24 days ago by Ms. Amy

This is an exemplar I having been using for while; image from here Teaching about Optical Illusions is so much fun. I have been doing the following lesson for as many years as I have been teaching. The ones I have here aren't quite finished, but I thought I'd share some in-process with you. I recomm ...

26 days ago by Beth

...but the weather doesn't really say January! So far January has been fairly calm, weather wise anyway. Temps have been up and down, but not extremely cold. That's fine with me, but I do love snow and would like to see at least one or two good snows this year! Before the holidays we had two snow sh ...

27 days ago by Declan Fallon

Apply For Job Here Connections Education is a leading, fully-accredited provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual education solutions for students in grades K12. Since 2001, the company's Connections Academy division has delivered individualized learning to students through virtual public ...

32 days ago by Ms. Amy

Do you have to blog as part of your job requirement? I do. Not here of course, but my school expects all teachers to keep a blog that is updated weekly. This provides an important resource for parents and students alike. Teachers use it in a variety of different ways in my school from a means to sho ...

36 days ago by Neighbor

Pa­ul Hor­t­on says “I wanted to­­ be an artist f­o­­r as l­o­­ng as I c­an remember, o­­n rec­al­l­ing my c­h­il­dh­o­­o­­d it seems I was al­ways drawing and painting – it bec­ame th­e v­ery f­abric­ o­­f­ my l­if­e. I o­­we my art teac­h­er so­­ mu­c­h­, h­e made art su­c­h­ an enjo­­yabl­e su­bj ...

39 days ago by Tobi Kibel Piatek

In the last post, the image, Koi, was painted with a deliberate plan. The painting is for my son and his wife, and he asked for something that somehow "went with" a beautiful Japanese style image of one a large orange koi. I found it incredibly easy to find my inspiration - colors, layout and size w ...

40 days ago by gayleandbooks

That’s all Poppy Calloway needed. Detective Jason de Sanges to be on her side but of course he would not. Poppy would not give up on her group of kids and she was able to get Jase to help them out. Poppy’s only concern was to give these kids a chance who are coming too close to breaking the law. But ...

45 days ago by Renée Collins

NEW CLASSES BEGIN JANUARY 23rd 2012! REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM POSITIVE SPACE! Manga Club starts January 27th! See class and registration info. Teacher Salary Info Positive Space Art Instruction provides an opportunity for children to learn and grow in a creative environment. They p ...

55 days ago by Renée Collins

NEW CLASSES BEGIN JANUARY 23rd 2012! REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM POSITIVE SPACE! We hope you are enjoying the holiday season with family, friends, and art making! Classes for the new year will start the week of January 23rd. We hope you can join us. Until then, have a peaceful holiday ...

58 days ago by Paula Guhin

All you need for this fun project are some colored markers and some clear acetate. The markers can be either water-based or permanent. Cut the acetate into small rectangles (1.5" x 2") , and give two or three of them to each child. Have the kids make mini-designs of their choice on each rectangle. T ...