AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Otis College of Art and Design

Continuing Education and Pre-College Programs

Professional Development for Educators:

The Arts in Education Series

IMAGINE :: CREATE :: CONNECT

Three Saturday Workshops: June 22, July 20, July 27

Programs to develop and enhance the educator's ability to teach in
and through the arts.

Free to Teachers! *Teacher tuition is free with a letter of confirmation
on original school or district letterhead verifying teacher's
current full-time employment status, signed by supervising school
administrator; Participant is responsible for $14 Student Insurance Fee;
.5 CEU per workshop

Integrated Learning through the Arts

Instructor: Shelley Heffler

Empower your students to think critically and creatively through
interdisciplinary hands-on art projects that explore cultural identity,
social, and political points of view. Learn how to integrate the arts
with core curriculum, while incorporating multiple approaches such as
writing and art-making. Begin the day by viewing and discussing the
current exhibition in Otis' Ben Maltz Art Gallery, 3 Solo Projects:
Audrey Chan, Elana Mann, and Chan & Mann. Engage in rich discussions
through Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), a research-based teaching
method that centers on open-ended yet highly-structured discussions of
visual art. VTS, used by many museums and arts organizations nationally,
significantly increases students' critical thinking, language and
literacy skills. Covers themes and questions regarding contemporary art;
provides ways to enrich student learning; and builds student's
self-confidence, motivation, and self-discipline.

Saturday, June 22, 9:30am – 4:30pm :: Cost: $99* :: .5 CEU ::
Reg# 25475 :: XAED1001

Project-based Learning and Assessment Strategies -- the Dynamic Duo

Instructor: Susan Cambigue-Tracey

Deepen student engagement, achievement, and demonstration of intended
learning outcomes through integrated, project-based learning experiences
that produce optimum results. Make core curriculum and arts-based
classroom projects more effective as you refine existing and design new
integrated projects. Develop your ability to inspire and motivate
students through the arts as you explore effective assessment
strategies, based on latest research and best practices. Course covers
authentic interdisciplinary connections, backward-mapping planning
strategies, and effective sequencing of lessons. Teaching experience
preferred, but not required. Bring a project that you already teach or
would like to design and note-taking materials.

Saturday, July 20, 9:30am – 4:30pm :: Cost: $99* :: .5 CEU ::
Reg# 25474 :: XAED1000

Teaching, Learning, and the Creative Process

Instructor: Dr. Susan Josepher

This course explores teaching and learning through the creative process.
Activities include defining and mapping the creative process as well as
modeling cooperative group learning. Topics include hands-on
problem-finding, improvisation, problem-solving, and verification of
divergent outcomes. Course also covers teaching strategies that promote
creativity, while participants develop lesson plans based on themes,
concepts, or ideas relevant to their own educational setting. Also
addresses integrating arts with Common Core curriculum areas.

Saturday, July 27, 9:30am – 4:30pm :: Cost: $99* :: .5 CEU ::
Reg# 25476 :: XAED1002

For more information on these programs, please visit www.otis.edu/ce,
email ibush@otis.edu, or call 310.665.6864.

Otis Continuing Education Open House is this Sunday, May 19th from
1:00-3:00pm.

9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90045

(Located near LAX, www.otis.edu/about/map_directions/index.html)

from LA Culture Net