Directions:

Please follow the pages through to the end to make sure you have all of you options selected for the conference:

1. AM workshop
2. PM workshop
3. Lunch menu
4. Check Out

Directions:

Please follow the pages through to the end to make sure you have all of you options selected for the conference:

1. AM workshop
2. PM workshop
3. Lunch menu options

Pretty Tough, Kate Clark, Matriarch, 2009

WORKSHOP 1B: Connect Art with Science Level: ALL

Facilitator: Eileen Norkun, Environmental Learning Center of Connecticut

Connect art with Science through a drawing class of native taxidermy and live animals. Expand your knowledge of nature while capturing details of local birds, mammals, and reptiles on paper. Bring nature into the classroom.

Limit: 25

Gerard Hemsworth, Hidden Agenda, 2008

WORKSHOP 2B: Nurturing Artistic Behaviors

Level: Grades K-8
Facilitator: Diane Jaquith, and Katherine Douglas

The authors of “Engaging Learners Through Artmaking: Choice-Based Art Education in the Classroom” will highlight artistic behaviors that motivate students and give their work personal relevancy. Methods that encourage problem finding and solving, constructing knowledge, experimenting, working habits, representing, reflecting, connecting,
and valuing will be discussed with examples from the classroom. A book signing will follow this presentation.

Limit: 18

Tom Sachs, Untitled (CE Wood Leica), 2004

WORKSHOP 3B: Artistic Integration of Core Subjects

Level: Grades 6-12
Facilitators: Kathleen Godiksen

Challenging lesson plans with strong artistic merit afford students of all ability levels the opportunity to excel and achieve ther personal best. This workshop will demonsrate units which yield artworks of high quality integrating with subjects such as history, math, science, and language arts.

Limit: 18

Tim Rollins and K.O.S., The Scarlet Letter – The Prison Door (after Nathaniel Hawthorne), 1992-93

WORKSHOP 4B: Interlacing The Curriculum

Level: 6-12

Facilitator: Arthur Guagliumi, Art Deptartment, Southern Connectiuct State University

A hands-on session using weaving techniques on a wooden frame loom. The weaving experience will be connected to history, multicultural studies, math, design and life skills. A frame loom, shuttles and a resource packet will be given out to each participant.

Limit: 22

Kelly Nipper, interval, 2000

WORKSHOP 5B: Clay Slab Japanese Bowls

Level: K-12
Facilitator: Liz Egan, Westbrook Public Schools

Participants will create clay bowls using the slab method of hand building and templates. Sample lesson plans and templates will be given to participants. Adaptable to many grade levels.

Limit: 20

Damián Ortega, "Cosmic Thing," 2002

WORKSHOP 6B: ‘Islamic Connections: Bridging Disciplines’

Level: K-12
Facilitators: Susan S. Kopecki & Maria R. Avery, Wethersfield Public Schools

Our program will take you on a journey into Islamic History, Culture and Art, connecting learning through various disciplines. Over the past two years, our two schools have been collaborating through a Videoconferencing partnership and we will be sharing this partnership complete with lessons plans, power points and resources that we have developed in a multidisciplinary unit of learning. This unit allows students to see the connection that Islam has to the culture, religion,
history, society and the art of the people. Educators will have the opportunity to explore a hands-on component and discover the importance of ‘Life is All about Connections’.

Limit: none

Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Ordung und Reinlichkeit (Order and Cleanliness), 2003-2009

WORKSHOP 7B: Alternative Student Self Evaluation/ Moviemaker Evaluation

Level: 9-12
Facilitator: Eileen Schnyder, Rocky Hill Public Schools

This how-to workshop will present an alternative self-assessment, motivating students to respond to their own work using Microsoft moviemaker (or imovie). This unit is tied with the digital collage unit (p.m. session), but can be adapted for any project. Student examples as well as handouts and rubric will be available.

Limit: 25

Julie Blackmon, "Time Out", Digital pigment print, 2006

WORKSHOP 8B: ”Dazzle Yourself! Create a Kaleidoscope

Level: 6-12
Facilitator: Joyce St. Germaine, West Hartford Schools

Kaleidoscopes have fascinated us since childhood and today we will unlock their secrets to see why the name
literally means “the beautiful form watcher”! Each participant will create and personalize a working kaleidoscope using simple materials. This project is a great inter-disciplinary activity to connect art, science, math, and language arts. and how to apply will also be discussed.

Limit: 30

Jamie Davis, cede/seed (detail), , Wax, watercolor paper, and steel pins

WORKSHOP 9B: The Art of Felting

Level: 6-12
Facilitator: Lucille Gomes

In this workshop participants will use wet felt and needle felt to create a beautiful and original work of art made from wool. Lesson plans, resources, information on the science of felting, felting history, and a list of the best suppliers will be provided.

Limit: 18

Michel Huelin, Floating Device (video still)

WORKSHOP 10B: Welcome to the Zoo! Learn to Create Easy Clay Animals

Level: K-5
Facilitator: Amy Traggianese and Allan Bates

Participants will use low-fire clay to create simple 3-D animals. An emphasis will be placed on easy construction techniques for K-5 students. Projects will be linked to the CT State Art Standards and elementary math concepts. Participants will go home with samples to use in their classrooms.

Limit: 20

WORKSHOP 11B: Alternative Photography: Polaroid Transfers and More

Level: 9-University
Facilitator: Wendy Costa

Participants will create basic Polaroid Image Transfers and Emulsion Transfers from 35mm slides/4.5” x 6” prints. Beyond the unique characteristics of the Polaroid transfers, there are many other expressive possibilities. Transfers may be handcolored with pastels, watercolor, or colored pencil; they can be scanned and altered further in Photoshop,
cut up into collages and repainted/drawn… the possibilities are limited only by your imagination!

Limit: 20