Do you know why there wasn't school on Friday? It's a statewide teacher inservice day. Which means that teachers get the opportunity to go to conferences and learn new things! I was in Eugene on the U of O campus. I graduated from U of O in 1990, so it was great to go back to my old stomping grounds. I joined 150 other art teachers for the OAEA art educators conference. I participated in several great workshops, my two favorite were sewing and glass blowing. In the sewing class I learned about a new tool that allows you to 'draw' with the sewing machine. It was super fun and I've already got my eye on buying a new sewing machine for the classroom.
Today I was in the U of O craft center learning how to blow glass. I have to admit I was terrified of all the hot molten glass and blow torches, I thought my hair was going to go up in smoke. Once I got over my fears I managed to crank out two glass ornaments. Here are some pictures of me in the hot shop.
So what did you do today? What did you learn? How did you challenge yourself?
