With the help of The Conrad Prebys Foundation, scholarships are available to help make the Virtual Literary Institute accessible to all educators. Use coupon code: COTASCHOLARSHIP to waive the deposit fee when registering. Institute starts Sept 24! cotaprogram.org/2022-virtual…

Our first session starts on September 24. The Literary Institute is free and UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies credit is available. Sign up today: cotaprogram.org/2022-virtual…

Join us for our 2022 Virtual Literary Institute and engage in hands-on creative strategies designed to help students develop into strong readers. Registration link in bio 📚

A3: Last night! I’m enrolled in UCSD Extension’s Children’s Book Writing + Illustration program and I’m reading and reviewing children’s stories + books, as well as reading classmates’ reviews every week. Pictured is one of my recently-reviewed books.  #CaArtsEdChat

A4: I live it. It seems every time I draw, my style evolves. Very much need to discipline myself towards consistency for a particular project. Here’s my two latest. Left is ink, crayons + digital. Right is digital. #CaArtsEdChat

A2: Here’s an older one, Matt’s editorial comic. #CaArtsEdChat

A1: Sorry, missed last week as I was out of town. Again, posting early as I am teaching during #CaArtsEdChat. Here’s a haiku I wrote recently. Reminder: #inktober2021 #drawtober2021 going on all month. Post your art!

A4: Some of the awesome moves from some of my recent Pre-K and K classes. In addition to spatial concepts, we get storytelling, full body activity, sequencing, music, and.. FUN! #CaArtsEdChat

Reach out to your partners and ask what types of projects and topics they would like to play with. Our recent Literary Institute focused on POV in narratives. Later in the school year, we’ll host a Math-based Visual Arts workshop, based on teacher requests.

A3: By using artwork from pop culture (movies, toys comics, video games, tv, etc ) as samples 4 examining art elements, processes, techniques. Demonstrating the arts have multiple applications in the vast universe of the working world. #CaArtsEdChat

A4: Mucho! Perhaps too much. 😅 Much of it linked to friends of mine who I’m blessed to work with as a Teaching Artist. Long-postponed birthday plans. A baby shower. Museum Family Art workshop. #CaArtsEdChat

A1: A1: Leo from CoTA here, eager to start the school year! Is it weird that I’m tired already? 😅 #CaArtsEdChat

A4: Giving authentic feedback by calling out specific qualities/details in student work so they can better appreciate their art-making. Pointing out possibilities re: how 2 further develop students’ exploration of these ideas. #CaArtsEdChat

A1: Leo from CoTA in this virtual banana split. On my ice cream: banana slices, granola, and pecans. #CaArtsEdChat

A4: Never enough time in the world for home/studio/office organizing. 🙀 #CaArtsEdChat

A3: Most excited about teaching in person again. Simultaneously looking forward to and dreading the exhaustion of a full day of super-engaging art and dance classes. #CaArtsEdChat

A2: Composition notebooks, broad washable markers, and sketchbooks. And more notebooks. And sketchbooks. 😅 #CaArtsEdChat