Articles written by Jo Murphy
All 198 articles written by Jo Murphy
Category: Digital Art
Ho uses software programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, Poser and Bryce to express grief, despair, isolation and emotionally disturbing statements. more...
Category: Digital Art
John Heartfield pioneered modern photomontage by developing a unique method of appropriating and reusing photographs. more...
Category: Catholic Clergy
When Julian Tenison Woods died in 1889, it was up to Sister Stanislaus of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration to carry on the spirit and intentions of their founder. more...
Performing the Other – an Article by Rhee: Yoko Ono's Performance of Cut Piece Analysed
Category: Performance Art
Art historian Jieun Rhee looks at the series of performances by Yoko Ono, within the context created by social, cultural, national and ethnic audience response. more...
How to Make Roses With Paper Clay: Molding Petal Shapes Into a Sculptural Rose Form
Category: Visual Arts Education
Paper clay is lightweight and lends itself to fragile flower forms. Once students get a feel for the clay, they can make dozens of roses for a classroom display. more...
Copy Art Pioneered in Canada: Centre Copie-Art Opened in Montreal in 1982 by Jacques Charbonneau
Category: Digital Art
Although it was an international art movement, Canada is recognised for its major contribution to the art form called Copy Art. more...
The Communication Art of Yoko Ono: The Message is the Medium an Article by Midori Yoshimoto
Category: Performance Art
In the mid -1950s Ono started writing scores, or instructions, in simple words for viewers as performers and as imagination exercises. more...
Category: Video Art
Learning objects are flexible, versatile genre for teachers who would like to make their own resources. Collaborative projects make building an educational library easy. more...
Category: Animated Art
Claymation is an appropriate introduction for beginning animation students. Simple characters like Morph and Chas can provide scope for practicing animation techniques. more...
How To Make a Digital Stop Motion Film: Mike Brent Describes the Animation Process in a Nutshell
Category: Animated Art
Mike Brent writes in a handbook answering basic questions about equipment and techniques for aspiring stop motion film animators. more...
How to Make Clay Hands: Hand Construction From Cut-out Shapes Built up With Layers
Category: Visual Arts Education
Hands constructed from clay can be props for plays, liturgies or other class room activities. If paper clay is used these simple sculptures can be sun hardened. more...
Multimedia – A Combination of Genres: Integration of Multiple Forms of Media
Category: Multimedia Arts (general)
Sets of conventions form as genres. More often than not multimedia arts will cross into multiple genres as they borrow and recombine these conventions. more...
The Development of Theatre Sports: A Drama Strategy Encouraging Audience Participation
Category: Theater Education
Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which is powered by impromptu scripting in the form of competition, using audience participation for dramatic effect. more...
Ways to Teach Rhythm and Meter: Effective Systems for Teaching Percussion to Music Students
Category: Music Education
Kevin Tuck says that there are many ways to teach percussion all of which are effective. His article explores the best aspects of the systems that are commonly used. more...
How to Make Painted Clay Words and Numbers: A Fun Art Project for Primary and Secondary Teachers
Category: Visual Arts Education
Clay words or numbers made by students in art class can be used for many things. Students like to create bright colourful words for their bedroom or playroom door. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Vegetable dyes are a favourite with primary arts teachers. They are safe and wash easily from children's hands and clothes while children achieve beautiful colour. more...
How to Make New Zealand POI: Create the Polynesian Ball on a Cord that Dancers Use to Perform
Category: Dance Education
Teaching students how to make the dancers artifacts called Poi can be fun. Materials do not cost much and the simple instructions are easy to follow. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
The marketing of a visual arts practice can be overlooked by arts educators. CAKUart is a growing artist's business and success resource for art students and teachers. more...
How the POI Originated in the Maori Culture: Polynesian Dancers Swing a Ball on a Cord
Category: Dance Education
The Maori poitoa was used in action songs and has become simply POI. As it evolved the kiitoa became POI that are seen much today. more...
How To Draw Animals by Susie Hodge: A Step by Step Explanation of Basic Drawing Techniques
Category: Visual Arts Education
In her book, How To Draw Animals, Susie Hodge demonstrates 10 progressive drawing exercises designed to build the confidence of aspiring artists. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Through the development of qualitative intelligence, art teachers assist students to raise their consciousness and increase their capacity to interpret their world. more...
Category: Music Education
The availability of a diverse range of musical vignettes on YouTube.com means that guitar classes can be divided according to ability level as well as musical styles. more...
Category: Music Education
Writing Valentines cards can be a fun activity as the students get ready for the friendship of the day. This activity will boost student literacy as they hone IT skills. more...
How to Learn Photoshop Online: Weekly Graphic Art Instruction via Emailed Video Vignettes
Category: Visual Arts Education
If planned and managed with care, schools will be able to run graphic arts clubs based around weekly instruction in the form of emailed video vignettes. more...
Category: Arts Education (general)
By making don Miguel Ruiz principles for living visible, art teachers can present practical strategies for integration of his wisdom philosophy into the arts classroom. more...
White Rose Student Group of WW II: Strategies of Passive Resistance Against Fascism of Nazi Germany
Category: German History
Emulating strategies of passive resistance, German students published radical leaflets rejecting fascism and militarism, and calling for justice during WW II. more...
