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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...

The concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Arts, however across curriculum areas in schools technology and ‘digital tasks’ are often separated from the ‘hands-on’ learning opportunities. In many classrooms and studio space even mobile devices, perceived as...

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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’...

In a sequence of activities that blended hands-on tasks and digital media, students created little monsters that combined and/or interacted with an environment. To start with, coloured ink drops were blown on paper using straws to create abstract shapes. These shapes were then...

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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...

Storyboard from S912216 (source: http://originsofanimation.wikispaces.com/04+Creating+a+Storyboard) (source: http://brackishwater.net/wpr/movies/its-like-a-terrible-comic-book/) MASTER SHOTS! from Samuel Peterson on Vimeo.

Currumbin Sanctuary What an awesome place for an art excursion! “With its foundation in the pioneering days of Gold Coast tourism, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has developed into a world-leader in the display and preservation of Australia’s wildlife and natural heritage....