Session A 11:00-12:15 A1 FULL Theme Based Visual Arts Curriculum Design HO T Amy Weigand; Paul Cuffee School Thoughtfully and efficiently design a comprehensive visual arts curriculum where ideas and meaning-making are the heart of your program. Carefully selected themes will be brought to life through a variety of art-making materials and supported by traditional to contemporary artists from different backgrounds, cultures, genders and perspectives.
A2 Twitter for Art Teachers! HO T Susanne Suprock - Middletown Public Schools Twitter is one of the most valuable tools an Art Educator can have in her teaching repertoire! Learn how to get connected on Twitter and start tweeting! This workshore will set you up and demonstrate to you how twitter works as a powerful educator tool in today's connected world.
A3 Ceramics: Hand Building HO LIMIT 15 Craig Bachman - Assistant Professor of Art, RIC Rediscover clay and experience a review of basic hand building techniques in RIC’s Ceramics Studio. This hands-on workshop will cover pinch, slab and coil techniques. We will discuss basic projects and ways of working without expensive equipment. Participants will construct their own project and experiment with surface decoration. Kiln use will be covered at the end of class.
A4 Making NCAS Visible in the Classroom L Michelle Turner; Blackstone Valley Prep Middle School 1 Explore ways that the NCAS can be alive and visible in your classroom - with minimal effort! See examples of instructional strategies and classroom set-up designed around the NCAS and it’s four tenets of Creating, Presenting, Responding and Connecting . Take home ideas you can use immediately!
A5 Making Clay Whistles HO Fee $5.00 LIMIT-12 Patricia Hart;Diocese of Providence/St. Patrick Academy HS/Blessed Sacrament School This is a clay workshop where participants will learn how to make and model 3D whistles using just a few tools and clay. The whistles will work immediately and students of all ages are intrigued and captivated by this project. This is guaranteed to engage your students in a fun, creative studio classroom activity.
A6 Assessing a Students Artistic Process Using the Studio Habits of Mind L Nicole Simpson, Whitney Bates, & Kayleigh Smith; Blackstone Valley Prep The purpose of this workshop is to share a choice-based experience using a rubric based on the Studio Habits of Mind (SHoM) to assess students artistic process. A choice-based environment regards students as artists in their own right, therefore, meaningful assessment should be individualized to that artists intentions.The topics covered will enable and encourage attendees to reflect upon their current forms of assessment and evaluate whether or not they are assessing what their students are truly learning. Attendees will leave this session with the necessary tools to assess their students on their artistic process versus their final product.
A7 Photographing Your Own Art and Student Art Digitally HO Kristin Heynen, RIAEA President, Cali Almy & Bob Martin; The Wheeler School Gain confidence in photographing your own art and the work of students. Learn techniques and strategies for capturing art accurately. We will have strategies for preparing artwork for scholastic art submissions as well. Participants are encouraged to bring their own work or student work to photograph within the session.
A8 The Zentangle Method HO Louriann Mardo-Zayat; Central Falls Using the Zentangle Method of drawing can help students of all ages relax, focus, trust their creativity and appreciate the world around them. Use a combination of dots, lines, simple curves and s-shapes to create patterns that can be assembled into mosaics. By avoiding common blocks to creative flow such as: self-criticism, fear of failure, lack of immediate positive feedback, you can create beautiful art right away. There are no mistakes and no erasers. People of all ages, skills and interests can be brought together to feel successful and have fun
A9 The Possibilities of Nomadic Materials in Early Childhood Art Education-HO Shana Cinquemani; Rhode Island School of Design This workshop asks educators to rethink ways they introduce and use materials in their classrooms. It will begin with a brief introduction of “nomadic materials,” offer examples of nomadic material use in a preschool art classroom, and close with time for exploration and creation with traditional materials in innovative ways.
A10 Connecting Through Visual Art: Resources for Classroom Practice L Dr. Rebecca Shipe; Assistant Professor, Art and Educational Studies, RIC This session will focus on how to facilitate meaningful visual art exchanges on a local and global level. During this interactive lecture, participants will examine the value of connecting with others through creating and interpreting works of art. Participants will also explore a wide range of resources which help art educators to establish international partnerships.
