Art Reach http://artreach.edublogs.org An Art Blog Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:46:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Back after MACUL! http://artreach.edublogs.org/2009/03/20/back-after-macul/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2009/03/20/back-after-macul/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:07:03 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/?p=35

The slide show from my presentation at MACUL on the ArtPort curriculum: integrating art elements, cultures and technology is available at http://www.slideshare.net/artrosie/macul-presentation-1176869

]]> http://artreach.edublogs.org/2009/03/20/back-after-macul/feed/ 2 Busy writing lesson plans for ArtSonia http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/busy-writing-lesson-plans-for-artsonia/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/busy-writing-lesson-plans-for-artsonia/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:01:22 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/?p=24 When you go to Southfield Christian student artwork on ArtSonia you will be able to see lesson plans for each group of artwork.  I have posted about 200 pieces of work for K-5.

K: Chalk Shapes, 1: Paper bag teddy bears 2: Chalk landscapes, Clay can and bottle people, 3: Paisley patterns, 4: Oaxacan animals, 5: Shapiro and Stella inspired collage pieces.

]]> http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/busy-writing-lesson-plans-for-artsonia/feed/ 0 Summer Update and Five Continent Theme http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/summer-update-and-five-continent-theme/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/summer-update-and-five-continent-theme/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:19:57 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/?p=15 What happens when teaching meets springtime? No time for blogging. Programs, Global Destination Imagination Competition, travel to Canada for my online school conference, weddings, etc….

I really want to talk to other art teachers at all levels through this blog.

My theme for the upcoming school year is based on the Olympics: Five Continents: Five Cultures. Each week my students will concentrate on one or two art elements and principles but choose which continent/culture/country will inspire their final product. I have sorted much of my research, magazine articles, books, and websites to help me prepare five centers/unit (one or two weeks). I hope to connect with international schools to share art during the year.

]]> http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/summer-update-and-five-continent-theme/feed/ 0 http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/14/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/14/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:09:39 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/14/ Insect ExampleThis is a first grade example of oil crayon and recycled CDs.

]]> http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/14/feed/ 0 March notes http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/march-notes/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/march-notes/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:02:48 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/march-notes/ March is dumping more snow on Michigan. It’s vacation time for me which means catching up on ArtSonia postings, preparing podcasting centers for my art lessons, and trying to sew curtains.

Still hoping to hear from other art teachers and share lesson ideas. How many of you have used old CD’s in art projects? Cut some up this time to used as wings on insects. The first grade students loved adding oil crayon accents. Last year we made robots with Cd heads and collage shapes and gadget bodies.

ArtSonia is trying to get one million entires in their online museum for student art. Their deadline is April 1. Join us!!

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This week’s field trip to the Detroit Art Institute is with our second graders.  We will explore the American galleries.  I have developed a ScavengArt clue  sheet with 20  clues to  portraits, sculptures, landscapes, still lives, and narratives.  I will be recording student comments to create a podcast on their adventures.  Would love to hear from other teachers using or creating podcasts.

]]> http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/02/03/february-footnotes/feed/ 0 ArtSonia http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/28/artsonia/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/28/artsonia/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:24:20 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/28/artsonia/ I have just loaded student work to ArtSonia, the world’s largest art museum. Our students are excited to get feedback on their projects from our year of “The Alphabet of ART.”

]]> http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/28/artsonia/feed/ 0 Spending Time with a SmartBoard http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/24/spending-time-with-a-smartboard/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/24/spending-time-with-a-smartboard/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:07:45 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/24/spending-time-with-a-smartboard/ We have a new portable SmartBoard in our school, a benefit of having an Apple Distinguished Educator in our midst. I have been having fun using it in my elementary and middle school art classes. The highlighting tool is my special friend:) When we look at museum artworks, highlighting shapes, perspective lines, number of figures (did you ever try to count how many people are in a Grandma Moses’ narrative?), repeat patterns, etc., the highlighter and all the colored pens help our observations. The ability to record each class’ activities really helps me, too. I’d love to hear from other art teachers using SmartBoards.

]]> http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/24/spending-time-with-a-smartboard/feed/ 0 Still Life http://artreach.edublogs.org/2007/11/28/still-life/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2007/11/28/still-life/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:02:40 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/2008/01/27/still-life/ Isn’t it amazing that online students continents apart both chose teapot/teapot shapes? Yes, they both are female students. No examples of still life with such items were given in the lesson.

These are still life drawings from Junior and Senior high students I teach online. They were to draw with a theme in mind, using at least five textures.

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]]> http://artreach.edublogs.org/2007/11/28/still-life/feed/ 2 Calling all art teachers http://artreach.edublogs.org/2007/11/27/calling-all-art-teachers/ http://artreach.edublogs.org/2007/11/27/calling-all-art-teachers/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:00:37 +0000 artreach http://artreach.edublogs.org/2007/11/27/calling-all-art-teachers/ It would really be cool if art teachers (especially those from other Christian schools) would post their favorite lessons, examples and start conversations on this blog. Let’s get out of our “own little caves” and explore possibilities.

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