Call to Art: Day One

Today the Online Unconference, Call to Art, began! 

I hope you registered.  The sessions were wonderful, and I know I’ll take so much of what was shared into my classroom! I cannot wait for the next set to be shared tomorrow morning! 

Stop Motion App

Today we had an art & technology workshop....and had the opportunity to learn about & use the Stop Motion App!  I had so much fun!!! It was easy to use and I see the potential in the art room!! 

Check out what I came up with!! 

I APPRECIATE YOU!

TO ALL YOU AMAZING ART EDUCATORS OUT THERE SHARING YOUR SUCCESSES, FAILURES, IDEAS, DREAMS, AND EXPERIENCES.......

THANK YOU!

MTSU Department of Art & Design Spring Open House

Saturday I was invited to participate in the MTSU Department of Art & Design Spring Open House. ( This is a university in Middle TN that I receive most of my student teachers & practicum students from.  They have a WONDERFUL art education program!!! ) They opened up their doors to the community to come in and learn about the department as well as provided hands on experiences.  IT WAS AMAZING!!!  They did such a good job of providing fun actives, valuable information, and a warm welcoming environment.  I loved seeing families, current students, art educators from the Middle TN area all exploring, learning, and participating together!  The volunteers/professors/staff seemed to be enjoying the experience as well! 

GREAT JOB MTSU DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN!!!!!!

I probably talked the ear off of the professor that was running this demo!! ha ha  She was amazing & so knowledgeable.  I probably could have spent the whole day in there!!

This was vinyl press in the Graphic Design department! I was able to get a cute canvas bag made with the Art & Design Department logo!

I visited the encaustics demo & found a couple of my fellow MNPS teachers hard at work!! I had just taken encaustics at our fall conference....
& it was busy in there.....so I let others take my spot.

This was student work hanging in the hall that I just loved!

 The art world's future looks bright!!

This was a hands on sand casting session.  I had never done sand casting before...it was so much fun!  I also was able to spend time with some of my Middle TN buddies!! What do you think of my octopus?!?! I love him!! He is going to be hanging out on my desk.

Practicum Take Over!!!

'My practicum students created & taught their own lessons this week!!  It has been fun to watch them as they see success & areas that need improvement.  As a teacher of many many moons.....it is so energizing to see young educators start to discover who they are!!

2nd Grade
Ms. Wilson did a POP ART lesson focused on Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans.
The kids loved creating their own wacky flavors.
(Though one is Mr. E flavored...and the paint brush has red on it?? My blood?)

1st Grade

Ms. Saunders focused her lessons on Picasso & him abstracted portraits.

The students laughed so much as they created versions of themselves with eyes, ears, and mouths going every which way!  They also enjoyed using construction paper crayons.

Ms. Alday read to the students a story about scarecrows.  The students focused on using shapes to create their works of art.  They also used construction paper crayons.  

The practicum students are doing an amazing job...and my students are really enjoying them being here at our school!!  It is really a win-win situation if you are on the fence about practicum students!! 

Practicum Students

I'm fortunate to teach in an area that has several colleges that offer art education.  This allows me the opportunity for observations, practicum students, and student teachers.  I count it a blessing, privileged, and duty to welcome these educators in training into my classroom, and be a part of their art education journey.  Any one of them could potentially teach my students in the years to come.  Any one of them could potentially teach my own children.  I care about my students...and I care about my kids!! I want them to have the best possible art education....and if I can play a part in that....why wouldn't I?!?!

I encourage my practicum students to set down and work along side the kids to get to know them...and to model art skills & details in their work. 

I also have them take over parts of my lessons as soon as possible.  I want them to gain confidence in the art room...and have as many experiences as possible!!  They will teach their own lesson in a week or two....this was just getting them more prepared!!! 

They enjoyed the emotion monster lesson I was doing with 1st grade....but I'm wondering why they all did angry?!?!!? What is going on in my practicum students' lives??!??!?! ha ha ha  

ART WITH MR.E SUMMER WORKSHOP: GROW

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR!!! 

It is time to start thinking about some fun summer art education professional development!!!

