A Celebration of Learning

March 14, 2008

Curriculum Reviews and Highlights

K-12 Art (AMS 6-8)

Committee Members:

Toni Britt (AHS)

Casey Callis  (AMS 6-8)

Alicia Holaday (K-5)

Comments by visiting team:  (K-12)

•I liked the samples from the High School kids.  I’m already thinking of ways to modify          

  for 4th grade to incorporate with curriculum and as enrichment.

•Showboy center was great!  I’ll use these ideas within classroom also.

•I’m impressed with middle school lesson plans. 

•Great incorporation of vocab as well as using organizing (K.W.L.).

•Great job, all of you!

•Projects keep students continually on task.

•Cool

•Great ideas to engage students in learning during each class period.

•Very age appropriate.

•Awesome biography project (I want to take your class!!)  Such a great way to teach

  the artists and their techniques.  I wish AHS still had an annual Open House to

  publicly display this work

•Such a creative plethora of centers!  I love that kids would have so many different art

  forms to experience.  Again - I want to get to do this!

•Very interesting.

•Enjoyed learning about what is used on each grade level.

•Power point presentation - School Enhancement

•Art History - study art history by analyzing artists and art styles.

•Vocabulary is incorporated with each artist and style - 10 new words each nine

  weeks.

•KWL chart is used

•Research flowers before painting one.

•Quizes are given with vocabulary words.

•Each student does a critique of a project before and after the project is started and

  then finished.

•This was a very informative presentation.

•Art history--reading assignment KWL, research flowers

•Vocabulary--graphic organizers, puzzles   related some to math concepts

•Critique--describe, analyze, interpret, and judge artwork critique form

•Great Ideas!