9/27/2020 The Artists are here!Small groups of students are in the Art Room and I couldn't be happier. :) We are being careful with supplies and limiting our contact with each other. Each artist is enjoying their own private Art Island, or having an entire table to themselves. We have been chatting with each other and catching up as well as meeting new friends. We created sketchbook covers last week and starting tomorrow, we will be using our previous knowledge, our art elements and principles, and some new ideas to create artwork together.
9/20/2020 it's the "first day" of school tomorrow!Students return to the Art Room this week for the first time since March! It is exciting to plan for in person instruction, which will be recorded for those students who will continue to learn from home. This presents another learning opportunity for me, but one that I feel prepared for. We will be changing some of our procedures and of course, adding cleaning and sanitizing protocols. This first week, students and I will spend time familiarizing ourselves with our new routines and creating sketchbooks for storing our artwork and notes. We will also be drawing "selfies". These self-portraits will include our face masks and expressive eyes. It has become more difficult to read other people's expressions these days, so we are going to address that, and also have a little fun with it. Cartoon inspired eyes are perfectly acceptable!
9/11/2020 Universal Remote LearningWe're wrapping up week 4 of Universal Remote Learning here in the Art Room. Students have a weekly prerecorded lesson that correlates with our Georgia Standards of Excellence Visual Arts Curriculum. Recording these lessons has been such a learning experience! I continue to discover ways to improve the process and have enjoyed learning an entirely new way of delivering instruction. By far the best part is interacting with students via Padlet (Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grades) and Flipgrid (3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades). These websites provide students a platform to share their artwork and seeing their sweet faces certainly brightens my days!
Students returned in small groups for short periods of time this week. While it was far from "business as usual", it was wonderful to have children in the building again! Looking forward to seeing more of our students in the coming weeks. |
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