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The 'Speed dating art critique' lesson was a success! Students loved interacting with their classmates and getting feedback (both pros and cons) on how they are going with their Portraits unit. I was a bit ambitious and wanted students to go through 5 partners in the span of a 50-minute lesson. However, there was a room swap due to my faulty heater and we had to move all our artworks and VAPD (Visual Arts Process Diaries) from outside in the demountable to the upstairs art room.  I also spent a lot of my time videoing the process as my head teacher was interested in using this as an example for her 'Assessment' action team meeting. My head teacher also came along and was delighted at the level of student engagement. Here is a bit more information about the background of the speed dating lesson from yesterday's post. The post includes the rules of the speed dating critique activity: Speed Dating Art Critique  Photos (taken as screenshots) from the ...

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: