(the way cool) Donald Art Room: School's out! Happy Summer!

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Leslie McReynolds: Flower Mound, TX, United States; Hi, I am an artist, wife, mom, gamer and the Elementary Art Educator at Donald Elementary, a sweet and wonderful school in Flower Mound, TX (outside of Dallas). This is a great place to see how we are integrating studio habits with technology and interdisciplinary connections. I also love to share my "wisdom" (Re: Experiences. From mistakes.) about teaching Elementary Art. I love what I do, and I've been doing it for a long time. Creating and teaching Art is what I live for. Enjoy.

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Friday, June 5, 2015

School's out! Happy Summer!

Posted by Leslie McReynolds at 10:04 AM

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Mrs. CJune 5, 2015 at 8:15 PM
Have a great summer! Still have 2 1/2 weeks left here! :)
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My Conditions

· -Suburban elementary, average 640 students, K-5.

· -4 day rotation, class periods are 50 min. with 5 minutes in between. 50 min. planning period.

· -Philosophy (see tab above for in- depth), this is flexible:

· -Happily incorporating 21st Century Skills into a studio-rich, student-driven art program.

· -Flexible learning spaces: students are encouraged to sit, stand, sprawl to their heart's content, as long as they are thinking and acting as artists.

· -Student work displayed in halls, online, in the community to further educate the public of the importance of Art Ed.

· -We are a STEM elementary (science, technology, engineering and math). Art is taught through purposeful curriculum integration, and by a knowledgeable master teacher.

· -Seamless, meaningful integration of technology to enhance the experience of clay, painting, observational drawing, weaving, printmaking, etc.

--4th and 5th graders have iPads with a variety of art apps for creating, researching and portfolios.

Latch hook!

4th graders create original latch hook designs.

Drawing and iPads

Using the time-lapse function to record his progress

Optical Illusions

3rd grade: using color and shape to create depth

Tech in the Art room

using tech to help with research, digital photography and e-portfolios

Glue Batik, 5th grade

Everyone loves Textiles!

Dallas Museum of Art visit

Every year, I take our 4th graders to the DMA for a fabulous day. They love it!

Sewing, 5th grade

Everyone loves textiles!

Kaleidoscope Origami

One of the very first projects I ever taught, the idea came from a 1988 article in Arts and Activities!

Learning 3D Drawing Skills, traditionally and digitally

5th Grade, 1 point perspective drawings

Art and Science integration

Landscapes + landforms = gorgeous, seamless STEAM based learning

Cave Art, 4th grade

with as-close-as possible supplies and fire :)

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