The University of Oregon and its Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art offer 6 months of high quality professional development designed to integrate instruction in visual literacy and argument writing.
Professional development activities:
- A Kickoff workshop at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art January 20, 2018
- Training, coaching, and mentoring in the use of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
- Strategies for teaching reasoned argumentation and argument writing aligned with CCSS
- Twice-monthly presentations, workshops, and collaboration opportunities in Second Life
- Interactive discussions on key ideas from related books & articles
Additional FREE opportunities:
- Field trip to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
- Access to the VTS online Image Library
- Class projects with teaching artists from Lane Regional Arts Council
- School visits from Artie the Art Bus of Imagination International
- Earn PDUs
Participate in research (optional):
- Help us continue to develop and evaluate the project
- Complete surveys, test of visual literacy, brief quarterly reflections, eLogs
- $1000 stipend upon completion of the research activities
To learn more:
- Contact Peggy Marconi, Project Coordinator, with questions.
- Email: pmarconi@uoregon.edu
- Telephone: 541-505-6987; Fax: 541-346-2565