“How Can I Help My Students Be Creative When I’m Not Creative Myself? Does that sound like you? Many technology advocates claim that high tech environments are the key to supporting students’ creativity. But it doesn’t always feel that simple. Because we know more about...
To start with, what is an Apple Distinguished Educator? I was keen to find out more and really get into the role, having been selected for the Class of 2013 after a long application process. I’ll let this clip tell you all about ADE-ness – it’s a beautiful...
Art education and technology rock our world If the results of standardised testing become the only measure of success in education we run the risk of our students missing out. This article (except below) explores the value of the arts in education from a mother’s...
In this fascinating post from the Daily Dot, James Elkins, Professor in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, explains how the power of the internet allows us to view works as never before, but asks us to cosider how this...
So what makes the iPad such a valuable device in the hands of students? Here are some quick reflections on the power of the iPad to transform learning in the art room. Students are able to trial processes virtually, using apps that explore techniques and skills with scaffolding...
As an Apple Distinguished Educator I am often asked, ‘Why do you love using the iPad in the classroom?’, and ‘How do iPads enhance Art education?’. To begin to answer these questions I must first point out that I use Visual Art to teach creativity and...
As a teacher in a 1:1 classroom, I have learnt a few things about the iPad in the art room. 1. Apps don’t do the teaching or the learning. Good teachers cannot be replaced by good technology to enhance learning. The old saying, ‘Teachers teach’ has never been...
The iPad provides us with endless possibilities for innovative teaching and profound potential for learning. However, the iPad is such a poweful tool that introducing apps and workflows into units requires art teachers to see beyond what the iPad can do, beware of the ‘wow...
According to Dearborn Public School, when young children engage in expressive art activities, they; Can give vent to thoughts and emotions in healthy, growth producing ways Gain a sense of accomplishment which helps move them along the path toward self-affirmation. Dare to try...
