to the workshop, students will construct a lid and embellish the surface of the container with materials provided by the instructor. This workshop will be an excellent opportunity for participants to experiment with a variety of materials - opening up new avenues of self-expression. Artists working with industrial and unique materials will be reviewed. Open to all levels. For registration information, please contact the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center at 248-644-0866.

Draw from Detroit´s architectural gems of the past, paying attention to Art Deco, Art Nouveau and other design elements of a bygone era. Field sketching will allow you to intensely study the qualities of light, form, and space.

Learn how to introduce colored pencil to students, and gain technical information on the use of colored pencils and how to think about and plan creative artwork.

This workshop will focus on the experiences that two of the most successful art educators in Michigan bring to Lenaweee County. Middle School Art Educator, Julia Tomaro, and High School art educator, Sheila Lee will present an overview of their art programs, their objectives, success, and expectations.

Lenawee County Art Educators will have the opportunity to network with other Art Educators in the county at the Adrian High School Performing Arts Center. There will be two presentations which include, Art: Today´s Brain Food and a Claymation Workshop in the afternoon. Information will be given regarding the LCVA County Shows and teachers will be able to view the Picturing America materials.

Traci Armstrong of Organic, Inc. (a leading digital communications agency) will tell us about technology trends, career opportunities in the arts and the bright future for artists in the workforce. Greg Marten, of the LISD, will give us a hands-on tour of Google SketchUp, a program that is free and applicable starting at the elementary level but is used at a professional level by artists, architects and planners. Then, Mark Zapico, of College for Creative Studies, will share student work and teach us about the creative process of art directors and copywriters. We will work in teams to strategize ideas for a print ad.

Through hands-on exercises, Traci Armstrong of Organic, Inc. (a leading digital communications agency) will present technology trends, career opportunities in the arts and the bright future for artists in the workforce. Greg Marten, LISD, will present a hands-on tour of Google SketchUp, a program that is free and applicable starting at the elementary level but is used at a professional level by artists, architects and planners. Mark Zapico of College for Creative Studies will share student work and teach about the creative process of art directors and copywriters.

Linda Hooker´s "Conference Recap" has been one of VAEL’s most popular and productive sessions year after year. Linda will display her "wizardly" talents for including everyone in the discussion as she assists conference attendees who present their session materials to the group. Art educators will leave this day with the results of the best workshops from the "2008 Conference."

This session will allow articulation and coordination of instruction preK-12 for district art teachers.

Learn techniques of non-linear editing using Final Cut Pro. Learn to capture video, organize footage, and edit sound and picture, apply transitions and effects, layer and composite video tracks and to output to various formats.

This workshop is an opportunity for visual arts educators to learn a visual art technique, weaving, ceramics, or mini-installations, from a certified visual arts instructor. The participants will take the technique learned back into their classrooms for application and assessment. Two state standards for art education that will be in the forefront of the instruction are: Standard # 4:All students will understand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historial, socal and cultural contexts. Standard #5: All students will recognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; betwen the arts and everyday life. Participant will also have time to connect wih other visual arts educators in their field to share ideas and applications.

This workshop is an opportunity for visual arts educators to learn a visual art technique, stained glass, glass fusion, or story telling/visual arts integration, from a certified visual arts instructor. The participants will take the technique learned back into their classrooms for application and assessment. Two state standards for art education that will be in the forefront of the instruction are: Standard # 4:All students will understand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historial, socal and cultural contexts. Standard #5: All students will recognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; betwen the arts and everyday life. Participants will also have time to connect wih other visual arts educators in their field to share ideas and applications.

This course gives an overview of the techniques industrial and automobile designers use to visually comunicate their ideas through basic perspective drawing, renderings, exploded drawings and orthographic drawings, with a focus on contours, light, shadow and surface textures and finished.

This workshop is open to interested art teachers. Participants will learn about basic bead embroidery, fabric applique`, and wet felting techniques. Participants will also discuss sample lesson plans utilizing the mediums. Contact Loret for registration information.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Through Visual Thinking Strategies, participants will explore the development of higher level thinking skills through art.

Teachers of Detroit Public Schools will be taught the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). VTS is a learner-centered approach that uses art to develop critical thinking skills in students. VTS uses art to foster students´ capacities to observe, think, listen and communicate. In addition to learning the VTS curriculum, teachers will receive support materials including a curriculum book, dvd´s and posters of images to use in the classroom.

