In Ms. Barone’s Class, In Ms. Barone’s Class, Students Will…Students Will…

• -Learn to express themselves in varieties of -Learn to express themselves in varieties of different waysdifferent ways

• -Gain experience in art necessary to become -Gain experience in art necessary to become accepted into art schools and fieldsaccepted into art schools and fields

• -Have opportunities to participate in contests -Have opportunities to participate in contests and other programs in which students can and other programs in which students can work with resident artists or be given the work with resident artists or be given the chance for scholarship opportunitieschance for scholarship opportunities

• -Understand basic concepts of a variety of -Understand basic concepts of a variety of media as well as skills, time periods, and media as well as skills, time periods, and artistsartists

• -Problem-solve and experiment-Problem-solve and experiment• -Learn to think outside the box!!-Learn to think outside the box!!• -Enjoy themselves and have -Enjoy themselves and have FUN WHILE FUN WHILE

LEARNINGLEARNING!!!!!!

Art FuturesArt Futures

• Art Futures is a program throughout Art Futures is a program throughout Philadelphia in which students are able to Philadelphia in which students are able to work with resident artists a few times a work with resident artists a few times a week. Together, the students, teachers, and week. Together, the students, teachers, and artists come up with a project to be artists come up with a project to be displayed and judged at the Philadelphia displayed and judged at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. At Father Judge High School, Museum of Art. At Father Judge High School, we created real working clocks, lamps, and we created real working clocks, lamps, and other usable furniture out of recycled goods other usable furniture out of recycled goods with the help of resident artist Neil Benson. with the help of resident artist Neil Benson. A student won honorable mention on a A student won honorable mention on a personal piece while a group of students personal piece while a group of students sold a lamp to another artist involved in the sold a lamp to another artist involved in the show.show.

Art FuturesArt Futures

Teaching and LearningTeaching and Learning• Students should always be encouraged, not Students should always be encouraged, not

discouraged. Teachers have to find ways to have discouraged. Teachers have to find ways to have the class work together, constantly inspiring each the class work together, constantly inspiring each other and helping each other out. Hands-on other and helping each other out. Hands-on activities must be used in order to show activities must be used in order to show individuality and talent. This discovery will be individuality and talent. This discovery will be inspiration to students, allowing them to see that inspiration to students, allowing them to see that yes, they really CAN do it. Students should not yes, they really CAN do it. Students should not simply say “I can’t do it”, but rather “What other simply say “I can’t do it”, but rather “What other ways could this be done”. Teachers must also ways could this be done”. Teachers must also realize that all students are different, and realize that all students are different, and different should not be looked at as wrong, but different should not be looked at as wrong, but simply as unique and interesting. Allow students simply as unique and interesting. Allow students their freedom, while still being there to scaffold their freedom, while still being there to scaffold them, you may be surprised with the outcome.them, you may be surprised with the outcome.

By the End of the Year, By the End of the Year, Students Will be Able to…Students Will be Able to…

• -Participate in a formal critique and share -Participate in a formal critique and share constructive criticismconstructive criticism

• -Prepare artwork for portfolio review as well as -Prepare artwork for portfolio review as well as for exhibitionfor exhibition

• -Experiment and try new methods that may -Experiment and try new methods that may have never been used beforehave never been used before

• -Know art terms and history-Know art terms and history• -Be able to connect their art to that of previous, -Be able to connect their art to that of previous,

famous artists and time periodsfamous artists and time periods• -Find bravery in themselves by freely sharing -Find bravery in themselves by freely sharing

their skillstheir skills• -Take their skills and share with the world!!!-Take their skills and share with the world!!!

Hard work, dedication, and Hard work, dedication, and simple creativity will allow simple creativity will allow everyone involved to be a everyone involved to be a

success!!!success!!!

Thank you for visiting my Thank you for visiting my classroom!!!classroom!!!