A11 Cancelled
A12 Introduction to Design Thinking Principles-HO Jill Cyr; Visual Arts Program Supervisor, Cranston Public Schools Participates of this workshop will explore the design and engineering processes; participate in an interactive art/design challenge; and discuss how to integrate new skills, mindsets, materials and tools into your classroom today!
Session B 1:15-2:30 B1 Flipping the Visual Art Classroom HO T Stacy Wilbur; Chariho Regional School This workshop will focus around the Flipped Classroom blended learning model. It will cover what Flipping the Classroom is, why teachers should try it, and tips for doing it successfully. Participants are encouraged to use workshop time to begin building a lesson in this model, with support from the instructor.
B2 Felting Flowers HO Fee $10.00 Tala Wunderler-Selby; Plymouth MA & Barbara Wunderler; Newport High School Use soft and colorful wool to sculpt three-dimensional flowers! Participants will learn the basics of wet felting, and will create their own colorful flower. Participants will learn the basic skills needed for wet felting a three-dimensional form, using colorful wool, soap, and water. Then we will be working to turn our two-dimensional flowers into three-dimensional forms using soap, water, and a little elbow grease!
B3 Co-Teaching The Art of Science: Simple Machines Automata HO T Limit 12 Kristin S. Street & Tara Tsakraklides; Moses Brown School From simple to complex, explore the link between Art and Science in this hands on workshop. We’ll look at the benefits of co-teaching as well as the science behind simple machines and apply that knowledge to the design of Automata; toys that use mechanisms to create animated motion.
B4 Cast Tissue Tiles HO Fee $5.00 Diane B. Sheehan; Newport Public Schools Discover a simple way to create embossed paper designs! This hands-on workshop is a relatively quick and tidy way to create cast paper mâché designs. Using a texture rubbing plate, as a mold and colored tissue paper the two main ingredients tissue paper and glue will place no limits on engaging imagination. Workshop cost includes all the supplies for your creation, plus the texture plate is yours to take home along with your masterpiece!
B5 Textile Expressions HO Fee $5.00 Ann E. Bianchi - South Kingstown High School Working with natural fabrics we’ll create expressive textile wall art. Mixtures of recycled and self- colored cloth will provide inspiration. Participants will have opportunities to experiment with varieties of applications, such as use of adhesives, sewing methods, folding and weaving techniques, as they exhibit element and design principles. Inspiration from Non-Objective styles are suggested as you create your own personal art. The workshop fee will cover fabrics, colors, adhesives, sewing items, and tool use. Participants should bring a firm art board or stretch canvas 8 x 10 or larger to apply textiles onto. Extra boards will be available to purchase by the presenter.
B6 Exploring Queer Identities: An Art Teachers Toolbox for Success L Barry Morang; Segue Institute for Learning & Carlos Cruz; Evolutions High School LGBTQ+ & diversity issues are increasingly visible in our culture, this workshop will focus on sharing strategies, experiences, and teaching tools that can act as a means to explore issues of Gender, Identity, and Sexual Orientation in the art room, providing tools for reversing harmful s and for creating inclusion.predisposition
B7 Expanding Social Justice Practice through Art L Kristin Murphy Heynen & TBA-The Wheeler School After attending the RISD Museum’s Summer Institute for Educators on Social Justice and the Arts, I developed three plans that will impact my teaching of Advanced Placement Art History, Advanced Art Seminar and Studio One Art. In addition, it gave me interesting things to consider about my work with Seniors on their Senior projects and ways that they can responsibly engage in and impact community. I will report on the ways in which these lessons have developed as I work with students.
B8 Connecting Curriculum to Contemporary Careers in Design + Engineering L Rachel Armentano; Rocky Hill School Gather STEAMy new lesson ideas, and ideas for how to update your curriculum to highlight career paths that use visual arts. The presentation is based on feedback from real people who work in various art, design, and engineering fields about the skills they use most on a daily basis. Projects and skills focused on will be applicable for all age groups and/or able to be differentiated. Survey details and lessons that integrate these these skills will be shared.
