Lately I have been able to attend the district art staff meetings. The topic for most of the meetings has been really useful because it has been based on technology. I have learned about calibrating smart boards, alternate uses for the elmo, and ladybug, and I have also learned a bit about stop animation. This link shows a stop animation created an art teachers and his students:
The Robot and the Butterfly
It utilizes technology in a different way to create classroom art that involves the whole school. I think that when there's a set subject for professional development days, they can be very useful for finding new, cool, fun ways to create art in the classroom.
I am glad you have been able to attend some district art staff meetings. Often those are much more useful because they are two a less diverse audience and can be directly applicable to what you do. Also, I hope you were able to experience good camaraderie amongst art teachers - a rare time to share, since many art teachers are isolated.
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