Miss Art of Teaching

I am currently blogging while watching an 'Art Prof' video. Artprof.org has been live for about 3 months and offers free Visual arts resources for anyone. The video that I am watching has Professor Clara Lieu explaining how to draw a 'Charcoal Portrait'. It is about 1 hour long and goes into depth about the importance of quick thumbnail sketches, composition (using a large viewfinder), lightening, the reduction effect with charcoal drawing and how to effectively use cross-hatching.  While I am watching it, I am trying to find new ways to teach. Sometimes, I feel like I am not clear enough or not providing the best examples for students to understand how to explore a concept or material further. I can't wait to use some of her tips in my classroom.  Above: Art Prof video on the charcoal portrait. My Year 11 Senior students have started on their Portraits unit. They were moving quite slow and I wanted them to stop and think about their progress. The sel...

Since joining the different teaching Facebook groups, I am more aware of the types of resources that teachers use across the continent. Art Prof seems to be a great resource for Visual Arts teacher in America. It is a free online educational platform for Visual Arts people.  I plan on sharing this video with my senior Year 11 class during my Period 5 lesson on Wednesday. The video is directed at students as it helps explain why art critique is important. I want to show this video AFTER I spend a lesson focused on rebuilding relationships with students and learning to let go of my control (when appropriate) to let students hold ownership of their artmaking.  I have been using the 'Remind' app with my Year 11 class and it never occurred to me that I can use it during class time. Remind is a free app that allows teachers and students to communicate without exposing any phone numbers or private information. I use it to send whole class announcements or provide one on one f...