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How Producing Art Can Keep Our Brains Functioning

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life," so Pablo Picasso once famously proclaimed. Though we expect the pompous Cubist was being his usual haughty self when he uttered th

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Re-creating a lot of signage lately.

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Soft Sculptures made by kids ages 5 through 10.

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7 Cornerstones of Making with Kids | Make:

Toronto-based MakerKids is one of the world's only makerspaces specifically designed for kids, and many people have asked us to share our recipe. We think of it as a brunch — there are many ways to make it delicious. Take the pieces of our recipe that work for you and make it your own.

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Some results of recent teacher-directed art lessons. Not a big advocate for teaching this way, but these pieces turned out quite nice.

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What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School?

Getty Images Design thinking can seem a bit abstract to teachers. It’s not part of traditional teacher training programs and has only recently entered

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Creating an Authentic Maker Education Rubric

To assess maker projects in your class, begin with a three-part rubric to guide students through process, understanding, and product.

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“There are not enough opportunities in a child’s life to be taken seriously, to be given autonomy and to learn authentically,” says Tulley. “I think they need learning opportunities that respect and incorporate their ideas.”

“When I started 10 years ago, I had the strong sense that kids were not being treated as competent people,” says Tulley. “It was as if no one expected them to be able to actually do anything until they graduated high school. I knew that they were capable of more, and wanted to create a place where they could show themselves and their parents that they could tackle a big problem.”

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Students were given a mystery bag of items and tasked with the challenge of designing and creating a device that would launch a pom pom.

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Another great TAB article by Nan E. Hathaway.

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‘Art Is Freedom’ — A Recent H.S. Grad Says Public Schools Need More Art Education

Fred Plowright, a recent Charlestown High School graduate, says most students recognize that an arts education helps them develop beyond the classroom, no matter what their aspirations are.

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How we teach the arts is as important as the fact we're doing it

Michael Rosen shares his checklist for how teachers can ensure that arts education is worthwhile for all students

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Teaching art or teaching to think like an artist? | Condy Foley | TEDxColumbus

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Vol. 3.

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Inspirational posters vol. 2.