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my school system -cutting jobs...RIF or part time

by susan

Mar 10, 2009

We were told today that we have teachers retiring - but it will not be enough.so next Tuesday...they'll let us know just where the cuts will hit. I teach F. L. and speech.....I have 25 yrs and am the only F.L. teacher...I think I'm ok - but we're a small system- I don't know how much we can cut......scary times.

Praxis II Art Review Guide

by Marissa

Mar 11, 2009

Is anyone else selling review books/ study guides for the Praxis II Art Content Exam??? Thanks.

Saturday test- last minute cramming

by Starr

Mar 12, 2009

Ok, so I'm looking up everything on these study guides, reading Annotated Mona Lisa and looking at YouTube demos. Any other tips before I take this thing on Saturday?

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justme Thanks - the quizzes are perfect to practice for TOMORROW with!

Mar 13, 2009

Anon On 3/12/09, Starr wrote: > Here are some online practice tests you can pay to take. Anyone > used these with success? > [link removed].

Re: I took all five of their tests and I have this to say about them: you'd be better off reading Gardner's Art Through the Ages from start to finish, and The Art Teacher's Book of Lists. I questi...See More

Jun 26, 2009

by artsy lady

Mar 12, 2009

If you are taking the art test. I found the following site to be helpful for printmaking techniques.

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DOES ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON ESSAY Q'S

by CWORTHY

Mar 13, 2009

dOES ANYONE HAVE TIPS ON THE ESSAY PORTION OF THE PRAXIS??????

Just took the exam this morning

by Marcy Madden

Mar 14, 2009

Hi All, I would like to publicly thank you all for your fabulous postings! I just took the exam this morning in New Jersey, and most of the example questions from this site were there! I am cautiously optimistic that I passed, and that is due to the many postings here. I made my own study guide from here since I wasn't sure if all answers were corr...See More

Starr I took it, too and feel good about it. As for the questions, the cadmiums are toxic. A planograph is a print made from a flat surface instead of raised, like a lithograph. I picked Adams on the photographer,too. I am reasonably certain that the toxic material was rubber cement, but I thought they had started making it nontoxic now. On 3/14/09, Marc...See More

Mar 15, 2009

TamaraP I also took the test on 3/14. Sounds like we all had the same test. Mine said "Test C" I'm in the Norfolk, VA area.

I had: Taj Mahal How'd women painters learn - I hope it's family :) Spiral Jetty - who and why Romare Bearden collage Marsden Hartley Still Life, with 3 questions Baptistery doors Umberto Boccioni - Bronze man sculpture - wha...See MoreI also took the test on 3/14. Sounds like we all had the same test. Mine said "Test C" I'm in the Norfolk, VA area.

I had: Taj Mahal How'd women painters learn - I hope it's family :) Spiral Jetty - who and why Romare Bearden collage Marsden Hartley Still Life, with 3 questions Baptistery doors Umberto Boccioni - Bronze man sculpture - what style Pousson's Shepards of Arcadia - Robert Adams interior - I can't remember the ? Durer's tall grass vs. Hasagwa Tanahu's pine trees - not sure I got these questions right. I can't even remember what the ?'s were, but I remember debating it for a bit :( William Blake ? On Painting Basic ceramics ?'s (FIrst step in throwing, what NOT to do to Bisque, slip, glaze) Few printingmaking ?'s I thought the weaving question was worded weird - What interlocks with the warp? Or something like that Cordoba Palace Hoppers use of light - I STILL don't know if this is suppose to be Vermeer or Caravaggio. I wish they'd shown a pic. I don't even remember who I put, I k now I changed my answer several times. Basic color theory questions - complementary pairs, local color, etc. Film that forms ? - I hope the answer is Bloom. I thought that was one of those questions that was totally unnecessary. Renaissance - Humanism Portraits of Royals? I hope it was Gainsborough collage related to what ism Elements & Principles of Design and how they relate Serpent Mound James Van der Zee Basic photography questions on depth of field, daquerreotype, etc What do you NOT use on metal - I hope it's saw QUote from sculpture artist...was either Rodin or Henry Moore. I felt it related to Moore's work the most so that's what I put, but could have been Rodin. Pencil Hardness Greek vase question 2 ?'s on Sleeping Gypsy Who was NOT a social commentary artist Baroque has new patrons - middle class Art terms like - stipple, shade, tympanum, contour, Monotype, crackling, gesso, collagraph, goache, Trompe de Loiel, Appropriation, slip, glaze, cement, frottage, size, encaustic, impasto, sfumato, chiaroscuro, etc. Last Supper is where? Reason for Stainedglass Titian's Urbino David's Death of Morat Eiffel Tower - prelude to skyscrapers Improper mating of work Which substance is most toxic - listed several types of paints. One Titanium White, other cadmium red. I hope it's cadmium. Maragaret Bourke -WHite - What paper would pastel adhere to best Digital resolution ? Color Field artist - Frankenthaler Text artist - Jenny Holzer "LEss is More" - Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Calder Nocturne in Black and Gold - Art for it's beauty The Scream - pre Expressionist (I hope this is right) Something about Byzantine mosics First Baroque palace Armory Show Fat over Lean

That's about all I can remember. I won't know for several weeks if I passed, but I know I would not have even come CLOSE if it hadn't been for this site. It definitely put me on to what to study and refresh myself on. I graduated in 1988 with a BS in art education and havn't taught full time since 1990, so this was not exactly fresh in my mind. Subbing in 5 states (navywife) and motherhood do not keep you up to date. :) Fingers crossed for a passing score.... Thanks again, Tamara

