The Old Jail Art Center
Teachers Workshops
The Art of Reading and Writing workshop © 2009
Participants should contact the Region 14 Education Service Center to register for OJAC teachers’ workshops.
Education students and out-of-area teachers not wishing to receive Region-14-certified credit are also welcome to attend OJAC workshops. Please contact the education staff for registration information.
Workshops Offered Summer 2011
Alternative to Fieldtrips - Distance Learning
Teachers creating handmade paper © 2009
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Presented by The Old Jail Art Center staff: Kathryn Mitchell, Education Director
Session Number: 013290
Register HERE
Session Description:
Don’t let budget cuts keep
your students from fun and exciting ways of learning. Learn how to travel the world of art, culture, history, and language without leaving your own classroom. See how the OJAC uses distance learning to impact your students and enhance what you teach. Workshop is hands-on. Sign up through the Region 14 ESC catalog HERE!
PDAS Objectives I-3,II-3,VIII-9
Credit Type: Update for Gifted
Session Location: The Old Jail Art Center, 201 South 2nd Street, Albany Texas
Intended Audience: Social Studies, Art, Reading, and History K -8th grades
Cost: $15.00
The Art of Reading
Toddler Time © 2010
June 7, 2011
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Presented by The Old Jail Art Center staff: Kathryn Mitchell, Education Director
Session Number: 013291
Register HERE
Session Description:
Mixing art and reading to teach and inspire students. Learn fun tips to judge reading and listening comprehension, create vocabulary games, create projects that emphasize listening and learning, connect stories to personal experiences, sequencing skills, recognize sensory details in text. Workshop is hands-on, fun, and full of projects! Sign up through the Region 14 ESC catalog HERE!
PDAS Objectives I-3,VIII-9,II-3
Credit Type: Update for Gifted
Session Location: The Old Jail Art Center, 201 South 2nd Street, Albany Texas
Intended Audience: Art and Reading Pre-K -2nd grades
Cost: $15.00
Email Kathryn Mitchell with questions.
Teacher In-Service: Creative Writing with Art
International Museum Day Art Carnival © 2010
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Presented by The Old Jail Art Center staff: Kathryn Mitchell, Education Director
Session Number: 013292
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Session Description:
Experience new and fun ways to use art and artifacts from the museum to teach creative writing. Use the museums art and artifacts from the archives to enhance your creative writing lessons. Workshop is hands-on and practical. Sign up through the Region 14 ESC catalog HERE!
PDAS Objectives II-3,I-3,VIII-9
Credit Type: Update for Gifted
Session Location: The Old Jail Art Center, 201 South 2nd Street, Albany Texas
Intended Audience: Language arts 3rd-5th grades
Cost: $15.00
Email Kathryn Mitchell with questions.
To view images from last summer's workshops click the image to the left!