THOSE MONSTEROUS THIRD GRADERS

Today I had the pleasure of visiting Ms. Brown's third grade class at Cerro Gordo Elementary School.  Why?  Because her students and my Arts and Technology students are going to do a collaborative project.  The third graders today drew original monsters with markers.  Later I will scan these images and present them to my students who will enhance them using PhotoImpact.  Hopefully we will be publishing a pictorial book entitled "Monster Makeover".  Below are a few photos taken in today's class.

INTEGRATED ART AND BIOLOGY CLASS

Today Mr. Boyd's Biology class and my Art One class in order to create animals that do not actually exist.  These creatures were made out of clay.  My art students served as peer tutors for the Biology students and did they all do an extraordinary job.  I was delightfully surprised with the end products for just one class period.  This had to be a huge success and proves that integration works!!!!

PINCH POT AND RATTLE TEST

Click on the link below to go to your online test.  Be sure to type in the code number 3242.  Answer all of the questions to the best of your ability.  Once you have submitted your answers, the test will be automatically checked and you'll be able to see your grade.  Good luck.

Pinch Pot and Rattle Test

Mr. Hewett

FOURTH ART/MATH INTEGRATED CLASS

Today Ms. Dills and I integrated two more of our classes.  Her Tech Math class joined my Arts & Technology class for a lesson about business advertising in which my students had to design logos, newspaper ads and billboard ads that her class had designed.  I think this was one of our most successful integrated classes so far.  Below are three photos taken during the class.

Larry

SKYPE SESSION WITH ARTIST JOHN WHALLEY

Friday my Advanced Art class had the honor and pleasure of taking part in a Skype session with nationally known Maine artist, John Whalley.  I saw his work online and emailed him.  From there we started talking about his connecting with my advanced students.  Finally we agreed on Skyping in which my students were allowed to visit his studio and he was allowed to come into our classroom via this interactive program.  Mr. Kelly Jones, Arts Supervisor, made all preparations for the session and he served as narrator.  Below are a few photos from Friday's class.  If interested, go to the following URL to see John's artwork which happens to be fantasatic: http://johnwhalley.com/Welcome.html .

Larry

INTEGRATED UNIT ON MASKS

Above is a video of masks from Italy, Japan, Africa and Greece.  The video is an integrated unit on masks by Ms. Bri Lindsey, drama instructor, and myself.  My Art One students created paper mache masks that were used by Ms. Lindsey's beginning drama students.  They will perform for my students as a grand finale to our unit.

Larry

NEW VOICETHREAD

I have just created a new Voicethread to see which Web 2.0 tools teachers are using and the innovative ways they are using them.  Why not tell me what you are doing?

Larry

GHANAIAN PODCAST

This is my first attempt at doing a podcast with Adams in Accra, Ghana in west Africa.  He is a vendor and knows lots of information about African masks.  Sorry for the quality of the sound but I had a poor connection and the call was dropped before we finished out conversation.  I'll try to do a better one in the near future.

Larry Hewett