CURRENT PROJECTS
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VAESI: Visual Art Educator Summer Institute, 2020
A week-long workshop taking place in July of 2020, focused on providing professional development to fine arts teachers. Chris will be teaching courses on Creative Activism and Design Thinking. IHSAE: The Illinois High School Art Exhibition, 2020
The Illinois High School Art Exhibition works to advance art education for young people by providing exhibition and education opportunities that celebrate artistic achievement, promote mastery and ingenuity in learning, and facilitate post-secondary opportunities. The 2020 show will take place in March at the Bridgeport Art Center. Professional Development: Activating Student-directed Learning and Collaboration through Creativity. Collaboratively develop curriculum focused on student choice and empowerment that cultivates a community of learning, an intense investigation of the creative process as something teachable, and bridges the divide between concept and process. In this PD we explore curriculum building as a fine art in itself and an inherently collaborative process between multiple teachers and students. Testimonial: "The teachers were so thrilled to have you share such fantastic ideas, resources and materials! We are grateful for your knowledge, time and preparation, and most of all your passion for the content!" Dr. Kelly West, School Improvement Director, St. Clair County ROE # 50
TEDx Talk: How Creativity will Save Schools On YouTube Now!
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PAST PROJECTS & TEACHING
Advocacy Resource Chair: The Illinois Art Education Association
Working with education leaders and elected officials to organize and implement a state-wide movement towards comprehensive art education requirements.
Working with education leaders and elected officials to organize and implement a state-wide movement towards comprehensive art education requirements.
The Gender Project: Click for more.
The Gender Project was a large forum, student-led, interdisciplinary, and truly collaborative project that connected students and teachers across content areas, clubs, and organizations in the community. The goal was to facilitate a positive and empathetic dialogue within the school on the topic of gender.
The Gender Project was a large forum, student-led, interdisciplinary, and truly collaborative project that connected students and teachers across content areas, clubs, and organizations in the community. The goal was to facilitate a positive and empathetic dialogue within the school on the topic of gender.
Creative Communications Class: Click the link fo the student-made class website.
A Co-Taught Interdisciplinary class that I developed in collaboration with an English teacher: Unleash your creativity in a language and visual art infused curriculum. Develop fundamental writing, storytelling, visual literacy, and art process skills, while expanding your knowledge of modern media tools for interpretation, creativity and collaboration.
A Co-Taught Interdisciplinary class that I developed in collaboration with an English teacher: Unleash your creativity in a language and visual art infused curriculum. Develop fundamental writing, storytelling, visual literacy, and art process skills, while expanding your knowledge of modern media tools for interpretation, creativity and collaboration.
Classroom and Older Blog Posts: here.
Collaborative Curriculum Bootcamp: Professional Development Focused on Student Agency.
The Community Box Project: Northeastern University
Working with community youth to bring art experiences into the neighborhood.
Working with community youth to bring art experiences into the neighborhood.
