2008 Programs


Please note:

registration for teacher programs at Marwen is now a two step process: teachers who wish to receive credit and CPDUs must establish their account and register through the new CPS system, PD Central, in addition to the Marwen registration process. Each teacher is required to set up their own account on the PD system by contacting the CPS website at http://pdcentral.cps.k12.il.us. It is suggested that this be done first, then follow with the Marwen online registration.

If you have questions, please email Marge Kelly or call Marge at 312.944.2418, ext. 208.

Cancellations with refund will be accepted up to 7 days prior to each course

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. If space is available, your payment will guarantee your registration.

If a course is full, you may register for the waiting list. You will be contacted by phone if a space becomes available.

JUNE

This Course Is Open!
Drawing 101 for Teachers
Barlow
Two sessions: Monday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 17, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Drawing can help students learn in a wide variety of subject areas. You don't need vast art-making experience to effectively incorporate drawing into your lesson plans. In fact, in just two days, you can learn basic drawing techniques and vocabulary and apply them to create a portfolio of samples for your students. Brainstorm with your colleagues about
how to use drawing to make your classroom more engaging. Evaluate which materials are most appropriate for your subject and grade level. No drawing experience is necessary.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Funky Computer Graphics
Kerry Richardson
Two sessions: Monday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 17, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Explore creative methods for blending digital art with the written word in Marwen's state-of-the-art technology studio. Work with a variety of computer-based applications that are particularly useful for the development of curricular materials, including Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Sculpture 101 for Teachers
Mathias Schergen
Two sessions: Wednesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 19, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Teaching through sculpture and facilitating related art activities is fun and affordable! Introduce low-cost, easy-to-find materials in a variety of hands-on projects that become independent activity centers in your classroom. Practice basic construction methods, experiment with a range of materials, and prepare to engage your students in a variety of arts integrated units. Best of all, you will have created your own examples to show your students.
No art-making experience required.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Full
Digital Photography
Kerry Richardson
Two sessions: Wednesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 19, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00

Use a digital camera as an effective teaching tool. Stage and create digital photographs, then manipulate them further in Adobe Photoshop. Explore how to use digital photos in a variety of classroom applications, including sequencing images to create simple books with text.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Full
Digital Photography
Justin Schmitz
Two sessions: Wednesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 26, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00

Use a digital camera as an effective teaching tool. Stage and create digital photographs, then manipulate them further in Adobe Photoshop. Explore how to use digital photos in a variety of classroom applications, including sequencing images to create simple books with text.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Mixed Media
Regin Igloria
Two sessions: Friday, June 20, and Friday, June 27, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Examine contemporary drawings and prints to understand materials, techniques, and subject matter unique to American artists. Then create drawings, prints, and simple books inspired by your observations and lessons learned from these American masters. Thanks to the Terra Foundation for American Art for generously funding this course.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Photography: Focus on America
Katie Rodrigues
Two sessions: Friday, June 20, and Friday, June 27, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

What makes a strong photographic composition? How is American photography unique? Focus on American artists such as Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothea Lange, Harry Callahan, and others as resources for creating dynamic images using basic digital and other non-darkroom photographic techniques. Thanks to the Terra Foundation for American Art for generously funding this course.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Painting 101 for Teachers
Barlow
Two sessions: Monday, June 23, and Tuesday, June 24, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

How does an artist choose and use brushes? Mix colors? Make a painting? Are you intrigued by the idea of incorporating painting into your classroom or subject area? Here is your chance to learn which materials are most suitable for your classroom and to create a series of small paintings with water-based paints that can serve as demonstration samples for your students.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit,15 CPDUs

This Course Is Full
Mosaics
Amy Moore
Two sessions: Monday, June 23, and Tuesday, June 24, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00

Learn mosaic, the ancient technique that combines parts and pieces to create a unified image. Analyze texture, color scheme, contour, and value in historic tesserae images and murals. Then, using ceramic and glass tiles, design and complete two works - a small two-dimensional project and a portrait.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Children's Book Illustration
Lisa Cinelli
Two sessions: Wednesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 26, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Excite imaginations and expand art-making skills by challenging your students to illustrate books. This course, taught by a professional children's book illustrator, shows you how to creatively combine text and images to develop your own classroom book projects. Select a story or poem to illustrate with simple drawing and collage techniques.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

JULY

This Course Is Open!
More Children's Book Illustration/Printmaking
Lisa Cinelli
Two sessions: Monday, June 30, and Tuesday, July 1, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Simple tools and basic printmaking techniques are all you'll need to produce an original book in this course taught by a professional children's book illustrator. You'll learn to create simple book forms and discover how to incorporate basic printmaking techniques into your curriculum. Explore books that use prints to tell a story and get your students reading, writing, and printmaking. No prerequisite; teachers who have previously taken Children's Book Illustration are welcome.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Pinhole Photography
Kris Brailey
Two sessions: Monday, June 30, and Tuesday, July 1, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Forget expensive equipment and complex electronics - you and your students can make intriguing black-and-white images with a simple pinhole camera. In this course, you'll make your own camera from a basic container and capture images using film and paper negatives. Then, you'll move into the darkroom to see what develops from your experimental negatives. A brief history of pinhole photography will introduce you to the subtle possibilities of these dream-like images.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Full
Architecture: What Makes a City?
Catherine Baker
Two sessions: Wednesday, July 2, and Thursday, July 3, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00

Help your students apply their investigative skills to discover the parts and pieces that make Chicago. With the guidance of a professional architect, explore the component parts of a city from individual buildings to neighborhoods to open spaces.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Children's Book Illustration: Non-Fiction
Lisa Cinelli
Two sessions: Monday, July 7, and Tuesday, July 8, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Examine the works of Edward Hopper and Winslow Homer, American artists who were also illustrators. You'll study the paintings and illustrations of these artists, then create a biography of the artist of your choice in children's book form, creating an eight-page reader complete with text and illustrations. Thanks to the Terra Foundation for American Art for generously funding this course.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Ceramics I
Amy Moore
Two sessions: Monday, July 7, and Tuesday, July 8, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Dig into some clay and gain insights into teaching ceramic arts. Leave this course with great resources for adding hand-building projects to any classroom, with or without a kiln. Demonstrations and hands-on activities will prepare you to present basic coil-building, slab-building, surface techniques, glazing, and firing. Create samples to take with you and receive a handbook on teaching ceramics complete with handouts, a CD-ROM on ceramic artists, a list of ceramics websites, and lots of ideas for lessons.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Ceramics: Wheel Throwing
Amy Moore
Two sessions: Wednesday, July 9, and Thursday, July 10, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Practice wheel throwing! Create a collection of vessels and sculptural portraits using a variety of ceramic techniques. You'll take away beautiful samples for your classroom, a handbook of useful teaching handouts, a CD-ROM on ceramic artists, and lots of ideas for creative ceramics projects.
No experience is required.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs

This Course Is Open!
Art: Observe, Create, Interpret
Mary Ridley and Katie Rodrigues
Two sessions: Wednesday, July 9, and Thursday, July 10, 9am-5pm
Cost: $120.00 Enroll Online

Enhance your students' observation and critical thinking skills, as well as their ability to use context clues for interpretation. Examine and discuss artworks that are related in theme at local galleries and museums, then use the same theme as inspiration to create your own personal mixed media artwork. You will focus on simple, inexpensive materials and collage and transfer techniques that can be applied in any classroom. Thanks to the Terra Foundation for American Art for generously funding this course.
Lunch provided. One lane promotion credit, 15 CPDUs