Hamilton Township Professional Development Workshops with Triada Samaras: AI for the Art Classroom

Professional Development Workshops

Hamilton Township Schools  11/4/2025

w/ Kerri Sullivan and Michelle Marigliano

and 

Triada Samaras MA / MFA

Master Level Teaching Artist

Triada Samaras | Young Audiences 

Email:  triadasamaras@gmail.com

Web:  Arts Educator - TRIADA SAMARAS

In this introduction to Google Gemini led by Professor Samaras for Hamilton Township Art Teachers Grades 6-12, teachers explored the combination of the use of handmade art together with the use of Gemini to first explore analysis and critique. Authentic human creativity and artmaking were stressed with Gemini envisioned for arts students as a "creative consultant."

In addition, teachers discussed copyright and ethical issues such as bias/discrimination and the concept of Gemini as "co-creator" implicit in the use of Gemini in the classroom or elsewhere. Teachers also learned the importance of prompt engineering as well as skillful conversating with Gemini to achieve desired results.

Teachers used Gemini to locate their original drawing within an art historical time frame and artist stylistic tradition as stimuli for more analysis and critique for their drawings. The Elements of Art and The Principles of Design were included in these discussions as well as the NJ Standards for Visual Arts as well as the ISTE Standards for Technology Teaching and Learning.

Finally, teachers had an opportunity to explore some of the ways Gemini can help them prepare art lessons, writing assignments, quizzes, vocabulary lists and more quickly to make teacher preparation easier in many art lessons.

Hamilton Township Professional Development Workshops with Triada Samaras: Wood Scrap Sculpture for Learning

Welcome to:

Professional Development Workshops

Hamilton Township Schools  11/4/2025

w/ Kerri Sullivan and Michelle Marigliano

and

Triada Samaras MA / MFA

Master Level Teaching Artist

Triada Samaras | Young Audiences 

Email:  triadasamaras@gmail.com

Web:  Arts Educator - TRIADA SAMARAS

Wood Scrap Sculpture for Learning

In this workshop we created structures, sculptures, drawings, poems, titles and held critiques. We discussed using the wood as a creative play material as well as using gluing techniques allowing young children to attach the wood pieces permanently.   We found many integrations between wood scrap play and other content areas especially literacy.  Each teacher left this workshop with a bag of wood for their classroom.

Many thanks to Laurie at Caseys Wood!