Free, Live, Small-Group Online Workshops for Teachers
for Educators k-12
The Vision
What if professional development actually inspired you?
I founded VISIE on a simple belief: works of art deepen thinking and meaning. Making art, experimenting, taking creative risks — these experiences unlock something in all of us. Professional development should do the same. It should inspire, not just inform.
Quality professional development shouldn't be a luxury. Our free, live online workshops bring small groups of educators together for hands-on, art-centered experiences that gently find their way into your classroom — because arts integration deepens understanding across every subject, for every student.
Sessions are capped at 6–12 participants. Just genuine engagement and real connection with fellow educators. Every participant receives a PD certificate.
Working with a school or district? We offer customized curriculum design, research-based program evaluation, and tailored arts-integrated workshops.
Dr. Julie Etheridge
Founder & Lead Curriculum Designer
Join a live workshop and experience VISIE for yourself.
Upcoming Workshops
Tue, Aug 18In this session, discover what arts integration really means and how you can bring visual arts into any subject, any classroom, no art background required. Live- Online-45min-Free- **11 spots left**
Sun, Aug 30This 90- minute workshop is for teachers who want to explore music, art, and experiential learning. Your students will love turning into DJ's and learn how music influenced artists. Live- 90 minutes- Online- Free **7 spots left**
Sat, Sep 05From still life to street food, what we eat tells the story of who we are. Learn how to use food as a lens for teaching art history and cultural narratives — and leave with a project and resource kit. Live · 90 min. ·· Free-PD certificate **7 spots left**
Wed, Sep 16Your students don't live in Picasso's world. Your lessons shouldn't either. Leave with fresh artists, new inquiry strategies, and sketching prompts that bridge the gap between looking at art and making it. Live ·Online- 60 min · Free- PD Certificate-**8 spots left**
Thu, Sep 24Beauty isn't just in the eye of the beholder- it's in your teaching. Drawing on curriculum theorist Dwayne Huebner's work, we'll uncover where beauty already lives in your everyday practice, and how to bring it out in your students. Live · Online· 45min- Free · **9 spots**
Sat, Sep 26Geography you can touch. Explore the intersection of cartography and fibre arts. Learn how to help students "stitch their story" or map a historical journey using simple textile techniques. Includes a zero-prep map-making kit and lesson plan. Live- 90 Min · Online · Free ** 6 spots left**
Jenna P., Visual Arts Specialist Middle School
The Art of Observation webinar
"Wonderful and thought-provoking — your presentation was so extremely helpful, and I will be trying a lot of the strategies and activities you taught in my own classroom. I look forward to taking future workshops with you again."
Thank you for hosting this! As an elementary teacher with no formal art training, I learned so much from the hands-on practice and real-world student examples, which gave me a much clearer sense of what to expect from my own students. I'll be back for another workshop, and I'm already sharing your site with my art education community.
Grace H., Elementary Generalist/ Art
The Drawing Workout workshop
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