Learning to Look at and Write about Art
Ashley Making a Star Book
Learning to Use an Interactive Whiteboard
Printmaking with Styrofoam Plates
Working with Watercolors
Sarah Modeling Her Artist Thinking Hat
Learning to Work With Basic Materials like Paper
Kim Reading With Her Art Buddy at Duval Elementary
Jillian During Her Student Teaching Internship
Class handouts and other instructional materials that I designed to support my teaching:
9•Dot Problem and other creative thinking exercises.
Animation – a one-page summary of the history of animation and some basic animation concepts.
Art Education Timeline – an abbreviated version of the history of art education in American Schools.
Backward Design – a one-page summary of the ‘backward design’ approach to curriculum design.
Big Ideas and Questions in Art – two lists of possible ideas and questions worth studying in the art classroom.
Community Excursions – Make art about your community.
Curriculum Packet – A primer in basic curriculum theory and design.
The Day the Mona Lisa Was Stolen – Read about the most notorious theft in the history of art.
Drawing Encounters in the Classroom – Tips and activities for teaching drawing in the classroom.
Goals of Elementary Art Education – handout for ARE 4314 Art Education for Elementary Schools.
Learning to Think Like an Artist - A list of thinking skills and dispositions used by artists.
Looking At and Talking About Art with Kids - Strategies for engaging in art talk in the classroom or museum.
Painting Encounters in the Classroom – Tips and activities for teaching painting in the classroom.
Printmaking Encounters in the Classroom – Tips and activities for teaching printmaking.
Some Thoughts on Integrating Art with Other Subject Areas -Handout of quotes on curriculum integration.
Teaching for Critical and Creative Thinking Skills – What does it mean to teach critical or creative thinking in the classroom?
The Story of the American Gothic – You know the painting. But, do you know the story behind it?
Venn Diagram -Worksheet used to compare and contrast two works of art.
Young in Art – A look at child development in art (last update: 2006)
Why do people make Art? – A list of many of the reasons that people make art the world over.
Why do we teach Art in Elementary Schools? – thoughts on the value of art education for children.