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A personalised introduction to the Territory Wildlife Park for AENT members

This is a fantastic opportunity for teachers to get inside information from Jasmine Jan about what the Territory Wildlife Park has to offer children, art and teachers. AENT members will have free entry to the park. If families or friends want to join, they will need to pay to enjoy the day at their leisure outside of this event. Light refreshments provided. Please bring your own lunch and water – or purchase at the park.
Sunday 29th April free from 9 am until 1 pm

$10 for members
$20 for non-members

https://arteducators.nt.edu.au/product/a-personalised-i…for-aent-members/

2017 Teacher Reflection from FoT thanks to AENT (PTANT funded) TRAVEL GRANTS


Post By: Korin Lesh
Contact Email: korin.lesh@ntschools.net
Date: 13-09-2017 Time: 09:00 am
Message:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank AENT for supporting me in attending the Festival of Teaching in Darwin. It was a stimulating, informative and enriching experience. I had the opportunity to engage professionally with colleagues and contribute to collegial discussions. The workshops I attended gave me new content and teaching strategies that I will implement in my art classes. These experiences helped to broaden my knowledge of the Visual Arts and gave me new skills to improve my practice. As I live remotely having this opportunity to share and spend time with other art teachers was a rich and rewarding experience.
Thank you
Christine Jaya Regan

2017 Teacher Reflection from FoT thanks to AENT (PTANT funded) Travel Grants

I very much appreciate the opportunity to attend the Festival of Teaching and meet with other educators, particularly Art educators.

I have been working in remote NT for 3 years now and have not had the opportunity to engage with educators outside of my school. I found attending the workshops gave me the opportunity to reflect on my practice and also in some instances reassure me that I am doing my best to deliver equal opportunities to and have high expectations for my students.

Angelina Naidu

Come hang with us!


Post By: Korin Lesh
Contact Email: korin.lesh@ntschools.net
Date: 25-08-2017 Time: 06:30 pm
Message:
Come and join us to celebrate the opening of our 2017 members’ exhibition this Fri at DVAA!

2017 AGM at DVAA


Post By: Korin Lesh
Contact Email: korin.lesh@ntschools.net
Date: 18-08-2017 Time: 05:00 pm
Message:
5pm this afternoon is AENT’s 2017 AGM at DVAA (Darwin Visual Arts Association). Nibbles will be provided and drinks are available from the DVAA bar.

The AGM will be followed by our soft opening of ‘Out of the ART ROOM’ at 6pm!

Festival of Teaching – AENT Workshops 2017

Organised by teachers for teachers, the 2017 Festival of Teaching(FoT)is the result of months of planning by both the Festival of Teaching Steering Committee and participating professional teaching associations. The FoT program provides teachers with the opportunity to engage in quality professional learning delivered by both interstate and local presenters around the theme Sharing success: shaping our future!

FoT is very pleased to introduce this year’s two keynote speakers, Professor Joseph Lo Bianco and Mr Mark Collard. Having two presenters of such high calibre will ensure that this year’s Festival of Teaching is an event not to be missed. Our thanks go out to our major sponsors, PTANT and the NT Department of Education who have each contributed $15,000 towards this year’s event. In addition, PTANT have provided invaluable project and event management.

WORKSHOP 1, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Indigo: To dye for!

Room: E4 - Downstairs
Stage of Schooling: All.

Participants will be introduced to the intricacies of the Indigo vat. They will learn various tie dye folds and techniques and produce a book of technique samples dyed with indigo.

Presenter: Bronwyn Packwood

Bronwyn Packwood is a high school art teacher. She is a mother of four gorgeous children, a textile artist and event co-ordinator for the Geelong Fibre Forum. She has been teaching Art in the Territory for 12 years and is currently at Nightcliff Middle School.

Bronwyn is always on the lookout for new mediums and ways to engage students in the art classroom scouring the internet, reading and attending workshops for fresh ideas.

WORKSHOP 2, 12:00 PM - 12.50 PM

Great new recycling ideas in art

Room: E4 - Downstairs
Stage of Schooling: All.

There’s always something more you can do when recycling! Come and get some fresh, fun ideas that are all about recycled stuff.

Presenter: Alison Dowell

Alison Dowell is a prolific and well-known local artist who has a broad practice that encompasses schools, communities and festivals.

WORKSHOP 3, 1:40 PM - 2:30 PM

Tips for teaching children to draw

Room: E4 - Downstairs
Stage of Schooling: All.

Most children – and adults, long to draw successfully! Here are a few tips to remember for holding successful drawing sessions.

Presenter: Alison Dowell

Alison Dowell is a prolific and well-known local artist who has a broad practice that encompasses schools, communities and festivals.

WORKSHOP 4, 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM

Power of the Arts - Inspiring the next generation of creative thinkers

Room: E4 - Downstairs
Stage of Schooling: All.

Elspeth Hurse and Jane Tonkin are embarking on a research trip in 2017 looking at models and examples we can learn from which may be useful for the Northern Territory context.

This session will provide a platform to share our learnings and encourage those attending the workshop, to participate in an active discussion and an opportunity to share of their own experiences.

We are both interested to research practice in the field of Arts and Education to help inform creative and innovative practice in the Northern Territory.

Elspeth is particularly interested in education that caters for diversity including students with special needs, students from disadvantaged backgrounds and cultural diversity.

Jane is interested in how theatre and youth arts companies interact with schools and the blurring of arts for arts’ sake programs, and arts programs that complement and integrate with curriculum and learning.

Presenters: Elspeth Hurse and Jane Tonkin Elspeth

Hurse and Jane Tonkin have an enthusiastic passion for linking arts and education. Elspeth has extensive experience in creating and delivering innovative programs designed to engage students for whom the classroom is challenging. Jane has led the development of the Creative Schools & Communities program at Corrugated Iron, which grew from a school partnership with Elspeth. Both understand the crucial role the arts plays in the education environment as a mechanism for achieving and inspiring young people.

AENT

The Art Educators of the NT (AENT) is a Professional Teachers Association for Visual Art educators. Focusing on visual art teaching practice.

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