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I’ve blogged about the value of tracing before… Working digitally over a photograph gives students an opportunity to really ‘learn to look’. Here are three lesson seeds that expand on the idea that tracing is terrific!       IDEA 1: Super Silhouettes...

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Transforming Art Lessons with iPad – September 2015 Guest Blog Post by Cathy Hunt  

This post is my second instalment for arts educators this Christmas season, a collection of ideas and resources inspired by ice and snow! HUFFINGTON POST: “An artist by the name of Lita Albuquerque has christened Antarctica’s barren lands the best way she knows how...

Welcome to Christmas and my collection of some of my favourite festive posts, resources and ideas for the season! In Australia it’s 40 degrees outside, so there’s nothing like an open fire in the air-conditioned studio to really get into the spirit of the season! This...

What is STEAM? “In this climate of economic uncertainty, America is once again turning to innovation as the way to ensure a prosperous future. Yet innovation remains tightly coupled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – the STEM subjects. Art + Design are poised...

Our Year 7 students created some many amazing monsters using the Daily Monster app I blogged about some of the work and the learning happening in the classroom – check out the post here if you missed it.  I was so excited when Stefan Bucher, the ‘Monster Maker’...

What Can We Learn From Selfies? ” A selfie is a certain type of self-portrait photography shot with a digital camera or smartphone. Selfies are typically of-the-moment images, require little to no planning, and usually occur in domestic settings such as the bedroom or...

“I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up with is not what you had in mind when you started. It’s a dynamic process that often involves making new...

I am a huge Kathy Schrock fan.  Who isn’t?  Her work with Bloom’s Taxonomy inspires me to think about higher order thinking, creativity, teaching and learning in new ways.  My favourite ‘Kathy moment’ was seeing her Bloom’s cogs (below), visualising...