Quality Artwork in the Choice Based art room
One of the biggest concerns that art teachers have when transitioning to a choice-based or TAB approach is the decrease in "quality" of student work. I can tell you with absolute certainty that you will need to think deeply about your philosophy of what quality in student art is (and make a plan to get your community on board). If you are interested in reading more on the topic there is a great blog post from the Trinity Episcopal school on adult vs child aesthetics that can be found here. I share it every year at back to school night with our parent community.
Just because a choice-based classroom is tuned into child-appropriate aesthetics doesn't mean that we don't teach media-specific skills. In a choice-based art room, craftsmanship does have a role. Modeling and encouraging the development of technical skills helps students to build their confidence and express their creativity in a meaningful way. How can one teacher do this in a classroom when students are working with different media simultaneously? Let me introduce Craftsmanship Posters!
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