The Interdisciplinary Connections Issue, November 2023

Published on 1 November 2023

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Art teachers share a variety of meaningful and engaging interdisciplinary lessons. Students create space suit helmets and souvenir photos of their imaginary journeys through the solar system, use architectural principles in a cardboard construction project inspired by abstract artist Elizabeth Murray, make STEM connections to origami and use unfolded paper figures to create geometric paintings, and more.

38 articles from this collection:

The Interdisciplinary Connections Issue, November 2023

Experience Art from Davis

Filled with opportunities to build critical thinking skills and choice, this brand-new middle school art curriculum for grades 7–8 is designed to help students express their ideas and feelings through meaningful artmaking and see themselves as part of the learning process. Visit DavisArt.com/ExperienceArt to learn more!

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Editor's Letter: Interdisciplinary Connections

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Nancy Walkup discusses how art-centered interdisciplinary focus provides students with opportunities to solve problems and make meaningful connections within the arts and across disciplines.

Professional Development from Davis

Davis provides learning that is relevant to contemporary approaches and issues. Presented on-demand, virtually, or in-person by master teachers who are experts in the most current classroom pedagogy and the practical, discipline-specific, targeted application of research-backed content. Learn from educators who are recognized leaders with a plethora of applicable classroom successes.

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The Interdisciplinary Connections Issue, November 2023

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Managing the Art Room: Bulletin Board Murals

Middle-school students collaborate to maintain a public space by creating paper bulletin board murals.

ClipCard:Kindness Quilts

Early Childhood students create a mixed-media “quilt” that illustrates an act of kindness.

ClipCard: Space Scenes

Elementary students paint an outer space scene using the some of the elements of art: line, shape, and color.

ClipCard: Packaging Reimagined

Middle-school students create a drawing by envisioning a shape created from blister packaging.

ClipCard: Symbolic Collage

High-school students will produce a collage using found imagery to tell a story.

The Mindful Studio from Davis

Throughout The Mindful Studio, you will discover centering practices to begin creative endeavors, mindfulness-based visual arts lessons with reflection questions, and lesson extensions to explore mindfulness in a variety of art modalities. Visit DavisArt.com/MindfulStudio to learn more!

Advocacy: Family Night

Specialist teachers for art, music, physical education, and health created an evening event for students and their families.

NAEA National Convention 2024

National Art Education Association Convention, Minneapolis, April 4-6, 2024. Hundreds of options for professional leering, connectivity, and creativity! Join visual arts, design, and media arts educators from around the world at this epic event! Register now! www.arteducators.org

The Mindful Studio: Mindful Daily Doodle

Art professor Jane Dalton makes the case for daily doodling as a way to manage stress, create focus, and enhance concentration.

The SchoolArts Collection books

In each of the SchoolArts Collection titles, SchoolArts editor Nancy Walkup and the editorial team from Davis Publications compile articles written by experienced art educators sharing their expertise. Each title, focused on a specific topic, is designed to help educators understand and implement lessons about that topic in their own classrooms.

Under Contruction

Elementary students use architectural principles in a cardboard sculpture project inspired by abstract artist Elizabeth Murray.

Origami Color Wheels

High-school students make STEM connections to origami and use unfolded paper figures to create geometric paintings.

Rethinking Radial Balance

Middle-school students learn about radial balance in different cultures and the connection to mindfulness and meditation. Students then create their own radially balanced designs with block printing.

Contemporary Art in Context: En Iwamura

Sculptor En Iwamura highlights the importance of ceramics in ancient Japanese culture while bringing new forms to life.

Light the Dark

High school students experiment with substrates to create bioluminescent drawings and fluorescent watercolor paintings.

Nature Chimes

Elementary students use clay to create wind chimes that reflect their experiences with nature.

Space Explorers

Young students create paper bag space helmets and souvenir photos of their imaginary journeys through the solar system.

Drafted Buildings

Middle-school students draft elevation views of buildings to create interesting skylines and add details to personalize them.

RGB/CMY Digital Color Wheel from Davis

The RGB/CMY Digital Color Wheel poster (18x24") and teacher’s guide provides a framework for teaching learners some of today’s most foundational color concepts to ensure their interaction with color on digital screens is based on understanding digital color as opposed to intuition or trial and error.

Focus In: Place-Based Learning and Integration

Learn how educator, Stephanie Graham, centered an arts integration project around the implementation of place-based strategies in the teaching of Native American history. The framework for the project was structured around the Standard Model of Indigenous Learning (SMIL) created by Sandra Barton, Ph.D.

BLICK Art Materials

As a leading art supply company, we provide artists, educators, students, and our associates with the tools, assistance, and training needed to grow, innovate, and reach their creative potential. BLICK Art Materials is family-owned and serving artists since 1911.

Tape Art Showcase

Student artwork examples using Piktotape™. Get a box of PiktoTape™ and find lesson plans and more resources at DavisArt.com/PiktoTape.

Kiss-Off® Stain Remover

Kiss-Off® Stain Remover is unique because it needs just water to remove stains. No harmful fumes, no liquid to spill, so it is safe to use at home, office, school, traveling, etc. Its convenient size makes it handy to take along anywhere a stain might find you.

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The Masters Artist Soap

The Masters Artist Soap has been used by makers, painters, artists, and crafters since 1979.

Experience Clay from Davis

This contemporary guide to clay techniques, tools, and traditions is as inspirational as it is practical. This comprehensive resource details a range of handbuilding and wheel-throwing techniques, and is a wonderful source for exploring ancient traditions and historic innovations in the world of ceramic art.

Media Arts Intensive from Davis

Get over 14 hours of professional development from wherever you are! This exciting virtual learning opportunity is the Media Arts content you have been looking for! Be inspired by 34 engaging sessions relevant to today’s classrooms. Learn at your own pace with access to all the content for one year.

The Visual Experience from Davis

The Visual Experience is the leading visual art curriculum in the country, with more images of student artwork, art by women artists, and contemporary and multicultural art than any comparable high-school art curriculum.

Amaco Brent

AMACO (American Art Clay Company, Inc.) continues to be a leader and innovator for ceramics in the areas of art, technology, and education. Get ideas and inspiration for your next Lesson Plan project.