https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset Exploring Innovation in Education: Share resources on innovation, creativity, best practices in education, and ideas for your own art classroom! #taeaIM --Include your twitter handle for attribution of the post en-us 2017-07-01 19:27:28 UTC 2023-03-21 23:12:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png FineArtsStudio https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/177869176 @smelvin:
Let's start here: I truly believe that in order to empower our students we have to believe in them. They need to feel respected and safe to explore ideas, concepts and processes. They need to be safe to fail, and supported to push to find solutions, regardless of the discipline. This is a wonderful video via TED: Every Kid Needs a Champion
https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion

]]> 2017-07-01 19:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/177869176 melissa_brown9 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/177910137 @MrsBrownRES
I am so excited to try a new approach to teaching in my classroom. I'm going to take some big steps toward a TAB classroom. I'm doing some reading and getting ideas about how this works. This is one article I liked that discussed skill building in a choice classroom. https://www.theartofed.com/2017/05/23/how-to-set-up-a-bootcamp/]]> 2017-07-03 00:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/177910137 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/177914635 @LongoriaLori
I love starting with doodling and moving into Zentangling. I like to use Zentangling as a daily warm up in students' sketchbooks. I love the book One Zentangle A Day by Beckah Krahula and all of the Zentangle workbooks 1-10 by Suzanne McNeill. They are really great and inspire my students. I've found a doodling You Tuber who is fun to watch and who gives my students inspiration to really let go and just draw. He has tons of videos to watch, nothing how to really, but I like to have him on while the kids are in their doodle stage. His name is Peter Deligdisch and this is one example of his videos, has so many. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpf2AMs9W_0
I also love the Art Lab books, there's lots of mini lessons and lots of use of found objects; I love that. Art Lab for Kids, by Susan Schwake, Print&Stamp Lab by Traci Bunkers, Paint Lab by Deborah Forman, Drawing Lab for mixed media artists by Carla Sonheim and Collage Lab by Bee Shay. They are all great little books and on Amazon. There may be more, but those are the ones I know of. 

]]> 2017-07-03 02:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/177914635 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/177989505 One of the most difficult things to do in the digital art classroom is to make the art more *real*... It mostly exists in the computer realm. After finding the art of Sebastien del Grosso, I saw a way for students to merge both worlds. Students had to take a self-portrait then create a mixed-media work based on that portrait. It made the students more thoughtful and creative in their process of creating a digital photo that really revealed who they are.

http://interrete.org/unbelievable-combination-of-sketches-and-digital-photography-by-sebastien-del-grosso/

--Wendy Smith @wordsmithMMS]]> 2017-07-04 01:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/177989505 FineArtsStudio https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178036370 @smelvin
This is an amazing travel grant opportunity! Start planning now for the grant writing process for next year's cycle. Travel in the summer for experiences that you will bring back to your art classroom to share with your students and colleagues!
http://www.fundforteachers.org/]]> 2017-07-04 14:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178036370 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178144518 If you haven't already, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert is a must read! Maybe it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it really helped me look at my creative energy from a new perspective. If you teach high school or young adults, I would recommend it to our students too. We have it in our school library, and I will be recommending it to my students]]> 2017-07-05 23:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178144518 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178151343 2017-07-06 01:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178151343 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178151344 Brittany Anderson

@mmsandersonart
I am planning on utilizing google hangout and skype in my classroom this year. I want to get guest artists, artisans, etc to speak to my students. Students will get a chance to develop questions for these people. Also, I would like to pair up my JR VASE students with other students across my district so they can discuss their art work and practice interviewing. I have also heard that some national parks and art museums offer free skype opportunities, so I do plan on researching those outlets as well. ]]> 2017-07-06 01:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178151344 mykim617 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178163905 Kim Bierwirth 
My favorite website for art, design and creativity:  

]]> 2017-07-06 06:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178163905 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178202487 Therese Blanks-Butler here! I am set my classroom up to be more choice-based this year. I will have to make some personal adjustments in many ways, like giving up a little control and realize everyone has their own way of doing things. I am super excited to see what my students will teach me this year! I really get a lot from watching Youtube videos by Cassie Stephens.

]]> 2017-07-06 15:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178202487 agkrgarrett https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178307269 Karen Garrett
#taeaIM     @45garrett
I am interested in making changes in my art program this year to incorporate an combination choice-based and S.T.E.A.M. classroom.  Students will research their art & art history passions/interests, then investigate/invent/innovate their projects.  I personally love the art/science connection since artists use so much scientific inquiry in creating their art.  This is new territory for me, so the Innovator's Mindset book study was very timely indeed!!  I love Cassie Stephens videos as well and also found a youtube website for S.T.E.A.M. resources and apps.  
https://imaginationsoup.net/2015/10/06/steam-youtube-channels-for-elementary-kids/

]]> 2017-07-08 16:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178307269 eltortuga369 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178331563 Sara Webb here #taeaIM @eltortuga369

