> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theyellowartbook.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # WORKSHOP LIST - URL: https://www.theyellowartbook.com/workshop-catalogue/ - Published: 2026-08-27T18:10:09.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-14T14:11:28.000Z - Author: emma butler From September 2026 – January 2027\. Professional learning for MYP Visual Arts educators. Independent professional learning for the realities of the MYP Visual Arts classroom. ### UPCOMING WORKSHOPS The workshops are specifically focused on Visual Arts, allowing us to move beyond general teaching strategies and explore the particular questions, challenges and opportunities that arise in the MYP Visual Arts classroom. This makes the learning directly relevant and gives teachers the opportunity to develop ideas they can take back into their own studios, classrooms, units and curriculum. ## 01 — ASSESSMENT **MYP Visual Arts eAssessment** **Monday, 5 October 2026 14:00–17:15 CET** · Online via Zoom Maximum 20 participants · $75 Year 5 eAssessment · Assessment · Student preparation This three-session workshop is designed for MYP Visual Arts teachers seeking a clear and practical understanding of the Year 5 MYP Arts eAssessment, with a focus on planning, delivery, assessment and student preparation. There will also be time for individual questions and collaborative discussion. Develop a clear understanding of MYP Arts eAssessment and its requirements, explore practical strategies for supporting students through documentation, reflection and presentation, and apply this learning to your own units, assessment approaches and student work. Participants will consider how eAssessment can be effectively embedded into classroom practice while supporting standardisation, moderation and meaningful student achievement. Format: 3 × 60-minute sessions · 2 × 15-minute breaks Certificate: The Yellow Art Book Professional Learning Certificate [Book Your Place](https://www.theyellowartbook.com/book-your-place/) ![stack of six brown hardbound books](https://storage.ghost.io/c/62/25/62259c5d-b4d1-4ab3-80c0-d7ab9dfd3ad6/content/images/2026/09/photo-1491841651911-c44c30c34548.jpeg) Photo by [Chris Lawton](https://unsplash.com/@chrislawton?ref=theyellowartbook.com) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit) ## 02 — CRITERIA **Investigating in MYP Visual Arts** *Criterion A* **Friday, 23 October 2026 14:00–17:15 CET** · Online via Zoom Maximum 20 participants · $75 . Inquiry · Investigation · Contextual research · Documentation · Assessment This three-session workshop supports MYP Visual Arts teachers in developing assessment literacy around Criterion A: Investigating, with a focus on inquiry-based learning, conceptual understanding, contextual research and meaningful documentation. Explore the purpose and potential of Criterion A in MYP Visual Arts, considering how inquiry, conceptual thinking, contextual research and visual analysis can create meaningful investigative learning. Participants will explore strategies for designing concept-driven experiences and supporting students to research, analyse, question and respond to visual and contextual sources, while developing and assessing ATL skills through the process journal and Criterion A evidence. Format: 3 × 60-minute sessions · 2 × 15-minute breaks Certificate: The Yellow Art Book Professional Learning Certificate [Book Your Place](https://www.theyellowartbook.com/book-your-place/) ![blue and brown coin-operated telescope viewing city with high-rise buildings, blue sea, and mountain under blue and white sky](https://storage.ghost.io/c/62/25/62259c5d-b4d1-4ab3-80c0-d7ab9dfd3ad6/content/images/2026/09/photo-1573769108920-36038054dd6e.jpeg) Photo by [Diko OnTop](https://unsplash.com/@diko%5Fontop?ref=theyellowartbook.com) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit) ## 03 — CURRICULUM & UNIT DESIGN **Designing Inquiry-Driven Units in MYP Visual Arts** **Friday, 4 December 2026 14:00–17:15 CET** · Online via Zoom Maximum 20 participants · $75 Inquiry · Concepts · Global contexts · Student agency · Assessment This three-session workshop supports MYP Visual Arts teachers in designing inquiry-driven, concept-based units that connect IB expectations with student engagement, agency and meaningful artistic practice. Explore inquiry-driven and concept-based unit