{"id":2217,"date":"2024-05-22T07:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T12:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adairheitmann.com\/cmswp\/?page_id=2217"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:57:47","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adairheitmann.com\/cmswp\/?page_id=2217","title":{"rendered":"Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Workshop Leader, &#8220;Write Before You Speak,&#8221; Northeast Storytelling Conference, Sharing the Fire, Glens Falls, NY, March 29, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program Leader &#8220;Poetry &amp; Storytelling&#8221; Black Rock Senior Center, Bridgeport, CT, 2025 &#8211; present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guest Lecturer ay Baylor University, Waco, TX and The University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, 2023 \u2013 present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poet-in-Residence Teaching Artist with Silvermine Art Partners, Bridgeport, CT and Norwalk, CT, 2022 \u2013 present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pequot Library, Southport, CT, Creative Writing Workshops, 2015 &#8211; 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, CT, Creative&nbsp;Writing Group, Fairfield, CT, 2009 &#8211; 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sacred Heart&nbsp;University, Adjunct Instructor Art and Design, Fairfield, CT, 1988 &#8211; 1993<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taught K-12 in a variety of educational, art, community, and cultural centers, 1971 &#8211; 1982<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adairheitmann.com\/cmswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Adair-Heitmann-Answers-Question-at-Craft-Your-Story-Workshop-copy-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"529\" data-id=\"2255\" 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Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Art, Marketing, Business, Writing, Writer\u2019s Platforms<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yUBXvPaq2z8\">Arts Count Day<\/a>, Bridgeport, CT Public Schools<br>Fairfield Public Library, Wednesday Writing Critique Group, led year-round for seven years<br>Pequot Library, <em>Influential Women Who Shape and Inspire Our Lives and Our Writing<\/em><br>Darien Library, Self-Publishing Panel Discussion, <em>Promoting Your Book<\/em><br>Fairfield Public Library, <em>Write On! Hands-On Help in Building Your Writer\u2019s Platform<\/em><br>Darien Library, <em>Create a Writer\u2019s Platform: Why You Need One and How to Build It<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/27554301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See <em>Create a Writer&#8217;s Platform<\/em> video here!<\/a><br>Fairfield Public Library, <em>Building a Writer\u2019s Platform<\/em><br>Fairfield Public Library, Winter Words Writers Conference, Introduction of Marcela Landres, The Manuscript Madrina<br>Voice America Radio, <em>Blogging for Business and More<\/em><br>The National Society of American Pen Women, <em>Effective Marketing Skills<\/em><br>Women in Management, <em>The Power of Networking<\/em><br>Women in Management, <em>Managing Diversity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Creativity, Stress Management, Life Balance, Well-being<\/strong><br>Greenwich Hospital,<em> Journaling \u2013 For Comfort, Guidance and Inspiration<\/em><br>University of Connecticut, <em>What is Balance ( . . . and Where Can I Get Some)?<\/em><br>Sacred Heart University Nursing, <em>Complementary Modalities in Health Care<\/em><br>Sacred Heart University, <em>Feng Shui: Creating a Harmonious Environment<\/em><br>Center for Hope, <em>Journaling \u2013 A Healing Path Through Illness and Grief<\/em><br>St. Luke\u2019s Church, Women\u2019s Organization, <em>Accessing Joy and Laughter in Life<\/em><br>Holistic Mom\u2019s Network, <em>Creating Inner Peace on the Journey of Motherhood<\/em><br>Comstock Community Center, <em>Creativity and Well-being<\/em><br>Passion Project, <em>Listening to Your Life Speak<\/em><br>The Center for Creativity &amp; Wellness, <em>Mind-Body-Spirit Awareness<\/em><br>Greenfield Hills Congregational Church, for Women at Work (W@W) <em>Find Your Message<\/em><br>The Center for Creativity &amp; Wellness, <em>Discovering Your Creativity<\/em><br>The Center for Creativity &amp; Wellness, <em>Using Intuition for Guidance, Health and Healing<\/em><br>First Presbyterian Church, for Women at the Well, <em>Humor, Healing and Spirit<\/em><br>The Stamford Art Society, Stamford Museum, <em>Art and Creativity<\/em><br>Pymander Bookstore and Learning Center, <em>Create a Stress-free Holiday Season!<\/em><br>The Women\u2019s Center, <em>Therapeutic Applications of Natural Healing Modalities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guided Imagery, Meditation<br><\/strong>American Cancer Society Annual Conference, <em>Embracing Life in the New Millennium<\/em><br>American Cancer Society Annual Conference, <em>Meditation and Stress Management<\/em><br>Sacred Heart University, <em>Meditation and Stress Management<\/em><br>Norwalk Community College, <em>Meditation for Healing and Insight<\/em><br>Breast Cancer Survival Center, <em>Guided Imagery for Relaxation and Well-being<\/em><br>Breast Cancer Survival Center, <em>Guided Imagery<\/em><br>The Center for Creativity &amp; 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