Where Did We Go?

The National Gallery in DC to go to the Creative Arts and Character Development Event.

https://www.csee.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1231208&group=&fbclid=IwAR0uj7QT6dXB4qHfg-fPoUBhV8zElKR5A3nwoMKA2BPTT5W8pVVPrcsXrRM

and

Severn School- To Visit the Art Teacher Mary Ellen Carsley

https://www.severnschool.com/

When Did We Go?

Thursday Nov. 14: National Gallery for the Day 1 CSEE art conference.

Friday Nov. 15: School Visit- Severn School

Saturday Nov. 16: Reflect on conference and school visit. Visit some of the museums in DC that Severn School Collaborates with.

Why did We choose this Professional Development experience?

Nikita and I chose the “Creative Arts as a Tool for Character Development” at The National Gallery conference experience because it focuses on how Art is that aspect of the human soul which both reflects and defines growth, potential, values, and form in human culture. It both reflects and shapes the soul of a culture. The Speaker at the conference is Mary Ellen Carsley who is an art educator at Severn School and a scientific and botanical illustrator. She has worked as an architect, and illustrated eight books and numerous articles for national and international journals. She has invited us to come visit her school so we can see firsthand how her school builds strong community relationships by working with local museums and businesses and how they utilize cross curricular lessons in their school.

I (Alexandra Heyl) first met Mary Ellen Carsley while working on my Masters of Art in Museum Studies which I received from Johns Hopkins University. My love for museums and teaching children art go hand in hand. Mary Ellen has utilized this degree in her school district by creating a curriculum at her school that successfully gives students real world experiences through cross curricular lessons and relationships with local businesses and museums. It is my hope that I will gain knowledge on how to successfully do the same in my district.