K-12 visual and applied arts educators will learn strategies using art to teach thinking, communication skills, and visual literacy. This will be a hands-on, interactive process.

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a research-based pedagogy that maximizes the benefits of learning about and through art. Study and practice of the technique from research and underlying theories (Piaget, Vygotski, Gardner) to hands-on training in VTS methods and strategies for implementing VTS in schools

The Visual, Performing, Applied Arts Roundtable is one of the Subject Area K-12 School meetings which will provide a forum for thoughtful conversation about common purpose, curriculum, instruction, and assessment with COOR ISD area superintendents, administrators, curriculum people and teachers in the area of Visual, Performing, Applied Arts. Participants will discuss best practice, MDE requirements in this area, and future direction.

The rainforest offers a wealth of possibilities for the arts. Participants will learn about rainforest societies and their art, create art projects that incorporate the science of the rainforest, and develop elementary level art lessons based on the tropical rainforest.

Participants will learn how to use cartoons in story format to repackage important information and concepts. Recent studies have confirmed that stories aid memory retention and that the practice of reading develops our overall ability to concentrate. Cartoon narratives can be an important supplement to education and ideal for motivating and informing the reading audience.

Two-day workshop, you will explore traditional and contemporary methods of creating with watercolors. You will learn how to apply washes, brush techniques, build layers effectively and create textures. Light,value and color will be the focus of your approach to painting a still life and a landscape.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. Studio practice in basic watercolor materials and techniques. Focus on still-life composition. Participants will also learn about watercolor paints, brushes, and papers.

Both beginning and more advanced students will explore a variety of techniques using watercolors to paint landscapes. Some sessions will be held on location, while in studio sessions students can use photographic reference as they work toward developing and indivdual style.

This class covers the basics of watercolor painting for the art teacher who would like to refresh skills and improve instructional techniques. Class disussion includes watercolor tools and materials as well as the techniques of this popular medium. The class will stress color layering, mixing, and theory. There will also be the opportunity for more advanced instruction and advice on classroom demonstrations. Participants should register at Kalamazoo Institute of Art. Teachers should be proficient in drawing techniques. A complete materials list is available upon request. Students should bring watercolor paints and brushes to the first class.

This class will focus on composing plein-air paintings and exploring color through three limited palette systems.

In this two-day workshop, you will explore traditional and contemporary methods of creating with watercolors. You will learn how to apply washes, brush techniques, build layers effectively and create textures. Light, value and color will be the focus of your approach to painting a still life and a landscape. A material list will be sent upon registration.

THIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP WILL EXPLORE TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY METHODS OF CREATING WITH WATERCOLOR INCLUDING APPLICATION OF WASHES, BRUSH TECHNIQUES, BUILDING LAYERS AND CREATING TEXTURES. LIGHT, VALUE AND COLOR WILL BE STUDIED AS STUDENTS PAINT FROM STILL LIFE AND LANDSCAPE.

A workshop for staff in the AAESA and VBISD districts that will focus on WaterMedia and Collage art, which explores: a) watercolor painting history and current directions, b) traditional/non-traditional studio techniques, c) experimental studio techniques and d) individual/optional group critiques.

Macromedia Flash is the standard for creating rich internet applications, and cutting edge motion graphics for the web. Students will learn the interface, tweened animation techniques, adding media, such as sound and video to their projects to the web.

Learn how to develop interactive applications for the Web through software and programming. Topics include programming elements of JavaScript and the relationship to browsers and HTML, visual effects, animations, forms and dialogs. Participants must have working knowledge of Macintosh computers, basic Photoshop and advanced web design skills.

A $20 material fee is included in all courses held at the Flatlander facility. This is to provide incidental materials and supplies needed by the students in the course of taking sculpture classes. Students will purchase project supplies from the instructor. Welding for Sculptors Beginning & Intermediate 3 Days: April 14, 21 & 28 Ken Thompson Adult On location at Flatlanders Sat 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM $360/$432 at Ella Sharp Park. This class is perfect for artists wanting to make welded sculpture! The course addresses the use of shears, rollers, plasma cutter, stick welding MiG welding, TiG welding and grinders while producing a “found object” sculpture and “box built” sculpture. Students need to bring leather work gloves, welding gloves, disposable respirators, safety glasses and ear plugs. Equipment, welding wire and gases supplied. Students will purchase steel on a field trip to the supplier.

