Throughout the TALE project, I have been enthralled by art teachers’ classrooms. They are busy spaces, filled with pictures of student work, posters of art-related events and activities. There are piles of sketchbooks, jars with pencils, paintbrushes, sinks splattered with paint. There are large art books for students to reference. Often there is a kiln, … Continue reading art classrooms
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language and literacy in the art room
People often think about art subjects as purely 'doing stuff' with paint, pencils and maybe the odd camera. However, there’s a lot of literacy practice which is specific to the art room. When I visited the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle, art room literacies were clearly in evidence. I saw : (1) Reading. Students are … Continue reading language and literacy in the art room
