I can’t teach with the arts, and other academic lies we tell ourselves: Going Deeper

I can’t teach with the arts, and other academic lies we tell ourselves

Facilitated by

J. Scott Baker
St. Cloud State University
2025 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence Educator of the Year

 

 

While everyone isn’t an art educator, we can all use arts-based practices (written, visual, multi-modal) to reach diverse learners in classrooms. This two-part session will showcase the use of various arts-based pedagogical practices in classrooms of all content areas and levels. Focusing on learning through art, these sessions guide educators on how to infuse small or large arts-based activities as a mechanism to build student voice, allow for creativity, and further engagement.

Session Two: Going Deeper

Build on foundational ideas with expanded examples of arts-based practices (written, visual, multi-modal) that foster student voice, creativity, and engagement. This session supports educators ready to deepen their use of art in the classroom as well as opportunity to create their own arts-based assignments.

Outcomes

Participants will:

• discuss fears, apprehension of using art in their classroom;
• create their own arts-based activity; and
• explore how the arts can enhance learning.

Supplies/Materials

Bring hard copies of 2 short reading materials from one of your courses, blank paper for sketching and brainstorming, and markers to this virtual session.

Accommodations

The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!

Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.

Please, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.

Questions?

Contact the Network for Educational Development.

Registration Required

Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join.

After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar.