Join us for an exciting and engaging night of hands-on STEAM learning.  Utilizing STEAM in the classroom is an amazing way to rigorously teach students about the intersection and interrelation of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.  This workshop focuses on defining and identifying STEAM learning, how to source quality STEAM projects, and engages participants through hand-on STEAM projects. Attendees will receive copies of lesson plans used for the hand-on portions of the workshop. All lessons align to VAPA and CCSS Standards. 

What does it mean to be a maker, and how can educators use the power of making in the classroom? In this workshop, participants define Maker education and experience how profound making integrates multiple subjects through a rigorous hands-on activity. All activities align to CCSS Language Arts, CCSS Math, NGSS Science, and California Arts Standards through the integration of reading, writing, sketching, planning, engineering, building, coding, and presenting.

Join us for an engaging and exciting night of art integration for middle school educators.  Middle school students have unique needs and interests; learn how to harness the power of visual art to   rigorously drive learning across academic disciplines. Attendees will identify and define art integration and participate in hands-on visual art lessons and activities geared towards the middle school students. Attendees will receive copies of lesson plans used in the workshop; all lessons align to CCSS and VAPA standards.

What does it mean to be a maker, and how can educators use the power of making in the classroom? In this workshop, participants define Maker education and experience how profound making integrates multiple subjects through a rigorous hands-on activity. All activities align to CCSS Language Arts, CCSS Math, NGSS Science, and California Arts Standards through the integration of reading, writing, sketching, planning, engineering, building, coding, and presenting.

This workshop, which coincides with the Gallo Center for the Art’s production of Call of the Wild, demonstrate how to integrate lesson and vignettes from the classic book into the classroom. Participants engage in hands-on Visual Art and Theatre Art activities, investigate how to utilize tools and strategies presented, and receive CCSS and NGSS aligned lesson plans.