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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-l…

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-l…

Happy International Literacy Day! Teachers are discovering that students are in need of social-emotional support now more than ever. Join our Virtual Literary Institute and learn to create a foundation that supports SEL and prepares students to make gains, not losses in literacy.

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 📚

@VAPAJeannine Having “word banks” can help, too. Categories of ideas and specifics, ex: elements (color, line, shape, etc), arrangement (above, below, left, right, etc), can help students articulate what they see.

A1. Leo from CoTA. Posting late, but was intrigued about the image for Q1, so I had to drop by. I see ovals making circles. Black and white. Movement from stillness. It’s a bit dizzy, disorienting. 😵‍💫

A4: Students examine artwork for examples of processes, demonstrations of specific elements, and what ideas are being represented through the art.  #CaArtsEdChat giphy.com/clips/original…

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

A2. Students in CoTA classes regularly examine and discuss various pieces of art: selected inspirations, their own, and those produced by their classmates. #CaArtsEdChat media.giphy.com/media/VDTGsgOW…

CoTA Fall Literary Institute: FREE for K-8 teachers, offering strategies using visual arts, spoken word, comics, theater, and movement to inspire students to engage more creatively with ELA. For information, and to register, cotaprogram.org/cota-literary-…

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

A3: Love it, though I cheated w/ previously-written haiku. Thanks 4 letting me share. 😌 Let’s do more of this, por favor! I enjoy the occasional jump into new unfamiliar playgrounds. Sometimes, I’ll stay and play (as I’ve done with poetry in the past couple years). #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!

@VAPAJeannine @aaronbryan @PCrooks_VAPA @ccsesaARTS @LACountyArtsEd @Arts4LA @lacoecdol @CDEfoundation @create_ca @PoetryFound @PoetryOutLoud @GetLitPoet Going to miss the live chat with you arty educators! I’ll be posting my responses soon.

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

A2: By having student artists demonstrate processes and techniques. Save some of that “teacher” stuff for them to do, to emphasize the idea they can learn from each other. #KeepKidsCreative #CaArtsEdChat

A1: Hi, all. Leo from CoTA, early again as I have a Wed after school class. Miss our live chatting! I love gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving. Special challenge this year is celebrating with heart healthy foods. #CaArtsEdChat images.app.goo.gl/jqWnGgvZMCoofT…

@PCrooks_VAPA 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.

A2: Arts = connection. We’re happy to host occasional workshops with community members beyond our regular Teaching Artists. Most recent was with Amy Spencer of San Diego Book Arts. gph.is/g/4DW2WJO?tc=1 #CaArtsEdChat