A Big reason for loving Chicago…Lollapalooza!
Lollapalooza has been a concert event that has famous and unknown bands taking stage for about twenty fabulous years. The story goes t..
Special Education in the Art Classroom: A Lesson Adaptation
As a choreographer of instruction, I adapted my second grade unit on collagraph lizard screen-printing to meet the needs of striving s..
Summer in the Windy City…oh and the burbs!
This summer, I have been busy finishing my thesis…aka the portfolio of work that I have done for the past two years in the Art Educa..
PGA: We Generate Our own Environment…Continued
When reading Danielle Holtz’s blog post about our amazing PGA installation, it was interesting to read a different perspective on the ..
Manifest Urban Arts Festival – MAT Program Reception
During the 11th annual Manifest, the MAT Education program held a reception. The reception showcased the Art and Elementary MAT gradu..
Secondary Student Teaching: Week 6
Senior Art Show
This week has been busy! The seniors at my high school placement had their Senior Art Show. It was amazing to see t..
Secondary Student Teaching: Week 5
Preparing for Tempera Still-Life Painting
When preparing the students to create a composition for a painting or drawing, it is impo..
Secondary Student Teaching – Week 4
PINHOLE CAMERA: HOW TO CONSTRUCT A PINHOLE CAMERA
In the previous lesson, the students learned the basic functions of an SLR camera..
Secondary Student Teaching- Week 3
I happen to be student teaching two Photo One classes that pretty much have the assignments planned in advanced. This last assignment ..
Secondary Student Teaching- Week Two
The second week of my student teaching experience at the high school level was be a bit challenging, because I had to get the students..