2024-25 Professional Development Series

Previous Workshops

• 2024 - 2025

  Evening for Educators: Walk the Block - Exploring O-Town's Colorful Murals

  When: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | 5:00-8:00 pm
  Where: In Person at The Monarch Ogden (455 25th St Ogden) or Online via Zoom
  Cost: Free
  Registration: Required

  Join us for an evening of site-specific art experiences where we will explore how art reflects and shapes the character of a community.  Inspired by the vibrant murals that decorate downtown Ogden, this free event will feature hands-on workshops providing K-12 educators with ideas and resources for art-making in their classrooms.

  WSU BTS Arts PLC | Fall 2024

  When: Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 4:30-6:30 pm
  Where: Weber State University Shepherd Union | 3910 S West Campus Drive, Ogden
  Cost: Free
  Registration: Required

  Join all BTS Arts Educators and Instructional Coaches in the WSU region as we Collaborate, Connect, and Create! Please note, this event is only open to WSU BTS Arts Educators, BTS Arts Instructional Coaches, and BTS Arts District Administrators. Relicensure hours are available. Participating educators will receive a $50 stipend.  Dinner will be provided.

  Empowering Arts Educators: Building Arts Endorsement Competencies for Classroom Success

  When: Summer 2024
  Where: Utah Valley University - Orem (June 10-14) and 10 weeks asynchronous online
  Cost: $65 per credit; 2-credit course (Scholarships Available)

  Led by artist and educator Korryn Coates, this 2-credit course, ADVANCED STUDIO WORK & 3D DESIGN, will use ceramics and sculpture techniques to explore the Elements of Art and Principles of Design while developing advanced visual arts skills and competencies in ceramics and sculpture for K-12 teachers. Ceramics 1 or Sculpture 1 Pre-Requisite Required. Meets the following visual art endorsement competencies:

  • Elem: Advanced Studio Work
  • K-12 or Sec: Advanced Studio Work - Partial
  • Elem, Sec, & K-12: 2D/3D Design
  • Elem, Sec, & K-12: Creative Process

  For more information, contact kelly.bruceglynn@uvu.edu or tamaragoldbogen@weber.edu.

  BTS Arts WSU Region Kickoff Event

  When: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 | 9:00 am-2:00 pm
  Where: WSU Davis | 2750 University Park Blvd, Layton
  Cost: Free
  Registration: Required

  Meet with other BTS Arts Educators in the WSU region! Participants will form connections, participate in and develop lesson plans, and set student-centered goals. Educators will leave with tools to help them have a successful start to the year as well as a community of support.

  This event is only for BTS Arts Educators in the Weber State University service region.

• 2023 - 2024

  The Science Around Us: What a Great Salt Lake!

  When: Thursday, April 18, 2024
  Where: Online
  Cost: Free

  Join us as we explore the world around us!  Learn about the unique ecosystem in and around the Great Salt Lake through dance, music, theatre, and visual art.  Using cross-cutting science concepts, participants will engage in hands-on strategies for teaching arts-integrated activities.

  WSU BTS Arts PLC | Spring 2024

  When: Thursday, February 22, 2024 | 4:30-6:30 pm
  Where: Weber State University Shepherd Union, 3910 S West Campus Drive, Ogden 84408
  Cost: Free

  Join all BTS Arts Educators and Instructional Coaches in the WSU region as we Collaborate, Connect, and Create!  Please note, this event is only open to WSU BTS Arts Educators, BTS Arts Instructional Coaches, and BTS Arts District Administrators.  Relicensure hours are available.  Participating educators will receive a $50 stipend.  Dinner will be provided.

  Evening for Educators: What Ties Us Together

  When: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | 5:00-8:00 pm
  Where: Weber State University Shepherd Union, 3910 S West Campus Drive, Ogden UT 84408
  Cost: Free

  Join us for an evening of site-specific art experiences where we will explore what ties us together - weaving materials through place, time, and memory.  Inspired by the Gail Grinnell exhibit at the WSU Shaw Gallery, this FREE event will feature hands-on workshops providing K-12 educators with ideas and resources for collaborative art-making in their classrooms.