Mar 16, 2009

I think the praxis is a big joke on us

by Daschelle

Mar 14, 2009

I took the Praxis today for the fist time and I felt it was insulting. Some of those questions were so off the wall I am sure the people who wrote the test could not answer. I was sitting next to a girl who was taken it for the 5th time. She can not student teach in our state of Alabama until she passes the Praxis, which I think is just stupid. It ...See More

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Ga I too took the Praxis II PLT grades 7-12 for the second time on 3/14/09. It is a very difficult test. I did finish the test this time, so I think there is a good chance that I passed it. The questions are difficult and the fact that you only have 2 hours to take it makes it hard to read the case studies in detail. You just have to start writing as ...See More

Mar 20, 2009

Math Teach Sorry about that, but I guess as a kid I was naive to think that a math (or other subject)teacher was an expert in that field. And yes, I still think that five attempts at a test should have produced a passing grade. I majored in math when I was in school, and resent seeing math teacher wannabees seeking math teacher positions simply because math i...See MoreSorry about that, but I guess as a kid I was naive to think that a math (or other subject)teacher was an expert in that field. And yes, I still think that five attempts at a test should have produced a passing grade. I majored in math when I was in school, and resent seeing math teacher wannabees seeking math teacher positions simply because math is a shortage area, and not because they have a sincere interest in the subject.

Oh, and yes, I passed my Praxis 7-12 math on the first attempt, as did every math major I know. The thought of some teacher having to "look up" something they should know in their sleep just doesn't make sense. Cheers. On 3/20/09, Ga wrote: > I too took the Praxis II PLT grades 7-12 for the second time on > 3/14/09. It is a very difficult test. I did finish the test > this time, so I think there is a good chance that I passed it. > The questions are difficult and the fact that you only have 2 > hours to take it makes it hard to read the case studies in > detail. You just have to start writing as soon as they say you > can begin taking the test. > > I do not feel that telling someone to give up is the right thing > to do. I also do not feel that being mean to someone that posts > on this board is constructive either. But to each their own I > guess. > > On 3/19/09, Math Teach wrote: >> >> "It is not neccessay to know all the information in >> the praxis to teach as long as you know how to find the >> information when needed." >> >> Absolutely! I don't even know why medical schools have M.D.s >> as professors. They can hire unemployed second grade >> teachers to teach biochemistry and pathophysiology, as long >> as they "can find the information when needed" right? >> >> Tell your friend who flunked for the fifth time that perhaps >> she should consider an other position. See ya. >> >> >> >> >> On 3/14/09, Daschelle wrote: >>> I took the Praxis today for the fist time and I felt it >>> was insulting. Some of those questions were so off the >>> wall I am sure the people who wrote the test could not >>> answer. I was sitting next to a girl who was taken it for >>> the 5th time. She can not student teach in our state of >>> Alabama until she passes the Praxis, which I think is just >>> stupid. It is not neccessay to know all the information in >>> the praxis to teach as long as you know how to find the >>> information when needed.

Mar 20, 2009

praxis test 3-14-09

by mandy

Mar 14, 2009

I think I did ok. Im still trying to look up some of the questions i got that were not on this study guide. I did the multiple choice test with the works of art. If anyone remembers any of the questions and what the answers were please help. I just want to have a better feel of how I did. Does anyone know the answers to the following?

whi...See More

Starr Oh yeah- and I think that the empty space question was gouache, because the question specifically said that it was an "opaque" medium used by artists to fill space. It couldn't be watercolors. It was between the gouache and india ink for me, and I just figured gouache was used more often because it could be more of a variety of colors.

Mar 15, 2009

marcy maddec On 3/15/09, Starr wrote: > Oh yeah- and I think that the empty space question was gouache, > because the question specifically said that it was an "opaque" > medium used by artists to fill space. It couldn't be > watercolors. It was between the gouache and india ink for me, > and I just figured gouache was used more often because it ...See More

Mar 17, 2009

Film that forms over paint?

by Me

Mar 14, 2009

What is the film that forms over paint?

Patina (no) Glaze Bloom Pentiento (something like that)

Thanks!

Starr It's bloom. "Pentimento" showed up twice on my test. I looked it up and it is a clue in a painting that an artist changed his mind and went back and changed something in the painting. It comes from the same root word as "repent."

> What is the film that forms over paint? > > Patina (no) > Glaze > Bloom > Pentiento (someth...See More

Mar 15, 2009

questions on test

by mandy

Mar 15, 2009

thanks for your response... I put glaze for the answer, i cant find anything on what bloom is. did you find it? what about the poison paint question? I still cant find that one. Can you remember any more of the art history questions? Those are the ones I had difficulty on. These tests make me ill! Without this sight and everyones help, Im not sure ...See More

Starr Yes, the cadmiums are toxic, so it was cadmium red. I did find bloom somewhere on an oil pastel site, but I can't remember where. It called it "wax bloom." I had never heard of it before. I can't remember the art history questions, but I might if you jog my memory. Who said the quote about "A hole is as much a form as a solid shape"? I know that Ro...See More

Mar 15, 2009

Marcy On 3/15/09, mandy wrote: > thanks for your response... I put glaze for the answer, i > cant find anything on what bloom is. did you find it? > what about the poison paint question? I still cant find > that one. Can you remember any more of the art history > questions? Those are the ones I had difficulty on. These > tests make me i...See More

Mar 17, 2009

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