Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Wexner Center and Colmbus Museum of Art Teacher Workshop

Artful Thinking: Using the power of art to deepen student learning across the curriculum.
Recommended for preservice and active arts, language arts, and social studies teachers.

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
9:00 AM- 5:30 PM
Registration Required
Call (614) 292-6493 for details

The Wexner Center for the Arts and Columbus Museum of Art are partnering to offer you a daylong intensive workshop. You will investigate methods of integrating visual arts into your classroom curriculum with Wexner and CMA educators, along with Shari Tishman; Lecturer in the Arts in Education program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Tishman will lead activities in the morning, and in the afternoon, you’ll participate in a session specific to either Language Arts or Social Studies. This workshop will provide you with the opportunity to explore the galleries and programming of both the Wex and the CMA.

Transportation between institutions and lunch will be provided. Registration is free.

Advance registration is required. To register, contact the education department at (614) 292-6493 or e-mail edweb@wexarts.org.

Teacher Workshop at the Wexner Center

Tech Camp: Intro to Graphic Stories
This workshop is formatted for any teacher interested in getting acquainted with technology at a beginner level. Parents and their children between the ages of 6-10yrs are also invited to participate!

July 23, 24, & 25
9:00am-12:00pm
Tuition: $80

Catch the comic and graphic novel fever and practice a new form of story telling at the Wexner Center. You’ll experience the Jeff Smith: Bone and Beyond exhibition and have the opportunity to have fun with technology to create your own comic stories. Artist and educator, Dan Gerdeman, will guide you in using digital photography and Comic Life, a fun computer application that lets you easily make comic book pages, or even an entire comic book, using your own images or drawings as panels. Learn a new way to promote literacy, experiment with technology, and take time to play—all at the Wex!

Advance registration is required. To register, contact the education department at (614) 292-6493 or e-mail edweb@wexarts.org.