Category: Arts Education (general)
Show young people how to make a jigsaw eCard from a handmade Christmas card. Start with simple patterns to craft cards which can be uploaded to make jigsaw messages. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Show young people how to make pop up cards, starting with a basic easy to follow pattern. Adorn the simple Christmas tree with decorations and the effects are stunning. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Polly Pinder provides step by step instructions about creating Far Eastern inspired cards. She explains simple techniques through photographs by Charlotte de la Bédoyèr. more...
Category: Music Education
Steph Jorna, music teacher from Our Lady's College, talks about writing lyrics. She says,"Keep it simple, and stick to what has stood the test of time." more...
How to Make a Plaster Cast of a Clay Tile: Casting a Prototype Tile So That it Can Be Replicated
Category: Visual Arts Education
Teachers can include many students in a ceramic tile wall project by making a cast of a tile. Each student can press his own tile to become part of the bigger picture more...
Erin Kennedy is an Advocate For Youth: A Teacher Talks About Using Painting as a Teaching Medium
Category: Visual Arts Education
An interview with Erin Kennedy where she talks about using drama and creative art when teaching and when on Edmund Rice Camps. She discusses the meaning of an image. more...
What Is Maths Through Art?: Artistic Mathematical Projects Create Contexts For Learning
Category: Arts Education (general)
Art and Maths teachers use Arts based mathematical strategies with students. Through "Project Based Learning" they can see how Maths is used in the real world. more...
Category: Catholic Saints
The "greatest woman of the German Middle Ages," St Elizabeth was canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1235. Her works included building hospitals and giving alms to the poor. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Arts students experience whale watching on tour from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Environmental projects challenge Science, English and Creative Arts students more...
Math Dance with Schaffer and Stern: MathDance.org, Educational Information and Activities Online
Category: Dance Education
Dr. Schaffer and Erik Stern show how, even though it seems counter-intuitive, to link math and dance. They claim both are a creative exploration of space and time. more...
How To Paint A Dog In Acrylics: Students Master Canine Portraiture by Researching Dog Features
Category: Visual Arts Education
Painting a portrait of a familiar dog provides a simple sustained experience of focused artistic research. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Firing large quantities of clay work on a regular basis can be daunting and time consuming. These ideas will help you prepare, handle and store work efficiently. more...
How to Make Clay Dragons: Hand Building Sculpture Dragons is Engaging and Fun
Category: Visual Arts Education
Hand building clay dragons is an engaging art project students will enjoy. The class will experience purposeful drawing and design to guide the clay work. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
This easy technique shows how to seal the surface of MDF board for portrait painting. It is now prepared for layers of oil and glaze. more...
Category: Theater Education
A cooperative theatre research assignment investigates the history of Glam Rock. Deploy small work groups to create a chronology of the lifespan of a theatrical genre. more...
How Artists Use Maquettes: Small Scale Models Can Be Used To Preview Large Creative Ideas
Category: Visual Arts Education
A maquette is a small-scale version of a large artistic statement. Manageable prototypes allow collaborators to visualise an outcome before committing to an artwork. more...
Draw Really Cool Stuff by DuBosque: Six Drawing Books Combined in One Bumper Hard Cover Issue
Category: Visual Arts Education
Drawing books by Doug DuBosque are always good value. This hardcover, spiral bound combination contains six of his most interesting topics. more...
Category: Catholic Saints
Pilgrims have been asked to learn the 10 stories of the Patron Saints of World Youth Day. They are asked to pray and meditate on the extraordinary examples of grace. more...
Podcasting For Music Classes: The Ability To PodCast Is a Music Teacher's Dream
Category: Music Education
Podcasting is a useful tool for music classrooms. Students can complete assignments when convenient. Teachers can listen to assignments when and where it suites. more...
Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Canonization of a Woman of Unshakable Faith and Invincible Hope
Category: Catholic Saints
Less than two years after her death, in view of Mother Theresa's widespread reputation, Pope John Paul II permitted the opening of her Cause of Canonization. more...
How To Make Paper: Handmade Papers Make Excellent Artistic Gifts
Category: Visual Arts Education
The art of paper making is simple. The variety of textures, shades and grades is unlimited. An excellent activity for an art class with scope for personal flair. more...
A Day For ANZACs - Photo Slideshow: A Multi Modal Exploration of Australia's ANZAC Day Ceremony
Category: Arts Education (general)
Create useful historical resources as you explore the meaning of ANZAC DAY for Australians. A practical journalistic photography assignment. more...
Graffiti Tag Writing as an Artform: Tag Writers - Are They Vandals or Graffiti Artists?
Category: Visual Arts Education
What attracts young people to become involved in graffiti tag writing? Is this phenomenon an artform to be embraced or simple vandalism in need of eradication? more...
The Story of Mary MacKillop: Campaign for Canonisation of First Australian Saint
Category: Catholic Saints
Mary MacKillop, a sister of the Josephite order, is set to become the first Australian saint. Her story is an inspiration to all Australians. more...
Fantastic Drummer - Yonrico Scott: Career Track of a Drumming Musician and Band Leader
Category: Music Education
Over the course of his exciting career, Yonrico has been of benefit to and benefited from playing with great artists such as Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston and many more. more...
How to Make a Huge Easter Bouquet: Create A Backdrop as a Focal Point For a Creative Easter Theme
Category: Theater Education
Teach students how to create a large theatrical backdrop that can act as a stage curtain for a school Easter liturgy or classroom pastoral activities. more...