Create more dramatic paintings by experimenting with colors, texture, surfaces and non-traditional watermedia techniques. You will learn good composition, design, value and color, while experimenting with non-traditional approaches to painting. For further information contact the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center at (248) 644-0866

Create more dramatic paintings by experimenting with colors, texture, surfaces and non-traditional watermedia techniques. You will learn good composition, design, value and color, while experimenting with non-traditional approaches to painting. For further information contact the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center at (2480 644-0866

The overall goal of the Wet and Watercolor Class is to expand paintings by exploring and experimenting with nontraditional water-medial techniques and ways to carry this knowledge into the classroom. This part will focus on Ink and Tempera Resist technique. For registration information, please contact the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center at 248-644-0866.

The overall goal of the Wet and Watercolor Class is to expand paintings by exploring and experimenting with nontraditional water-medial techniques and ways to carry this knowledge into the classroom. This part will focus on Yellow Line Contour with Still Life. For registration information, please contact the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center at 248-644-0866.

The overall goal of the Wet and Watercolor Class is to expand paintings by exploring and experimenting with nontraditional water-medial techniques and ways to carry this knowledge into the classroom. This part will focus on texture items in rich wet pigment washes. For registration information, please contact the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center at 248-644-0866.

The overall goal of the Wet and Watercolor Class is to expand paintings by exploring and experimenting with nontraditional water-medial techniques and ways to carry this knowledge into the classroom. This part will focus on paper making and beginning the Forest Floor project using various materials. For registration information, please contact the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center at 248-644-0866.

The overall goal of the Wet and Watercolor Class is to expand paintings by exploring and experimenting with nontraditional water-medial techniques and ways to carry this knowledge into the classroom. This part will focus on finishing the Forest Floor project and Caran D´ache Contour drawing. For registration information, please contact the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center at 248-644-0866.

BEGINNING STUDENTS WILL LEARN TECHNIQUES OF CRAFTING SIMPLE WHEEL-THROWING POTTERY THROUGH DEMONSTRATIONS AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. GLAZING METHODS, FIRING TECHNIQUES AND SURFACE TREATMENTS WILL BE COVERED.

Beginning students will learn techniques of crafting simple wheel-thrown pottery through demonstrations and individualized instruction. Glazing methods, firing techniques and surface treatments will be covered.

High school counselors and district arts curriculum coordinators will work with faculty and artists in state-of-the-art facilities wuing industry standard tools and materials.

This offering is open to any teachers interested in woodcut printing. Participants will learn about different types of wood and their effects on prints, tools, hands-on carving, and printing. Please call Cynthia at 906-482-2333 for more information.

THIS COURSE WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE FIELD OF WOODWORKING AND FURNITURE DESIGN. TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS, MATERIALS AND PROCESSESS, THE USE OF HAND AND POWER TOOLS AND JOINERY TECHNIQUES WILL BE COVERED AS WELL AS DESIGN CONCEPTS.

THIS COURSE WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE FIELD OF WOODWORKING AND FURNITURE DESIGN. TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS, MATERIALS AND PROCESSES, THE USE OF HAND AND POWER TOOLS AND JOINERY TECHNIQUES WILL BE COVERED AS WELL AS DESIGN CONCEPTS.

An overview and hands-on experience in image creation, processing and manipulation using PhotoShop.

The students in this wrkshop will learn about digital imaging and how to organize the images. Printing/electronic options and file managemnet. Digital photography.

The students in this workshop will learn about digital imaging and how to organize the images. Printing /electronic options and fle management. Digital photography.

This program addresses professional development needs for the K-12 educator. In response to the implementation of the new Visual Performing and Applied Arts (VPAA) graduation requirement, participants will be trained to serve as district VPAA curriculum facilitators. Participants will create, respond, and analyze a VPAA lesson.

The goal of this course is to help you put your stories on paper, develop your form and find your writing voice.

Participants will learn how museum objects such as paintings and sculptures can help children as young as two or three understand their world. Hands-on exercises with museum objects will expand understanding of how creative encounters with artworks enhance early childhood experiences.