What I am feeling is excitement about the newness of what the next school year will bring! All the new ideas & uses of technology are a bit overwhelming for me at this point, but still eager to go for it. 
My favorite sources have been:
YouTube, Cassie Stephens, Deep Space Sparkle, Sketch for Schools (love what they are about), Activia Products, Dick Blick, United Now, AOE (Hello! Learning heaps & gobs with their resources/PD!), Power Thoughts Meditation Club. 
Some of my favorite reads:
You Are a Badass - Jen Sincero, how to stop doubting your greatness & start living an awesome life. Absolute fabo!
How to be an Explorer - Keri Smith
Teach Breathe Learn - Meena Srinivasan 
100 Days of Monsters - Stefan Bucher
Ceramic Sculpture Making Faces - Alex Irvine
Take Control of the Noisy Classroom - Rob Plevin ]]> 2017-07-09 14:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178331563 FineArtsStudio https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178343306 @smelvin
Though not intended as a promotion of my friends' new book, I can't wait for The Open Art Room by Ian Sands and Melissa Purtee. They have been exploring choice-based art in their own classrooms and sharing what they have learned. The book is due out this summer through Davis, and can be pre-ordered. Here is their blog--lots of great ideas to share, which they also have done on Art of Ed as shared below.
http://www.openartroom.com/]]> 2017-07-09 21:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178343306 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178360173 Laura Dickinson
@lab_dickinson. #taeaIM
I love to use children's books to illustrate art principles with my high schoolers. I read the stories to them in "reading circle" style. They love the nostalgia of it. I also take time to discuss why it is important to read books to young children and why these books have lots of repitition in them. (I usually have teenage parents in my classes).  Some are great to pass around or leave out in the room, rather than reading to the class.

A few of my favorites are:  

Hello Red Fox by Eric Carle; Color -complimentary color and after 
Round Trip by Ann Jonas; Negative and Positive Space
Two Bad Ants by Chris van Allsburg; pen and ink value
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris van Allsburg, value
Art House by Graham Perry, Art History intro
Luke's Way of Looking by Nadia Wheatley and Matt Otttley; using your imagination
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle; expressive art
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds; great intro to the AP idea of a concentration.

I started showing my students the Hocus Focus comparison cartoons. I found them online or in the newspaper. I use them to build the observation skills of my students as strong observation helps them when they work from observation.  This year, I am lookin for sources that step up from these simple line drawings. 



]]> 2017-07-10 03:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178360173 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178363876 Laura Dickinson
@lab_dickinson. #taeaIM
I love to use children's books to illustrate art principles with my high schoolers. I read the stories to them in "reading circle" style. They love the nostalgia of it. I also take time to discuss why it is important to read books to young children and why these books have lots of repitition in them. (I usually have teenage parents in my classes).  Some are great to pass around or leave out in the room, rather than reading to the class.

A few of my favorites are:  

Hello Red Fox by Eric Carle; Color -complimentary color and after 
Round Trip by Ann Jonas; Negative and Positive Space
Two Bad Ants by Chris van Allsburg; pen and ink value
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris van Allsburg, value
Art House by Graham Perry, Art History intro
Luke's Way of Looking by Nadia Wheatley and Matt Otttley; using your imagination
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle; expressive art
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds; great intro to the AP idea of a concentration.

I started showing my students the Hocus Focus comparison cartoons. I found them online or in the newspaper. I use them to build the observation skills of my students as strong observation helps them when they work from observation.  This year, I am lookin for sources that step up from these simple line drawings. ]]> 2017-07-10 05:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178363876 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178386020 Mandy Matthews
@immandymatthews #taeaIM


I use Classroom for the day's warmups, exit tickets, discussions, daily lessons, resources, and just COMMUNICATION. 
And...I am a little(LOT) unfamiliar with this site and not sure how to add more pics to the same post, so I guess I am typing.

I use the Remind app.  It is free, keeps a record of communication between you and the student/parents without them having access to your personal cell (if you don't want it available).  I like Thinglink because it is like an informative collage. 

]]> 2017-07-10 12:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178386020 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178402357 @smelvin
As you click on the + sign, you'll notice different symbols at the bottom of the pop-up box... one of them is the camera sign, which will allow you to take a photo or pull one from your library. Click on the camera, select the photo and then write a description as I am doing here. Experiment!]]> 2017-07-10 15:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178402357 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178402771 @smelvin
Great videos on contemporary artists via Art21... check out the full collection of seasons plus the list of artists... http://www.art21.]]> 2017-07-10 15:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178402771 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178417827 If you can swing it, join NAEA. They have great online resources, webinars, and publications. It is a great way to keep up with trends and new media. https://www.arteducators.org/community/interest-groups

]]> 2017-07-10 19:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178417827 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178418402 @immandymatthews #taeaIM
I would have to say this is one of the best things for my classroom. I know kids want me to know who they are, even if they act otherwise.  I challenge myself to know all of their names by the end of the first week of school.  To help me, I have them create a foldable that includes their name and 3 things about them in picture format.  I collect them on the way out and put the name to the little personal facts.  When they come in the next day, I hand them out and try to recall the pictures.  I say the student's name each time I call on them.  I do this all week.  They love being known. 