The Role Of The Dramaturge: A Careers Assignment for Theatre Students: Research Dramaturgy
Category: Theater Education
The role of a theatre teacher is to convey a sense of the career pathways available in the field. Assignment suggestions encourage exploration of the role of dramaturge. more...
Creating a Funny Valentines Card: Crafting Humerous Cards For a Special Person
Category: Visual Arts Education
This Valentines Day project shows students how to develop humour. Examples are gathered to generate ideas, which are developed and refined through collaboration. more...
Creative Arts Computing Plan: Mapping The Presence of Digital Expression in the Arts Classroom
Category: Arts Education (general)
Start the year with an inventory of the presence of Digital Expression within Creative Arts Programmes. Generate a check list with your class to plan future directions more...
The Evolution of Tap Dance: Percussive Footwork and Precisely Marked Out Rhythmic Patterns
Category: Dance Education
The percussive dance style called Tap was fashioned over time from bits, pieces, and combinations of cultural traditions into a dazzling and energetic dance convention. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Run your own 5-day community or family holiday cartooning project. The activity encourages participants to learn to draw as they imagine New Years Resolutions together. more...
The Sydney Opera House: Theatre Surrounded by Water with Beautiful Harmonic Sculptural Form
Category: Theater Education
Within a wide range of venues and facilities, the Sydney Opera House hosts opera, drama, playhouse, ballet, orchestra, a recording studio and more. more...
Presenting Art in Digital Frames: Frame Digitally to Motivate and Organise Your Art Class
Category: Visual Arts Education
A digital picture frame looks stylish. Present all types of artwork in a rotating slide display. What a great way to motivate and affirm students. more...
An Approach To Teaching Drawing: Encourage Confident Sketch Artists Who Learn To 'See'
Category: Visual Arts Education
Drawing is a language. This is why it is called Visual Literacy. The process of drawing can be learned and taught in a similar way to any other language. more...
Jigsaw Activity as an Art Lesson: Using Puzzles To Develop Inductive Reasoning Skills
Category: Visual Arts Education
Solving jigsaw puzzles develops inductive reasoning skills. By recognising patterns and visual clues, students learn to re-create order and reconstruct images. more...
How To Draw and Paint Bats: Lesson Plan on Painting and Drawing Positive and Negative Bat Shapes
Category: Visual Arts Education
This lesson plan can be used when making Halloween Decorations or for a spooky theatre sets. It could also be used as a focusing exercise for Biology illustration. more...
How To Create Cat Characters: Combine MsPaint and Photoshop Elements to Draw Cats With Character
Category: Visual Arts Education
Drawn simply these cat illustrations suggest intriguing feline stories. They don't tell the viewer what is happening in the picture. Students guess the ending. more...
Cardio Dance Lesson Plan Ideas: Dancing As A Source Of Classroom Inspiration
Category: Dance Education
Debra Bono teaches a dance routine which exudes cultural material. This cardio workout can be a stimulous resource for related activities in the classroom. more...
Dance Movement - Mimicking Nature: Dance Like a Preying Mantis and Capture Clip on WebCam
Category: Dance Education
This short lesson explains how to mime the dance of the Preying Mantis with students. Add sound through improvisation and capture the dance on Webcam. more...
Positive and Negative Shapes: A Simple Lesson on Shape -One Of The Seven Elements of Design
Category: Visual Arts Education
Teachers of design use stencils to illustrate shape as having an inside and an outside. Experiment with media while demonstrating positive and negative qualities. more...
Dance's Contribution To Literacy: Ecological Psychotherapy and the Value of Dance In The Curriculum
Category: Dance Education
Psychotherapists can suggest healthy and wholesome experiences that will encourage optimal development of positive, participating and proactive students. more...
How to Draw Sea Horses in MS Paint: Develop Drawings of Animal Characters on the Computer
Category: Visual Arts Education
Paint is a versatile drawing programme. The simple software is suiteable for Art Class when drawing animals and simple subject matter for complex 'paintings.' more...
MS Paint for Little Children: Simple Painting Projects for Lower Years Computer Art Classes
Category: Visual Arts Education
Microsoft Paint is a simple software programme. It is easy to teach children the basics of design by setting and demonstrating very small one lesson projects. more...
Pop Art Lesson: Digital Design For Canvas Painting With Cartooning Students
Category: Visual Arts Education
This is a three lesson project that is designed digitally only to be transferred onto a canvas in the style of Roy Lichtenstein from the Pop Art era. more...
Writing A Fathers Day Class Play: Getting To Know Dad by Interviewing With Creative Purpose
Category: Theater Education
This script writing process begins with interview techniques. The students will come to know their fathers better whilst learning the arts of conversation. more...
What Is A Literacy Booster?: The Creative Arts are Utilised to Kindle a Love of Literacy
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
When a teacher approaches tasks from the perspective of Multiple Literacies students can be encouraged until a love of learning sparks. more...
Planning Art Assessment: A Handy Idea About Labelling Art Pieces For Evaluation
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
This idea for labelling artworks is a small part of an adapatable assessment system. more...
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Beginning the process of creating an electronic storage system can seem overwhelming to an Art Teacher. "Going Electronic" can save time, money and stress once planned. more...
