Most of my 7th graders are working “full choice” this week… while a few others catch up on our THEMED modified choice projects. This week the demos have been oil pastel focused, since a lot of kids want to work…
Demo Inspired
Insects: Science, Math and Art
This year I have a new STEAM class. I have 3 periods, all year long with mixed grades 7 and 8. At this point, this class does not have as much ‘choice’ as my regular art classes. But I hope…
WAEA Fall Conference
I am so excited and honored to lead the planning committee for the state professional development conference for art educators in Washington state. The conference is a week away and luckily most things are solidly in place with only a…
Terraforma Creativity Catalyst Cards
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…
Digital Choice Challenge
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…
End of Year Clean Up
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…