1/1/2022
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Abigail Blumenfeld
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One of my students who had an Emotional/Behavior disability was very bothered by the feel of charcoal and chalk pastels and was vocal about it. He;d refuse to use them because the feeling of it on paper was like nails on a chalkboard to him. Because of him, I now offer charcoal pencils as an alternative to vine charcoal and the option to use either oil or chalk pastels when working on our charcoal and pastel sections. The modifications were a huge improvement on his attitude towards the class! |
1/1/2022
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Abigail Blumenfeld
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One of my students in the past has an intellectual disability and behavioral disability struggled with proportions when combining multiple elements - in her case it was creating a propaganda poster and sizing out the letters to fit on the page. I allowed her to use a computer to plan out her drawing by typing in MS Word and getting photos she wanted with it on google images, we then printed it out so that she could trace her design. This allowed her to focus on creating her artwork the way she saw it in her head, rather than struggle with trying to visualize the piece without a reference, |
1/1/2022
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Abigail Blumenfeld
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I frequently have students with ADHD in my class who struggle with time-management. Over the years, I have adapted all of my longer-term art project assessments to have frequent checkpoints with specific goals to meet with those instructions posted on the board. For example, the last project was:
Day 1: Choose a word/song, or poem you would like to paint abstractly
Day 2: Determine the mood of the song or poem you chose. Write down what colors represent those moods to you.
Day 3: Sketch using markers your absstract art. be sure to listen to your song. Show Ms A when you are ready
Day 4-5: Paint your project.
Day 6: Write your artist statement. Use what you wrote on day 2 **I also write an example artist statement as a reference.
Breaking it up into specific sections really helps my kiddos stay on task because they have clear, short goals for each day and gives them an opportunity to work ahead on good days. |