design, considering how concepts, global contexts, assessment criteria and student interests can work together to create purposeful learning. Participants will examine how learning experiences, ATL skills and assessment can be meaningfully aligned, then apply these ideas to an existing or developing unit by refining inquiry questions, assessment tasks and opportunities for student agency and conceptual understanding. Format: 3 × 60-minute sessions · 2 × 15-minute breaks Certificate: The Yellow Art Book Professional Learning Certificate [Book Your Place](https://www.theyellowartbook.com/book-your-place/) ![a close up of a measuring tape with numbers on it](https://storage.ghost.io/c/62/25/62259c5d-b4d1-4ab3-80c0-d7ab9dfd3ad6/content/images/2026/09/photo-1685038408124-e20ecac92293.jpeg) Photo by [Bozhin Karaivanov](https://unsplash.com/@bkaraivanov?ref=theyellowartbook.com) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit) ## 04 — CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT **Backward Planning in Visual Arts** *From MYP to IB Diploma* **Friday, 22 January 2027 14:00–17:15 CET** · Online via Zoom Maximum 20 participants. MYP–DP alignment · Curriculum mapping · Progression · Artistic practice This three-session workshop is designed for IB Visual Arts educators responsible for curriculum development and alignment between MYP and IB Diploma. Using a backward-planning approach, participants will explore how to identify key Diploma assessment requirements and use these to inform MYP curriculum design. The workshop considers how inquiry, conceptual understanding, reflection, documentation and artistic practice can be progressively developed so that students are better prepared for the expectations of the IB Diploma. Explore key IB Diploma Visual Arts expectations and consider how MYP teaching can intentionally prepare students for the next stage of their learning. Participants will examine how backward planning can inform MYP 4 and MYP 5 unit design, strengthening inquiry, conceptual understanding, reflection, documentation and increasingly independent artistic practice. These ideas will then be applied to participants' own curriculum and unit plans to identify opportunities for stronger MYP–DP alignment. Format: 3 × 60-minute sessions · 2 × 15-minute breaks Certificate: The Yellow Art Book Professional Learning Certificate [Book Your Place](https://www.theyellowartbook.com/book-your-place/) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/62/25/62259c5d-b4d1-4ab3-80c0-d7ab9dfd3ad6/content/images/2026/08/emma-butler-1.png) # ABOUT THE FACILITATOR Emma Jane Butler [(LINK)](https://www.theyellowartbook.com/who-am-i/) ### FURTHER WORKSHOP INFORMATION WORKSHOP STRUCTURE All workshops follow a simple EXPLORE → APPLY → DEVELOP → REFLECT learning approach, designed specifically for MYP Visual Arts educators. Participants first EXPLORE the focus of the workshop together, APPLY ideas to their own Visual Arts teaching practice, and DEVELOP them further through their own units, assessments or curriculum planning. Teachers then REFLECT on their learning, share ideas and consider how they might take them forward in their own Visual Arts practice. This approach reflects the practical and inquiry-based nature of IB professional learning, where teachers are encouraged to explore ideas, connect learning to classroom practice, collaborate with colleagues and reflect on their learning. ![silhouette of road signage during golden hour](https://storage.ghost.io/c/62/25/62259c5d-b4d1-4ab3-80c0-d7ab9dfd3ad6/content/images/2026/09/photo-1533073526757-2c8ca1df9f1c.jpeg) Photo by [Javier Allegue Barros](https://unsplash.com/@soymeraki?ref=theyellowartbook.com) / [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm%5Fsource=ghost&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=api-credit) ## 2027 SCHEDULE **TEACHING & LEARNING (February TBD)** Developing Inquiry in the Visual Arts Classroom. Teaching for Student Agency in Visual Arts. From Idea to Artwork: Supporting Creative Processes **ASSESSMENT & STUDENT DOCUMENTATION (March TBD)** Making Assessment Meaningful in Visual Arts. Supporting Reflection and Documentation. Understanding the MYP Arts Criteria **CURRICULUM & PRACTICE (April TBD)** Planning a Coherent MYP Visual Arts Programme. Developing Progression Across MYP 1–5\. Connecting Concepts, Contexts and Artistic Practice