Teaching Articles
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Articles based on Shaqe’s work at Art & ideas
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“Ages of Art”
Teaching Artist Journal:
Traditionally, visual art classes and exhibitions are segregated by age groups: young children, preteens, teens, and adults, for example. But I’ve wondered what would happen if these groups could be brought together using the same teaching techniques, possibly even exhibiting their work together?
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“By Foot : Engaging Youth with Performance Art”
Teaching Artist Journal:
There’s nothing like inspiring and engaging the students whether inside or outside a classroom– in fact it’s essential. So last summer, when I started a visual art performance project on the streets of my community, I wanted to engage youth and adults first-hand in my process.
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Articles about children in the public schools
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“Their Grades Shot Up!” Because of an Art Lesson
Teaching Artist Journal:
Last spring, a week after I gave an art lesson to a third-grade class, the teacher told me: “Their grades shot up!” I had been integrating reading and comprehension with a directed art lesson that contributed to creating this grade effect...
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Color as a Classroom Tool
Teaching Artist Journal:
....I have them tell me their first names, and then I ask them to tell me their favorite color. As I watch the kids I notice their faces as they think about “What is my favorite color?” Some of the kids know right off the bat what their favorite color is...
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Thank You for “How”
Teaching Artist Journal:
“Thank you for how you taught us,” said the third-grader as she asked to shake my hand. “You are very welcome,” I replied, all the while wondering how this eight-year-old could so astutely spot my approach. She was insightful, perceptive, and right on target.
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Beyond Self-Criticism
Teaching Artist Journal:
One morning, as I finished demonstrating drawing a face on the board, a little boy looked at his paper and then looked at me. “I don’t like this,” he told me. I replied, “Let me look at it for a moment.” He looked at me with a sense of hesitation and, I could tell, was awaiting some kind of “yes,” that it was not good. I asked him if I could take his pencil and show him something on his drawing. He gave me his pencil, and I said, “You make sure to look at what I do because you’re going to love your picture after we’re done.”...
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