
Collaborative Color Wheel

Absolutely using this one in whatever classroom I find myself in next school year.
NOISE…removing one letter at a time when our voice level gets too loud. When NO is left, there is NO more talking!
Love this! A lot more clearer than just putting up strikes on the board or letting the noise escalate to a point where you just cut off talking. It also gives the kids a chance to regain control of their noise before it gets to that point.
If I taught in the same room for all my classes, I’d implement this right away.

348/365 – pandora’s box on Flickr.
pandora’s box
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tommiesunshine: A study of @David_Lynch’s hair compared to famous works of art.

“Beware of Artists” – Actual poster issued by Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1950s, at height of the red scare.

found this lil’ gem here:
http://www.thesmartteacher.com/exchange/resource/337/Art-Room-Rules-Poster
I was born to be an art teacher. Some things you just know for certain. I love teaching art, and I know I am good at it.
I love planning lessons, teaching art history, teaching technique, and helping students grow artistically and creatively. I even enjoy the paperwork aspect of being a teacher. I love the relationships I develop with my students and I love learning from them as well.
I love my job.
Today I feel a little down. I feel under-appreciated. I am scared of loosing my job- or loosing some of the classes I teach. I’m not struggling completely, but I feel the an ominous sensation of struggle to come. Today is punching me in the gut. I am living in uncertainty right now, and I need stable ground. I need courage. I need to remember why I do what I do.
