So I've decided to go into work next week for a day to set up bulletin boards and such. I'm soooo excited. I can't wait! My friend Kristen who is also an art teacher but for Elementary School, is going to come with me and help...and I"m going to go to her school with her one day and help her set up. I love back to school time.
So my bulletin board idea is to make a world out of cardboard from boxes like pepsi, snack boxes, and cereal boxes and then write the worlds "LIFE is ART" and put examples of things in our world that are art...like Movie covers, CD covers, clothing, ads, commercials, music videos, plays, architecture, toys, history records, books, interior design, graphics...etc. Its a HUGE bulletin board so I have lots of room to make it all nice and big!
I'm going to create a station called Express Yourself! where the students can create any kind of art that expresses one of the following, or all... Today I... Yesterday I .... Tomorrow I... They will have access to all materials, no limits. They'll have to make at least one per quarter. This promotes focus and drive to finish projects early or on time, in order to make a free art project about themselves anyway they want.
I've also decided to try going at this year with no teacher desk. Constant movement around the room helping every student succeed to their highest potential. Making my classroom not a classroom, but transforming it into a studio...with 32 artists working together on a task and expressing themselves. We'll see how it goes.
Thanks for visiting my blog. Good luck with your new blog - I'll be interested to see what you do with it. Your bulletin board idea sounds great - are you a high school or middle school teacher? Tell us a little more about yourself!
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