Arts Education Professional Development for K-16 Educators


Upcoming Professional Development Workshops for Teachers

Da Vinci & Nature's Blueprint

UA&M’s Art Education program is partnering with PBS Utah to offer a series of teacher workshops inspired by the upcoming Ken Burns documentary, “Leonardo da Vinci.”

Explore the intersectionality of STEAM through interactive and thought-provoking activities that align with multiple Utah art and science standards. Teaching artist Alisa Petersen will lead you through four unique projects that will center around the earliest examples of biomimicry which are found in da Vinci’s sketchbooks.

  • Woods Cross High School - WAIT LIST AVAILABLE
    • October 12th from 9 a.m – 4 p.m
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Traditional Sugar Skulls

Learn the art of making and decorating sugar skulls, along with other hands-on, creative projects inspired by the history, traditions, and celebrations of Mexico and indigenous cultures.

K-12 teachers are invited to join a FREE professional development workshop taught by artist Noemi Hernandez-Balcazar.

  • Morgan High School, Morgan
    • October 12th from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Noemi will also be offering a 90-minute version of this workshop for community members on several occasions as well.

For more information, go to our UA&M Arts Education EventBrite page using the button below.

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Resources

Arts education offers many connections to resources for professional development offered through universities, school districts, arts companies and organizations of arts professionals. We highlight links to toolkits, lesson plans, curriculum development and funding to strengthen school arts programs.

Click HERE to access “Arts Education for America’s Students: A Shared Endeavor,” a joint statement that asserts the importance of high-quality arts education. The statement urges public policy leaders to provide a systemic and rigorous arts education for all students by leveraging the expertise and experience of multiple partners, including certified arts educators, certified non-arts educators and community arts providers.

Professional Development Calendar

To find professional development opportunities happening across the state for educators, access the Art Works for Kids statewide professional development workshops calendar.


 

Jean Tokuda Irwin
Arts Education Program Manager
801.979.0398

Justin Ivie
Arts Education Coordinator 
801.236.7542