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Full Steam ahead towards Arts Integration

3/13/2018

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Super Hero Cuff: Students design a logo that "lights up" their inner qualities that make the world a better place, then using conductive thread add an LED light to their cuff.
Over the last twenty four years, I have seen a variety of acronyms, jargons and educational strategies come and go. Different terms or even pedagogies have come and gone like the tide. Despite the terms, providing an engaging learning environment that challenges students to think, question, envision, and create  will boost learning outcomes. 
Early in my career I found a passion for making connections for my students to other subject areas, timely topics or even collaborating with other teachers. 
Art communicates thoughts and ideas to others. My students have made connections to every subject though the arts and been able to demonstrate creativity, understanding and problem solving skills. Here are a few of my favorite STEAM or Arts Integrated lessons from the Capitol of Creativity.
  • LED Cuff Bracelets using conductive thread to bring light to positive inner qualities. (collaboration with School Counselors and FACS teacher)
  • Crankies- Students take an old art form and bring folk stories to life. Students must dissect the story to find main characters, setting, action, and how to best communicate their vision through images and spoken words.

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Crankies- Making stories MOVE!
  • Language Skills- my students must READ, WRITE, and SPEAK every day in every class. In the art room we have a variety of ways to bring those skills into art. Writing about art through my week long warm up "THINK about Art", peer guided art description and drawing activity, ART Day, or using Chatterpix to add a voice to art statements.
  • Math skills happen daily in the art room whether in measuring, grid drawing, symmetry, patterns, creating mats for their own art to be displayed or understanding proportion. Perhaps having a mother as my own 9th grade math teacher helped but the connections are infinite!
  • History speaks for itself through the arts. Students make connections to history and current events through Political Cartoons, creating art based on understanding of events or people in history, etc.
  • Science collaborations can make quite an impression! Students have created cyanotype printed quilts based on aquatic life forms, and made relief prints to help imprint the difference between a plant or animal cell in their minds.
Making connections across the curriculum are endless through the arts. I have found inspiration through visiting the Power of Arts Workshop at the Lab School of Washington, DC as well as through resources from ArtsEdge- Kennedy Center. What are some of your favorite ways to help your students make CONNECTIONS to learning?
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Students DESCRIBE art work and must guide their partner LISTEN and COMPREHEND what to draw.
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Shackles to Scholars: students illustrate symbolically a poem based on events from Harper's Ferry, WV. Work was displayed in the historic park.
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Students often math skills while using the grid method to enlarge sketches and images in their creations.
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Science collaboration to help students make a memorable IMPRESSION in their mind of the difference between a plant or animal cell.

This month, The Art Ed Blogger's Network is writing about STEAM/Art Integration. Join us on the first Tuesday each month for new projects, ideas, and inspiration.

Participating Art Teacher Blogs:

  • Art Class Curator
  • Art Ed Guru
  • Art is Basic
  • Art Room Blog
  • Art with Mr. E
  • Arte a Scoula
  • Artful Artsy Amy
  • Brava Art Press
  • Capitol of Creativity
  • Create Art with ME
  • MiniMatisse
  • Mr. Calvert's Art Room Happenings
  • Mrs. Boudreaux's Amazing Art Room
  • Mrs. T's Art Room
  • Party in the Art Room
  • shine brite zamorano
  • Tales from the Traveling Art Teacher
  • There's a Dragon in my Art Room
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The Crankie Connection

3/10/2018

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Crankie Performer Ellen Gozion
​Pennsylvania based Crankie Performer Ellen Gozion ( http://www.ellengozion.com/ ) joined  Skyline Middle School for a presentation of the history of Crankies, the process of creation and afterwards guided teachers through a hands on workshop showing how we can use the art form to connect literacy and art in the classroom.

What is a crankie?

A crankie is an old storytelling art form.  It's a long illustrated scroll that is wound onto two spools. The spools are loaded into a box which has a viewing screen.  The scroll is hand-cranked while the story is told. It can be accompanied by a narrative, song or tune. The workshop and project are making curriculum connections to literacy, math, music, drama and art!
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Students started to create their own collaborative scrolls this week. A variety of short folk tales were sifted through to pick the groups inspiration for their crankie. Students started by storyboarding the scenes of the story and dividing it into at least 10 scenes. The art classes are working on 11 different  scrolls and will work next week to create artwork on the 25 foot scrolls. Stay tuned for updates on our progress and our efforts to present our Crankies in an after school performance with the drama department on March 20, 2018!

For more information on Crankies check out The Crankie Factory
The guest artist visit and the collaborative project with drama & art students was funded through a Harrisonburg Educational Foundation grant awarded to our librarian, Sandy Parks, drama educator Rebecca Rogers, Choral educator Deborah Mongold and resident Art Lady Ms Kincaid
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Youth Art Month 2018, Wk #1

3/4/2018

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March is Youth Art Month!

The month will be filled with wonderful activities, art shows, presentations and opportunities to share your appreciation for art work.

WEEK #1

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Tuesday March 6, 2018, 7pm at the School Board Meeting the following students will be recognized for placing in the Virginia Youth Art Month Flag Design Contest:
Madison H., 8h grade Middle Level 1st Place
Anish A., 7th grade Middle Level 2nd Place
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Saturday, March 10th, 2018 1-3pm 
All are invited to the YOUTH ART MONTH ART Show & Reception
Massanutten Regional Library
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The following students have art work currently on display at the library throughout March:
Sixth Graders:
Julie B., Jenna G.,Tzeviya M., Lena B.
Seventh Graders:
Julia O., Jolie S., Madelyne Y., Anish A., William W., Edgardo G., 
Marilyn C., Abigail K., Riley T.
Eighth Graders:
Aiyanna S., Madison H., Johana A., Francesca M., Leon Z., Sophia A.

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Personally, I will have 30 pieces of 6x6"art-work
created in thirty days in Jan-Feb 2018 on display
at the VMRC Parks Gable Gallery through the month of March.

​The series of paintings represents my family tree
from my own self portrait through ancestors
​who migrated to North America in the mid 1600's-1700's.

Advisory groups school wide will be invited to help pick a favorite artist during the month of March.
Each day, I will share two competing artists and will gather votes via a daily google form ballot! 


Thank you for your continued support of our artists and they would all love to have you show your support by stopping by the art shows!
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Art Across Virginia 2018

3/4/2018

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The Virginia Art Education Association hosted the first annual social media event to share art, moments of creating, appreciating and visiting art. Virginians shared on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #artacrossva18. It was a wonderful way to Kick-off Youth Art Month by  glimpsing into art classrooms, galleries and museums around the state for a day!
Below are a few of the wonderful posts from around Virginia. Thank you to all who shared!
https://storify.com/ArtLadyHBK/art-across-virginia-2018.html
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