Lessons & Curriculum
Scope & Sequence
My secondary-level scope & sequence, encompassed by the overarching theme of metamorphosis, covers a minimum of one 2D dry media, 2D wet media, sculpture, digital, and book/paper art project per year. Each project aligns with state and national visual arts standards, and is designed with a balance of structure and open-endedness to encourage students to create an original solution to each artistic prompt.
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Metamorphosis is the process of change. Each grade level has seven units:
Emergence
Movement
Disruption
Variation
Adaptation
Transformation
Continuation
Each project coordinates with its corresponding unit theme.
Saturday Art Curriculum
Saturday Art is the practicum course for art education majors at Miami University. MU Art Education has been running the Saturday Art community art program for the Oxford community for many decades. Teachers decide upon a theme for the program, create guiding questions for each week and then write a 6-week curriculum that aligns to Ohio Visual Arts standards and offers unique, creative experiences. Projects vary between classes and include 2D and 3D media and historical and contemporary artist exemplars.
This year's theme is On the Move!
Paper Dolls
Monoprinting
Past, Present, and Future: Lenticular Art
Neurographic Art
Collaborative Mobile
Fashionality v. Functionality
A three-day, air-dry clay lesson for high school. Students will create a functional piece that represents their identity by building either a cup, bowl, or plate with air-dry clay, adding details that describe their identity. This lesson was developed in collaboration with Hal Loomis, Amy Tangeman, Brooke-Lynn Clark, and Jocelyn Taylor.
