San Fernandoʼs deep love of Chicano culture is evident throughout the murals that fill the city, along with a deep appreciation for custom-painted lowrider cars, which symbolize Chicano pride, identit ...
Read ArticleOne of the most rewarding aspects of the project was how it mirrored the workflow of professional design studios. Students gained firsthand experience in creative communication, timeline management, a ...
Read ArticleWhen my high school got new laptops and Chromebooks for the students, a lot of the old technology was no longer needed. Rather than throw it all away, the school gave it to me for students to use in t ...
Read ArticleWe are tasked with providing students with the knowledge they need for a successful future, but we are often limited to lessons that are too cursory or dated to be relevant. Art educators need to meet ...
Read ArticleIn an effort to push my kiln-firing abilities and challenge students with a new material and process, I added fused glass to my current level 3 class. I enjoyed watching students experiment, problem-s ...
Read ArticleContemporary art is all about pushing boundaries, and this project does just that by asking students to explore identity, culture, family, and society through a single image made of three different &l ...
Read ArticleStarting the course with this project ensured students’ comfort level and introduced them to the transformative power of photography. I wanted to emphasize the importance of finding joy in every ...
Read ArticleIn April 2023, every Art 1 student at Green Level High School created a vibrant 4' (1m) jellyfish out of marine rope and monofilament (fishing line) reclaimed from the Atlantic. The 100-plus giant jel ...
Read ArticleI am super pleased with how creative my students were in their Trash to Treasure challenge. I created this activity to inspire students to reuse materials and to find the beauty in everyday items. The ...
Read ArticleI came up with the idea of using the emotions inherent in music to drive the choice of colors and shapes in a collage composition. We started out by listening to different kinds of music and discussin ...
Read ArticleMany students tend to “draw with paint” rather than process the shapes that will lead to complex forms and color development. How do we teach students to switch their thought process when ...
Read ArticleIf creativity is the destination, how do we get there? What methods of transportation could we take? Might I interest you in a popular vehicle, the zine? The zine (pronounced zeen) is a sturdy and rel ...
Read ArticleThis project came at the perfect time, after my Drawing Intensive students had completed a large-scale realistic drawing assignment. I wanted to give them the freedom to experiment in their mark-makin ...
Read ArticleAfter twenty-seven years of teaching art, I was thrilled to be granted permission to offer an art class based solely on the creation of a sketchbook art journal. The idea is for students to be evaluat ...
Read ArticleThe best mindfulness projects are the ones that impact the culture in a meaningful way; the Gratitude Project is one such project. A few years ago, my school district implemented a social-emotional le ...
Read ArticleThe classroom is abuzz with activity as students perform a variety of tasks to complete their work, such as signing out to interview clients, heading to the innovation center to use the 3D printer, la ...
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