Theme: Empowerment

Students are empowered to express themselves and take ownership over their art making. An art educator teaches English vocabulary to French students in a humor-fueled portrait lesson; middle-school students interpret core ethical values through a collaborative paper sculpture; elementary students use a new medium to create watercolor resists; and more.

Contents:
Early Childhood
Funny Faces: Teaching English Through Art by Izabella Kostrzewski
Teaching language with art and humor.

Elementary
Playing Around with Paper Critic by Melanie Robinson
A unique twist on watercolor resists.

Portraits in Micrography by Scott Russell
Micrography self-portraits with a splash of color.

Middle School
Have You Seen This Monster? by Kimberly Lopez
Correlating visual art and storytelling.

The Six Pillars of Character by Angela Mikula and Ken Vieth
Interpreting core ethical values through a collaborative work of art.

High School
The Shape of Things by Betsy DiJulio
Spray-painted compositions inspired by art history.

AP-Advanced Play by Kasmira Mohanty
Delving deeper into digital art.

Looking & Learning by Karl Cole and Robb Sandagata
Charles Clough: Collaborative Clufffalo

Departments
Advocacy: Leaving Their Marks by Ilona Szekely

Clipcards
The Blur by Sue Liedke
Bird Masks by Melanie Robinson
Patterned Mandalas by Kristina Latraverse
All of Me by Frank Juarez

Point of View: Owning Your Own Professional Development by Thom Knab

Managing the Art Room: Life on the Road, Art on a Cart by Bonnie Greene

The Open Art Room: Realigning the Standards by Ian Sands