Middle School Art Club: Making Connections (with a Licensed Art Teacher)
What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekProjects
1 hour per week. Students are welcomed and encouraged to share images of their work for feedback through the Outschool chat. Feedback consists of positive reinforcement for specific things done well and curiosity questions about why they made a choice and what they might do differently next time (aka what did they learn).Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of this club a certificate of completion will be received.Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 8
Beginner - Advanced Level
Our club will meet once on a week on Wednesdays for 7 weeks. Each week we will make a new work of art and learn how the Studio Habits of Mind improve our creativity and connect to a happy life beyond art class. My presentation time is around 8 minutes, which allows the majority of the 50 minute time available to support students in making their art. The projects we will be doing are: September 11: Architecture September 18: Painting September 25: Draw and Color October 1: Cut and Paste October 9: Sculpt October 16: Weave October 23: Puppet I look forward to supporting and interacting with students through their preferred means of communication - whether that’s by video, audio or chat. A list of supplies and a schedule of lessons will be given to each family upon signing up. I love the quote from Aristotle, “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” That is why my classroom motto is, “It is a gift to make mistakes everyday. Everyday! Everyday.” When we are kind to ourselves our mistakes become sources of inspiration and an opening to a gateway of learning that no teacher, like myself, could ever teach. Also, I believe this reinforces the importance of student choice and student voice. When students are valued students are more likely to create work of value. And we (the home support, the teachers and students) all want work of value to be the outcome of this class and all educational opportunities. We are all in this together :) C’mon let’s go! Sign up now.
Learning Goals
National Visual Arts Standards (NVAS): Creating
Anchor Standard 1:
Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard 2:
Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard 3:
Refine and complete artistic work.
(NVAS): Presenting
Anchor Standard 4:
Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation.
Anchor Standard 5:
Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.
Anchor Standard 6:
Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Other Details
Learning Needs
Instruction will be differentiated to accommodate learners within the best of my abilities and resources. A purposeful scaffolding and building upon previous knowledge is part of the schedule planning. Student choice and student voice is
Supply List
Supplies will include (not limited to): toothpicks, mini marshmallows, watercolor paints, watercolor paper, watercolor brush, color pencils, pencil, drawing paper, multi color construction paper, scissor, glue, small paper bag and air dry clay or play dough.
Language of Instruction
English (Level: Pre-A1)
Teacher expertise and credentials
Minnesota Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Master's Degree in Education from University of Minnesota
I have 6 years and counting of being a public school art teacher. My time teaching includes in person and online/virtual. I am licensed in K-12 Visual Arts for both Minnesota and Michigan and have a Master’s of Education from the University of Minnesota.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
1-6 learners per class