Published on 14 November 2024
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Art teachers provide a variety of lessons for students to communicate their stories and ideas. Young students design their own personalized letters; elementary students create a mural based on food systems after learning about where their food comes from; middle-school students create nine-panel digital collages with symbols representing their likes and interests; and high-school students learn how cellphones and comic books can be powerful tools for visual communication.
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Early ChildhoodElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolK-12Adaptive ArtAdvocacyAssessmentClassroom PracticeContemporary ArtCritique/DiscussionEquity, Diversity, and InclusionIdeationInterdisciplinary ConnectionsManaging The Art RoomMedia ArtsMeeting Individual NeedsTherapeutic PracticesCelebrationCollaborationCommunicationCommunityDesignEmotionsHistoryIdentityImaginationObservationPlayStoriesSustainabilityTransformationAnimationCollageComic ArtDrawingGraphic DesignInstallationMixed-MediaMuralsPaintingPhotographyStreet/Public ArtColored PencilsCrayonsDigitalGraphiteInk MarkersNon-TraditionalPaintPaperPastelsWoodMedia ArtsSketchbook / Visual Journal39 articles from this collection:
The Storytelling Issue, December 2024
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.
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Editor's Letter: Storytelling
SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez discusses various ways in which this issue’s contributors harness the power of storytelling.
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Table of Contents
The Storytelling Issue, December 2024
Mayco
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Meeting Individual Needs: The Magic of Movement
An art teacher kicks off the school year with a collaborative project in which students splatter paint with various materials.
ClipCard: Symmetry Drawings
Young students explore fine and gross motor skills while creating a symmetrical work of art.
ClipCard: Text Art Animals
Elementary students place text strategically on a digital canvas to form recognizable animals.
ClipCard: Masterpiece Copycat
Middle-school students work in teams to recreate a work of art created by the teacher.
ClipCard: Unexpected Linear Perspective
High-school students add their own creative twist to a traditional one-point perspective hallway drawing.
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.
Advocacy: Collaboration, Pride, and Community
Two art teachers share how they collaborate with their local communities to create a sense of pride among their students.
Managing the Art Room: Creating Digital Portfolios
Prepare high-school students for art in college with a variety of tips for creating strong digital portfolios.
NAEA National Convention 2025
National Art Education Association Convention, Louisville, KY, March 20-22, 2025. Join us in Louisville alongside thousands of visual arts, design, and media arts educators from around the world at this epic event! Register now!
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.
The Illustration Game
Art educator Rama Hughes shares a fun and reliable activity in which students illustrate scenes from passages of text.
Driven by Story
High-school art student Jorge Guifarro shares how he uses storytelling to portray life as a contemporary teen.
Community through Food Sustainability
Elementary students learn about the origins of their food from local farmers and create a mural based on local food systems.
Contemporary Art in Context: Ryan Gardell
Ryan Gardell, Artifakt Studio's creative director and mixed-media artist, shares his large-scale, uplifting community projects.
Cellphones and Comic Books: Keys to Visual Storytelling
High-school students use their cellphones to take photos from various angles and create their own hand-drawn comic books.
The Story Behind the Painting
Middle-school students learn about narrative art and folk art, then create a woodblock painting depicting a significant family memory.
Illuminated Letters
Young students identify illuminated letters and other starting-place symbols before creating their own personalized letter designs.
Kolam-Inspired Art
Elementary students discover an ancient art form and create an inspired piece of art to contribute to an outdoor installation.
The All About Me Design Challenge
Middle-school students create a nine-panel digital collage using symbols to represent their likes and interests.
Focus In: ArtConnectED
This issue's Focus In features ArtConnectED, a non-profit that hosts a unique state-level competition and other events for high-school art students.
Bard College at Simon's Rock
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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 Masters Artist Soap
The Masters Artist Soap has been used by makers, painters, artists, and crafters since 1979.
Art Career: Commercial Photographer
Commercial photography is always used to sell or promote another product for a client. This work is often more technically demanding than other forms of photography.
Student Activity: Roles in a Commercial Photo Shoot
Working in small groups, have students roleplay the jobs listed as part of a commercial shoot. What problem-solving or conflict management skills are needed? What personal qualities and work behaviors are important for accomplishing the goal of the shoot?
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The Studio Series from Davis
The popular Davis Studio Series fits art teachers’ diverse instructional needs, teaching styles, and classroom configurations while encouraging students to explore their own unique styles and interests. Titles in this studio art curriculum series include: Communicating through Graphic Design, Experience Clay, Focus on Photography, Experience Printmaking, Discovering Drawing, Beginning Sculpture, Exploring Painting.
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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.
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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.
Blick Art Materials
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SchoolArts Magazine
A national art education magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for educators in the visual arts.