Teaching Basic Art/ Scope and Sequence/Techniques
This workshop is a full day of basic art that prepares people that attend to go home and teach basic art to students. It shows them how to do basic techniques and the elements and principles of art. With the economy eliminating art from many budgets, this day long workshop teaches how to fill the void in basic art techniques, art appreciation, and the elements and principles of art. Students leave the workshop with materials to use in important area being so neglected because of budget cuts.
Advanced Art Training in Murals and Graphics
This workshop is geared to older students wanting to do art as a career. Students get training in the elements and principles of art, graphic art programs, and how to do murals. Art can make such an impact on our society and that is what this workshop is all about. This is the beginning of a one year program in visual media from Visual Manna Media, our non profit that trains young Christian artists.
Using Art to Reinforce Core Subjects
This workshop focuses on how to teach science, English, geography and history through art. It shows how to teach and give students opportunities for problem solving and creative thinking, as well as how to teach art as a jumping off place for engineering and invention. Using master works of art as a catalyst for teaching all the core subjects is also presented.
What Do You Do If...
What can you do when the worst thing you can ever imagine happens? How do you cope? Sharon Jeffus lost her husband in a tragic accident four years ago. This workshop talks about the wonderful way God provides and surprises us with his goodness.
Teaching the Creatively Gifted Child
Does your child march to a different drummer? There is a fine line between ADD and being gifted. What are the characteristics of a creatively gifted child? How can you teach a child with such an independent spirit without squelching that independence and individuality? How can you bring out these God given gifts? All these questions and more are answered in this workshop.
Teaching Art at Home
This workshop focuses on how to teach art to children at home at any age. How to teach appreciation, techniques and the vocabulary of the arts to children as young as four is presented. How to encourage creativity, what materials and supplies to use, mentoring, portfolios
and more is also explored. This workshop will answer all your questions. How to save money is also covered and handouts are given.
Teaching Art to Special Needs Children
Teaching art to special needs children is much more than just teaching them fine motor skill development. Although that is very important, art allows them to learn core subjects by doing it "hands on." When drawing, sculpting, and painting, children with learning disabilities learn basic concepts used in mathematics, such as the importance of lines, spatial relationships, contrasts, geometric shapes, size, etc. In other core subjects such as science, as they make a rainbow in art, they can also hear about the science of the rainbow. Encouraging creativity is also very important. Art is a way children with learning disabilities can succeed and not be frustrated by having to produce to a certain norm.
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