Webinars

Art on the Chromebook
9 Key Tips for Success

Are your students using Chromebooks, and you're wondering how to unlock their creative potential? In this engaging session, discover how to leverage powerful, free web-based applications that enable students to create stunning art right from their Chromebooks. 

We’ll explore a variety of tools designed to inspire creativity, enhance digital art skills, and make the most of the technology already in their hands. Whether you're teaching traditional art classes or looking to integrate more creative projects into your curriculum, this webinar will provide the resources and strategies you need to empower your students' artistic expression on Chromebooks.

BONUS: One attendee will win a free Wacom drawing tablet!

How to Apply Sustainable Practices in the Art Room

Kari Schepker-Mueller is in her 25th year teaching visual arts in the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District. Kari is a TAB Teacher (Teaching for Artistic Behavior). She is lucky enough to have attended the TAB Insstitute in Boston twice. She has been using the pedagogical approach for over 15 years, facilitating high-level creative thinking and beautiful artwork with a very diverse student body. 

She will be there to show work samples and room design as well as answer any questions you have about art materials and techniques. 

Let's learn how to make art while also making the world a cleaner/safer space.

BONUS: One attendee will win a set of Keva Blocks!

STEAM Book Club
and Author Discussion

At fall conference each attendee received, STEAM Education: An Interdisciplinary Look at Art in the Curriculum by Tracey Hunter-Doniger. Now we have a chance to ask Tracey questions and discuss her book LIVE, online. 

Tracey is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Teacher Education at the College of Charleston. Prior to graduate school she was employed for 15 years as a public school art teacher in Indiana at the elementary and secondary levels. Her central research focus is STEAM education, child centered approaches like TAB, forest schools, and the Reggio Approach. Her interests also investigate how the arts can play an integral role in ED&I

BONUS: One attendee will win a copy of STEAM Education

AP vs IB Courses
What's the difference?

Hear from Missouri teachers about their experiences with Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in public education. Learn how to create standards to track student learning and maintain high standards in the art classroom.

Explore the difference between these two excellent school programs and think about the potential implications/applications for you. 

The discussion will be led by Taylor Hopkins, an IB Teacher at Pipkin Middle School in Springfield, MO and Sarah Luttrell an AP Teacher at Waynesville High School in Waynesville, MO. We encourage those with established programs to attend and share their knowledge as well. 

SEPTEMBER 12th 2024

SEPTEMBER 19th 2024

NOVEMBER 19th 2024

NOVEMBER 21st 2024