SchoolArts - October 2010

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Early Childhood Teaching Fauvism from a Fishbowl Norma Stache Honoring Henri Matisse.

High School
Pompeii-James River Mural
Caroline Long

A collaboration between art and Latin classes.

Elementary Our Georgia Quilt Bryna Bobick Making a commemorative, collaborative quilt.

Art Teacher Round Table Commemoration: Art and Remembrance Pam Stephens Developing lessons based upon exploration of commemorative objects.

Inspiring Creativity in Teaching Since 1901. Volume 110, Number 2, October 2010

SchoolArts is a national magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for educators in the visual arts.

Editor, Nancy Walkup Art teacher at W.S. Ryan Elementary, Denton, TX, nwalkup@davisart.com

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Middle School Treasured Family Plates Rebecca Genao Creating a family heirloom.

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Meeting Individual Needs Making Meaning Through the Days of the Dead Sharon Warwick Remembering tragedies through cultural exploration.

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Editorial Advisory Board

Nicole Brisco, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX, nbrisco@pgisd.net Mary Coy, Spry Middle School, Webster, NY, MaryCoy@rochester.rr.com Aurelia Gomez, Director of Educaton, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM, aurelia.gomez@state.nm.us Theresa McGee, Monroe Elementary School, Hinsdale, IL, tmcgee@d181.org Martin Rayala, Assistant Professor of Art Education, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, Rayala@Kutztown.edu Craig Roland, Associate Professor of Art Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, rolandc@ufl.edu Paul Sproll, Rhode Island School of Design, Professor and Head, Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design, Providence, RI, psproll@risd.edu Pamela Stephens, Dept. of Art Education Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Pamela.Stephens@nau.edu Ken Vieth, Art Education Consultant Rosemont, NJ, kvieth@crusoe.net

Departments

3 Editor’s Letter
8 Advocacy
12 Point of View
13 Teacher-Tested
14 Design Thinking

16 Managing the Artroom 18 Teacher-Student Portfolio 48 Focus In 60 Resource Center 64 Calendar

Ready-to-Use Resources

9 ClipCards

Tisha Burke Transparent Hearts

Karen Skophammer Modeling Science with Art

Cindy Hasio

Magnificent Magazine Miss

Betsy DiJulio Compositional Connections

28 Tech4ArtEd

Theresa McGee

Taking a Commemorative Art Tour in Google Maps

29 Looking/Learning

Marilyn Stewart, Amy Ahn, Zoe DeHart, Amanda Deibert, Cassie Langan, Jennifer Low, Ellen Pados, and Katherine Schneider Wade Baker Butzer Design Partnership Red Grooms Stan Herd

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SchoolArts (ISSN: 0036-6463) October 2010, Volume 110, Number 2. SchoolArts is published monthly, September through May by Davis Publications, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013. Subscription rate: $24.95 annually within U.S., Canadian/Mexico $39.95 annually, International available as digital only. Past issue single copies $5.00. Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. Periodicals Postage Paid at Worcester, MA and at additional mailing offices.