20 years of Art & Design lessons

Essential Understandings that informed a veteran art and design high school art teacher

Art Transforms, Design Matters and Creativity is everywhere!

Developing art curriculum! 

Creating art and design curriculum was one of the most creative aspects of being an art educator to me.

Collaborating and sharing ideas!  

Collaborating with other Art Teachers was fun, effective and rewarding!  Working with The California Art Project (TCAP) as a Teacher Leader, together we'd develop art lessons geared toward  K-8 Multi-Subject Teachers, during the summer.   And Teacher Leaders would provide professional development for these K-8 teachers to include art in their curriculum. Lessons or units were based on a subject, theme or anchor artwork. TCAP Teacher Leaders would help teachers and students reach a particular goal, and then, gauge the lessons effectiveness and refine as necessary, was extremely rewarding.  

Regularly refining lessons!

Summer, the time to reflect, rework and refine units or lessons. Toss out what didn't work and build on that which did. Keep it fresh for my students and for myself. 

Celebrating students creative voice!

Witnessing a student develop their creative voice and find satisfaction in a result, is a joyful experience!   This site is a celebration of student work from my art & design classes, 2002 - 2020. 

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