Blogs

A list of other art education blogs! It's unclear who runs the blog that these come off of, but they've been useful to look through.
http://mastersinarteducation.com/2010/top-50-art-education-blogs/

It includes useful tools to be found online for artist and specifically for art educators. Even if you don't agree with everything on the blog it's a valuable resource. I browsed through some of the blogs it listed and saw some really neat lesson plans (and some standards)

And just a thought, related to lessons, why do art teachers so frequently seem to work off of Georgia O'Keeffe (who apparently was somewhat active in the art education community, I recall reading at a show at the Whitney) and Frida Kahlo?

My Mentor Teacher

      I looked up my mentor teacher and found his personal websites and blogs, where he posts his artwork. It was interesting seeing his personal work, which is well executed. I discovered that I was fond of the personal art of my cooperating teacher, but also that it is possible to maintain a personal practice once becoming an art teacher. I have heard that many teachers being comfortable and stop producing their own work, or that finding the time becomes a lot more trying. This is something I've worries about, wondering if I have the self-motivation to keep up with art outside of the classroom. Seeing that others do gives me the inspiration and hope to put effort into my work.
Below are some links to my teacher's cites and examples of his work.
http://npcaa.blogspot.com/
 http://npcaa.com/Gallerynew.html

 
 And a bit of him at work, with rich commentary:

NYSATA Region 7 Symposium

Some of the awesome stuff from this weekend's NYSATA Symposium! Thank you to all those who came or volunteered! 

Keynote Speaker Deborah W. Meier, currently works at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education as a senior scholar as well as Board member and director of New Ventures at Mission Hill, director and advisor to Forum for Democracy and Education, and on the Board of The Coalition of Essential Schools.

Meier has spent more than four decades working in public education as a teacher, writer, and public advocate. As a learning theorist, she encourages new approaches that enhance democracy and equality in public education.

Action in the workshops and discussions

                                                                           

                          

See more at http://www.nysata-7.org/artsymp_12/symposium12_pix.htm

Example

Just some approaches to art education in classrooms