#K12ArtChat is an #ArtsEd chat that happens every Thurs 8:30 pm CST founded by #TeamGrundler @ArtGuy76 & @GrundlerArt & share Ss' art on Fridays via #FabArtsFri.
A1 I interned at @mattressfactory museum in college and I loved seeing visitors faces when they had their "aha" moments understanding the deeply conceptual installation art. That and I love helping people. #k12artChat
A1 I wanted to make the world a better place. I have always been about positive social change and justice for all. I thought teaching was the best way for me to do that. #k12artchat
A1: I resisted b/c mom was a teacher but honestly it's in my blood and she was a great mentor! I love working with teenagers and now teachers! The joy that comes from helping people grow is awesome! #k12ArtChat
At 5yr old I dreamed of being an art teacher but it was goal of repaying the important impact and paying forward thanks for the educators that inspired me to create that helped me become an #artsed teacher #K12ArtChat#a1
A1: 8 years of ESE (some middle school but mostly pre-k/k self contained); 9 years of first grade and now in year 4 of art. By far, this is the most fun!!!! #k12artchat
A2: I started teaching Art Appreciation, then Art I and Art II, then added AP Art History. I've taught Comic Art and Animation as well. Now I teach Ceramics I - III and Video Game Design I - III. #k12artchat
A2: I'm an art coordinator which is a bigger job than I could have imagined, before that I was an asst. principal but started as a HS art teacher - next more consulting and professional development for teachers - someday Fine Arts Director..... #K12ArtChat who knows
A1- I became an Art Teacher because I was inspired to be one! My 3rd cousin, my great aunt and my brother were all Art Teachers & those I still look up to, to this day! Their levels of achievement in their classrooms inspires Me to push the limits everyday 😁#k12artchat
A2 Taught 3rd gr reg ed for 1 yr & 1st gr reg ed for 5 yrs, each of those were inclusive classrooms with a range of special needs. Been teaching art for 7 yrs. I have led arts integration in an admin role, taught online college classes, various camps, & a range of PD #k12artchat
A1 I’m a first year teacher at age 47. An editor for ten years prior to having kids, I realized while volunteering in my sons’ school’s Gifted center, how much I ❤️ working with kids. Put my art history degree to work with graduate hours and I’ve never been happier. #K12ArtChat
A3: Reading #KidsdeserveIt helped a whole lot last year. Made me refocus my energies. That and I rarely do the same lesson two years in a row. Always something new to look forward to. #k12artchat
A3 trying new materials, searching for new exciting lessons, interacting with my Ss, attending conferences and making my own artwork with my children keep me fired up. #K12ArtChat
A3 That's a tough one. I find the flames wax and wane for me, but the passion for it never dies out. I try to stay grounded with my family and friends...I try to make sure I do not give up the artist part of myself. That would be so dangerous. #k12artchat
Better late than never! Both my parents were teachers and I so admired how the gave to their schools and communities. Wasn’t until a summer camp experience back in 97 that I gave thought to teaching the younger set. #K12ArtChat
Been k5 art since 2001. Also taught communitycollege classes for 10 years. Can’t imagine leaving the elementary setting unless the sweetest of sweetest gigs came along. #K12ArtChat
A2- Been k5 art since 2001. Also taught communitycollege classes for 10 years. Can’t imagine leaving the elementary setting unless the sweetest of sweetest gigs came along. #K12ArtChat
A3- continuing to discover and explore new living artists with my students. Continuing to explore new technologies and mediums with my students. #K12ArtChat
I love art and am passionate about sharing the power of visual literacy and creative endeavors #connecting to other #artsed peeps keeps me striving along with the dreams of tomorrows #a3#K12ArtChat
A2: I teach with a TAB pedagogy at a Chinese-immersion PBL school outside Kansas City. My Kinder Ss and first graders are teacher-led and next on my plate is mapping out their fourth quarter & opening the fiber center with 2-5! 😳 #K12ArtChat
A4: I can’t think of any one instance or S in particular. Not sure if I’m oblivious, way too humble to accept credit or it just hasn’t happened yet (I hope the later is not the case because that’s a waste of 20 years!). #k12artchat
A4 Early in my HS career has an adv S that NEVER had a pencil. Was always frustrating UNTIL I learned mom was a heroin addict #mileintheirshoes#K12ArtChat
Q4 I have been able to serve on writing teams of several national projects w/ @Network4pubEd@nbpts@NEAToday which always makes me fell I am having a large-scale impact. That's good, but it is the day-to-day- convos I have with students that show me the most #k12artchat 1 of 2
Q4: my art professor had an big impact on my art style, and I want to do the same for my students. My advanced art students have higher expectations to test their creative limits and so far I am blown away by their art work! #K12ArtChat
