TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Leah Grant offers Teacher Professional Development to inspire and build confidence in teachers to include Street Art in their curriculum.
Leah Grant has a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to teaching street art and painting large-scale murals across Adelaide. She will give you industry insight that will deepen your understanding and build your curriculum to make it fun, engaging, and relevant.
Throughout the day you will build your practical skills and knowledge and understanding. This is ideal for teachers who are both new and experienced at teaching street art or wish to paint a mural in their school.
PD opportunities include residencies, meetings, workshops, and street art tours. All upcoming events can be found here. To arrange individual mentorship at your school, contact Leah.
Professional Development Days Include:
Experience one on one aerosol mentorship to build skills with spraying on various surfaces.
Project support for installing public art at your school.
Curriculum assistance and advice for incorporating street art into your curriculum to align with the Australian curriculum and IB.
Learn how to scaffold aerosol techniques and processes in the classroom.
Learn how to safely incorporate aerosol into your curriculum.
Learn how to run a street art tour excursion for your students.
“Leah is a clear, warm and generous communicator. The content was fun and relevant.”
Australian Professional Standards covered in Teacher PDs:
Know students and how they learn - 1.5
Know the content and how to teach it - 2.1 and 2.2
Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning - 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6
Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4
“The whole PD day was fabulous! Excellent venue, morning tea and a mix of activities made the day exciting. Nice mix of information plus practical tools and plenty of opportunity to share ideas and chat to other art teachers.”
“Leah has a wealth of knowledge on street art and aerosol techniques. I feel confident taking the skills I learnt today back to my classroom to engage primary students in the street art process. ”
“A fantastic and inspiring PD day! I learnt so much from Leah, it was very motivating.”
“I loved the PD day with Leah. She is so passionate and enthusiastic about street art. ”
“This was exactly the sort of PD I was looking for! The most helpful skills I’ve gained for Leah’s PD is the safety, learning tasks and activities that can be ‘one-offs’ or used as a unit. ”
“Spending the day with Leah was really enjoyable and I learnt so much about street art. The tour of Prospect street art was inspiring and through it I gained insight into techniques used by mural artists. A brilliant way to learn and gain skills to take back into the classroom.”