Art Olympics
The last week of school I held the First Annual North Middle School Art Olympics… Inspired by The Art of Ed Post. Usually for the last 3 days of weird schedules, assemblies, field trips and grades already past due, I … read more
Author Archives: Cynthia Gaub
Artistic Habits Around the Room @ NAEA 2017
WOW! I am so humbled and grateful to the literally overflowing crowd that attempted to see my presentation today. I showed up at 10:10 to get set up for my 11 am session. There were already people in the room, … read more
Artists Observe Unit
After the “Artistic Habits Around the Room” we jumped into an “Artists Observe” unit. This is essentially a drawing boot camp and similar to what many traditional teachers might do for a Still-life unit. I think the difference between how … read more
Insects: Science, Math and Art
This year I have a new STEAM class. I have 3 periods, all year long with mixed grades 7 and 8. At this point, this class does not have as much ‘choice’ as my regular art classes. But I hope … read more
Digital Choice Challenge
I have done a studio choice challenge in my regular art classes… but this semester I had a digital art class. So I made one for them. They loved it and the work was great. Students had the option to … read more
