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Painted Stained-Glass
New Teacher Survival Guide
Finding the First (Right) Job
Inspiring Creativity in Teaching Since 1901.
Volume 109, Number 2, October 2009
Windows
Annemarie Baldauf
Students turn a classroom’s large
windows into a shimmering, colorful
stained-glass mural based on the art
of Latino, African, Indian, Egyptian,
Asian, and prehistoric cultures.
High School
Pam Stephens
Finding the right job—one that makes
you deeply happy—is integral to per-
sonal and professional success. Pam
Stephens helps new teachers pinpoint
what makes them happiest and shows
them how to apply those characteris-
tics to job searching.
SchoolArts is a national magazine committed to
promoting excellence, advocacy, and profes-
sional support for educators in the visual arts.
Editor, Nancy Walkup
Art teacher at W.S. Ryan Elementary, Denton, TX
Send manuscript submissions to:
nwalkup@verizon.net
2223 Parkside Drive, Denton, TX 76201
Tel: (940) 382-8274 Fax: (940) 387-2516
Contributing Editors
Ken Vieth, Art Education Consultant
Rosemont, New Jersey, kvieth@crusoe.net
Celebrating Mexico’s Day
of the Dead
Stacey Kavanaugh
Students learn about the Mexican holi-
day, Dia de los Muertos, and celebrate
Latino cultural heritage through the
creation of ofrendas—altars that com-
memorate the spirits of loved ones.
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Rebecca Arkenberg, Museum Consultant
Stratford, Connecticut, rjna@aol.com
Tracy Ellyn, Miami Art and Design,
Miami, Florida, tracy@miamiartanddesign.net
Mary Coy, Spry Middle School,
Webster, New York, MaryCoy@rochester.rr.com
Nicole Brisco, Pleasant Grove High School
Texarkana, Texas, nbrisco@pgisd.net
Staff
Publisher, Wyatt Wade
Managing Editor, Hana Johnson
Advertising Sales, Jessica McCorkle
Advertising Assistant, Maura McCluskey
Art Director, Julia McCandless
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Creative Director, Douglass Scott
Consulting Editor, Claire Mowbray Golding
Subscription Manager, Jackie Gothing
Circulation, Hana Johnson & Jessica McCorkle
Intern, Maria Karantzoulidis
Departments
3 Editor’s Letter
8 Advocacy
11 Technology
13 Teacher-Tested
14 Managing the Artroom
16 Point of View
18 Meeting Individual Needs
20 Teacher-Student Portfolio
54 Resource Center
60 Calendar
Advisory Board
Craig Roland, Associate Professor of Art Education,
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
rolandc@ufl.edu
Janet Payne, Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator
Stafford County Public School, Stafford, Virginia
jpayne22401@yahoo.com
Pamela Stephens, Dept. of Art Education
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Pamela.Stephens@nau.edu
Aurelia Gomez, Director of Educaton, Museum of Interna-
tional Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM, aurelia.gomez@state.nm.us
Paul Sproll, Rhode Island School of Design,
Professor and Head, Department of Teaching + Learning
in Art + Design, Providence, RI, psproll@risd.edu
Ready-to-Use Resources
9 ClipCards
Sara Schmickle Kirker
Wonderful World of Color
Tracey Hunter-Doniger
Myth Mosaics
Kayla Tracy
Abstract Resist Weaving
Nicole Brisco
Twenty Years
28 ArtEd Online
Craig Roland
Art Museum Hop
29 Looking/Learning
Linda Andre
Bicycle Act, Vaudeville
