Misc.

[|Pennsylvania State KeyArts Blog] The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced a new webinar series titled "Arts Chat". The webinars are meant to serve the arts and education communities in Pennsylvania by providing information on initiatives and best practices in arts education. They are free and open to the public. //Act 48 hours will be offered for the webinars.// [|PA Standards Aligned Systems] [|PA Standards Aligned Systems2] [|PA Standards Aligned Systems - Arts] Pennsylvania Assessment Anchors || [|--Did you Know?] -How to Join Pages on Wikispaces.com --Web 2.0 Art Resources and Tools --Web 2.0 Tools (Other) --Websites (Interactive Art) [|--Websites (Art Teachers)] --Widgets --21st Century Skills [|--Wikis (General)] --Wikis (Editing Pages) --Wiki Change Tracking --Wikis (Art Ed and Ed) || [|--National Art Ed. Association] [|--PA Art Ed. Association] [|--Art 21] [|--Spiral Arts Workshop] [|--Incredible Art Dept.] || throughout the year choose at least one concept out of the following categories - Elements of Art (These categories are the building blocks of art. If you compare the visual arts to language arts The Elements of Art are like the alphabet, the Principles of Art are like the grammar. In order to create visually pleasing art we need to understand the Elements and Principles.) (The 9-12 environment has a focus on the Principles on Art, and the 12-15 environment has a focus on content and meaning in art.) You can (let me do the project choosing) Line Contour/ cross contour lines 1 period, suited for whole class Wire faces 1period, suited for whole class any Zentangle project 1- 3 periods, whole class or small groups Wire people 1-2 periods, whole class or small groups Blind contour animal drawings 2 periods whole class or smaller groups Bug Drawing- part of school-wide project 2 periods or more, whole class or smaller groups Kaleidoscope Lines 3 periods, whole class or smaller groups (also symmetrical and radial design) Shape Positive/ negative shape tapestry 1 period, whole class (construction paper) "Kandinsky" shapes, watercolor pencils 1- 2 periods, whole class or smaller groups Shape mosaic- also complementary color puzzle design, also "sliding, flipping, turning" 2 Periods whole class or smaller Letter-Number shapes, also positive/negative shapes 1 period and finish up in class, whole class or smaller Cut-out collage Henry Matisse style Texture Texture paper rubbing collage 2 periods, whole class or smaller groups Small woven tapestry, small groups only, start up 2 periods with students rotating- work in class, 2 periods take off and decoration Sandpaper/crayon prints whole class or smaller, 1-2 periods Creating texture with pencil, also Patterns, 1-2 periods, some finish work in class Color (Any paint lesson needs a "Caring for materials" lesson, 1 period whole class or smaller Primary colors/ secondary colors- color mixing, simple color wheel 1-2 periods Warm/ cool colors ocean scene 2-3 periods, whole class or smaller (can include measuring, use of rulers) Extensive color wheel- painting, mixing colors 2-3 periods Analogous color, color mixing, painting Value Value scale whole class or smaller 1period Hidden shapes- painting 2 periods, From shape to form -painting or dry medium, 1-2 periods ripped paper collage- gray scale values Form play dough period 1 period, whole class any paper-machee project, extensive, small groups Space Atmospheric perspective- overlapping shapes, 1 period whole class or smaller Linear perspective 1-2 periods (drawing) whole class or smaller still live collage, 2 periods, whole class or smaller **9-12 Environment - Open Studio - Integrated Art** __ **Current or completed Projects** __
 * ==PA Art Education Resources== || Pennsylvania State KeyArts Site
 * ==‍Technology Resources== || [|--Technology and Art Resources]
 * ==‍Technology Resources== || [|--Technology and Art Resources]
 * ==‍Websites - Art== || [|-Art Department]
 * ==‍Websites - Art== || [|-Art Department]
 * Pre-requisite Art Menu**
 * //choos //e** either a particular **//project or //**<span style="font-family: times new roman,times new roman;">only a **//<span style="font-family: times new roman,times new roman;">concept //**

Classes have started their work on the international ** __peace poste____r__ ** drawings. This is a Lion's club sponsored activity. For example images and more information in general, please visit the following official website. [|Lion's Club Peace Poster Contest]


 * Here are some example from lasts year' event:**

All students already participated in the **"Bug Project"** (//all children of the 6-9 environment have completed this lesson//)



**Triangle lesson** : What can you build with triangles? and "Build your own orb"



**Erosion/ weathering Collage** sample images: erosion [|erosion images] sample images: weathering [|weathering of rocks]

**Hand-print Animals** instructional video: how to make hand-printed animals:

and here another two good ones:

**Tempera and Ink Batik Painting**

You can choose and //__sign up__// your class in __//different ways//__: **__1- project-based__**: **you** come up with a general idea, **I** create the lesson plan, **we** decide in what format this class should be taught and how much time we need

__**2- Principles of Art- based**__: you pick a lesson from the "Elements Project List" and sign up your class for the appropriate Open Studio slots [|principles project list 9-12.pdf] __**3- Technique- based:**__ you want your students to practice their drawing skills, or you want them to learn the basics on cartooning, or you want something on printmaking, painting etc.

Following techniques are available:

- **Drawing 2**: 3 periods - **Drawing 3**: 3 periods - **Painting/ Watercolor** resist: 3 periods (includes "care of materials") - **Painting/ Tempera**: 3 Periods - **Printmaking**: foam sheets 2 periods - **Printmaking**: collograph 2 periods - Printmaking- stamping: potato stamps - **Beginning Cartooning**: 5 periods - **Paper-machee**: 5-7 periods
 * - Drawing 1**: 3 periods

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