Teaching Art to Community Groups: Art, Therapy, Community Facilitation or a Combination of All
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Most effective Community Artsworkers have at least some training in Education, The Healing Arts and are skilled at Consultation and Facilitation. more...
Exploring Emotions Through Colour: Students Improvise Movement As Reaction To Colour Prompts
Category: Theater Education
These improvisations may help you and your students explore the way colour effects our relationship to movement and self expression. more...
Point as an Element of Design: Aboriginal Dot Art, Pointillism, Pop Art Presented in Design Theory
Category: Visual Arts Education
The best way to teach about the Elements of Design is to show examples of methods and the theory behind them. Three examples of the use of Point in Visual Art. more...
Teaching Expressive Arts History: Each Creative Arts Strand Has Its Own Characteristic History
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Each strand of the expressive arts has its own distinct flavour and style. Challenge students to explore why and how they developed. more...
Tying Ribbon Through Gift Cards: A Mothers Day Card Making Suggestion
Category: Visual Arts Education
Students young and old love to make Mother's Day Cards. As a class project brainstorm ideas that help to make cards that are different, original and fun to create. more...
Drawing the View - South Bank AU: Holiday Art Excursion to a City Beach
Category: Visual Arts Education
This holiday Visual Arts exercise that can be adapted to the city of your choice. This exercise was written in Brisbane AU on location at South Bank Parklands. more...
Holiday Art Activities: Excursions and Fun Projects For the Vacation Break
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Art Teachers, or parents and care givers running holiday workshops, appreciate art based activities and excursions to make the holiday break fun, educational and rewardin more...
Easter Cards and Other Craft Ideas: Tessellating Bunnies and Geometric Designs Help Students Relax
Category: Visual Arts Education
Tessellating Easter Bunnies and Geometric Patterns can be the source of Great Easter Gift Ideas. Before holidays teachers look for inspiring educational activities. more...
Easter Colouring Pages: Symbolic and Festive Pages with Numeracy and Literacy Boosters
Category: Arts Education (general)
As a lead up to Easter, coloring pages come in handy for Art Teachers. Creative, symbolic and festive pages are accompanied by Maths and Literacy boosting suggestions. more...
Bloom’s Theory of School Learning: Attitude and Aptitude in school learning theory
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
A look at Bloom's (1976) proposed theory of school learning and its impact in the creative arts classroom. more...
Realism, Abstract Texture, Emotion: Trompe – L’oeil - touching the senses and reaching the emotions.
Category: Visual Arts Education
By developing the skills to render convincing texture students can not only create Photo-Realistic Images they can use textures to evoke emotion. more...
Teaching Kids To Mime: Mime Can be Used To Reinforce Learning
Category: Drama Education
Mime challenges students to convey meaning in unusual ways. It helps them learn about communication and in particular body language. more...
Spirals of Knowing: Integrations of Experiencing
Category: Arts Education (general)
An Experiential Creative Arts Therapist describes a Spiral Leitmotif. This leitmotif maps a Visioning Mural in process and its benefits. more...
Marketing Art: Integrating Artistic Processes in Middle Schooling
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Why Do We Teach Art? The Middle Schooling concept embraces the idea of real world experiencing. The students grow food, prepare it and take it to the table or the market more...
Story Boarding Multivariant Comics: Internet Facilitates Multivariance for Short Comic Strips
Category: Visual Arts Education
Using small group process classes design comic strips with a variety of different endings.
Students practice their Photoshop and Webdesign Skills.
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Creative Arts Therapists In School: A Day In The Life Of an Art Teacher - An Introduction
Category: Arts Education (general)
This is an Introduction to a series of articles describing a day in the life of an Experiential Creative Arts Therapist. To begin I will set the scene. more...
How To Make A Comic Strip: Collage Cartoon Characters
Category: Arts Education (general)
Making a simple bright, colourful and cheery comic strip or quip is quick and easy if you use the cut paper method. more...
Cut Paper Collage Drawing Combo: Background for Pivot Animation
Category: Visual Arts Education
Cut and/or torn paper collage is ideal for backgrounds in PIVOT Animation or for when you make comic strips. They are quick and easy, versatile and often stunning! more...
Category: Arts Education (general)
Imposing and permeating in atmosphere, murals enhance and affect the ethos of the school. Most murals are carefully planned with love. more...
Plaster Bandage Sculptures: Simple Quick Easy But Messy
Category: Arts Education (general)
This is a fun inspiring project. For sculpture use plaster impregnated bandages and watch creative ideas flow. more...
Vygotskian Inspired Learning.: Socio-cultural-based learning centred model of education.
Category: Arts Education (general)
In "Strategic Reading: Guiding Students to Lifelong Literacy." Wilhem, Baker, Dube. © 2001 Vygotskian Psychology and its implications for teaching reading are discussed. more...
Elliot Eisner's 10 Lessons: Why The Arts Are Important to the Wider Curriculum
Category: Arts Education (general)
In "The Arts and the Creation of Mind", Eisner discusses why Arts Education is important to the wider curriculum. more...
What Is A Script?: Group Facilitation Through Scripting.
Category: Theater Education
Scripts are blueprints or roadmaps that outline stories. They are sets of instructions that facilitate people working together because they are following the same plan. more...
Cultivation and Alignment: Osho's Take On Creativity.
Category: Arts Education (general)
The healthy artist is fully present and aware whilst striving to live a life of cultivation and alignment. more...
