schoolarts
12 Point of View
Departments
Inspiring Creativity in Teaching Since 1901
Volume 106, Number 2, October 2006
4 Editor’s Comments
SchoolArts is a national magazine committed to
promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional
support for educators in the visual arts.
8 Guest Editorial
www.davisart.com
10 Meeting Individual Needs
EDITOR
Nancy Walkup
43
Art teacher at W.S. Ryan Elementary, Denton, TX
14 Student-Teacher Survival Guide
EDITORIAL OFFICE
16 Museum Musings
nwalkup@netzero.net
2223 Parkside Drive, Denton, TX 76201
Tel: (940) 382-8274
Fax: (940) 387-2516
56 Student Portfolio
58 Resource Center
ADVISORY BOARD
Craig Roland Janet Payne
Associate Professor of Art Fine and Performing Arts
76 Calendar
Education, University of Florida, Coordinator
Gainesville, Florida Stafford County Public School
Stafford, Virginia
Aurelia Gomez,
Museum of International Pamela Stephens, Ph.D
Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM Dept. of Art Education
Northern Arizona University
Ready-to-Use Resources
50
Maria Teresa Flagstaff, Arizona
Garcia-Pedroche
Museum Specialist Dallas
Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
e
5 ClipCards
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Ken Vieth
Raggedy Ann and Andy, Nancy Walkup
Fantasy Robots, Susan Varga
Art Education Consultant
Rosemont, New Jersey
Mary Coy
Spry Middle School,
Webster, New York
Process Color Still Lifes, Nicole Brisco
Painting with Light, Karen Skophammer
Rebecca Arkenberg
Museum Consultant
Stratford, Connecticut
Nicole Brisco
Pleasant Grove High School
Texarkana, Texas
28
Tracy Ellyn
South Miami Elementary School,
Miami, Florida
20 Art:21
Publisher
Wyatt Wade
Managing Editor
David Coen
Artists Speak: Matthew Ritchie
Contemporary Art for the Classroom
Advertising Sales
Christina Carelli
Leslie Valentin
Production Editor
Sarah Messier
Designer
Art Director
Douglass Scott
36 ArtEd Online
Julia McCandless
Podcasting For Art Teachers
Subscription Manager
Circulation
Margherita Altobelli
Jackie Gothing
Craig Roland
ADVERTISING / BUSINESS OFFICE
50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608
37 Looking/Learning
(800) 533-2847 / (508) 754-7201 / FAX (508) 791-0779
Rodin Burghers of Calais
Rika Burnham
To inquire about
SUBSCRIPTIONS & BACK ISSUES:
Jackie Gothing (800) 533-2847 / (508) 754-7201 ext. 220
ADVERTISING:
39 Gallery Cards from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Christina Carelli (800) 533-2847 / (508) 754-7201 ext. 235
Leslie Valentin (800) 533-2847 / (508) 754-7201 ext. 219
WRITER’S GUIDELINES:
Rodin Burghers of Calais (details)
Sarah Messier (800) 533-2847 / (508) 754-7201 ext. 232
PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE ARTICLES:
Copyright Clearance Center
222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923 (978) 750-8400
Send MANUSCRIPT submissions to:
Nancy Walkup, Editor
schoolarts.blogspot.com
2223 Parkside Drive, Denton, Texas, 76201
ISSN 0036-6463
On the Web www.schoolartsonline.com
Bold Strokes of the Keyboard. Gary Kohl
Making digital landscapes.
Pixilation: Animation in the Artroom. Karin Gunn
The making of award-winning animations.
Copyright 2006 by Davis Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. The trademark
SchoolArts is registered in the United States Patent Office and Canada.
Published monthly, nine times a year, September through May. Periodicals
Postage paid at Worcester, MA, and at additional mailing offices. Subscription rates, United States, $23.95 a year. Canada and foreign countries, $32.95
a year. Back issues when available, $4.00, payment with order. Manuscripts
and photographs will be handled with care but the Magazine assumes
no responsibility for them. The editors reserve the right to edit and adapt
materials for use in SchoolArts. Unsolicited manuscripts must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Microfilm and Microfiche
copies available from University Microfilm, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Microfiche
and Micro-opaque cards available from Microcard Editions, Information
Handling Services, 5500 S. Valentia Way, Englewood, CO 08110. Microfiche
copies available from Bell & Howell Co., Micro Photo Div., Old Mansfield
Rd., Wooster, OH 44691 and from NewsBank, Inc., Periodical Dept., Main
St., Chester, VT 05413. Microform copies available from Information Access
Corp., One Park Ave., New York, NY 10016.
Storytelling, Claymation, and Performance. Jessica Gatten
Student-generated storytelling results in digital video.
Note: Correspondence regarding subscription information or problems
should be addressed to SchoolArts, 50 Portland St., Worcester, MA 01608.
Postmaster: Send address changes to SchoolArts, 50 Portland St., Worcester,
MA 01608.