2023-24 Professional Development Series

Previous Workshops

• 2023 - 2024

  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.