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West Central
Public School District
SD Art Education Standards
National Art Education Standards
National Art Education Association Conference Spring 2009
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Welcome to the Art Room |
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Hello! My name is Brenda Sosa and I am the Hartford elementary art teacher for the West Central School District.
For nine years I have been teaching art at all levels from
toddler to high school students.
During my student teaching experience at Whittier Middle
School, I developed an overarching objective for my
students: Find and establish a connection to art in your
everyday worlds. Today, I continue to strive for that
objective by creating thorough meaningful lessons with
demonstrations, encouraging active participation by all
students at every level, and clearly stating objectives
following local, state, and national standards. My focus is
to encourage each individual student to find that connection
through art in their community, homes, nation, and world.
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Art Quotes |
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"Art
shouldn't be something that you go quietly into an art gallery
and dip your forelock and say 'I have to be very quiet, I'm in
here amongst the art.' It's here, art's everywhere. It's how you
use your eyes. It's about the enjoyment of visual things. And
it's certainly not for any one group of people." Quote from Ken
Done. |
"Postcard from God"
by Ken Done, 1976 |
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Everything I Needed To Know I Learned in
the Art Room |
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By Shawn Costello |
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- Never say
anything unkind about something a classmate has created.
- Don't hog all
the colors.
- A picture is
more interesting with contrast, movement and different points of
view, so is life.
- Be kind to
yourself if all your pictures don't turn out, it happens to all
artists.
- Your most
patient model is the one in the mirror...Learn from looking at
yourself and be patient.
- Say it with
paper pop-ups, folded books, or little pasted pictures, making
something for someone else can be a holy act - do it often.
- Keep an open
mind about different kinds of art...something unforeseen may
become part of your expression some day.
- Purple houses,
pink grass...there's no right or wrong to color your picture.
Honor your creative voice. It's what makes you unique.
- Take a rest or
a break during a project, solutions become more clear, ideas can
grow.
- Paint from the
heart. It will show and others will sense it.
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"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an
artist once we grow up!" Quote from Pablo Picasso. |
"Evening Flowers"
by Pablo Picasso |
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