Appreciative Inquiry: Unconditionally Positive Questioning In The Art Classroom.
Category: Arts Education (general)
Reflexive Artistic Expression cannot be evaluated judgementally by using deficit thinking. Art requires self-esteeming which requires well developed resilience. more...
Digital Media by Beryl Graham: A Valuable Primer From the Directions in Art Series
Category: Digital Art
Beryl Graham explores how the medium digital artists choose inspires their work. This is a complex topic area and one she explains simply but thoroughly. more...
Performance Art from Futurism to the Present: Goldberg's Extensively Updated Modern Art History
Category: Performance Art
Rose Lee Goldberg's book about Performance Art spans the Futurist movement to present day. It has been extensively updated since publication more than 20 years. more...
Category: Catholic Clergy
Father Tenison Woods founded two orders. The first was the Sisters of St. Joseph, and the second was the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. more...
How to Create a Halloween Scrim: Move Coloured Cellophane and Dark Spooky Shapes on a Projector
Category: Holiday Entertaining
A simple way kids can entertain themselves on the eve of Halloween. Create spooky scrims by moving coloured cellophane and dark spooky shapes on an overhead projector. more...
Mathematical Basis of Computer Art: Ways Early Digital Art Movements Were Inspired by Math
Category: Multimedia Arts (general)
Creativity in mathematics and computer inspired artistic movements merge as artists inquire into the link between simple, functional form and aesthetics. more...
Vermeer and His Use of the Camera Obscura: Uncovering the Truth Behind Jan Vermeer’s Masterpieces
Category: Digital Art
Steadman discusses speculation and controversy surrounding claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura. more...
Category: Kinetic Sculptures/Soundscapes
de Mèredieu brings together a variety of examples to show that modern hybrid art forms created from music and visual art exist on the borders of many disciplines. more...
Category: Video Art
Birney, Lichtenberg, and McEvoy talk of the basic simplicity of learning to be a film editor in Microsoft® Windows® Movie Maker Handbook. more...
Syntegration a Model of Integration: Multimedia Arts are Ideal for Syntegrative Teaching Styles
Category: Multimedia Arts (general)
Multimedia Arts can be a fertile arena within which students learn techniques and working styles inspired by authentic purpose and context. more...
Category: Animated Art
The magic referred to by de Zandtovenaar when talking of sand art as "sand, light, and magic," is the endless possibilities the innovative medium provides. more...
Category: Music Education
Students are encouraged to learn about and appreciate geography and a variety of world cultures through Haberman's "World Music: Cultural Traditions." more...
Category: Performance Art
Theatre of the Oppressed, Forum Theatre and Theatre for Living are all types of impromptu performance. The aim of the dramatic technique is to unmask oppression. more...
Mapping Diversity to Foster Cultural Competency: Using Giant Maps to Trace the Migration of Culture
Category: Arts Education (general)
Build up a picture of the culture of countries as creative arts students use giant interactive maps to locate where cultural activities have come from and travelled to. more...
Category: Arts Education (general)
Paper mache is inexpensive and there is no limit to the expressive sculptural forms students are able to make for the class room or to take home as gifts from school. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
An interview with Lori McNee a fulltime professional artist, where she talks about effective ways to develop an arts based practice. more...
Category: Arts Education (general)
Art activities can be further enriched when they are linked to other subjects. This primary art activity sequence can be linked to science and history units. more...
Scripting an Artist's Statement: Teaching Students How to Craft a Personal Explanation of Their Art
Category: Arts Education (general)
A lesson plan explaining the nature of an artist's statement begins with a webquest before students attempt to write a personal self reflection. more...
Category: Catholic Mass & Holy Days
This card has been designed to remind loved ones about the meaning of Easter. It can be sent as a traditional card as well as converted to a digital eJigsaw card. more...
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Artists and teachers are able to design inquiry based project work within a framework for action in an online community for environmental and social justice. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Artistic environmental project will enrich student's lives by encouraging them to appreciate what they see, sense and feel. more...
Category: Music Education
Plan carefully to develop trust with students in a cooperative learning environment. Assist music students to develop an ability to be responsible for their own learning. more...
The Philosophy of a Creative Arts Educator: Wisdom is the Legacy Left by Harry Broudy 1905-98
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Harry Broudy advocated arts education for all students, rather than just for those gifted or highly interested in art, placing the arts at the centre of education. more...
Category: Arts Education (general)
Online community social networks become the creative arts teachers' basic planning tool. Multimedia sharing networks motivate students, lightening teachers loads. more...
How to Design a Photoshop Club: Schools Benefit From an Online Learning Portal
Category: Visual Arts Education
The benefits of creating a Photoshop Club to enhance the learning culture of schools are complimented by the creation of a bank of useful, local images. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Students make a clay labyrinth, which when glazed becomes a beautiful, subtle art form. The process will provide a relaxation opportunity for the classroom. more...
Category: Leadership Training
"Tribal Leadership" is the story of a research project that mapped the key leverage points of tribes to ascertain whether they are more powerful than teams. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Create a crazy reindeer character accompanied by a simple play on words. Teach children about how to think up humour when making this funny Christmas card with them. more...
How To Make Puzzle Christmas Cards: Create Original Cards to Keep Kids Occupied for the Holidays
Category: Visual Arts Education
Puzzle cards are a way to produce worthwhile activities for the Christmas vacation. Making and receiving the puzzles will bring fun and laughter to the holiday period. more...
