Next year, I am going to work on explicitly teaching for Artistic Behaviors. My students just don’t seem to get it when I talk about them and too many of them just can’t demonstrate them consistently. Every Friday we have…
Author: Cynthia
Summer Planning
While I am hoping to interview for a position at the high school sometime this week, I am still thinking of how I want to improve my practice at the middle school. Inspired by The Art of Apex, Studio Thinking…
More Student Reflections
“When I was working on this collage, I ran out of hair, so I cut out different hair to use that kind of matched and I think it makes it look more artistic.” “A problem that I had was how…
Summer Art Challenge
I have tried summer art challenges before, not with much success… but I saw one on Pinterest that caught my eye and decided to try it again. The main part that I liked is the plan to put all the…
“Home is Where the Heart is” 8th Grade
This is my 8th grade class that has a mix ofĂ‚Â Accelerated Gifted kids and a bunch of English Language Learners. You can tell by the writing, but not by the art! They are one of my most creative groups and…