Career Goals & Bookmaking Workshop | Dallas Schools
Career Goals & Bookmaking Workshop is a…
visiting artist program developed in partnership with the Dallas Museum of Art that brings hands-on arts education directly into Dallas-area elementary school classrooms. The workshop engages 4th grade students in the creation of accordion-style artist books as a creative framework for exploring future career aspirations.
Each book includes four structured sections—Inspiration, Education, Vision, and Outcome—guiding students to reflect on what motivates them, what they need to learn, how they imagine their future, and what success looks like in their chosen path. Students explored a wide range of careers, including engineers, painters, veterinarians, and Supreme Court justices, using drawing, writing, and visual storytelling to express their ideas.
The workshop emphasizes creativity, self-expression, and goal-setting while introducing students to contemporary bookmaking as an artistic medium, encouraging them to see their ideas and ambitions as part of a tangible, visual narrative.
2023
ROLE: Visiting Teaching Artist & Workshop Facilitator
ORGANIZATION: Dallas Museum of Art (School Partnership Program)
CONTRIBUTION: Designed and led Career Goals & Bookmaking Workshop, a classroom-based visiting artist program introducing 4th grade students to accordion bookmaking as a tool for exploring future careers, imagination, and personal goal-setting.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Developed and implemented an arts-integrated curriculum tailored for elementary classrooms; taught students how to construct accordion-style artist books; guided students in conceptualizing and illustrating personal career pathways through structured prompts (Inspiration, Education, Vision, Outcome); facilitated creative writing and drawing exercises; supported classroom management across multiple school visits; collaborated with DMA education staff and Dallas ISD teachers; adapted instruction for diverse learning styles and developmental levels; encouraged critical thinking, storytelling, and visual expression.
SKILLS & TOOLS: Arts education; curriculum development; youth workshop facilitation; classroom teaching; bookmaking & book arts; visual storytelling; creative writing prompts; community engagement; collaboration with educators; lesson adaptation; instructional design; paper engineering (accordion books); communication & classroom management.
