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Brainstorming webs.
In my Advanced 2D Art class yesterday students started brainstorming their themes for the term. As I've done in the past, the class spent some time looking at art from throughout history and talking...
View ArticleThe Sartorialist as a model for looking at the world.
I'm constantly posting videos on my class site that I think will inspire my students. They love the youtube and I think video is a good way to get to them, to show them stuff on the side that I think...
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Clay as a model for drawing.
This clay swan is being built by a 9th grader who is very serious about art...so serious that there have been tears when drawings have been smudged...so serious that there really is nothing else but...
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The organized teacher is the happy teacher.
When I left NYC five years ago I wondered how I would organize my classroom without a good dollar store nearby. Bins are the art teacher's savior after all. Recently, I found a great, almost dollar...
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Xeroxes...one of my favorite materials.
I fear that someday there won't be a Xerox machine in the building. It's one of my very favorite art making tools. In fact, I wish I had one right in my classroom. Something I love to have my students...
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Less talking, more sign reading.
Unless you teach (which you probably do), it might be hard to imagine exactly how irritating it can be to answer the same question 18, 25, or 30 times in a row. I often make signs to help me avoid...
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Thinking about time.
I have recently fallen back in love with the old-fashioned paper calendar for my students. It all started last term when I realized not enough teachers seemed to be talking to the 9th graders about how...
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Recovering and reflecting on NAEA.
I am still recovering from a great time at NAEA in seattle. My talk went well. I was nervous. I had fun. Thanks to everyone who found some space in their brains for what I had to say. Please be in...
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Sketchbook Love.
I think these are so gorgeous I had to include them all...full size. Scroll down and enjoy.
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Today I asked a class of seniors to list what they think is beautiful. Here it is in no particular order (the extra info in parentheses is directly from them)...Mom (doesn't matter what she's wearing),...
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Fun with junk.
A sign that they're getting it... A student yells, "I found a neck!", while pulling a battery out of a box of junk.
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2012 NAEA presentation.
I'll be presenting at the NAEA national conference in New York City on Thursday, March 1, at 11:00am, in Hilton East Suite, 4th floor. Click HERE to see the stand alone site I've built to accompany the...
View ArticleStay in touch.
Thank you to everyone who came to my presentation at NAEA yesterday! Stay in touch. More reflections on my experiences here at the conference coming soon...
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Blog revival.
image from 9th grade math classroom.I'm thinking of trying to revive this blog. A lot has happened and is happening in the classroom and for me personally. I've done some redecorating. Thanks for...
View ArticleUsing video to reflect on process.
Lately the art teachers at my school have been asking our students to create video reflections. Most students use iMovie, some use other programs. I have found these reflections to be very...
View ArticleNAEA Annual Conference 2014.
I'm excited to be back at NAEA this year. I'll be sharing two presentations. If you're here at the conference please come by and say hello. For a preview, click through below. On Monday, March 31, at...
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