Teachers are all too familiar with the stress that comes with writing substitute plans. This is often more work than our daily responsibilities. We must meticulously explain our schedules, routines, a ...
Read ArticleEvery student who enters the art room carries invisible stories. Some believe they are creative; others are convinced they have no artistic talent. Those stories often shape their willingness to take ...
Read ArticleArtists need to have thick skin. The week I wrote this article, I had received three rejections from galleries. Ouch. My colleague, a talented photographer and art teacher, received four during the sa ...
Read ArticleWhen I started out as an educator nearly twenty years ago, I had an unfounded but steadfast aversion to contemporary art. Informed only by my college art history lectures, which made little mention of ...
Read ArticleDuring the last period of the day at Dover-Sherborn Middle School, students in grades six through eight are fortunate to have several options on how to use their time. Their choices include an open mu ...
Read ArticleTo access contemporary art-making, allow students to explore options within formal for traditional art-making ideas without giving specific stipulation as to what is “better or effective.” ...
Read ArticleMy purpose in hosting pre-service educators is to empower them to adopt the traits of a TAB facilitator. To achieve this goal, pre-service educators must have the intention of following the TAB guidin ...
Read ArticleThink back to the last image you saw. Was it on social media, TV, a computer screen, your cell phone? Or was it in a museum, library, or on a billboard along the highway? Every time we blink, turn our ...
Read ArticleStudents watched and listened to Norman Akers as he discussed color theory and technique while he painted. He also told them personal stories and made connections to Osage culture and history. In late ...
Read ArticleWith ongoing global conflicts and the need for compassion and respect for all human beings, empathy is once again in the forefront of our minds. Stanford University psychology professor Dr. Jamil Zaki ...
Read ArticleFor five years, I taught fine and digital art to a specific population of grade-oriented, high-achieving, private high-school students. Most of these students were not planning on ever using a paintbr ...
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