National Content Standards (National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, 2014):
VA:Cr3.1.3a: Elaborate visual information by adding details in an artwork to enhance emerging meaning. 
VA:Cr2.2.2a: Demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.  
VA:Cr2.1.4a: Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.

Essential Questions (National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, 2014):
VA:CrAS3: How do artists grow and become accomplished in art forms?
VA:CrAS2: Why is it important for safety and health to understand and follow correct procedures in handling materials, tools, and equipment?
VA:CrAS2:How do artists and designers determine whether a particular direction in their work is effective?

“I CAN” Statements (Young Audiences Arts for Learning):
I CAN add details to an imaginative idea.
I CAN safely use and clean my materials and tools. I CAN care for my work space.
I CAN explore and invent art making techniques.

Essential Skills for Social-Emotional Learning (Oliver, 2018, p. 15):
Recognizing Strength in Self & Others
Setting Adaptive and/or Learning Goals

Social-Emotional Competencies (Oliver, 2018, p. 27):
Critical-Thinking: the ability to make constructive choices and understand metacognitive strategies to enhance learning. “Critical thinking skills build responsible decision-making, analytical, and critical inquiry skills which are necessary to approach learning from an innovative, creative, multicultural, and ethical lens.” 
Mindset: the ability to demonstrate cognitive flexibility and a willingness to learn. “Developing mindset is a critical learning skill for building perseverance, adaptability, self-discovery, resilience, and the ability to receive and give constructive feedback.” 

Elements of Art:
Line, Shape: geometric, Color: color wheel, primary, secondary, tertiary, Pattern, Emphasis

I hold a BFA in painting, a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, and a Master’s degree in Art Education, all from Indiana University, Bloomington. I am also licensed to teach K-12 art classes in Indiana.