Art Institute: Art and Storytelling - New!
1 Session: $70 | Both Sessions: $100
(Choose One or Both)
SESSION 1
July 18
SESSION 2
July 19
Dr. Deborah Kuster
Participants will experience ways to combine art history with storytelling and puppetry. We will explore the art of puppetry in its various forms including 2-D and 3-D. Topics include mixed media techniques of constructing, metaphorical, symbolic, and humorous expression, as well as the importance of storytelling
This institute is suitable for K-12 art teachers, K-12 gifted and talented teachers and most K-12 Social Studies and Language Arts teachers. Participants will benefit from presentation of Art historical and Language Arts connections and a combination of 2-D and 3-D art-making techniques using common materials. Content presented will be aligned with the Arkansas Visual Arts Frameworks.
Art Institute: Drawing and Assemblage - New!
1 Session: $70 | Both Sessions: $100
(Choose One or Both)
SESSION 1
July 16
SESSION 2
July 17
Dr. Deborah Kuster
Participants will experience ways to combine art history, with 2-D and 3-D art-making techniques using common materials. Observation skills, which are basic to artistic and scientific investigation, along with literary metaphoric and symbolic perspectives will be incorporated. Some of the topics covered are organic and geometric 3-dimensional forms, metaphorical and symbolic expression and drawing from observation/perspective.
This institute is suitable for K-12 art teachers, K-12 gifted and talented teachers and most K-12 Social Studies and Language Arts teachers. Participants will benefit from presentation of Art historical and Language Arts connections and a combination of 2-D and 3-D art-making techniques using common materials. Content presented will be aligned with the Arkansas Visual Arts Frameworks.
Arkansas Military History Series: Capitol City in Crisis - Free Workshop!
FREE!
June 7, 2012
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, UCA
Historical facts and events over the 4 year period in the life and day to day events taking place in Little Rock up to and through the Civil War. This course will satisfy the Arkansas History PDU requirement.
Arkansas Military History Series: 200 Years of Arkansas Militia - Free Workshop!
FREE!
June 7, 2012
1:00 - 4:30
Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, UCA
This workshop will provide an explanation of events involving the Arkansas Militia over the past 200 years. Participants will get a better understanding of the Militia of the State of Arkansas from inception until present day. This course will satisfy the Arkansas History PDU requirement.
Arkansas Boaters’ Education Course - Free Course!
FREE
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Session 1 (PLEASE CHOOSE ONE)
SAT; April 7
8:30 am – 3 pm; BHCC
Session 2
SAT; JUNE 9
8:30 am – 3 pm; BHCC
The Arkansas Boaters’ Education Course teaches fundamentals of safe boating. This course includes: Arkansas Boating Law, boat classification, registration and trailering, personal flotation devices, rules of the road, maintenance and boating accidents. Learn more about Ark. boating laws and regulations by visiting www.agfc.com or call 1.800.482.5795. Limited Seating: RSVP By April 4th for Session 1 or by June 6th for Session 2!
2012 History Symposium: Presidential Elections in History
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Allan J. Lichtman
Dr. Lichtman is Distinguished Professor of History and formerly chair of the Department of History at American University in Washington, D.C. He is the author of seven books. He has provided commentary for all major U.S. television and radio networks and many foreign broadcast companies including BBC. He has published op-ed articles in major newspapers such as the New York Times and Washington Post.
His latest book The Keys to the White House explains 13 historical patterns in presidential elections that Dr. Lichtman has used to correctly predict the popular vote outcome in every presidential election from 1984 to 2008. His keynote address will explain the model and apply it to the 2012 election. For his lunch address Dr. Lichtman will speak about the 1928 election when the chief issues were liquor, religion, and geography. The 1928 election pitted Herbert Hoover of Iowa against the governor of New York, Al Smith, whose running mate was Senator Joe T. Robinson of Arkansas. Dr. Lichtman has written a book about the 1928 election entitled Prejudice and the Old Politics.
Other presentations in the symposium will include:
“George Washington: The Election was Easy, Being President Tough,” Dr. Wendy Castro, Associate Professor of History, UCA
“Lincoln’s Very Different Elections of 1860 vs. 1864,” Dr. Lorien Foote, Associate Professor of History, UCA
Cost: $25.00
October 15, 2012
Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, UCA
8:30-2:30 pm
Novice Art Teacher Workshop - New!
1 Session: $70 | Both Sessions: $100
(Choose One or Both)
SESSION 1
July 24
SESSION 2
July 25
Dr. Deborah Kuster and Dr. Jeff Young
Open to new art teachers from all levels completing their 0-3 years of teaching. A time to reflect, collaborate, and get new ideas for curriculum planning and classroom management with other beginning teachers. Day One will focus on curriculum development. Day Two will focus on the classroom environment.
Topics will include: Teaching philosophies, Curriculum planning and Classroom management/environment
