Healing through Art: The Legacy of the Williams Treaties
As we reflect on the Williams Treaties, their history, and their impact on the communities they affected, we grapple with issues of colonialism, land rights, and healing.
As we reflect on the Williams Treaties, their history, and their impact on the communities they affected, we grapple with issues of colonialism, land rights, and healing.
Not only do visual arts classes make space in a student’s day for creativity, they can also offer a chance to focus on something bigger.
Teachers are currently under an increasing amount of pressure to interpret their students’ drawings and better understand what can indicate a potential threat.
As an elementary school art teacher, it is my job to engage my students and get them thinking critically about what and how they create.
I wanted to design a new project that could be about classes working together, communicating, and listening to each other.
Disciplinary problems were high, student achievement was low, and so was my patience. I knew I couldn’t do this again the following year, so I decided to change my approach.
Ask any educator who has welcomed multiple learners with autism into his or her classroom, and you will find there is no set formula for ensuring academic success.
Want to build your students’ minds and bodies, or just need something new to add to your art lessons? You might want to consider re-introducing handwriting.
Art exhibits exercise only one of the senses—sight. Students should have the opportunity to use their others senses as well, by...