This will be our 3rd year having the summer workshop here in Nashville!  It has been so much fun to develop relationships with amazing art educators from all over...from all different grade levels...and grow together personally  & professionally!  What can you expect from an Art With Mr. E Summer Workshop??  FUN, UNUSUAL & NOT SO UNUSUAL HANDS ON, AMAZING DISCUSSIONS, GUEST SPEAKERS, A FIELD TRIP!!!  3 DAYS OF AWESOMENESS!! ha ha  

We kick it off the Sunday Night before the workshop with a cookout at my home!!  Then we start each morning with a breakfast table. We have a variety of projects each day that will be able to be modified to take back to your students!!  One day we will have a field trip....last summer we looked at the public art around Nashville(and they loved it so much...they want to do it this summer too!).  Mrs. E will provide lunch one of the days....and no will be going hungry!!!  

Please contact me for more information!!

HERE IS A BLURB MAGDALENA WROTE ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE THE PAST TWO SUMMERS AT THE WORKSHOP!

"Mr.E's summer workshop is inspiring & refreshing! I am local in Nashville and during our last Summer PD, we took a whole day field trip to visit Sculptural & 2 Dimensional work around Nashville. Some of the things we saw, I had no clue they were even here. So, if your from out of town, find a roommate to join you! If your local, find new locations to visit for a field trip. Either way, you will leave this PD with multiple teacher samples, excellent classroom management tips and inspiring ideas to promote Art Education at your school! Oh, did I mention you get to visit Mr.E's classroom? I know all his Artroom secrets! I'm coming again this year, please join me!" -Magdalena

(IN FULL DISCLOSURE..MAGGIE WAS ONE OF MY STUDENT TEACHERS...AND SHE STILL COMES BACK!!!)

1st ART WITH MR. E SUMMER WORKSHOP

2nd ART WITH MR. E SUMMER WORKSHOP

BGSU MILESTONES ALUMNI SHOW

So awhile back I received this....

"As a valued alumnus of the BGSU School of Art, we would like to invite you to participate in MILESTONES: A CELEBRATION OF BGSU SCHOOL OF ART ALUMNI.

The exhibition will open on Saturday, September 30th, and run through November 9th, 2017. The studio divisions in the School of Art – Graphic Design, 2-D Studies, 3-D Studies, and Art Education – are each inviting 10 alumni who graduated prior to 2011 and who represent some of the School’s most important accomplishments."

I have to admit..I was honored and horrified at the same time!  As a busy art educator, blogger, and father of three young children....I do not "make" the time to create my own work like I should.  So with this wonderful invitation to participate in the Milestones Alumni Show...I got crackin' on some art!!  I enjoyed creating...even though it meant less sleep than usual(ha ha).  I learned a lot through the experience...including how to ship work through the mail(and how much it costs..OUCH!).  

Today when I was on Twitter..I noticed the info graphic for the show that was posted by the BGSU School of Art.  THEY USED MY WORK TO FLANK THE SIDES OF THE INFORMATION!!!! 

HOW COOL IS THAT!!

I'm very excited, and will be making the trip north at the end of the month for the opening.  I'll get a chance to hang out with the art education students at BGSU, and reconnect with some of my classmates that live in the area!!  If you are in the northwest Ohio area...PLEASE COME!!!  

Practicum Students' Poster/Display

I've long worked with the art education department at MTSU (Middle TN State University).  I've had a majority of my student teachers come from there, and who knows how many practicum students!!!  They truly have a wonderful program that well prepares their student for the world of art education.

As part of their stay with me (they send me three at a time..twice a week... for about 5 weeks),  they have to create a bulletin board/display.  I'm kind of possessive about my bulletin boards...so have them make posters for my wall.  Here are this year's offerings!! 

Thinking About Being An Art Teacher?

I LOVE BEING AN ART TEACHER!!

If you are thinking about being an art teacher...please watch my video & know there is an amazing community of us that will be there to cheer you on, encourage you, and help you when you are struggling!!  We are better together!

ONE MORE SESSION YOU MUST ATTEND!

I have one more session for you all to attend...MINE!!! :) ha ha  

I followed Twitter & Facebook closely during the NAEA NOLA...and truly enjoyed seeing all the joy & excitement of being together...learning from one another...and experiencing a fun city like New Orleans!!!  However, I thought about the reality of MONDAY!  The day after conference is over...and you find yourself back home..back at work...back to the same ol' same ol'!!  The situation is the same....BUT YOU HAVE CHANGED!!!  You have a fire/spark & are full of ideas!!  How do you keep the momentum going?  Hope my little video will encourage you to carry on with your renewed passion...and fresh ideas!  

