What an amazing website. This is great for lesson planning, projects, tutorials and more.
Click HERE to go to site.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Summer School Day 1
Today was my first day at the hospital working with elementary, middle, and high school kids. I have to say I think the day couldn't have gone better. The kids were amazing. They followed instructions, were very productive, and began work on some very impressive designs. We started the day with a light catcher project using a Scratch-Light kit. The activity took about 30-45 min start to finish. When the students finished, they began their drawings for a name design project using large 20 x 30 sheets of drawing paper. Most students finished the drawing stage and began coloring in the shapes and spaces using oil pastels, crayons or markers. This project will take anywhere from 2-3 days.
I need lesson ideas in a bad way. I'm not used to teaching art that focuses only on the studio aspect. I felt off at various points during the day because I was leaving out art history and formal aspects of art. All in all though, I think I will enjoy summer school and gain some valuable experience for when I begin teaching in the fall.
I need lesson ideas in a bad way. I'm not used to teaching art that focuses only on the studio aspect. I felt off at various points during the day because I was leaving out art history and formal aspects of art. All in all though, I think I will enjoy summer school and gain some valuable experience for when I begin teaching in the fall.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Hired!!
Summer job teaching art @ summer school, check. School year job teaching visual art in middle school, check plus. Happy to be employed, check x's a million.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Lucille P. Scelfo's Process for Marbling Silk
I recently taught a lesson on Suminagashi and paper marbling (except the students used tempera paint and shaving cream). Nevertheless, I liked the lesson so much that it has now snowballed into a rather large purchase of silk scarves, ties, and upgraded marbling supplies. I came across this artist's page while searching for more information on Suminagashi techniques. I like how she includes a "Process" page, and I think her pieces are very reasonably priced. Definitely worth viewing (both for professional and personal reasons).
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Physics Central
Physics Central is a very neat site about cats. (um...not really). It's about PHYSICS! There are a lot of great resources available as well as free downloads and posters.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Pal Packets
Download these elementary resource folders under "Pal Packets" button
(from the website)Tools that encourage and support active parental participation in student learning.
(from the website)Tools that encourage and support active parental participation in student learning.
PAL Packets® provide standards-based curriculum materials that support parental involvement in their children's academic success, strengthening the school-to-home connection.
Art Careers (from Art Lex)
Art Careers page lists various descriptions for careers in the arts as well as additional resources.
Artists and related workers
2010-2011 career information for "artists and related workers" can be found on THIS page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
TEACH Engineering
TEACH Engineering
(from the Homepage) "The TeachEngineering digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms. Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with curricular content already taught in K-12 classrooms. Mapped to educational content standards, TeachEngineering's comprehensive curricula are hands-on, inexpensive, and relevant to children's daily lives. Remember — you don't need to be an engineer to use these curricular resources!"
(from the Homepage) "The TeachEngineering digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms. Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with curricular content already taught in K-12 classrooms. Mapped to educational content standards, TeachEngineering's comprehensive curricula are hands-on, inexpensive, and relevant to children's daily lives. Remember — you don't need to be an engineer to use these curricular resources!"
The Fun Works...
"The Fun Works...for careers that you never knew existed."
This is a neat website that discusses careers in various K-12 subject areas.
This is a neat website that discusses careers in various K-12 subject areas.
Animation Techniques
This page lists ten different animation techniques: object animation. pinscreen, rotoscope, animation stand, paper-cutouts, pixillation, drawing and etching on film, various experiments, computer, and animated drawings.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
The Arts @ Pete's Power Point Station
Pete's Power Point Station offers free K-12 power point presentations and interactive kids games. Above is the image from The Arts page which contains many presentations ranging from artists, periods, vocabulary, and processes. The full list of topics is pictured below.
eGFI
It's an interactive site and magazine with lesson plans, online store, newsletter, teacher resources, videos, and a student blog.
Architecture: It's Elementary
Architecture: It's Elementary is a curriculum guide from the American Institute of Architects Michigan and the Michigan Architecture Foundation. It has complete lesson plans for grades K-5....I'm very impressed and excited! I'm even excited to read through all 494 pages of it!!!
Mathematics in Art and Architecture
Mathematics in Art and Architecture.
Some of the links do not work, however there are many that do and are worth viewing.
Some of the links do not work, however there are many that do and are worth viewing.