  WSU BTS Arts PLC | Winter 2024

  When: Thursday, January 25, 2024 | 4:30-6:30 pm
  Where: Weber State University Shepherd Union, 2910 S West Campus Drive, Ogden 84408
  Cost: Free

  Join all BTS Arts Educators and Instructional Coaches in the WSU Region as we Collaborate, Connect, and Create!  Please note, this event is only open to WSU BTS Arts Educators, BTS Arts Instructional Coaches, and BTS Arts District Administrators.  Relicensure hours are available.  Participating educators will receive a $50 stipend.  Dinner will be provided.

  In Search of Floyd the Flamingo!

  When: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | 6:00-8:00 pm
  Where: Weber County Library Southwest Branch | 2039 W 4000 S, Roy
  Cost: Free

  Come discover "Who is Floyd the Flamingo," learn about Antelope Island & the Great Salt Lake, have fun with hands-on activities, listen to stories, and enjoy tasty snacks!  This free event is fun for families!

  Stringing Together: Music & Science Integration in the Classroom

  When: Thursday, September 28, 2023 4:30-6:30 pm
  Where: Weber State University Shepherd Union, 3910 S West Campus Drive, Ogden UT 84408
  Cost: Free

  Inspired by Gabriel Royal’s concert presented by Onstage Ogden, W eber State University's Arts Learning Collaborative and Center for Science and Mathematics Education are excited to offer a teacher workshop exploring connections between music and science. Participants will engage in hands-on arts-integrated activities they can use to string together the Utah Fine Arts & SEEd Standards. This event is directed toward elementary and secondary music, science, and general classroom teachers.  Relicensure hours are available.  Dinner and registration begin at 4:00.

  WSU BTS Arts PLC | Fall 2023

  When: Thursday, September 21, 2023 4:30-6:30 pm
  Where: Weber State University Shepherd Union, 3910 S West Campus Drive, Ogden UT 84408
  Cost: Free

  Join all BTS Arts Educators and Instructional Coaches in the WSU region as we Collaborate, Connect, and Create! Please note, this event is only open to WSU BTS Arts Educators, BTS Arts Instructional Coaches, and BTS Arts District Administrators. Relicensure hours are available. Participating educators will receive a $50 stipend.  Dinner will be provided.

  BTS Arts WSU Region Kickoff Event

  When: August 18, 2023 9:00 am-1:00 pm
  Where: Weber Basin Water Conservancy District | 2837 E Hwy 193, Layton
  Cost: Free
  Registration: Required

  Meet with other BTS Arts Educators in the WSU region! Participants will f orm connections, participate in and develop lesson plans, and set student-centered goals. Educators will leave with tools to help them have a successful start to the year as well as a community of support.  T his event is only for BTS Arts Educators in the Weber State University service region.

• 2022 - 2023

  WSU BTS Arts PLC | Fall 2022

  When: Thursday, September 15, 2022 from 4:30-to6:00 pm

  Join all BTS Arts Educators and Instructional Coaches in the WSU region as we Collaborate, Connect, and Create! Please note that this event is only open to WSU BTS Arts Educators, BTS Arts Instructional Coaches, and BTS Arts District Administrators.

  Evening for Educators: Environmental Action Through Art

  When: Thursday, Sept 22, 2022 from 5:00-to8:00 pm

  Using art, we can call attention to issues in our community, create change, and leave it better than we found it. Inspired by the Buster Simpson exhibit at the WSU Shaw Gallery, this FREE event will feature hands-on workshops which show how visual arts can help humans have a positive, impactful relationship with their environment. Presenters: Katie Francis (Davis School District) and Erinne Roundy (WSU)

  Arts Integration Webinar Series: Lines of Landscape (Part 1)

  When: Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 5:00-to7:00 pm
  Where: Webinar
  Cost: Free
  Registration: Registration required

  This event is part of the Arts Integration Webinar Series: The Science Around Us.
  Participants will experience a guided drawing session led by "Art Coach" Bruce Hucko. He will demonstrate how drawing directional lines can create three-dimensional geological forms on paper. Participants will draw a variety of landforms found in Utah's varied landscapes and compile their drawings in a simple book. At the end of the webinar, participants will have a completed book full of landforms drawings, plus the skills, confidence, and additional resources to take what they have learned and implement this lesson into their own classroom. Presenters: Bruce Hucko (BTS Arts Visual Arts Educator, Helen M. Knight Elementary), Amy Miner (In Focus Education Group)

