It was my second time volunteering at Towey, but this time was a little different. Instead of painting basketball courts on a sweltering day, I made cards for soldiers and seniors. I started at the table by myself and as the day progressed, more characters showed up: a sassy little …
Today I had the opportunity to finally meet the preschoolers at Fishtown Rec Center. I also got to meet Yaling, the teacher’s assistant assigned to the site. I was really nervous about what tasks were to be at hand. But, luckily Kristin was there to set an example for the …
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We had our end of the semester art show at Samuels school this past week I interviewed the students the week before making artist statements. Here is one of the comments as an example: “Erik is a four-year-old artist in Philadelphia. He enjoys drawing and coloring when making art at …
We celebrated the artwork made this semester with an art show. I interviewed the students the week before to get a sense of the type of art materials they like to work with, their favorite color, and their favorite project. I used this information to create artist statements for each …
One of the things I try to do is create an environment where students can feel comfortable sharing their ideas and particularly their artwork. Recently, I found to do this by having everyone draw the same thing in a step-by-step process. A student said that the most challenging thing they …
Emily and Jose working on ‘Dream’ storyboards. In many of my lessons, I focus on encouraging the students to make connections, particularly with other people and cultures. I present a concept that seems abstract or surprising and challenge them to connect to it. For example, I taught a lesson about dreams …