Illuminations
I believe that all subjects can be taught through art, and art can be taught through all subjects. After all, everything is related to each other somehow...the key is finding out how. I often find myself searching within other subject areas to find inspiration for my one-day-art class and curriculum. I love LOVE LOVE finding relationships between things, so this seems to be a natural progression for me. Nevertheless, my point is that I often come across math and science sites and resources that are just begging to be incorporated into a visual arts lesson plan.
Illuminations, from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is a great teaching resource which includes activities, lessons, and standards for K-12 mathematics. Given the relationship between art and math, this is a valuable tool for art teachers as well. This relationship can be seen in:
Below is a worksheet maker that I thought was very neat. It is called Dynamic Paper, and it easily creates a variety of PDF worksheets which are available for you to download or embed into a webpage.
Illuminations, from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is a great teaching resource which includes activities, lessons, and standards for K-12 mathematics. Given the relationship between art and math, this is a valuable tool for art teachers as well. This relationship can be seen in:
- Shapes
- Measurement
- Tessellations
- Fractals
- Knots
- Proportion
- Patterns
- Architecture
- Plus much more...
Below is a worksheet maker that I thought was very neat. It is called Dynamic Paper, and it easily creates a variety of PDF worksheets which are available for you to download or embed into a webpage.
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Art History Club
This is an online art history encyclopedia and art reference site. It is very easy to navigate, and it covers a wide range of artists and movements.
Art History Club (2005)
2004 was a GREAT year for you, North Carolina!
Though 6 years old and counting, these curriculum guides from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in North Carolina are AMAZING! Each one is incredibly detailed, and for the inexperienced art teacher, they are definitely worth bookmarking (just remember where you save the link!).
There are curriculum guides for elementary, middle school, high school, and honors courses. Below are a few images from the elementary guide. I'm a visual person, so it helps to have an image more so than a wordy description to refresh my memory. I have selected random parts that I find particularly useful.
This is what the layout of the Scope and Sequence chart looks like. I think this is very easy to determine which skills are required per grade level.
There is a section per each grade level titled "What every -grader Should Know and Be Able to Do." This is a handy check-list for age/grade appropriate skills. Likewise, each grade has recommended vocabulary words....not just 5 or 6, but a page full. Vocab, vocab, vocab...literacy, literacy, literacy. YAY!
There are examples of assessments, rubrics, links, health and safety tips, glossary, and more.
HERE is a link to the district's website/Visual Arts page.
This is what the layout of the Scope and Sequence chart looks like. I think this is very easy to determine which skills are required per grade level.
There is a section per each grade level titled "What every -grader Should Know and Be Able to Do." This is a handy check-list for age/grade appropriate skills. Likewise, each grade has recommended vocabulary words....not just 5 or 6, but a page full. Vocab, vocab, vocab...literacy, literacy, literacy. YAY!
There are examples of assessments, rubrics, links, health and safety tips, glossary, and more.
I love Kansas City now!!
I have found many great new-teacher resources from almost every state, and I really wish I could remember when and where I bookmarked each one. Today, however, I found a brand new resource for new Art Teachers...thanks to the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Visual Arts Department. This handbook will be useful to new art teachers everywhere, not just within their district. I found the section on teaching from art carts to be especially useful. Thanks again Kansas City!!!
click HERE to view the PDF
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary
The Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary, from Math is Fun, contains 557 illustrated math terms & definitions and 121 animated terms & definitions. This is especially a great tool for visual-spatial learners!!
Below are a few screenshots from G: Golden Ratio
Making Music Fun
Making Music Fun contains free printables, interactive games, sheet music, biographies and other valuable resources for the elementary music classroom.
Color in Motion
by Claudia Cortes
The Stars section provides information about each color.
The Lab contains three interactive projects.
Bembo
How To Create Animals Out Of Letters
View more presentations from Jacqui Sharp
Monday, August 8, 2011
Voicethread
Mrs. Brown's Art Class
Mrs. Brown's Art Class is another great place to visit for lesson ideas and teaching tips.
Mixbook
PLEASE NOTE: This post contains images of an art-portfolio Mixbook. Some pages contain images of nude figure drawings from a university art class.
I included Mixbook in a previous post, but here is an example of a Mixbook that I created. I ordered a hard copy of this version, and I have to admit...I LOVE IT!!!
This can be a great way for students to showcase their work, and the applications for educational use are pretty much unlimited. You can collaborate with others on the same book, order hard copies, or view & embed digital versions. Special discounts are available for educators. Tip: Coupon codes are almost always available at RetailMeNot (another website I can not live without)
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