Usually the whiteboard is the teacher’s crowning spot, where different instructions are written down in red, blue, and black markers, such as learning intentions, homework, keywords, demonstrations, and diagrams. Especially in the art class room, I could rarely see while shadowing students being called at the whiteboard other… Read More »Whiteboard engagement
Two of the key skills of teaching are effective questioning and feedback strategies, but the way a teacher interrelates them, using questioning as feedback or feedback through questioning, prompts students into thinking and increases their metacognition skills, or how to think for themselves. Questioning through discussion and dialogue… Read More »Effective Questioning
Eazels.com ~ I found this website really useful when it comes to lino printing, although it offers suggestions and visuals on other artistic disciplines. The article https://www.eazels.com/a-guide-to-positive-and-negative-space-in-linocut offers an in depth look at positive and negative space in lino and good tips on composition. Less details in drawing… Read More »Handprinted resources
There is an unanimous demand for relevant primary sources on every observational drawing or modelling task in visual art in secondary schools, but few art rooms would have a well thought selection of primary sources inspired from nature that would enhance the student’s observational drawing skills or modelling… Read More »Primary sources needed
A very good source of inspiration from Kell High School Art on how to teach ceramics to students with thorough demonstrations on the coil technique and stem making to apply in decorations. Follow the link here.
I planned this exam brief for a group of first years that were studying the Art Elements through drawing under the theme Animal Portraits. During their studies, the pupils used various animal models as primary sources. For the December exam I asked them to pick two animals and… Read More »Hybrid Creatures
This exam brief was given to a 1st year group working under the theme Nature’s Treasures. In order to enhance their imagination they were asked to come up with a concept car that is inspired from nature based on an organic primary source. To add more meaning and… Read More »Biomorphic Car
This exam brief was addressed to a 1st year group where several have learning difficulties. The class had also missed three out of six classes of drawing under the theme Botanical Illustration. I planned an exam that would involve the figure already in place for the students to… Read More »Biomorphic Outfit
In order to strenghten the 1st years knowledge on the Art Elements, I initiated a group learning activity through an Art Elements quiz. The Questions developed for the quiz would check prior knowledge (line, shape, form), would check today’s activity (colour principles) and would try the existent knowledge… Read More »Questioning & Group Quiz
The teachers engaged in Arts Assessment for Learning take on Action Research projects: they implement formative assessment across long and short term durations, and document the results. Study cases of peer assessment and group assessment. http://artsassessmentforlearning.org/visual-arts/visual-arts-projects/