Writing for Self Discovery Teachers and Students Workshop begins Jan. 30, 2012
WRITING FOR SELF DISCOVERY
FREE, 10 MONDAYS 4:30-6:30 PM
1119 WAUGH DR, HOUSTON, TX 77019
Voices Breaking Boundaries announces our next Writing for Self Discovery
(WSD) Teachers and Students Workshops. Our WSD Teacher Workshop will
kick off on January 30, 2012 for ten sessions on Monday nights, and will
culminate in a teacher and student performance that is part of our East
End Live Art Series Teachers and Students Speak Out 4. This season's
workshops will have an additional perk: one participating teacher will
have the opportunity of in-school arts workshops in his/her classroom
where students will also be trained and invited to perform.
Teacher Workshops-Writing for Self-Discovery (WSD):
Using the arts and creative writing as tools for reflection, WSD offers
teachers innovative, cross-curricular activities to take back into their
classrooms. You do not have to be a writer or artist to participate –
this workshop is open to everyone. Teachers will work with a trained
artist and licensed professional counselor (LPC) to brainstorm solutions
for their daily challenges when students’ personal struggles manifest
themselves in behavior and academic difficulties. The workshops’
psychology component provides both theoretical and practical
understanding of issues such as projections, reenactments, and
displacements. This training is not intended for teachers to take on
students’ problems; rather, the workshop equips teachers with knowledge
to keep yourself steady as you deal with issues that arise in the
classroom.
The spring WSD workshops will be led by performance artist Marcela
Descalzi and visual artist Jennifer Palermo (MA, LPC).
Enroll by filling out our WSD workshop registration form:
http://vbbarts.org/arts-ed-registrationform
Other benefits include:
Avoiding emotional or psychological burn-out
Learning creative strategies and new curricular approaches
Strengthening relationships with students (and fellow teachers!)
Creating safe environments optimal for learning
Practicing stress relieving methods such as meditation and mindfulness
Becoming familiar with the latest research on trauma, anxiety,
depression, and PTSD
Opportunities to explore various genres, including poetry, short
fiction, essay and memoir
Training from writers with different styles and backgrounds on a variety
of writing strategies and techniques
Developing methods of constructive critique to look more honestly and
profoundly at the process of writing
Having one’s own work reviewed in a nurturing and supportive environment
within a community of writers
Most importantly, the workshop blocks out a time and a space for
creativity and rejuvenation not for your students, not your families,
but for YOU!!
All teacher workshops are held at Voices Breaking Boundaries’ office
1119 Waugh Dr #3, Houston, TX 77019
