Professional Development

Nopal Watercolor

In this professional development, teachers learned about the significance of nopales (cactus) during the Mexican Revolution, then painted their own nopales with watercolors

04-19-2023

El Sagrado Corazon

This PD introduced faculty to polymer clay through creating Sagrado Corazon (Sacred Heart) sculptures, linking art to local culture and Día de los Muertos. Teachers shared their creations, connecting personal stories, and learned to cure clay in a toaster oven

10-12-2022

Block Printing

At this university art lab PD, participants co-constructed a definition for CULTIVAR Arts Integration. An artist taught block printing; each person carved their own design into a stamp pad and made block prints from their original artwork.

06-01-2022

Using the Arts to Teach Self-Regulation

Using the Arts to Teach Self-Regulation showed how visual & performing arts build self/social awareness, self-control, relationships & problem-solving through color-emotion links, manipulatives, and dramatic play to boost impulse control.