Session C 2:45-4:00 C1 C2 Exploring Queer Identities: An Art Teachers Toolbox for Success L Barry Morang; Segue Institute for Learning & Carlos Cruz; Evolutions High School LGBTQ+ & diversity issues are increasingly visible in our culture, this workshop will focus on sharing strategies, experiences, and teaching tools that can act as a means to explore issues of Gender, Identity, and Sexual Orientation in the art room, providing tools for reversing harmful s and for creating inclusion.predisposition
C3 Textile Expressions HO Fee $5.00 Ann E. Bianchi - South Kingstown High School Working with natural fabrics we’ll create expressive textile wall art. Mixtures of recycled and self- colored cloth will provide inspiration. Participants will have opportunities to experiment with varieties of applications, such as use of adhesives, sewing methods, folding and weaving techniques, as they exhibit element and design principles. Inspiration from Non-Objective styles are suggested as you create your own personal art. The workshop fee will cover fabrics, colors, adhesives, sewing items, and tool use. Participants should bring a firm art board or stretch canvas 8 x 10 or larger to apply textiles onto. Extra boards will be available to purchase by the presenter.
C4 Cast Tissue Tiles HO Fee $5.00 Diane B. Sheehan; Newport Public Schools Discover a simple way to create embossed paper designs! This hands-on workshop is a relatively quick and tidy way to create cast paper mâché designs. Using a texture rubbing plate, as a mold and colored tissue paper the two main ingredients tissue paper and glue will place no limits on engaging imagination. Workshop cost includes all the supplies for your creation, plus the texture plate is yours to take home along with your masterpiece!
C5 Co-Teaching The Art of Science: Simple Machines Automata HO T Limit 12 Kristin S. Street & Tara Tsakraklides; Moses Brown School From simple to complex, explore the link between Art and Science in this hands on workshop. We’ll look at the benefits of co-teaching as well as the science behind simple machines and apply that knowledge to the design of Automata; toys that use mechanisms to create animated motion.
C6 Felting Vessels HO Fee $10.00 Tala Wunderler; Selby Plymouth MA & Barbara Wunderler; Newport High School Use soft and colorful wool to sculpt a vessel! Participants will learn the basics of wet felting, and will create their own vessel with their choice of colors.Participants will learn the basic skills needed for wet felting a three-dimensional vessel, using colorful wool, soap, and water. First we will lay out a variety of colorful wools in layers around a flat form. Then we will be working to turn out two-dimensional forms into three-dimensional vessels using soap, water, and a little elbow grease! If you took felting flowers at the last conference, here’s your chance to learn something new!
C7 2019 Scholastic Awards Review and Updates HO T Joe Belanger; RIAEA, Alliance for Young Artists and Writers Participants will review the guidelines, submission process and the reasons why educators choose to be a part of this process. Participants will engage in design exercises to better understand the needs and wants of the Scholastic Art Awards and how to better serve the educators and families throughout the process.
C8 AP: The Art & Design of it All L Jill Cyr; Visual Arts Program Supervisor, Cranston Public Schools Looking for a new ways to challenge your students’ knowledge of design thinking, compositional formats and the Elements and Principles of Art and Design? This think tank workshop will inspire teachers to focus on the creative process of all students. Appropriate for grades 6-12.
BC Extended Studio Sessions 1:15-4:00 BC9 Ceramics: Basic Throwing HO E-BC LIMIT 15 Craig Bachman Assistant Professor of Art, RIC A review of clay throwing techniques in RIC’s new Ceramics Studio, with teaching techniques emphasized.This hands-on workshop will cover basic throwing skills, including centering, throwing, and basic shaping. Participants will be shown proper teaching techniques for beginners and advanced students.
BC10 The Painterly Print HO E-BC LIMIT 10 Stephen Fisher; Professor of Art, RIC Monotype “The Painterly Print” -A basic introduction and exploration of oil based and water based Monotype processes.Participants should bring brushes, Q-tips, and inexpensive watercolors (Prang cake sets work well).
BC11 Let’s Make an Impression HO E-BC LIMIT 10 Dianne Reilly Professor of Art, RIC Explore hammering, stamping and patterning techniques used in metalsmithing to create beautiful textures and patterns on metal. Transform a flat shape into a rich and illustrious surface and form that will be used to create a one of a kind piece of art in metal.
BC12 Digital Image Manipulation HO T E-BC Frank Yefeng Wang; Assistant Professor of Art, RIC In this workshop, participants are expected to learn basic digital image manipulation skills in Adobe Photoshop through experimental and playful individual projects. Everyone should bring a UBS drive to backup the files they make in the workshop. A 8GB one is sufficient. They are really cheap!