Contemporary Artist: Nick Cave

Nick Cave! A nice alternative for the Halloween season.

Links

Be sure to keep checking the different link lists on the right of this page. I am currently adding some fun interactive, "iKid" weblinks that classmates have found in my ARU301 class, to the "Interactive Art Links"!

Right or wrong,

accurate or not,

Your reputation will precede you.

-Harry Wong

The Art and Craft of Motivating Students.

Giving Students Control.
By: Melissa Kelly

For full article, click here.

This article by Melissa Kelly gives some brief "how-tos" to pump up your student's motivation. Kelly's topics include: How to Give Students More Control, How to Help Students Feel Competent and How to Help Students Feel Connected.
The article also includes Suggested Readings and Related Articles.

Here's an excerpt from Melissa Kelly:
I believe education is a noble profession. As teachers and administrators we must aspire to excellence in an ever-changing and often critical public arena. The internet is a tool enables educators to meet the demands of our fast-paced, information-based society. (712educators.about.com)

Once again, to view the full article visit http://712educators.about.com/cs/motivation/a/motivation.htm

--Ashlee.

Stay Creative :)

Found at MobyPicture

xxashlee

Nature Craft

I came across this while using StumbleUpon. I love the look of the finished product, although I have not yet come up with a "Big Idea"....I'm sure we could find a way to integrate it though.

Here is the link to the full directions blog.fossil.com

And here are some photos!

tools

in progress

on display

*I can't take any credit for the photos or the project*

--Ashlee

Nature Art

Here is a book that seems to have some great help for creating art with nature. If your Enduring Idea includes nature, you'll want to use this book as a resource!

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8-Martin contends that nature provides us with an abundance of art supplies and she invites readers to make use of these bounties in these 65 projects. She classifies the activities according to the material required: vines, twigs, cones, and moss; gourds, pods, husks, and seeds; clay, stones, sand, and shells; paints, inks, and dyes; flowers and leaves; and stamps, stencils, molds, and seals. Each chapter includes information about historical and ethnic uses for the natural substances. Activities are rated by level of difficulty; all have easy-to-follow instructions. Projects range from baskets, picture frames, wreaths, necklaces, and gift wrap to body paint, amulet bags, and painted stones; from a chess set to shell buttons to an okra pod canoe and people. The projects display a respect for nature and art, and a simple, subtle beauty; they are not the cutesy, stylized projects described in so many contemporary books. Line drawings accompany the numbered steps and charming ink-and-watercolor pictures illustrate the completed projects. Some general crafting techniques are explained. The helpful appendix offers charts on the availability of various materials and their uses and gift suggestions. Bobbe Needham's Ecology Crafts for Kids (Sterling, 1998), which encourages the use of natural craft materials as well as recycled man-made materials, complements this title. Martin's unusual volume will be a great resource for crafters of all ages and abilities.
Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ
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