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 […]
This year all level one art classes are creating a project based on a ideas and imagery the student associates with Florida. In Ceramics 1 we started this project reading an article from the News Journal about the history of Port Orange. Using a 3,2,1 reading strategy each class worked as individuals and small groups […]
This fall I saw an Amaco/Brent video series being shared on Facebook. It is an Amaco/ Brent sculpture lesson using a Renaissance painting as the basis for a three-dimensional form. The videos are only a few minutes each and use time-lapse photography to abbreviate the demonstration process. I was inspired by a friend’s visit to London […]