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Week Three

2/9/2018

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Photoshop Challenge 1

It is amazing to me that in three weeks of seeing this new group of students, they already have three works of art published on Artsonia. For their third work published, students created either a beginner, intermediate, or advanced level work based on a series of choices in Schoology. These series of challenges are designed to help students get a better feel for materials and create works that build skills and understanding in hopes they will be able to select those concepts for their personal works for major thematic units. 

It was fun to see students make choices this week as they finished up these works and hear time and again that they enjoyed learning more about how to use Photoshop. Here are some examples of the types of works students created from beginner to more advanced skill-building challenges. 
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Artist of Interest

Since moving to a thematically driven curriculum, it has been increasingly important to me for students to have as much exposure to a variety of artists using a variety of methods to create their art. I know I cannot possibly cover them all, or even come close, so one of the activities I engage students in is called "Artist of Interest." 

In this activity, students are asked to use our digital subscription to Scholastic Art Magazine to access past issues and select an artist they think is interesting and that may inspire their work. Students are asked to describe the work using an element of art and principle of design, give their opinion of the work, as well as what meaning can be found in it as they write their response. 

I do this as a discussion board in Schoology so that students can view each others responses and get exposure to dozens of artists that they might not otherwise see in our projects or challenges. This is also a great way to get students to read non-fiction texts, summarize and interpret what they are reading, and use examples and details to help support their ideas.  

​Here are two great responses from this activity this week:
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Tantamounter and 100 objects

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This week in my 3D class, students were challenged to create another collaborative. In this team-building activity, students were told they were going to be copy machines and started by shopping the classroom for what they would like to see recreated. After about five minutes of "shopping," students had to exchange their object with another group and then they had about 25 minutes to make a copy using whatever they could find in the classroom. 

Many classrooms have done a similar exercise with great success. It was great to see how students worked together to recreate these objects and how close they were able to come to the original using completely different materials. My favorite of the group is probably the spider below. The group's copy was created by a damaged styrofoam head for the body, a Pringles can and pompoms for the head and eyes, metal tubing for the legs, and felt for the striping details. I am still amazed that the groups did what they did in such a short period of time.
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3D students also started their 100 object sculptures this week. This is a project that asks students to rethink non-art materials in new and creative ways. After sketching out ideas, students came prepared with a variety of things (Qtips, rocks, toothpicks, colored pencils, and more) to turn into sculptures. 

I am excited to see how these come into form over the next week. 
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Looking Ahead

Because of the nature of the class, some students are actually thinking about their final projects and experimenting with options for it as they are also working on their 100 objects project. For their finals, students are asked to create a project of their choice. I am very excited to see how and what they decide. One student started experimenting with some ideas this week, using the 3Doodler pen that was recently funded through a DonorsChoose.org project. I think it will be really exciting to see how this turns out or changes along the way.
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MAEA Region 9 Show

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Thursday was the opening reception of the Michigan Art Education Association Region 9 Show at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. It was really fun to see students see their work on display at the museum. It was also great to see the Warhol show. 

With 23 works from our k-12 Visual Arts Program on display, it was great to see our Bryon Center Artists celebrated in this way. The works will now move on to the State competition and we will find out the results from that part of the competition in March.
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Digital Storytelling Match on DonorsChoose.org

We have had such an awesome amount of success this year getting special resources funded through DonorsChoose.org. I am so thankful to parents, friends, and interested donors for giving to our projects to ensure my students have access to equipment and materials that will push them as creatives in the classroom. 

Our newest project is being matched by AT&T because it involves digital storytelling (you can click on this to find out more). We are hoping to get an animation and green screen app as well as stylus's to help students create a variety of digital stories using iPads. We have less than $200 to go thanks to the match. 

It is going to be awesome to see how students use these tools to share stories with others and make a variety of animations and film. Maybe we will even be able to enter some into competition soon.
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Week Twelve

11/28/2016

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Short Week

This was a short week. I mean, a two-day kind of short week. So, what do we do with that time to make it meaningful and productive? A couple of things. In addition to students working on Challenge 3 works, students also researched and wrote about artists of their choice (focusing on the use of media and what they can learn from viewing the work) and uploaded images from last week's "speed dating" challenge. 

Here are some highlights of those completed tasks: 

Mixed Media Speed Dating Challenge

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Paige S.: While creating this artwork, I learned a lot of new art techniques. This included, adding texture and how to draw things up close. I learned that you can use an ink quill to add details to your art, which I never would have thought could be a art material. Plus, I learned how collaging can also be an art technique. I also learned that it is fine if your art isn't perfect, and it's ok to not have a perfect, planned out, background. Overall, I learned a lot of new techniques and had an enjoyable time creating this work.
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Colton S.: During this activity I learned a lot more about different types of media and how to use them. I am very excited to experiment with these materials in new ways for another project.
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Brandt. B: I really like this piece I made because of its creativity. I like the material choice I used and how I blended everything together into one picture. I really like the time and value I put into this artwork and the result that came out.
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Logan M.: I learned to use many techniques to make art and found out that I should not use the same type of materials all the time.
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Braedan H.: This artwork was made with many materials such as gel pens, pastels, paint and a few others. The most used material was a paint, either in sponge form or spray bottle form. My favorite material to use was the gell pen.

