Art Education
TagA Look at Art Education MAT Homework: What’s in a Classroom Management Plan?
If there’s one thing I like about my program (there’s definitely more than one thing, but this is the biggest), it’s that the professo..
Designing an Art Curriculum Based on Educational Theory
Throughout the course of this program, I have been introduced to a variety of educational theories and teaching methods. As this progr..
Teacher Observations
At the beginning of this semester, I got a lot of questions from the first year students about teacher observations. Getting observati..
Special Education in the Art Room: Inclusion by Law and Sensitivity by Necessity
Today at an observation, I got to help out in an eighth grade classroom that happened to have three students with special needs. I saw..
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..