The Spore Project
In the print version of SchoolArts, we don't always have space to print every lesson we would like to. This article by Ted Edinger is one example. It fit the STEAM theme of the issue so well that I am ...
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SchoolArts STEAMS Ahead
The work of many artists can be viewed through a STEAM perspective. I am pictured here with Mathew Reinhart at the 2014 Florida Art Education Association conference. Reinhart is a world renowned child ...
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Overjoyed by Oaxaca, Part Three
More scenes found around Oaxaca, Mexico, a photographer's dream. ...
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Overjoyed by Oaxaca, Part Two
This photo shows what wonderful scenes you can come upon in Oaxaca on any day. These lovelies were posing for a photograph and the giant puppets and huge balloon indicate a parade. ...
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Overjoyed by Oaxaca
I always think I am going to be able to work while I am traveling but that never seems to be the case. I'm just back from Oaxaca, Mexico, from our SchoolArt/CRIZMAC Folk Art Extravaganza. ...
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The Midwest Artist Studios Project
In early 2014 I found myself thinking about my current teaching practice, the idea of literacy within the art room, and wondering if what I am doing inside the art room is preparing my students to bec ...
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Lessons from Summer Arts Camp
During college, I spent my summers working for the National Park Service or Michigan State Parks as an interpretive ranger or “adventure ranger” as they called it in Michigan. &ldquo ...
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Highlights of NAEA New Orleans
The NAEA Elementary Division sponsored six presentations at NAEA New Orleans. Three of these were carousels. In carousels, four or five presenters each sit at a table and give 10 minute presentations, ...
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Navigating your Flight Path
Several years ago I was invited to do a TedX talk and came up with program: Ten Lessons from the Hive: What Beekeeping Has Taught Me about Alchemy, Sustainability, and Community.” ...
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Visiting Oaxacan Master Weaver Nelson Perez Mendoza in Mexico
During our SchoolArts/CRIZMAC Folk Art & Culture of Oaxaca, June 26–July 2, 2015 trip to Oaxaca this summer, we'll visit the workshop of weaver Nelson Perez Mendoza. He has an amazing weavin ...
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