How To Make an Advent Wreath: Create a Prop for a Christmas Ritual With Natural Materials
Category: Arts Education (general)
Although Advent wreaths have religious symbolic reference, they can be created to reflect context as this natural Australian approach shows. more...
How to Write a Song: Music Teacher Steph Jorna Shares Her Insight About Writing Melodies
Category: Music Education
Steph Jorna, music teacher from Our Lady's College, in Australia, claims that music is a challenging yet rewarding subject to teach. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Mathematically constructed tile work creates a patterned background into which a sculpture that tells the story of St. Elizabeth is positioned. more...
Category: Music Education
African Connection workshops expose students to culture, history and geography. In a heart-warming multicultural exchange students experience African rhythms and music. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
An effective way to ensure students are learning at their own pace and ability level is to encourage them to learn techniques via YouTube.com instructional vignettes. more...
Mardi Kearney Queensland Sculptor: Historical Research Breathes Spirit into Community Sculptures
Category: Visual Arts Education
A profound sense of narrative captures the meaning and feeling behind the stories Mardi Kearney portrays. Sculptures make history accessible and relevant for students. more...
Category: Music Education
A project based around making musical instruments from junk has the potential to be exciting, practical and of high appeal to all kinds of learners. more...
Carl Orff, Creator of Schulwerk: Innovative Music Programme for Children and Beginning Musicians
Category: Music Education
Carl Orff will not only be remembered as a musical composer. He developed a pedagogical system that allowed even young, untrained children to play music with ease. more...
How To Make A Rain Stick: Create a Recycled Material Musical Instrument
Category: Music Education
Create rain sticks in a cost effective manner by recycling old cardboard tubes as part of a multiple literacy approach to Math, Science or Religious Education. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Students use clay to their best advantage when teachers guide them to develop a rapport with the medium. Being mindful of clay's drying time is essential to success. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Students explore characters by drawing a realistic portrait. Once deconstructed and reconstructed it is fashioned into a composition called a critical emotional response. more...
The Dance Expression of a Filipino Prison: Lines of Prisoners Dancing Becomes A Hit On YouTube.com
Category: Dance Education
Does the idea of Filipino prisoners dancing on YouTube have relevance for the rest of the world? Will this form of creative expression become accepted internationally? more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Teach students to master drawing dolphins and encourage them to experiment with materials and poses as you guide them towards lyrical sea themed compositions to display. more...
Authentic Voice in Creative Arts: What Does Leadership Education Have to Say to Art Students?
Category: Arts Education (general)
Leadership Education has much to say to the Creative Arts. Faced with the daunting task of creating public expression, students develop faith in their authentic voice. more...
St Maria Goretti / Model for Youth: Youngest Patron of World Youth Day, Sydney 2008
Category: Catholic Saints
The story of this young saint models discernment. A forgiving young woman, Maria Goretti could think, judge and act upon her own inner convictions. more...
Celebrating World Youth Day 2008: A Pilgrimage of Faith for Young People from All over the World
Category: Catholic Mass & Holy Days
WYD08 will mark the first visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia. Youth from all over the world will gather in the spirit of renewal. more...
The Magic of Paper Sculpture: 16 Exciting,Creative and Economical Projects Ready for the Classroom
Category: Visual Arts Education
David Swinton shares creative paper art projects in an easy to read format . He supplies templates for sculptures described. Great as lesson fillers and group activities. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
Beautiful handmade beads can be used in a variety of ways. These recipes are cost effective. Students will enjoy creating a jewelry set as a gift for Mother's Day. more...
How To Make Rosary Beads: Creative Strategies For Teaching About A Form of Medatative Prayer
Category: Catholicism (general)
Rosary Beads are made from many different types of materials. They always follow the same style and pattern. Here is a guide to follow when making this functional art. more...
The Evonne Goolagong Cawley Story: One of Australia’s Most Loved Tennis Champions
Category: Historical Biographies (general)
Daughter of a poor Aborigine sheep shearer, Evonne Goolagong remained resilient and committed as she battled against the odds in the world of professional tennis. more...
Multi-talented Patrick Swayze: An Acting Career Complimented By Dancing, Singing and Song Writing
Category: Drama Education
Learning to dance from an early age, Patrick Swayze developed a versatile acting career. more...
Multi-talented Sean Choolburra: Australia's No. 1 Indigenous Comedian
Category: Dance Education
Sean is a comedian, rap singer, dancer, storyteller, actor and hip-hop didge player. He uses these gifts to take a lively look at his Aboriginal and Australian identity. more...
Category: Visual Arts Education
A suggested outline for a critical analysis of Sally Morgan's silkscreen print "Taken Away." The work evokes a feeling of searching for a sense of identity and place. more...
Modern Dance Research Assignment: Exploring The Genre of Hip Hop; the Culture From Which Rap Emerged
Category: Dance Education
The rich hip hop genre evolved from youth culture. This research assignment asks students to submerge in the influences that propelled the development of the dance. more...
Designing For Stained Glass: Coloured Glass: A Versatile Medium
Category: Visual Arts Education
There are many ways stained glass can be used to create artworks. Understanding the nature of the medium is essential when planning a design. more...
