Become a smarter MFTA shopper and learn new techniques to make art from the materials all around you with hands-on professional development workshops at Materials for the Arts.
Bringing Literacy to Life: Shadow Puppetry for English Language Arts with Joy Suarez
Professional Development Workshop for the Chancellor’s Conference Day Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Learn to bring literacy to life using shadow puppetry during this hands-on workshop with Joy Suarez at Materials for the Arts. Using items from the recycling bin and free supplies from MFTA, participants will learn techniques to create a variety of shadow puppets and set pieces to enhance their students’ comprehension of ELA texts, and engage students in creative classroom projects. Participants will gain tools to bring performance assessment to their classroom as well as creative methods to integrate the Common Core standards for ELA into their lessons. Fee: $45. This workshop for the Chancellor’s Conference Day meets Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm at Materials for the Arts, 33-00 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, NY 11101. Click here to sign up. "Art of Reuse" Professional Development WORKSHOP SERIES Learn to make a variety of art projects by creatively reusing items
from your recycling bin and supplies from Materials for the Arts. During
each workshop, participants develop their own art projects
under the guidance of an MFTA teaching artist.
Each hands-on workshop includes an instructor-led demonstration as well
as studio time when participants gain experience working with a variety of found
materials to develop project ideas and prototypes suitable for their specific
instructional setting.
WORKSHOPS meet at Materials for the Arts on Tuesdays from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Art Projects for Earth Day Workshop, March 27, 2012 Bookmaking Workshop, April 24, 2012 SIGN UP for Papermaking and Collage Workshop, May 22, 2012 SIGN UP for Printmaking: Stamps and Stencils Workshop, June 12, 2012 To sign up for individual workshops, click on the links above, the fee for an individual workshop is $18. SERIES DISCOUNT: To register for all four workshops as a 10-hour professional development series* for $40 Click here.
***DOE Parent Coordinators and Arts Liaisons: You may enroll in any of the workshops listed above free-of-charge. To enroll as a DOE parent coordinator or arts liaison follow the instructions below: Contact education@mfta.nyc.gov with
- The workshop you wish to attend
- Your name and your phone number
- School name and DBN
- Principal’s name and principal’s email address
*If you are not listed as parent coordinator on your NYCDOE school portal page–you can look up your school here–then
MFTA must contact your principal to confirm your position. This offer
is available on a first-come, first-served basis. If space is available,
parent coordinators and arts liaisons will receive an email confirming their enrollment
in the workshop. staff development workshop: "Artistic reuse to the (common) core"Bring Materials for the Arts to your school to teach staff
how to inspire students on a shoestring budget by integrating art projects made
from free and readily-available materials into the Common Core Standards and
the Children First priorities. Teachers will leave “Artistic Reuse to the
(Common) Core” with a fresh look at how to set up a functional reuse/recycle
classroom: reuse and recycling bins, reuse bulletin boards and lots of free or
low-cost art projects made with common materials that are free and easy to
collect all year long. Teachers will have plenty of studio time to work with
materials and everyone leaves with prototypes to take back to their classes. STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: teaching the math common core with art (k-5th grades)Learn to inspire and
engage students in K-5 math classes using art projects to teach the
Common Core Mathematics Standards.
Teaching artists Joy Suarez and John Kaiser will show teachers and
school staff free or low-cost art projects including Weavings, Board
Games, Math Materials (counting sticks, manipulatives) and Mosaics,
which can be used to reach different types of learners in math.
Participants will have plenty of studio time to develop projects suited
for their specific instructional settings and everyone will leave with
prototypes for use in the classroom.
Teaching the Math Common Core with Art (K-5th Grade)
professional development workshopsThese
hands-on professional development workshops are designed for teachers,
afterschool staff, arts programmers, social service providers and those
with an interest in making art. Each two-hour workshop includes
instruction from teaching artists and studio time when participants can
put their own spin on project ideas. Any of these workshops can be
booked for up to 30 participants either at MFTA or at your site. Past workshop topics include: - Hat Making
- Mask Making
- Games & Game Boards
- Introduction to Puppets
- Shadow Puppets
- Advanced Puppets (2-3 person controlled puppets)
- Intro to Bookmaking
- Pop-up Books
- Advanced Bookmaking (Binding hard cover books) 2 sessions
- Weaving
- Batiking
- Found Object Printing
- The Art of Reuse
- Paper Recycling/Paper Making
- No-Sew Costumes
- Mobiles and Wind Chimes
John Cloud Kaiser, Education Director education@mfta.nyc.gov tel: 718-729-2165 - fax: 718-729-2823 33-00 Northern Boulevard, 3rd Floor Long Island City, NY 11101 Educational programming at Materials for the Arts is made possible
by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Peter and
Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.
Support also comes from TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation,
Waste Management of New York and Con Edison. |