  Arts Integration Webinar Series: Lines of Landscape (Part 2)

  When: Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 5:00-to7:00 pm
  Where: Webinar
  Cost: Free
  Registration: Registration required

  This event is part of the Arts Integration Webinar Series: The Science Around Us.
  Participants will experience a studio session led by "Art Coach" Bruce Hucko. Participants will practice various compositions with thumbnail sketches in preparation for a final landscape watercolor painting. Presenters: Bruce Hucko (Helen M. Knight Elementary), Amy Miner (In Focus Education Group)

  WSU BTS Arts PLC | Winter 2023

  When: Thursday, February 9, 2023 from 4:30-to6:00 pm
  Where: Online
  Cost: Free

  Join all BTS Arts Educators and Instructional Coaches in the WSU region as we Collaborate, Connect, and Create! Please note that this event is only open to WSU BTS Arts Educators, BTS Arts Instructional Coaches, and BTS Arts District Administrators.

  Arts Integration Webinar Series: Honey Bees A to Z

  When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 5:00-to7:00 pm
  Where: Webinar
  Cost: Free
  Registration: Registration Required

  This event is part of the Arts Integration Webinar Series: The Science Around Us.
  What's the buzz on honey bees?  Come learn everything from A to Z about our friendly, furry pollinators.  Using cross-cutting science concepts, participating will engage in hands-on strategies for teaching arts integrated activities.

  Utah Educator Well-Being Course

  When: Session 1: June 19-30 | Session 2: July 10-21
  Where: Online
  Registration: Required

  Thanks to generous support from Art Works for Kids and In Focus Education, we are excited to invite educators and instructional coaches to participate in the 2023 Educator Well-Being Continuing Education Course!  Strengthen your own well-being by exploring strategies associated with connection, happiness, respect, empathy, conflict resolution, resilience, growth mindset, problem-solving, and more!  The course is delivered over Zoom with an additional 90 minutes of weekly asynchronous learning.  Earn 3 SUU credits or relicensure hours.

• 2021 - 2022

  WSU BTS Arts Online PLC | Fall 2021

  When: Thursday, September 16, 2021 from 4:30-to7:30 pm

  Join all BTS Arts Educators and Instructional Coaches in the WSU region as we Collaborate, Connect, and Create! Please note that this event is only open to WSU BTS Arts Educators, BTS Arts Instructional Coaches, and BTS Arts District Administrators.

  Noticing, Wondering, and Creating in the Science and Art Classroom

  When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 5:00-to7:30 pm

  In this virtual workshop presented by Southern Utah University and Weber State University, participants will get an overview of the NEW Utah SEEd standards and engage in hands-on workshops that explore science and visual art standards. Explore lessons that can be implemented in your K-6 classroom and support high-quality arts and science integration!

  Video Link: https://youtu.be/H1F6ue4JYT8

  WSU BTS Arts Online PLC | WINTER 2022

  When: Thursday, February 24, 2022 from 4:30-to6:00 pm
  
  Join all BTS Arts Specialists and Instructional Coaches in the WSU region as we Collaborate, Connect, and Create! Please note, this event is only open to WSU BTS Arts Specialists, BTS Arts Instructional Coaches, and BTS Arts District Administrators.

  Evening for Educators: Reflections on Empathy for the K-12 Classroom

  When: Thursday, March 10, 2022 from 6:00-to9:00 pm

  In connection with the exhibition, All Together, Amongst Many: Reflections on Empathy, participants will look at how they can foster empathy and understanding through the power of art in the classroom. This in-person event will include a tour of the Shaw Gallery introducing the exhibition. Following the tour, participate in hands-on workshops that show how the visual arts can shape learning in the classroom. Presenters: Erinne Roundy (WSU) and Julie Gale (Utah Film Center).

  Please note we will open the Shaw gallery at 5:30 pm for a special viewing of the exhibit by E4E participants. 
  This is a FREE event. Registration is required.