SchoolArts - February 2011

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Early Childhood
You Can Count on van Gogh
Marlanda Birns
Teaching art through an
interdisciplinary approach.

High School
Mandalas: Pictures of
One’s Self and the World
Van James
Creating a symbol known
throughout time.

Elementary
Amazing Anthropomorphs
Marianne Bickett
A drawing lesson based on rock art.

Make a Mark
Marianne Bickett
Foam prints based on petroglyphs.

Advocacy
Keeping Art in the Spotlight
Eldon Katter
Showing the bright side of
public art education.

Inspiring Creativity in Teaching Since 1901. Volume 110, Number 6, February 2011

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
The Present Is Key to the Past
Kari Giordano
Comparing the lives of students
to the lives of trees.

Art Teacher Round Table
Time as Art
Pam Stephens
Presenting the concept of time
to students of all ages.

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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 Interna-
tional 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, Uni-
versity 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 Managing the Artroom
11 New Products
12 Design Thinking
14 Teacher-Student Portfolio
46 Resource Center
48 Calendar
Ready-to-Use Resources
9 ClipCards

Nancy Walkup Positive/Negative Shapes

Mary Saternus

Decoding Jackson Pollock

Katharine Malone-Smith Bottle People

Carol Horst Exploded Square

20 Tech4ArtEd

Theresa McGee Re-Making Time

21 Looking/Learning

Marilyn Stewart, Amy Ahn, Zoe DeHart, Amanda Deibert, Cassie Langan, Jennifer Low, Ellen Pados, and Katherine Schneider Carrie Mae Weems Whitfield Lovell Judy Chicago Roger Shimomura

Staff

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Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923 (978) 750-8400 SchoolArts (ISSN: 0036-6463) February 2011, Volume 110, Number 6. 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 2011. All rights reserved. Periodicals Postage Paid at Worcester, MA and at additional mailing offices.