Jules François Archibald: Creator of the Archibald Prize, a Major Australian Portrait Prize
Category: Visual Arts Education
The Archibald Prize and The Bulletin journal are just two of the legacies that J F Archibald left the Australian population. more...
A Web of Dreams by Tessa Barclay: Audio Book as a Background Resource for Visual Literacy Teachers
Category: Visual Arts Education
A dramatic description of the struggles of a female webster is packed with historical information that brings the Scottish Tartan to life as an artistic statement. more...
Marino's Inspiring Career Pathway: Manuel Marino, Electronic Musician and Creator of Gaming Music
Category: Music Education
An independent producer of music for games and a composer for television and multi - media projects. Marino says, "Being an artist means to see life using symbols." more...
Giacomo Puccini of Tuscany, Italy: Puccini Ranks With Great Composers like Mozart, Verdi and Wagner
Category: Music Composition
Puccini was a composer internationally recognised as enduringly popular. In Tuscany, an annual festival is held in his honour. more...
The Music of Dame Nellie Melba: An Operas Singer's Contribution to the World
Category: Music Education
This Australian Covent Garden prima donna contributed to the international music world. She made a major war effort and left a legacy for aspiring female opera singers. more...
Creating a Christmas Collage: A Holiday Art Project or Lead Up Activity Toward the End of School
Category: Visual Arts Education
Adapt this Pre Christmas collage activity to suite the maturity of your Art Class. The complexity of the project will depend on the time and types of material available. more...
Online Jigsaw Theatre Invitations: Create Digital Email Jigsaws to Promote Christmas Plays
Category: Theater Education
Sending email jigsaw Christmas cards is a novel way to invite an audience to a Christmas Pageant. Use original artwork or photos from the show as classy promotion. more...
Symbolism of Fire in Art: Class Inquiry / Positive vs Negative Fiery Symbolism
Category: Drama Education
The drama or art class inquire into the positive and negative symbolism of fire. Students create their own flaming prop and write a soliloquy to present to the class. more...
Painting A Theatrical Backdrop: A Lesson Plan for Designing a Background Scene for a Performance
Category: Theater Education
Involve both the cast and crew in designing the set for a theatre project. This is a creative way to encourage involvement and ownership of the assignment. more...
Category: Theater Education
Discussion Prompts that show how a Drama Teacher would talk with her class about how writers, directors and set designers construct atmosphere and context for stories. more...
Royalties and School Plays: Writers, Publishers and Agents Will Differ - the Point Is to Ask!
Category: Theater Education
Teachers often worry unnecessarily about seeking permission and paying royalties when producing a school play. It is not such a big deal so long as you do your homework more...
Creating Variations in MSPaint: Draw Versions of a Character in Microsoft Paint - Challenging!
Category: Visual Arts Education
Take a simple clip art cartoon and have each member of the class slowly morph the character. The range of the variations will be delightful. more...
Stencilled Underwater Scenes: Trace Stencils for an Underwater Composition in Microsoft Paint
Category: Visual Arts Education
Students will learn to scan shapes using stencils. They will be fashioned into an underwater composition in MSPaint. more...
How To Make Mosaic Portraits: End of Year Christmas Mosaicing Gift Activity
Category: Visual Arts Education
A no mess portrait mosaic from cardboard pieces will become a priceless family heirloom! Patience and perseverance will produce stunning results worth framing. more...
Draw Underwater Scenes in MS Paint: Simple Step by Step Drawings in Microsoft Paint
Category: Visual Arts Education
Divers swim around a diving capsule. The figures are very small and they swim in the distance. This exercise encourages the use of a broad range of MS Paint Tools. more...
Futurism and Drawing Animations: Sketching Movement - A Rainy Day Lesson Plan
Category: Visual Arts Education
Tuck this concentrated activity away for a rainy day. Use it when kids have Cabin Fever. A fluid creative process assists students to make productive use of "down time." more...
Creative Arts Research Interview: Teaching Students How To Interview Creatively and Effectively.
Category: Arts Education (general)
Used wisely and so long as the students are developing an ever deepening understanding of respect for the rights of others the Creative Arts Interview is a powerful tool. more...
Fathers Day Gift Vouchers Book: Create A Gift for Dad as a Cartooning Project for Your Art Class
Category: Visual Arts Education
This great Art Project is a Fathers Day Card : A Voucher Book filled with cartoons depicting chores, gifts and favours a child can pledge to do for dad. more...
Whole School Art Based Activities: Drawing Forth The Best From Creative Arts Students
Category: Arts Education (general)
Art Teachers streamline assessment by running an activity that includes all of the students in the school . more...
Create A Father's Day Board Game: Use Drawing and Design an Innovative Game as a Gift For Dad
Category: Visual Arts Education
Although this idea for a gift for Father's day can be created alone it might be good for the students to plan, design and create this original game together. more...
Assessment Tools Applied To Arts: Appraisal, Evaluation, Measurement Techniques for Creative Arts
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Using assessment instruments as goal setting tools and planning guides can ensure smooth communication and enthuse Art Students. Avoid stress by planning with students. more...
The Zillmere Story Book: A Creative Community Project
Category: Visual Arts Education
The Zillmere Story Book, a Brisbane City Council - Creative Communities Project has brought the community together to make art and create a record of life in the suburb. more...
Creating Avatars for a Competition: The Benefits of Competing In A Computer Art Challenge
Category: Visual Arts Education
The Learning Place, an Australian Education website, is offering a competition where the prize is a work shop by the Creator of Swamp, Gary Clark. more...
