Educator Events & Workshops

Thursday, November 11, 2021
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Making Meaning Through Art: This is a series of 2 contact hour professional development workshops which provide Toledo area educators with tools and teaching strategies for arts-integrated learning. Workshops are designed to help teachers find meaning in the visual arts that they can share with their students. These programs introduce art in the Gallery’s collection and explore interdisciplinary curriculum connections. All workshops include teaching resource materials for educators to take home. 

This unique workshop features a visit to the exhibition The Age of Armor:  Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection. Educators will explore the story of armor in its golden age and learn tools and teaching strategies for incorporating symbolism and personal identity.  Educators will engage in interactive, hands-on activities to teach students the history behind arms and armor.

Workshop price is $20 per person. 

Thursday, March 10, 2022
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Making Meaning Through Art: This is a series of 2 contact hour professional development workshops which provide Toledo area educators with tools and teaching strategies for arts-integrated learning. Workshops are designed to help teachers find meaning in the visual arts that they can share with their students. These programs introduce art in the Gallery’s collection and explore interdisciplinary curriculum connections. All workshops include teaching resource materials for educators to take home. 

This creative workshop explores a range of artistic mediums from paintings to sculptures to various textiles. Educators will visit the exhibition Living Legacies: Art of the African American South which features a variety of works highlighting family and cultural traditions. Educators will learn strategies and resources for teaching storytelling through art. 

Workshop price is $20 per person. 

Thursday, May 5, 2022
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Making Meaning Through Art: This is a series of 2 contact hour professional development workshops which provide Toledo area educators with tools and teaching strategies for arts-integrated learning. Workshops are designed to help teachers find meaning in the visual arts that they can share with their students. These programs introduce art in the Gallery’s collection and explore interdisciplinary curriculum connections. All workshops include teaching resource materials for educators to take home. 

Refresh and rejuvenate! This one-of-a-kind workshop combines forms of mindfulness and art through self-reflection and hands-on art experiences. Educators will learn strategies for teaching self-awareness, resilience, and empathy through mindfulness practices and activities. This includes a certified yoga session in the TMA sculpture garden.  

Workshop price is $20 per person. 

Thursday, November 4, 2021
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Connecting Art & Social Emotional Learning: This is a series of 1.5 contact hour professional development workshops that provide Early Childhood educators with tools and teaching strategies to help preschool students social and emotional development through art. Workshops are designed to help teachers find enjoyment in the visual arts that they can share with their students, as well as model methods for teaching with art. All workshops include teaching resource materials for educators to take home. 

Get inspired by works in the Glass Pavilion that focus on colors, lines, shapes, and textures. This workshop will provide Early Childhood Educators with strategies for engaging children in conversation through multi-sensory activities that focus on feelings and emotions. During this workshop participants will visit the Glass Pavilion and learn open-ended studio activities to introduce glass art to children. 

Workshop price is $15 per person. 

Thursday, December 2, 2021
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Connecting Art & Social Emotional Learning: This is a series of 1.5 contact hour professional development workshops that provide Early Childhood educators with tools and teaching strategies to help preschool students social and emotional development through art. Workshops are designed to help teachers find enjoyment in the visual arts that they can share with their students, as well as model methods for teaching with art. All workshops include teaching resource materials for educators to take home. 

This unique workshop features a visit to the exhibition The Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum. Participants will explore the story of armor and learn tools and teaching strategies for teaching empathy and self-expression through art. Educators will engage in interactive, hands-on activities to teach students about the armor animals wore and how it affected them.

Workshop price is $15 per person. 

Thursday, February 3, 2022
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Connecting Art & Social Emotional Learning: This is a series of 1.5 contact hour professional development workshops that provide Early Childhood educators with tools and teaching strategies to help preschool students social and emotional development through art. Workshops are designed to help teachers find enjoyment in the visual arts that they can share with their students, as well as model methods for teaching with art. All workshops include teaching resource materials for educators to take home. 

This creative workshop includes a visit to the exhibition Living Legacies: Art of the African American South which features a variety of works from paintings to sculptures to textiles.   Educators will learn teaching strategies to encourage storytelling through art. This session will demonstrate social and emotional studio activities designed to reinforce learning.

Workshop price is $15 per person. 

Thursday, April 28, 2022
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Connecting Art & Social Emotional Learning: This is a series of 1.5 contact hour professional development workshops that provide Early Childhood educators with tools and teaching strategies to help preschool students social and emotional development through art. Workshops are designed to help teachers find enjoyment in the visual arts that they can share with their students, as well as model methods for teaching with art. All workshops include teaching resource materials for educators to take home. 

Refresh and rejuvenate! Explore the connection between art and nature and how to engage children in mindful activities.  Participants will experience a yoga session in the TMA sculpture Garden and hands on activities to inspire self-awareness and confidence.

Workshop price is $15 per person.