Virtual learning opportunities on this page were not developed or shared specifically with this project in mind, but are great learning opportunities nonetheless.
Virginia Learns Anywhere (Virginia Department of Education) Virginia Learns Anywhere reinforces much-needed structure to empower individual teachers to support students in learning remotely.
Virtual and Blended Learning Strategies for Fine Arts Educators (Virginia Department of Education) This webinar recording from June 2020 provides foundations of virtual and blended instruction for fine arts educators. The webinar starts 21 minutes into this video link.
Panic to Practical: Remote Learning Done Right! (Virginia ASCD) Join Meg Ormiston in the journey from panic to practical real tools, tips, and tricks to tackle remote learning with the least possible stress. The asynchronous sessions, held August 10–October 3, are self-paced, online, and filled with opportunities for collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. Develop best practices to increase student engagement using a combination of digital tools and high leverage instructional strategies. Join the fun!
National Art Education Association Representatives from every NAEA division and our membership at large have collected, curated, and shared strategies, approaches, lessons, units, and tools to support you as we are faced with the challenges of and opportunities for distance learning and preparing for the 2020-21 school year.
Creativity for All (Adobe Education Exchange) Understanding the power of creativity, why it matters, and how to leverage it in your teaching helps prepare students with 21st Century skills they need to succeed. This course helps educators learn what creativity is, why it is important, and how to develop creativity in their students across subjects and grade levels, from young children through college students and adult learners. You will get tips on how to cultivate and assess creativity, how Adobe’s creative tools can help, and how to stay connected to Adobe’s Creative Educator Community. You will hear from expert educators including those from our Adobe team of creatives. They will help you transform learning experiences to foster and support student creativity in any content area.
Kick Start Your Virtual Classroom (The Columbia Museum of Art) While online teaching of any kind comes with certain inherent difficulties, visual arts instruction has its own unique challenges, ranging from identifying supplies in students’ homes to how to model and assess hands-on techniques. Go beyond the found object color wheel as our panel of experts dive into the online world of art instruction and its dynamic possibilities. Get inspired with ideas from artists and educators that will keep your students engaged throughout the months ahead.
Anti Racist Art Teachers Working towards removing biases, stereotypes, and false narratives in art education.