Artist of Interest

Our classroom is very fortunate to have access to a lot of resources thanks to grants and donations raised throughout the year. One way I use funding to add resources to my classroom is through the investment of a classroom subscription to Scholastic Art Magazine. I have subscribed to them for years and use them as a way to introduce students to new artists they they get to select from the online archives. 

Once a month, students are asked to go into the website and select an artist to write about using a specific rubric. For this round, students were asked to explain how the material the artist uses impacts they way they view it, to explain how they can learn from this artist in their own work, and to use art vocabulary in the process. 
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Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks

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My husband and I at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN.
I am very fortunate for many things I have in my life and the experiences I have been able to have over the years. For Thanksgiving this year, I had the great opportunity to travel to Tennessee and visit Nashville, Chattanooga, and the Smoky Mountains. Along the way, we visited new sites that I was urged to travel to by my fellow Art teachers. 

I want to give a special thanks to Ted, Allison, and Cassie for guiding me to visit super special places like The Parthenon, The Frist, and the Hunter Museum. It was a great time for view works of art and also enjoy nature. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful time this holiday weekend with their friends and family and that you had a moment to reflect on and enjoy the things that give you pause for thanks. 
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Vote for Jewel321 

4/7/2016

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Please take a moment and vote for this drawing by Jewel. If she wins, she will receive a $50 gift card and our classroom will receive a $100 gift card from Blick Art. I can think of several neat products we could purchase if she wins...

You can vote once per day per device. 

Thank you for your help!
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Your Votes Can Help Us Win

3/12/2015

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Dalton's work was named Top 15 among Middle School work in the State.
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Ava's work was named Top 15 among Middle School work in the State.
There are a lot of exciting things happening with student work this month. In addition to finding out that two of our MAEA State qualifiers made it into the top 15 for the State, it is also time to vote for the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival. 

Last year, we won first place in all of the categories. With your help and votes, we can do it again! Please take a moment and vote for our videos and help our classroom win! 
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In addition to these great opportunities, Nate is up for Artsonia's Artist of the Week this week. You can vote for his abstract drawing daily until Saturday! 
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Asia is Artist of the Week! 

11/3/2014

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Thank you to everyone who voted for Asia, helping her get Artist of the Week! I am very excited for her and our classroom, who will now get to enjoy some extra art due to the gift cards given as a prize! Thank you for voting and helping all of my students win! 
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Vote for Asia! 

10/29/2014

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We have another student up for Artsonia's Artist of the Week! Please take a moment and vote for Asia. You can vote once, daily, until Saturday. The artist with the most votes by then will be awarded a gift certificate (and so will their class)! 

You can also take a moment and vote for Benjamin, from our elementary school, who is also up for Artist of the Week in his grade level. 
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Building a Base

9/18/2014

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I have been posting a lot about the TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behavior) model that I use with my 8th grade students. For 7th grade this year, I have kept the curriculum pretty traditional and allow for some choice and variation as we learn how to use tools and methods for making art during the semester. 7th grade students got their first real dose of Photoshop skill building this week as we worked on and finished our Profile Collages, seen below. This assignment is a great way to get to know students and learn basic tool functions while working with Photoshop. 
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Here is a sample of a Graffiti Name project we did earlier in the week as well as an abstract portrait project that stemmed from the portrait party that occurred last week. 
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Don't forget to help 7th grade student, Arminda, and vote for her work as Artist of the Week! 
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Making Progress through Process

9/17/2014

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Before we get into what we worked on today, I have a plea - Please vote for Arminda as Artsonia Artist of the Week. You can vote once per day per device. 
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8th grade students are continuing to work through the process of art making as they begin applying their designs to their finished works. It has been interesting to see what materials and methods they select to best share their vision with others. 
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This student is showing the two sides of rats. The one people associate with them and the one she feels towards them. She has had several as pets.
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This student is working with text and collage to explore the concept.
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This student decided to experiment with tissue paper, glue, and a face mold. She is not sure how to finish it, but is exploring some options before making a final decision.
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This student is working on a larger clay piece, using a series of tubes as an armature.
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Please Vote! 

2/20/2014

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Vote for Joshua18079

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It is very exciting that one of our Nickels Intermediate students from the BCPS 5th grade Visual Arts program is up for Artsonia Artist of the Week! Please take a moment and vote to help this student win. 
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Keep Voting!

4/25/2013

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Please vote for Raven870 for Artsonia Artist of the Week! 
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Thanks for voting today for our Meijer Great Choices Films:

http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1523119

http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1522957

http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1523263

http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1522324

http://k8.meijergreatchoices.com/entry/1609696
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