Category: Arts Education (general)
Always be on the watch for ways to incorporate music into Arts Based Lesson Plans. There are many uses for musical expression in the modern Creative Arts Classroom. more...
The Zillmere Story Book Project: Getting Involved In The Arts Through Your Local Library
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Libraries are a source of information, visual imagery and shared educational ventures. Have you checked out what projects are running at your local library lately? more...
City Wide Approach To Vandalism: Art Students Fight Graffiti, Learn Negotiation and Build Skills
Category: Visual Arts Education
Anti Graffiti project called Artforce combats vandalism in Brisbane AU. Students learn artistic skills, gain insight into social solutions and community negotiation. more...
Art Fair Market Stalls: Creative Art Activities For The Vacation
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Creating a Market Stall provides an opportunity to teach students about self promotion as an Artist. This is an interesting and engaging way to teach about Careers. more...
Art, Droughts, and Water Rationing: Activities About Water Shortages and Embracing Restrictions
Category: Visual Arts Education
Carry a message about water restrictions and drought. Teachers can model proactive behaviours embracing restrictions so that Art Classes become part of the solution. more...
Chick’s Doin’ Tricks Easter Poster: Digital Muraling Activity Creates Poster As Easter Gift
Category: Theater Education
Arts and Drama Teachers can create the environment of the theatre through an Easter Poster Project that captures the atmosphere of the stage and creates an Easter gift. more...
Butterfly Released From Cocoon: Hatching Experienced in a Poetic Movement Perhaps With Sound
Category: Dance Education
Students will work through dance movement expressing the birthing of self as a butterfly in an Easter theme. Further exploration of other mediums will be encouraged. more...
Composition In Visual Arts?: The Seven Elements Of Design
Category: Visual Arts Education
The theory of Design is based on composition. Composition is the underlying structure of Art. There are seven elements of design. more...
Mice From Coloring Pages: Tech Drawing for Early Years
Category: Visual Arts Education
Keep it simple when teaching young children to draw. Stick to the basics. Coloring pages are a good source of inspiration. An introduction to using the computer mouse. more...
What Is Art Tech?: Art Assisted Digitally and Technology Enhanced by Art
Category: Arts Education Curriculum
Artististic expression provides us with intuitive gateways to original thought. Digital technology encourages innovative styles that can be shared internationally. more...
SMART SAFE Visioning Wall: A Visionary Artistic Process
Category: Arts Education (general)
At Mary MacKillop we hope our students will be motivated, self directioned, cooperative and visionary leaders of an inspired future world. more...
Learn How To Draw The Easy Way: How Do We Learn How To Draw
Category: Visual Arts Education
When learning about the creative process of drawing, students are encouraged to start with careful preparation of their work environment. Learn how to learn drawing! more...
Creative Arts Teacher In Year One: Language, Focus, Appropriateness of Interests for the Early Years
Category: Arts Education (general)
Year One requires a different approach when teaching exactly the same content as part of a Visioning Wall Project - a digital mural created to empower. more...
Programme Achieve - Art Classrooms: A Foundation for Learning - A Foundation For Life
Category: Arts Education (general)
Programme Achieve focuses on Four Foundations of Successful Learning. I discuss how this relates to the Creative Arts Classroom. more...
Mask Making Made Manageable: Making masks is fun, versatile, educational, easy
Category: Drama Education
Masks can be made in one lesson or as an evolving project. Plaster bandages are a good material to use as is papier-mâché and clay. Each is unique! more...
Is All The World A Stage?: Stages, Props, Costumes …Directing The Ambience
Category: Theater Education
According to the freedicitionary.com by Farlex ambiance refers to "a particular environment or surrounding influence." Directors intentionally create atmosphere. more...
Creative Character Creator: Ingenious Idea Generator
Category: Arts Education (general)
How can we cue students so that they experience creating a character quickly without frustration? Here is a recipe that is sure fire! more...
Learning How To Learn: Devising Learning Pathways
Category: Arts Education (general)
Through a process of self observation students are advised to watch their learning to discern what styles work best for them. This is a kind of mini personal inquiry. more...
Mason Garrett – Sketch Artist: Through drawing he forms connections to his inner artist
Category: Arts Education (general)
Mason Garrett has self published a journal/therapeutic drawing book. It is an exploration of his inner world. He is a committed sketch artist of considerable skill. more...
Rudolf Nureyev - Australian Idol!: Mutli-talented Versatile Dancer.
Category: Dance Education
Before thirty Nureyev was being called "the greatest living dancer of all time."
He stretched past the limits of dance extending the power of his chosen medium.
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Landscape Of Commitment: Phases of Positive Resistance
Category: Arts Education (general)
By teaching Creative Arts Students about commitment self-efficacy is encouraged. Students are asked to track how they feel, think and motivate themselves. more...
Multiple Literacies and The Arts: More Than One Way To Be Smart!!!!!
Category: Arts Education (general)
Through the Arts communities are able to experience 'self' as whole. Exploration of Multiple Literacy and Multiple Intelligences make this possible. more...
Animation: An Extension to Another Dimension
Category: Arts Education (general)
For Arts Education the availability of animation is a Godsend. Dance, drama, music and fine art can be combined in collaborative projects that encourage creativity. more...
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