Category: Teacher Resources

PTA Outstanding Educator of the Year

I am honored to receive an award from my PTA this year. Hello, North MS PTA families: We are thrilled to announce this year’s winners for Golden Acorn and Outstanding Educator(s): Christina Church for GA, and Luann Baker and Cynthia…

Choice doesn’t hold kids back

One of the great things about my newest rendition of choice in the classroom is the kids that are really excelling. It made me sadly realize that I have been holding back some of my artists. This artist clearly needed…

High Score- Low Score

I was asked in the TAB-Yahoo group to update them on how the challenge was going, specifically in regard to the points. One teacher questioned whether the kids would obsess about the points and get competitive in a negative way.…

Classroom Management Reflections

When I explain TAB to other art teachers I usually get incredulous looks and questions as to how in the world do I manage “all those different mediums!” But over the years I have found that managing 30+ kids doing…

Monitor, Reflect and Adjust

All good teachers Monitor, Reflect and then make Adjustments. The same is true of working in a TAB or Modified TAB classroom. Here are some of the adjustments I have made to this current studio challenge so far. ~But first, some of…