During the first days of school, the kids put their name and class period on my birthday calendar.  Whenever a birthday rolls around, we all take a quick minute to sing "Happy Birthday" and celebrate that person.  I write them a little birthday card acknowledging something that I like/admire about them and give it to them, too just to make their day a little sweeter. 

At the end of every 6 weeks, I make a big deal about someone that has shown exceptionally good character. Their work has been good quality, they listen, are respectful, helpful, kind, put out effort, and just a great kid in my class and from what I have noticed around campus. The entire class celebrates this recognition and they are so happy for the recipient.  I send a note home to the family of the award and I host a pizza lunch for all the kids that were acknowledged. They take a selfie with my iPad and I print it and post it on the wall for the entire campus to know that these kids rock.

I try to make 3 'just because' contacts a week with families.  If I can I don't want the first contact be a negative one.  I have found this to be so incredibly helpful when building trust and communication between kids and their families.

So, I have $20 Forgetful Fee.  Life gets awfully hectic and I need help.   I have an accountability partner. If I am behind and don't post the Student of the 6 weeks pics and have a pizza party by the end of the 1st week into the new six weeks, I have to give her $20.  For some reason, money motivates us to remember to hustle and get things done! 

I make cards with https://www.uprinting.com/print-templates/adobe-illustrator/folded-cards/]]> 2017-07-10 19:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178418402 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178594694 Cindy Swindell 
@cswindell_nisd 
#taeaIM
Check them out! I love having these to explore fine art. Google does the Art & Culture app and has built in videos, 360 images. ]]> 2017-07-12 22:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178594694 cindy_swindell https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178596048 Cindy Swindell
#taeaIM @swindell_nisd

For secondary teachers, you may need a ISS resource for your students. NewsELA.com is a free signup and has articles in its Arts & Culture section on artist and topics such as careers in art. Best thing is you can change the lexile of the article to fit various student needs. It also has a writing prompt and a short quiz. Can be printed out for the student. Also should work w/GClass too.  ]]> 2017-07-12 23:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178596048 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178596918 Jennifer Thompson #taeaIM
During this book study, someone posted that they use a Dyson Design box in their classroom.  Well, I looked them up and will be getting one for my classroom for the first 4 weeks of school.  I'm pretty excited.  This is the website:  http://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/resources/
I'm excited to look through the other links that have been posted below.

]]> 2017-07-12 23:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178596918 melissa_brown9 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178675560 I found this while perusing the Art of Ed website. A critique that involves writing questions instead of statements. https://www.theartofed.com/content/uploads/2017/06/IWonder-1.pdf]]> 2017-07-13 22:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178675560 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178765901
I believe to widen creativity for our students there are several ways we as teachers can develop out students minds towards creativity. Here are a few sources I have found : *http://www.kitchentableclassroom.com/printable-artist-quotes-about-creativity/
* http://www.tracyalgar.co.za/join-the-altered-book-journal-challenge/
* http://www.brwnpaperbag.com/julie-hamilton-collage-sketchbook/
*http://textmyjournal.com/art-journal-prompts/
- Melanie Phelps 
#taeaIM #innovationMindset @PhelpsArt ]]> 2017-07-15 20:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/178765901 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/179327243 My favorite book to share with my young students about creativity is "Beautiful Oops"  by Barney Salzburg. I've even shared the book at a staff meeting and facilitated a creativity workshop based on the book's message. It's a great book for all ages. -Jennifer Christy #taeaIM @artsyeagles ]]> 2017-07-24 16:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/179327243 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/179427686 I love this book for my students. I bring in a few blankets and some cookies, and we have story time (I teach high school). They actually love this. It's beautifully illustrated and teaches a great lesson.

https://www.amazon.ca/What-Do-You-Idea/dp/1938298071

@courtneywerden @scsharkart]]> 2017-07-25 18:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/179427686 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/179627016 I've been playing with this app as a presentation option for both myself and my students. @jeannapeña]]> 2017-07-28 03:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/179627016 https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/179711294 One of my favorite things to do with my students is to introduce them to ways technology is being used to create art and have them experiment with generative art. Nick Briz http://nickbriz.com/ is one of the artists whose work we explore. He has a really interesting website but it isn't school appropriate so I don't just let the kids loose with it, we explore it together. Below is a part of his website where you can look at his work and then see the actual code he used to create it. You can also change the code and see how it will change the work. At the elementary level it is more for a teacher-led introduction but I think higher-level students could spend time interacting with the site. @kathleenzeigler]]> 2017-07-30 17:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/FineArtsStudio/innovatorsmindset/wish/179711294