Students new to making their own creative choices often need guidance to come up with their own ideas. After years of being led through step by step project, pulling out their own ideas is not just a matter of providing…
I have done a studio choice challenge in my regular art classes… but this semester I had a digital art class. So I made one for them. They loved it and the work was great. Students had the option to…
The Art of Ed had a great post this week that reminded me that I needed to start thinking about end of year clean up. Luckily I have 3 amazing 8th grade TA’s this year who will be doing most…
For the first time since I have taught at North… I have been able to take my ART students on a field trip to an ART Gallery. We were so excited to have the CHUCK CLOSE PRINTS: Process & Collaboration, come to…
How to Teach a Middle School ART Class in 50 Easy Steps Spend 5 hours on Pinterest trying to find the next “cool enough for middle schoolers†art project. Write a lesson plan. Gather endless number of specialty art supplies…