Professional Development

We've had a professional development workshop this weekend. Here are some resources that relate to what we were working on:

http://www.pdesas.org/ the Pennsylvania Standards Aligned Systems is the one-stop-shop for our cross-curricular needs.

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm the artists toolkit has several interactive activities to explore a few (but not all) of the elements and principles of art and design- this is a very kid-friendly site that could be shared in the classroom.

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/from-theory-to-practice/formal-visual-analysis.aspx  this webpage from the Kennedy Center has a  teacher-friendly explanation of all the E&P of A&D

Here are some resources about the artists we looked at:
http://diane-arbus-photography.com/ This is a portfolio of work by Diane Arbus- but note that not all images are appropriate for children.

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/basquiat/street-to-studio/ fabulous kid-friendly interactive website by the Brooklyn museum about Jean-Michel Basquiat.


Here's a video of Gerhard Richter painting.
Here's one of Brice Marden comparing Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman:


Here is a website for finding videos on artists- http://www.artbabble.org/artist we'll have to see if it is accessible at school or not.

Here is a website for searching images: http://www.artstor.org/index.shtml however you need institutional remote access. To get this- visit the Wachovia Education Resource Center in the Perelman Building of the  Philadelphia Art museum.
Thanks for being great "Students" everybody!