Taking a professional development course at CCS is a great way to stay competitive in today’s fast-changing job market. CCS offers a variety of courses that allow you to learn from industry experts, pick up new skills, and stay updated on the latest trends and best practices. Whether you're looking to move up in your current role, explore a new career path, or sharpen specific skills, CCS courses are designed to help you stay on top of your game and reach your goals.

Featured Courses AFTERNOON: ART AND DESIGN PORTFOLIOS AND CAREERS 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 Learn about the many lucrative career paths that an art and design degree can take your students. See what goes into a scholarship winning portfolio. MORNING: APPLIED PERSPECTIVE 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 This 3-hour workshop provides art educators with practical, hands-on techniques for teaching linear perspective effectively in the classroom. Participants will learn foundational principles and explore engaging, project-based exercises that simplify complex concepts like vanishing points and horizon lines. MORNING: BASICS OF COLOR FOR ART EDUCATORS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENTATIONS 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 This practical workshop provides art educators with a solid refresher on color theory fundamentals, from color wheels and complementary relationships to visual mixing and psychological effects. We will explore hands-on experimentations using various media to bring these concepts to life, offering engaging new ways to teach color basics to your students. MORNING: DESIGN YOUR FUTURE: A WORKSHOP ON CRITICAL THINKING AND TECHNOLOGY 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 This engaging workshop empowers art teachers to integrate critical thinking and contemporary technology into their curriculum for maximum student impact. Participants will explore practical, project-based strategies for fostering deeper conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills, moving beyond technique-only instruction. MORNING: PHOTO COLLAGE WORKSHOP 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 Create visually compelling compositions through image selection, layering, cutting, arranging and adhering. MORNING: REIMAGINING CARDBOARD 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 This creative workshop empowers K-8 teachers with exciting new methods for using readily available cardboard as a versatile, low-cost artistic medium. You'll leave with several You'll leave with several sustainable project ideas that foster spatial reasoning, problem-solving, and large-scale creative expression in your classroom.

Featured Courses

AFTERNOON: ART AND DESIGN PORTFOLIOS AND CAREERS 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 Learn about the many lucrative career paths that an art and design degree can take your students. See what goes into a scholarship winning portfolio.

MORNING: APPLIED PERSPECTIVE 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 This 3-hour workshop provides art educators with practical, hands-on techniques for teaching linear perspective effectively in the classroom. Participants will learn foundational principles and explore engaging, project-based exercises that simplify complex concepts like vanishing points and horizon lines.

MORNING: BASICS OF COLOR FOR ART EDUCATORS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENTATIONS 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 This practical workshop provides art educators with a solid refresher on color theory fundamentals, from color wheels and complementary relationships to visual mixing and psychological effects. We will explore hands-on experimentations using various media to bring these concepts to life, offering engaging new ways to teach color basics to your students.

MORNING: DESIGN YOUR FUTURE: A WORKSHOP ON CRITICAL THINKING AND TECHNOLOGY 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 This engaging workshop empowers art teachers to integrate critical thinking and contemporary technology into their curriculum for maximum student impact. Participants will explore practical, project-based strategies for fostering deeper conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills, moving beyond technique-only instruction.

MORNING: PHOTO COLLAGE WORKSHOP 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 Create visually compelling compositions through image selection, layering, cutting, arranging and adhering.

MORNING: REIMAGINING CARDBOARD 03/20/26 - 03/20/26 This creative workshop empowers K-8 teachers with exciting new methods for using readily available cardboard as a versatile, low-cost artistic medium. You'll leave with several You'll leave with several sustainable project ideas that foster spatial reasoning, problem-solving, and large-scale creative expression in your classroom.