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Early Childhood
Jazzy Instruments
Liz Wheeler and Bryna Bobick
Students create jazzy instruments
inspired by the work of Romare
Bearden.
High School
A Literary Reduction Print
Mary Carter
Students explore literature and art
through a simplified version of the
reduction print.
Inspiring Creativity in Teaching Since 1901.
Volume 109, Number 3, November 2009
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
Elementary
Mixed-Media Scrolls
Eileen Conlisk
Exploring the concept of theme-based
narratives by creating one-of-a-kind
mixed-media scrolls.
New Teacher Survival Guide
Preparing a Winning Résumé
Pam Stephens
Pam Stephens explores all the elements
essential to creating a winning résumé
and landing your dream teaching job.
Send manuscript submissions to:
nwalkup@verizon.net
2223 Parkside Drive, Denton, TX 76201
Tel: (940) 382-8274 Fax: (940) 387-2516
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
Middle School
Pirated Art
Sharon Gray and Elicia Gray
Using a pop-culture phenomenon to
capture students’ imaginations and
enthusiasm.
Technology
Swept Away
Tricia Fuglestad
Fourth-grade students utilize digital
storytelling techniques to make a
movie inspiring other students to take
care of the artroom.
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
Staff
Publisher, Wyatt Wade
Managing Editor, Hana Johnson
Advertising Sales, Jessica McCorkle
Advertising Assistant, Chris Dino
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Creative Director, Douglass Scott
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Contributing Editors
Ken Vieth, Art Education Consultant
Rosemont, New Jersey, kvieth@crusoe.net
Departments
3 Editor’s Letter
8 Managing the Artroom
14 Teacher-Student Portfolio
27 Sponsorship Article
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
11 Teacher-Tested
12 Advocacy
42 Resource Center
48 Calendar
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Ready-to-Use Resources
9 ClipCards
Nancy Walkup
My ABCs
Emily Wash
Imaginary Creatures
Karen Skophammer
Freedom Frisbees
Caroline Long
A Knight in Shining Armor
22 ArtEd Online
Craig Roland
Funding Opportunities
for Art Teachers
23 Looking/Learning
Linda Andre
Flower, Fish and Fruit
