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Project Design Lab / June 24-28
Burlington, Vermont
This course is for PreK-12 visual art teachers who are interested in expanding their art-making and project design skills.
Through a series of hands-on visual art workshops you will build a toolkit of art-making activities, re-image the power of your art room as a oasis of well-being, and create a project plan for exhibiting your students' art work in the wider community.
What To Expect
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Expand your art-making skills
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Strengthen your teaching practice
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Design a plan for exhibiting your student’s artwork in the community
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Re-imagine the power of your art room
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Learn with and from art teacher colleagues
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Create connections with fellow art educators
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Have fun – guaranteed!
What Educators Say
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This is energizing my curriculum for next year, and into the years to come!
– Dorcey Hogg / Art, Georgia Elementary School
Workshop Themes
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Mixed media painting
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Cyanotypes
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Bookmaking
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Everyday well-being in the art room
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Collaborating with a teaching artist
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Exploring the creative process
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The importance of public art exhibits for student work
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Community engagement
Meet the Facilitators
Judy Klima, Course Leader
Evie Lovett, Workshop Leader
Amber Paris, Workshop Leader
Judy Klima, Course Leader
– Registration is Closed –
Tuition
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$2,000 - Three graduate credits
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$1,790 - Certificate of Participation for 40 hours relicensing credits
$100 later registration fee after June 1.
Tuition includes a private air-conditioned dorm room with a centrally located private bath at the University of Vermont, plus breakfast and lunch. Everyone is on their own for dinner in Burlington. Lodging is optional.
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Tuition Assistance
We have a limited amount of tuition assistance available for educators whose school district does not provide full tuition support.
If you school district does not provide professional development tuition support for the full Project Design Lab tuition, or if your part-time status does not qualify you for full tuition support, please complete the Tuition Assistance Form and we will be in touch soon.
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Attend Solo or as a Team
You can attend solo or with a team from your school or district.
Teams can be composed of educators (classroom teachers, councilors, paras, special educators, staff, administrators) and can be from the same grades and content areas, or mixed.
Teams may include educators from different schools in the district if you want to design a multi-school project.
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Teaching Artist Residency - OPTIONAL
If you would like information on how to schedule a teaching artist residency to support implementing your project, complete the PDL Questions Form and we'll get right back to you.
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FAQ
Visit the PDL FAQ page for answers to questions about team participation, tuition & fees, lodging & meals, daily schedule, teaching artist selection (optional), and more.
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Project Snapshots
See examples of previous projects created at the Project Design Lab here.
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Questions?
Complete the PDL Questions Form and we'll be back in touch soon.
We invite you to let us know about specific accommodations you may need to participate in the Project Design Lab when completing your Registration Form, and we will make every effort to honor your request.
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