Professional Development Workshops

Over the years, Jill has designed and facilitated in-person and remote professional development workshops for K-12 teachers and teaching artists in stop-motion animation, photojournalism, visual storytelling, visual thinking strategies, graphic design, and collaboration with community arts partners. She has partnered with organizations such as ArtsMatter, The Arts for Healing and Justice Network, BRIC, The Brooklyn Zen Center, and many independent artists and facilitators. All of her professional development workshops are designed around the core belief that we learn best by doing. Workshops are hands-on and immersive, allowing participants to collaborate, laugh, share, and reflect. Teacher feedback has included statements such as, “I’m always struggling to get my students to really problem solve, and now I know how I can do that,” and “I had no idea what I was getting into, but I’m going home to make more animations right now!”