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Professional Learning: Game Creation for the Visual Arts Classroom

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Games impact high-level thinking in children by aiding the development of problem-solving, analysis, perseverance, and literacy. This session will present teaching strategies and resources for art educators interested in teaching game design, encouraging the development of both traditional and digital art-making skills. Practical suggestions include curricular examples, logistical considerations, and guidance for classroom implementation for multiple age levels.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Professional Learning: Creative Digital Tools for Any Classroom

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Today, art teachers of all grade levels are encouraged (and sometimes required) to incorporate technology into their classrooms, but there are some valid and practical concerns about its implementation. When do I have time to teach myself how to do this? How can I make sure my students have access? How can I make digital art meaningful? This presentation is not just about expanding a technical skillset but also about developing technology confidence. We will share our resources and demonstrate several digital tools that cover a wide variety of media, such as 3D modeling, 8-bit animation, and graphic design. All of these web-based tools are accessible on all computers (even Chromebooks!) and require no installation, login, or payment. This presentation is organized into three sections: (1) digital tools overview, (2) relevant student examples, and (3) interactive creative play. We hope you will join us and leave this session with practical skills, technical know-how, and tangible ideas, to bring back into your own classroom.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Professional Learning: I Won’t Grow Up - Artist Talk & Creative Process Keynote Address

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Artist/Author Noah Scalin will share how he mines his childhood passions for inspiration and tells the story of how collaborations with his young daughter’s changed his perspective and influenced his latest body of work. He will also explain how he ended up creating his biggest project yet during a time when he faced the most limitations. You will learn the simple creative practices he uses to consistently innovate and discover new ways to interact with everyday materials to create unique works of art that have led to opportunities to create art around the world.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Professional Learning: Studios, Stages, & Students: Real Reasons We Keep Coming Back

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Drawing on walls, banging on pots, dressing up, singing and dancing like everybody’s watching are ways we get ourselves out into the world. In this webinar, we’ll discuss creative thinking and joy in arts learning for students and teachers. We’ll laugh about best intentions, consider best practices in a new age, and celebrate transforming K-12 students into die-hard arts enthusiasts! Clayton Singleton is a Virginia artist, illustrator, author, and arts educator.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Resource Document: Engaging English Learners in Visual Arts Instruction

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The attached infographic resource document describes ways to engage English Learners in visual arts classrooms by making learning visible, supporting the language of visual arts, connecting learning to students' backgrounds and skills, using cooperative learning structures and strategies, and reducing cognitive load and allowing processing time.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Professional Learning: Innovation in Visual Arts: Breaking Barriers and Integrating Technology

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This webinar is an exploration of the new Visual Arts Standards of Learning strand Innovation in the Arts. Consider the role of the arts in building bridges to other academic content. Explore how cutting-edge artwork often combines art forms, how technology provides new artistic tools, and how visual arts education fosters career readiness. Strategies and resources for teachers new to arts-related classroom technology will be provided.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Visual Arts "Look Fors"

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The purpose of this resource is to support school and division administrators in observations and coaching conversations for visual arts teachers in Virginia public schools. The strategies listed support effective instruction connected to skills and concepts of the 2020 Visual Arts Standards of Learning.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Key Features of Effective Lesson and Unit Plans

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This resource is intended to be used by educators, school, and division leadership to evaluate instructional materials for quality. When lesson plans, unit plans, and other instructional activities are from outside sources, division staff and educators may use and adapt these key features to evaluate the materials. In addition, these key features can be used as a guide for locally developed instructional materials that support the curriculum. 

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Professional Learning: Overview of the 2020 Visual Arts Standards of Learning for Art Teachers

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This webinar provides an overview of the 2020 Visual Arts Standards of Learning, and is specifically presented for teachers of secondary visual arts.VDOE fine arts program staff will share state and national resources, guiding principles, and timely information for fine arts instruction that are up to date for the 2024-2025 school year. This session is especially helpful for new fine arts educators and would be a good refresher for experienced fine arts educators. This presentation was updated in August 2024.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: VDOE Fine Arts

Professional Learning: Fine Arts through the Lens of Multilingual Learners

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Participants will explore resources, learn strategies, and practice instructional routines that elevate language and enhance language acquisition in fine arts classrooms. Participants will explore resources that integrate English language development into the fine arts curriculum, learn strategies to support the development of English, and practice instructional routines that elevate language in fine arts classrooms.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: VDOE Fine Arts