How to Find inspiration for your artwork
Sketchbook: Part 2 Before you jump in, make sure that you’ve gone through the steps in part 1. Now that you have that done, let’s look for interesting details in your selected object, and think about how to use them as inspiration in your sketch. Look closely at your selected object, what textures do you […]
Getting Started with Your Sketchbook When You Don’t Have any Ideas
Part 1 1. Find an object Find an object that is interesting to you. For me, that was a tomato plant. 2. Blind Contour Draw the entire object, or choose a section that you like, and complete 15 blind contour drawings. I choose to draw one of the leaves. If you’ve never done a blind […]
8 Ways to Prepare for AP Studio Art
Many students that are interested in taking AP Drawing or AP 2D Design have reached out to ask if there are things that they can work on over the summer to get prepared for the class. 8 Ways to Prepare for AP Art Class. Visit art museums and/or galleries. In-person is always the best, but […]
Online Summer Classes
NEW: Data Visualization: learning to see and record information around you. Data Visualization is a growing field that helps us to understand and process a wide range of information through visuals. You don’t need a degree or fancy software to get started, you just need a willingness to observe, collect, and create. Data is anything […]
Are You Always Missing Deadlines?
When it comes to getting things done, not all days of the week are created equal, and you should plan accordingly. On Monday’s, I’m ready to conquer the world. I’ve come up with ideas over the weekend and am excited to put them into action. If we’re being honest, most of us run out of […]
Are You Taking Advantage of Vacation Mode?
I used to put next to no thought into my away message, in fact, I often didn’t use them. When I did, they would say something basic, like, I’ll be out of the office from x date until x, expect a response when I return. This approach was a missed opportunity to get people the […]
Ep. 7: Beginning and Ending Routines for Online Teaching
Teachers Teach Teaching Podcast Routines: How do they translate in the online classroom? Well, in the scramble to transition all our classrooms to distance learning, routines may have fallen off the radar. Or, maybe you need some fresh ideas for starting class and wrapping up, checking for understanding. We talk through a few of our […]
Ep.6: Keeping Your Morale Up when Teaching Black Squares on Zoom
Teachers Teach Teaching Podcast Ah yes. Another day of talking to yourself and looking at a classroom of black squares on your screen! We’re breaking down the reasons students keep their cameras off and how you can create a space where students engage… and maybe even flip their cameras on once in a while! Tune […]
How to use synchronous learning effectively
Teachers Teach Teaching: Episode 5 Hey… is anybody there? If you feel like you’re just talking to a bunch of squares on Zoom, and you’re not sure if your students are sleeping, learning, or even in front of their computers, it’s all good. We’ll go through some strategies to keep students engaged (maybe even excited?!) […]
How to Solve Problems Like a professional… Even When You Aren’t
If you could swap brains with someone for an hour or two, who would it be and what would they help you solve? My husband and I were attempting to hang string lights on our front porch, something that we’d never done before. Needless to say, it wasn’t going well. There is a strategy about […]