November 2010
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ALUMINUM FOIL BURNISHING PROJECT →
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Nov 9th
METAL EMBOSSING PROJECT
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October 2010
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May 2010
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“I’ll bet I can find 1,000,000 people who think art education is...”
– Facebook | I’ll bet I can find 1,000,000 people who think art education is important
May 29th
“Pick a New Slogan for Art Education: The following ten slogans for art...”
– Zoho Polls > Pick a New Slogan for Art Education: Round #2
May 26th
May 5th
CRIZMAC Art and Cultural Education Materials →
May 5th
April 2010
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BlueMoon Palette →
Apr 20th
March 2010
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CARE - Lesson Plan Image Bank  →
Mar 16th
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Lms6th gradeart docent!
Mar 16th
Green City! SchoolArts - April 2010 - Page 50-51 →
Mar 10th
WatchWatch
Cheryl Dorsey: Social Entrepreneurial Intelligence on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Mar 8th
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Art Docent Duties (Edison School
Art Docent Duties * Before the lesson: Work with team leader and the teacher to coordinate the lessons to be taught in the classroom. * Make sure you discuss the lessons with your classroom teacher prior to the lesson date. Teachers like to plan ahead for messy projects. * Please look in the cabinets first to see if we have the supplies you need. You may use the paper in the teacher’s copy...
Mar 2nd
February 2010
16 posts
Artist Trading Cards with Alana and Jenna
Hi there - A reminder that Jenna Freck  and I will be leading a workshop on ARTIST TRADING CARDS! Monday night, 2/22, 7 pm. If you are an art docent, or if you’re considering being an art docent, or if you’re terrified of being an art docent because you think you’re bad at art, please do come because this is such a fun approach - POCKET ART! We tried a few today; we had...
Feb 22nd
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Quick Look at the Alameda Art Docents
. . SOCIAL MEDIA . The Alameda Art Docents website: http://www.alamedaartdocents.org . Facebook Fan Page  (still under construction) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Alameda-Art-Docents/204337140758?ref=ts . Twitter  (still under construction) http://twitter.com/artdocents . . GOALS . Our First Year Accomplishments  (est. 2009) ...
Feb 21st
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Art at the Center - A Studio Lab: Artist Trading... →
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Feb 20th
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Flickr: Artist Trading Cards →
Feb 20th
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Quick Search Tips
Quick Search Tips for the Inspirational Resources for Art Docents Blog . You can search the following bold words. (More words are added weekly) (Grade) GR K,  GR 1,  GR 2,  GR 3,  GR 4,  GR 5,  GR 6  (Art Materials) Chalk Pastel, Oil Pastel, Charcoal, Paint, Watercolor, Colored Pencils, Markers, Glue, (Art Techniques) Printmaking. Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Figure Drawing, Portraits ...
Feb 20th
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Alameda Art Docent Workshop History
Alameda Art Docent Workshop History /////////////////////////////// 2009 /////////////////////////////// Jumpstart Workshop 1 Cave Painting Art & Family Portrait Watercolors (GR K) MARCH 16, 2009 (7pm-8pm) Ruby Bridges School , Multi-Purpose Room Mentor: Kim Brindley Jumpstart Workshop 2 Wire and Modeling Clay Figure Sculpture, Block Printing and Acrylic Painting with Gel Medium...
Feb 19th
Alameda Art Docents: Hopes and Goals 2010
• Continue and Improve our Jumpstart Workshops, Photo Tutorials and Art Docent Interviews • Support Art Docents and Coordinators where and when we can • Partner with Los Gatos Art Docents for Training and Adult Education and Field Trips • Participate in Art Is Education Month in March with exhibitions and press • Get two more Press Mentions • Have Alameda Free Library Show about Arts Learning...
Feb 19th
Alameda Art Docents Steering Committee: Jan 2010... →
AAD: Jan 2010 Meeting Notes Tea. March 1st $ 50 Budget . Rebecca will send out eventbrite invitation and letter about 2009 accomplishments and 2010 dreams . Website Plan to develop one page per month 1 Jumpstart Workshops 2. Community Docent Progrram 3. About 4. Resources . PTAC money ( $500 for 2009-2010) • Plan to buy a laptop and projector  with ( $500 for 2009-2010) • Apply...
Feb 19th
AAD Accomplishments 2009
AAD Accomplishments 2009 PTAC gave Jenna $150 to host a Tea Our first Art Docent Tea at Crosstown Coffee was organized by Jenna Freck  (where Jumpstart Workshop Idea was born) Developed Relationships with Art Docents and Coordinators throughout Alameda Started our AAD Google Group:  83 members joined Launched JumpstART workshops. Held six Jumpstart Workshops at different schools (and created...
Feb 19th
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SchoolArts - March 2010 - Page 34-35 →
the art of camouflage
Feb 10th
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SchoolArts - March 2010 - Page 30-31 →
metal tooling, birds
Feb 10th
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Elements and Principles of Art →
Definitions for the Elements and Principles of Art
Feb 6th
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CanTeach: Visual Arts & Crafts - Teaching Warm and... →
Teaching Warm and Cool Colours
Feb 2nd
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CanTeach: Visual Arts & Crafts - Teaching Primary,... →
Teaching Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Colours
Feb 2nd
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CanTeach: Fine Arts - Art Supplies Recipes →
Art Supplies Recipes Paint, Dye, and Ink Recipes Playdough Recipes Fun and Yucky Recipes Clay Recipes Bubble Recipes Papier Mâché Paste Recipes Glue and Paste Recipes Recipes for Homemade Gifts Miscellaneous Art Recipes
Feb 2nd
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CanTeach: Visual Arts & Crafts →
Art Lessons for GRK, GR1, GR2, GR3, GR4, GR5
Feb 2nd
January 2010
11 posts
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Franklin Elementary :: Art Docent Auction... →
Jan 29th
Franklin School : Art Auction Projects 2010 →
Jan 29th
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Building Tiny Houses Pins →
Tiny House Pin Jewelry Video and Instuctions  —- Idea for Haitian Fundraiser
Jan 26th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
“A few years ago, I was eating lunch in the teacher’s lounge when a teacher...”
– BASIC CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Deep Space Sparkle Art Lessons for Kids
Jan 20th
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animoto - GR1 Printmaking by Jenna Freck @ Edison School
Jan 15th
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WatchWatch
6th Grade Cave Art
Jan 15th
WatchWatch
animoto - 1st graders learn about Shape!
Jan 15th
Spring 2010 JumpStART Workshops
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Jan 14th
art4teachers.com: Art Prints for Sale →
Jan 11th
December 2009
2 posts
Amazingly Great Web Sites for Teaching Artists
Amazingly Great Web Sites for Teaching Artists Recommended by Sabrina Klein, TAO Acting Director Warning-these sites are absolutely addictive and you could lose (no, invest!) hours spelunking. It’s hard to beat the Kennedy Center’s site for easy to replicate lesson plans across art forms and for all grades.  If you can’t find an exact match, you can nonetheless mine the site...
Dec 20th
Tungle Accelerate – Online scheduling and calendar... →
Dec 4th
November 2009
12 posts
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Nov 29th
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Nov 29th
Six practical reasons arts education is more than... →
Nov 27th
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Dick Blick: Lesson Plans for Grades 5-8  →
Nov 23rd
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Dick Blick Lesson Plans for Grades K-4  →
Nov 23rd
Dick Blick Lesson Plans  →
Nov 23rd
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