Old Jail to host teacher workshops
By Nolan Davis
The Old Jail Art Center will be hosting four Region 14 teacher workshops during the month of July, with the first one scheduled for Friday, July 12.
All four of the programs will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with breakfast and snacks provided.
Drawings will be held throughout the day as attendees can hope to win things such as books and classroom art supply kits.
Those who attend can also qualify for discounted museum membership at the Educator Level.
The workshops will have a variety of topics, including “The Art of Reading” on July 12, “Around the World Through Art & Games” on July 19, “Texas Railroads & Western Expansion” on July 26, and “¡Fiesta! Hispanic Arts & Culture” on July 31.
“The Art of Reading” will be held on Friday, July 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The program is ideal for teachers of grades K-3 who teach visual art, reading, language arts, and general classroom. Those who attend will receive access to projects and cross-curricular lessons featuring award winning children’s books.
The next workshop will be “Around the World Through Art & Games.” This workshop will be held on Friday, July 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This program is geared towards instructors of grades 6-12 and those who instruct visual arts, fine arts, and world history. Attendees will participate in a cross-cultural sampler of games and crafts from around the world, inspired by the OJAC collection of artifacts. Participants will be able to explore a variety of art processes, group challenges and kinetic activities.
“Texas Railroads & Western Expansion” will be held on Friday, July 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This workshop is ideal for instructors of grades 4-8 who instruct social studies, Texas and U.S. history, and science. Those who attend will be taken to a local historic railroad site to investigate the historical role that railroads played in the Western Expansion of Texas.
The final workshop is “¡Fiesta! Hispanic Arts & Culture.” It will be held on Wednesday, July 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is designed for instructors of grades 5-10 who teach Spanish language, language arts, social studies, and visual arts. Participants can expect to enjoy a celebration of Hispanic and Latin-American historic and contemporary culture featuring art and artifacts from OJAC collection.
Those who wish to register can do so at the Region 14 Education Service Center PitStop Website.
For more information contact the OJAC education director at 325-762-2936.
