Back-to-School ConnectED Conference 2026: Full Schedule

10:30am EDT

Inventing Environments: World-Building Through Art and Writing

Friday July 31, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

This workshop is designed to guide you through imaginative world-building through various art and writing techniques. Aimed to help you teach your students to explore imagination, visualization, and storytelling, the workshop is open to any content area and any grade-level. Artist and art teacher Haley Nichols will teach you how to engage the five senses to create immersive environments to build characters, setting, and concepts through accessible art making and journaling prompts.

Speakers

Haley Nichols

High School Art Teacher, Wren High School

Haley Nichols is a certified k-12 Art Educator and Artist with experience in both middle and high school art. She teaches at Wren High School, and is also the chair of the Fine Arts department, as well as Wren High School's 2026-2027 Teacher of the Year. Haley received her teaching... Read More →

Friday July 31, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
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