Process is a challenging concept for students. They live in a time and place where they can have answers and results at the sound of their voice or the touch of a button. Creative endeavors, however, take time and processing. My students have never been more distracted and less focused than in this new post-pandemic world, so how do we as art educators slow our students down and teach the discipline of critical thinking, ideation, and the power of process?
Art teachers use a process-based approach to engage students in art-making. Young students apply color-mixing to create vibrant watercolor paintings, elementary students are introduced to the unique process of paper quilling, middle-school students use critical thinking and ideation skills while drawing meaningful self-portraits, high-school students use fused glass techniques to create functional works of art, and more.
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