Today I'd like to give all you art educators out there some blog reccomendations!
First up, is my all time favorite, Cassie Stephens from http://cassiestephens.blogspot.com/ . She has an awesome blog detailing her experiences as a K-6 Art Educator! She does incredible things in her classroom to help students learn about Art from all over the world! She collects objects and artifacts from different cultures to help immerse her students in Art History lessons. Another thing that impressed me about her classroom is how she paints the windows of her room (not only to reduce distractions from the playground outside) to mimic scenes of Paris, Japan, and Egypt, this really transports her young students to far away places! Check out her blog, she posts many great lessons that can be used and altered in your own classroom!
Another blog recommendation I have is http://www.theartofed.com/. The Art of Ed is a great resource for educators, it has interviews with many real art teachers from all grade levels, as well as free lesson plans, advice, and classroom tip posts.
Finally, I would recommend you check out http://jamestownelementaryartblog.blogspot.com/ . This blog is run by two teachers, Ms. Worden and Mrs. Telsma. They work primarily with elementary age students, and they show case a variety of awesome art projects. What I like about this blog is how the teachers include their learning goals for the projects in their blog posts. This is really helpful for educators like me who are just starting out and getting the hang of lesson planning. One other great things about this blog is all the images they include in the posts, they show students at work, learning targets written on the board, project instructions, and final products held by proud kids!
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