WKU Art Ed PD Continued

Ok, I'm a hot mess or something....

I never posted the rest of the pictures from the Professional Development I did up at 

Western Kentucky University?!?!?!  

Here is the short of it...

I assigned the groups an artist.  They had to use that artist as inspiration to create a unit.  The unit had to be made of several projects...using several different media.  They also had to create one RAZZLE DAZZLE project that was using multiple sources to create(more than one grade level...whole school..parents...teachers...etc).

This is "kind of" the process we use when we're creating our ARTOBER lessons...or other district art projects.  I think planning with other teachers is such a beautiful way to create deep & meaningful units/lessons!!!  They are able to encourage, challenge, and bring their experiences to the table. That keeps things fresh.

Wester Kentucky University: Art Ed PD

Me at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY!  

This is just an hour drive north of Nashville.

I had the chance to speak at their annual professional development they have for their current students, and past graduates.  SO MUCH FUN!!!  I "ran" into the crew last year on my way to NAEA San Diego at the airport....and now have, what I hope to be, a great & lasting relationship

 with the Art Ed program at WKU!! 

(I'll do another post about what we worked on during my session!!!)

See this lady...if I turn up missing...it was her!!!(KIDDING!!!) 

She's a fan of Art With Mr. E...and was excited I came.  She also has a ton of energy...and I think would make an amazing blogger herself!! 

Here is the whole gang!!!

 Prof., As. Profs, Current Students, and Past Students

This is the coolest!!!  The WKU campus is a mix of VERY old & new....you can look at buildings and name the decade!! I LOVE THAT!  

Always the bridesmaid...

HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!

The results are in...and Art With Mr. E came in second(for the elementary division) this year in The Art of Education's annual blog contest!!!  I'm in no way upset about this...was just trying to be silly(if ya follow me...you know I don't take myself too seriously!!).  I've come in second for Teacher of the Year at my school for the past 5 yrs!!!  ha ha  I came up with the whole "Maid-of-Honor" because of that!!  The company I keep on this list is UNREAL!!!!!!!!!  I'm truly honored to be a part of such amazing people...artists...art educators!!!   I LOVE that AOE does this contest every year...because it brings art ed bloggers to the forefront & I always find new blogs to love!!!!  Make sure to check out all the blogs nominated over at The Art of Education website!!!!!!

CHECK OUT THE RESULTS

AOE BLOG CONTEST RESULTS

I really appreciate all my readers/followers...and am so grateful for you taking the time to vote for Art With Mr. E!  It really is a passion of mine....and I'm happy that there are people out there that enjoy it & get something from it!!!  

....and remember...

WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER

TIME IS ALMOST OUT!?!?! I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CLICK TO HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time is running out!!!  I may have to cancel my fundraiser & the trip to NAEA San Diego.  I really want to be their to present, but it can't happen without help.  If you could help by donating 5, 10...or whatever you feel like donating....it would be much appreciated....OR....do you know someone that would want to help a teacher out when their school & district will not.  If you do...pass along my info.  I'd be happy to chat with them via e-mail if they need to know more.  

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 

for your consideration!!!

!!!!!!!CLICK TO HELP!!!!!!!!!

Art of Education Art Blogs of the Year

Well, I didn't get number 1...and that's ok!  Thank you to everyone who voted!! There are so many great blogs out there...and I love being in such great company!!!  This is my 3rd year being in the top 5 ..which I think is pretty cool.  It's all because of YOU...my amazing readers, peers, & friends!!!  

CHECK OUT THE TOP TEN ART ED BLOGS!

Winter Conference: The Art of Education

This past summer, I had the privileged to be one of the speakers at The Art of Education's first online conference!  IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!  We got to be online in real time talking with those attending the conference.  Great questions were asked...and great conversations were taking place during & after the conference.  If you would like to go to a conference with great content...this is your conference!!!!!!  And you can do it from the privacy of your own home in your PJ's!!! HOW FUN IS THAT?!?!

PLUS..I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING AGAIN!!!! 

 (my session is on bulletin boards)

Sign up today!!!!  The conference is January 25th!!!!

 http://www.theartofed.com/aoeconferencewinter2014/

New Blog for Your Viewing Pleasure!

Ms. Lake is a wonderful art teacher who came to my session at NAEA & is motivated to "re"start blogging!

Show her some love & follow her blog!!

http://messtomasterpiece.blogspot.com/