At the end of the first quarter, most students had three blog posts published. We were ready to start with commenting on each others’ posts. I saw a peer editing activity shared by “The Daring English Teacher”, who I follow on Facebook. The lesson used stations and asked students to evaluate each paper with a […]
In Ceramics I, students have researched and practiced different methods of manipulating the texture of the clay. Learning how each stage of clay allows your marks to have a different effect. Everyone in 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th periods is finishing up their coiled bowl with texture. As this work wraps up, students are envisioning […]
For the past two weeks, Ceramics 1 students have been learning to shape clay in the most basic way, pinching. Starting with a small piece of clay, they pinched and shaped the clay in a variety of vessels. Some students made bowls, others made baskets, and some made vases. They explored the tools in the […]
I have been working to include more student choice in the ceramics classes. Looking back to the fall semester I think this was my most successful attempt at teaching basic handbuilding skills while allowing for more student input. So for the first time, not every student built a coiled bowl or an artwork from an […]