Course Description: Embark on a journey to unlock your personal art-making process in drawing, photography, and mixed-media collage over thirty-one nights. Then, explore visual journaling as a twenty-four-hour process — and for one week this summer — as a special 7 day series of powerful prompts!

Facilitator: Michael Bell

Bio: Michael Bell is a renowned American artist, TED speaker, author, visual journaling pioneer, and Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts for Queen Anne’s County Public Schools. Bell is a former national award-winning teacher of the year, with honors including the Washington Post's Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award, the CollegeBoard's William U. Harris Award, the NAEA’s National Art Honor Society Sponsor of the Year Award, and the Los Angeles Good Shepherd Community Service Award.

Key Teaching and Learning Strategies explored in this course: 

• Perception - SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: With intention, model and develop social-emotional learning competencies. (Self-Awareness)

• The Creative Process Map - BIG IDEAS: Guide participants through a creative response to a relevant and exciting concept.

• Facilitator Role - ARTIST HABITS OF MIND: Model and cultivate the Artist Habits of Mind. (Stretch & Explore)

• Artist Communities - VOICE & AGENCY: Integrate authentic opportunities for participants to share their perspectives and experiences, make choices, and provide and receive peer feedback.

To download the full MSDE Fine Arts Office Professional Learning Framework, please click here.