Making connections to students can be powerful and life changing. Each year new students inspire, challenge and keep me engaged to improve my craft #K12ArtChat
A4: Last yr, had a Sr. s who was graduating from HS. Wrote me a letter that bc of my class in Elem. they are going into the area of Art Therapy to help others fit in, like I did for her! #K12ArtChat
A2- I have been at my current school @MLCTitanNation for 3 years now, teaching high school Art! I absolutely Love it here!! I taught previously in a small public school district in western ky, where I taught All grades, k-12, in one building. Art Teacher for life 😁#k12artchat
A4: sorry I was late! Doing edits to my dissertation. I’m here now! I believe that allowing my student to create authentic art and letting them explore has truly built their creative confidence. When my Ss tell me they are artists it impacts me so much #K12ArtChat
A3: I keep my fire lit by listening to art ed & gen ed-themed podcasts on my commute. Also working on my Masters. And I love to lurk on the ArtChat! ❤️ #K12ArtChat
A5 currently, @BreneBrown Daring Greatly. And @SethGodinBlog Linchpin. Both focus on creativity and empowerment. Both underscore the need for arts/design/creativity in our schools today to prepare students for life. Portrait of a human being. #K12ArtChat
A4 When I see a kid's stress physically lift from their body as they paint, when I see a student finally finish something that makes them happyt, when a parent cries&tells you their kid has never bn successful at school until art class...THAT'S SIGNIFICANT IMPACT #k12artchat
A5- the internet! It’s allowed me to discover so many new artists and has allowed me to connect with so many wonderful art educators. I’ve grown so much more from all of you and contemporaryartusts than any single book by far.#K12ArtChat
Q5: well there are so many books I love but It’s cool to hear my students tell others students to turn their “oops” or mistakes into something beautiful! They get it! So the book, “Beautiful Oops”. #K12ArtChat
A5 Honestly, I love Frank McCort's Teacher Man. I also love Leading School Change by @ToddWhitaker (that book changed the game for me as a school leader) #k12artchat
A2- I've been teaching at my current school @MLCTitanNation for 3 years now, teaching High School Art & Loving it! Before that, I taught Art in a small pub. school district in western ky for 4 years. Teaching Art is in my blood! I'll never do anything else 😁#k12artchat
A6: my why! Love that I am able to build my Ss creative confidence and give them life skills! I love watching my students grow as artists and individuals that can express themselves creatively, learn to problem solve, value culture and understand the world around them #k12artchat
A6 those constant "aha" moments when Sss discover their new favorite medium, project, artist etc... The joy they experience when creating and expressing themselves! Those little thanks you notes I receive melt my heart #K12ArtChat
A5: Working through book #creativesprint to challenge myself to make art everyday I use @audible_com to listen to books while I work on stuff here's my current library #K12ArtChat
A6 It’s bigger than me. It’s bigger than us. Artists are the one group forever recognizing the interconnectedness of all content. We foster voice across the spectrum of humanity. #K12ArtChat
A6 my #WhyITeach is bc our world needs more creative minds challenging the status quo, imagining the unimaginable & asking the unthinkable. Why I teach, is because our future depends on the creative minds of our children. We must encourage, empower & celebrate them. #K12ArtChat
A3- I keep my fire for teaching by constantly mixing it up, coming up with new project ideas for my students to try! If I'm fired up about an idea, then my students will be as well! Not a fan of doing the 'same old same old, which gets stale & boring #K12ArtChat
Hey Laura by chance have you seen @luckybydesign tweets for #create28 It started on Feb.1 I believe it is something you would devour + your #K12ArtChat community as well
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@GrundlerArt, @audible_com, @luckybydesign
A6- Arts education is essential for ALL children, freedom to create develops innovators. Innovators that will have a positive impact on their world, making changes for the betterment of their community. #K12ArtChat
Hey Laura by chance have you seen @luckybydesign tweets for #createfor28 It started on Feb.1 I believe it is something you would devour + your #K12ArtChat community as well
In reply to
@GrundlerArt, @audible_com, @luckybydesign
A4- When you have one of those 'tough days' and a student who you've inspired to push beyond their own limits give you a note like this. I admit, that my eyes swelled up a bit when reading this note 😢 #K12ArtChat
A5- I have several favorite resources, such as @NAEA and @incredartdept but the resource I use The Most is reading the posts of all my Art Teacher colleagues here on @Twitter You all are Great & a Huge inspiration for me! Thank you all for doing what you do 😁#K12ArtChat
