We are two weeks into the 3rd quarter and we are in an art room! Let the media exploration and work begin!
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I have had a recurring trend circulating around me the past few weeks and it always brings me back to one of the three sentences in the three sentence curriculum, “The student is the artist”.
Drawing was never my passion. I draw when I need to but it is not my go-to media. I had one drawing class at UNC and developed a small tremor in my hand during my teaching career. If I am drawing, rarely will I thumbnail sketch. I don’t keep a running sketch book and would rather collect ideas digitally. While I often feel like a fish out of water when I am surrounded by drawing artists, I remember that there are others that plan with blocks, materials, digital, and a variety of other media. As teachers remember that there are kids that do not draw in your class. How can you provide them with options to be successful without the need to draw? |
Mr. Kelly BeachAs an art teacher, it is my goal that every student will leave my classroom with transferable skills that will allow them to be successful in whatever career path they choose. It is my mission to teach students to make careful observations of the world around them, find problems that need to be solved, envision a solution, and engage and persist through the problem solving process while constantly reflecting on their work and progress. Students are enabled to embrace their strengths and interests while sharing their own skills and ideas with their classmates. Through a Teaching for Artistic Behavior process, students embrace leadership positions and become teachers themselves. I feel that it is my job to encourage students to take risks, step outside of their comfort zone, explore new possibilities, and express their individual view of the world through the art making process. Archives
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