Miss Art of Teaching

Yesterday's post: Parent Teacher Night is on this evening from 3:30-7:30 pm. Some parents have been using the new online booking system to arrange meetings with teachers. Others are making bookings by asking teachers in person to see if the time slot is still available. This event is a great opportunity to communicate with parents/carers about the student's progress and provide suggestions on areas of improvement. It is crucial to be prepared for the evening. I always have a folder ready with: -Student reports. -Grades. -Printed photos of student artworks. -Examples of assessment tasks and class handouts. -Examples of a good Visual Arts process diary. I also like to hand back their Case Study (essays) and go over how they can improve their responses. I suggest bringing water and some mints. I currently have a bad throat so I will also bring along all my cough lollies. Photo from last night:

I have been marking like crazy and sometimes wish the papers could grade themselves BUT I am happy about being proactive this holidays instead of lazing around like a sloth. If I don't use my time wisely, I am likely to have a heart attack. Yesterday, I finished marking another set of Year 7 Case Studies (essays). I still have to cross it off my To-Do List. I have one more set of Year 7 Case Studies to mark then a handful of Year 11 piles to KO. While marking their essays, I realise that students still need more practice with 'Art Critique'. I have been teaching students how to 'describe', 'analyse', 'interpret' and make a 'judgement' with unknown artworks using games that I have made up (mentioned in my previous April blog post - 'Make Theory Fun'). The games prepare students for their Case Study. However, I feel like I need a variety of methods to effectively teach them how to critique artworks.  In between marking, ...