ARTEXPRESS: Teacher Workshop
The ARTEXPRESS Teachers’ Day provides a non-registered professional learning opportunity for Visual Arts, Photomedia and Design teachers to explore factors that support high level student outcomes, reflected in ARTEXPRESS bodies of works. The workshop will provide a deeper understanding of the practical elements of the Stage 6 HSC Visual Arts syllabus.
- Date: Tuesday 27th April 2021
- Time: 8.30am-3pm
- Cost: $80 plus booking fee. Includes Morning Tea, Lunch, and Teacher Resource Booklet. Cost with School Membership discount: $70.00
- Venue: NERAM
The workshop will be facilitated by two experienced Visual Arts teachers who have had consistently strong results and success in the Visual Arts Examination. During the Teacher Professional Learning session the facilitators will demonstrate how they approach the Body of Work and examination with their students.
ARTEXPRESS is a joint partnership of the NSW Department of Education and the NSW Education Standards Authority in association with the New England Regional Art Museum.
Schedule
8:30-9:00 Registration/coffee, meet and greet
9:00-9:30 Practical Artmaking Task
9:30-10:15 Gallery Tour and discussion of the exhibition and works
10:15-10:45 Morning tea
10:45-12:45pm Teacher Professional Learning: Unpacking the Body of Work, developing teaching skills in Visual Arts Stage 6. Looking at strategies used by the facilitating teachers in their own practice including student interviews and Visual Art Diary examples.
2021 Art Express student talk by Elly Chapple and her perspective on completing a Body of Work
12:45-1:30 Lunch/networking
1:30-2:45 Practical artmaking reflection task. Looking at the Marking Guidelines, teachers will engage in the process of placing artworks created during the day into Bands.
2:45-3:00 Q & A to finish.
About ARTEXPRESS:
ARTEXPRESS is an annual series of exhibitions of exemplary artworks created by New South Wales visual art students for the Higher School Certificate examination. See more about ARTEXPRESS here: https://artexpress.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/
ARTEXPRESS Programs at NERAM:
ARTEXPRESS Exhibition Launch, Friday 9th of April 6pm, see website for booking closer to the date.
ART EXPRESS Student Workshop, Monday 26th April, 9am – 3pm
ARTEXPRESS Teachers Day, Tuesday 27th April, 9am – 3pm
Minimum number of participants required for event to proceed. Please book now to ensure this fantastic opportunity goes ahead. I