NEW! Educators' Week - June 9-14, 2019, for 6th-12th grade educators:

The program

• We are privileged to receive a grant from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to fund Educators’ Week.
• We offer three intensive, hands-on craft workshops designed specifically for educators.
• Workshops are discounted 50%. Each weeklong workshop is $275!!!
• Educators will receive hands-on training
• selecting and preparing materials for class
• appropriate and safe use of tools and equipment
• lesson plans project ideas and instruction
• troubleshooting advice
• introduction and alignment to new art curriculum standards
• introduction to grant applications
• kits of materials and tools to take back to the classroom.

Eligibility

• Though anyone may enroll in these workshops, we offer a 50% discount on the registration fee for workshops labeled “Educators’ Week” to 6th-12th grade educators (room and board cannot be discounted).
• Educators must enter the code 6-12 grade educator on the payment screen in the promotional code box to receive this discount.
• Please direct questions to Gail Gentry at ggentry@tntech.edu.
• NOTE: proof of employment at a public or private middle or high school is required at check-in.

The workshops

• Ceramics 101 with Jessica Wilson
• Making Paper in the Classroom with Claudia Lee
• Introduction to Metalsmithing with Anne Bujold

Room and Board

• Available at a discounted rate of $365 (normally $490) and includes 5 nights of lodging (double only) and 15 meals in the onsite restaurant, the Blue Water Grille on the Hill.
• Room and board is optional.
• Meals are available a la carte.
• If you would like the discounted rate, select "EDUCATOR Room and Board" when you check out.

The schedule

• Sunday
  • 1-2:25 p.m. - check-in
  • 2:30-8 p.m. - hands-on craft workshops
• Monday-Thursday
  • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - hands-on craft workshops
  • 6:30-8:30 p.m. - two hour workshops on the new curriculum standards and finding and writing grant applications