Art Teachers Chatboard – Teachers.Net

New Teacher-First project

by Ellen K

Aug 31, 2016

Hi everyone. This is my first year teacher middle school on my own. I will be doing 6th separately and 7- 8 mixed. I was wondering what a good first project or first day work activity would be good to do. I want it also to be a way to get to know the students. I'm sweating bullets. Also, what should I look out for on the first day.

Thomas On 8/31/16, Ellen K wrote: > Hi everyone. This is my first year teacher middle > school on my own. I will be doing 6th separately and 7- > 8 mixed. I was wondering what a good first project or > first day work activity would be good to do. I want it > also to be a way to get to know the students. I'm > sweating bullets. Also, what...See More

Sep 5, 2016

Matthew August please consider adding this project to your class crittercreekhollow.com

Apr 16

Hello, I am an art teacher in NYC. I just got my license and started a new job teaching art. I majored in art and went to our first day today. I was overwhelmed and confused about all this talk about common core in art. I am an artist and know how to teach art. I have no idea what the danielson thing is either. Someone please help explain this to m...See More

common core in art

by Samantha

Sep 8, 2016

(1)

Matthew August Just had to share with you, crittercreekhollow.com You might want to participate?

Apr 16

second project ideas? Zentangles?

by Dana

Oct 12, 2016

Hello, It is October now and my class is finishing the project they started in September. I hope to be done with it this Friday. I only see the classes twice a week. Anyway, I the first project was all about the elements of art and I am thinking now for a second project doing zentagles. Does anyone think this will work? I really don't know what to ...See More

(3)

view previous comments

Soni Dwivedi What is a dream art room?Send me photo.

Oct 23, 2016

Matthew August maybe look at this project? crittercreekhollow.com for 2018-2019

Apr 16

I teach middle school art, and have been a teacher for 25 years. Am curious as to what other art teachers may have proposed for a sabbatical. What I want to do is have time to paint and travel, visit museums, etc. ,but I'm not sure how to connect this time off to recharge my batteries, with returning to the classroom. How will kids benefit (besides...See More

ART Teacher Sabbatical

by Eileen

Mar 26, 2014

Art teacher too Eileen, I'm looking for direction as well for planning my sabbatical proposal as an art teacher. did you have any luck writing and receiving sabbatical time? angie

On 3/26/14, Eileen wrote: > I teach middle school art, and have been a teacher for 25 > years. Am curious as to what other art teachers may have > proposed for a sabbat...See More

Oct 26, 2016

Matthew August maybe include this in your curriculum crittercreekhollow.com

Apr 16

Art

by Ali Sykes

Dec 8, 2016

Hi, I am embarking upon a project which is aimed at raising engagement and attainment for boys that are underachieving. I am looking at strategies and processes that can be implemented within my art dept to trial. This is for KS4- aimed at closing the gap between males and females. Would much appreciate any ideas. Many thanks

Landparent On 12/08/16, Ali Sykes wrote: > Hi, I am embarking upon a project which is aimed at raising > engagement and attainment for boys that are underachieving. I > am looking at strategies and processes that can be > implemented within my art dept to trial. This is for KS4- aimed > at closing the gap between males and females. Would much &...See More

Dec 10, 2016

Matthew August maybe look at this project crittercreekhollow.com

Apr 16

Classroom management

by Dana

Jan 14, 2017

I teach in an inner city school and behaviors range in severity. Anyone have tips on how to handle this?

Cat On 1/14/17, Dana wrote: > I teach in an inner city school and behaviors range in > severity. Anyone have tips on how to handle this?

Hi Dana!

What are the grades you teach? high school, middle, elementary or all?

Jan 15, 2017

Matthew August get the kids involved in my project crittercreekhollow.com

Apr 16

art teacher curriculum

by Jenn

Jun 8, 2017

Hello, I am first year art teacher starting in September in NYC. I need help writing a curriculum for Jr. High. I do not have an MA in art ed but a MFA. This is my first teaching job and I want to be prepared. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

(1)

Matthew August Maybe look at projects like this crittercreekhollow.com

Apr 16

Resources for Visual Arts lessons...

by Pritika Prasad

Oct 20, 2017

Hello,

Does anyone have any great ideas for substituting resources in visual arts lessons? Most visual arts lessons require a lot of resources. I used to buy a lot of resources for my visual arts lessons but then one of my work collegues suggested to substitute resources. It is easy to substitute resources which are more readily available...See More

(1)

Matthew August Something to consider for a school project? crittercreekhollow.com

Apr 16

K-12 Art Exhibit

by Erica Furjanic

Feb 20

Hello! Anyone come from schools that feature a K-12 Arts event? We're looking to try something where we as a department feature all our kiddos but are grappling with the sheer number of artworks for such an undertaking. Any ideas or feedback from those who do it would be much appreciated!

Dallas_216 n my experience, a great way to involve all the students with different skill set/interests/ability levels is to have one big common theme (it also helps to have one common display location). We used the stage in the cafeteria. We took one full school year to basically build a new planet on the stage. Think of it as a set for a play or a movie. The...See Moren my experience, a great way to involve all the students with different skill set/interests/ability levels is to have one big common theme (it also helps to have one common display location). We used the stage in the cafeteria. We took one full school year to basically build a new planet on the stage. Think of it as a set for a play or a movie. There were so many moving components that the students could choose from:

Stage Construction - building infrastructure such as walls and backdrops

Set Design- what does this planet look like? terrain, weather, inhabitants, etc

Narrative- how did this place come to be? who are the main characters and what type of lives did they lead?

Tech- We happened to have a few skilled teachers in technology and we taught students how to use lighting, sound and simple animation (flip-book style) to make the exhibit come to life. It's amazing how far you can get with fairy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and flood (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. lights.

These were the main teams and the beauty of it was that each day (or week, whatever is more managable) students could choose which team they wanted to participate in and could switch it up when they wanted to try something new. The key to this is having the daily task/activity pre-planned and largely self-led. This is a lot of work but really no different than having your lesson plans ready.

It's a big undertaking but the students get very involved and since it is a year-long project, they are so proud at the end of the year when they get to unveil it to the school, admin, peers and parents. It's cool because they are not taking home 100+ projects a year (or more acuretly leaving them in the classroom for you to throw away or hoard), but there is also the question of longevity. How long does this new project stay up at the school? What happens to the materials used to construct such a project? We obviously can recycle the tech, but in our case, a lot of painted cardboard went to the dumpster.

By the way....80-90% of the exhibit was made with recycled materials :) We called the exhibit "Mad Bubble".

Apr 6

Matthew August Take a look at what I am doing at crittercreekhollow.com and I think you might want to consider this project for your school. Thanks, Matthew

Apr 16