This workshop (held Saturday, November 13th at Massart) will feature an overview of AEContent and focuses on interdisciplinary art and artists. There will be a demonstration of the Massart curriculum “One Day in the Life of Leonardo DaVinci” which uses Leonardo’s explorations and experiments into the arts and science as a starting point for exploring visual arts. Drawing from the arts, science, history and technology, this course is based on the idea that curiosity is the foundation of every creative process and experiment. An open discussion on interdisciplinary curriculum development will follow, building on some of the ideas presented in the demonstration. read more for resource linksWrite Comment (0 Comments)
Bullying and Ostracizing Behavior in the Elementary Art Room
Suggestions to keep bullies from disrupting your classroom
By Marie Meegan – Fall 2004
By October 1 of any school year, schedules have settled down and teachers begin to feel the impact of what is to come for the year. Getting to know the students and being aware of what one has to teach them can be daunting. Perhaps, you have noticed that some children have to act mean, and ostracize other students. You are correct. Statistics say that one child in 10 is regularly bullied and feels threatened by peers. It is important for all children to feel safe. It is up to adults to supervise and make sure they are safe.
In schools, much of the bullying behavior occurs when children are on their own, in the bathrooms, in the hallways, on the playground, walking home and on the school bus. Transition times are rife with bullying opportunities. Count the number of times students enter and leave your classroom daily. It is my belief that children view the art room similarly because, during art, they are free to “create”, work in groups and choose from a variety of materials. Art rooms have an open-ended atmosphere. This easily can be interpreted as freedom to let loose, often on someone vulnerable.
The October 16th Workshop will be an opportunity for participants to explore customizing their gallery or creating a simple webpage. To facilitate this, I have gathered a variety of resources on HTML, code generators and utilities, web coiors, image resources, hosting ideas, weblogs and more. These resources may be useful to many AEC users. If you have resources of your own to contribute, just add them in the comments.
Kim Kent, President of the Massachusetts Art Education Association, has sent out a flyer asking for Volunteers to help with hosting the National Art Education Association Conference to be held March 4 - 8, 2005 at the Back Bay Hilton Hotel and the Hynes Convention Center. She says that as the Host
State, we are asked to welcome the delegates at a Hospitality Desk and host various activities. Volunteers are needed to help M.A.E.A. with these and other duties.
If you are willing to donate a couple of hours to help the M.A.E.A. and the N.A.E.A., please contact Kim Kent, President, at P.O. Box 1527, Boston, MA 02117.
If you prefer you may email her at either one of the following addresses:
or
Please tell her your name, your school and community, your mailing address, phone number and email address. She will be happy to hear from you."
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