Hey there art teacher friends.

This is an impromptu post from your blog moderator pal, Leslie Grace.

First off, I hope you are all healthy and well.

As many schools begin to shut down for X amount of days or weeks, I thought it might be helpful to share resources that other teachers have been sharing across Facebook and the internet for remote learning for visual art.

Of course, this is not something that all communities and students can do or have access to, as having internet and home computers are a luxury that not every family can indulge in. Most of my students do not have home computers, and can only access the internet through their parents’ phones. Not to mention the supplies they do not have available at home! So I am grappling with my own thoughts of how to serve my students’ artistic needs remotely, with a lack of resources, and lack of technology.

If your kiddos do have access and resources, perhaps these teachers’ ideas/links/lessons can help ya out:

PAEA Peep Show Contest

Rickey Willens created this slideshow on Drive to help families guide student activities at home.

Artsonia how to videos made by art teachers.

MissArtRoom.Blogpot.com shared a bunch of great resources like the images below and these links:

• https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/k-5directeddrawing
• https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/k-5artsongs
• https://www.instagram.com/missrsartroom/

The Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe has online lessons in English and Spanish at
http://www.internationalfolkart.org/learn/lesson-plans/

Artful Amy Google Drive folder of teacher submitted lessons –  This one is a gold mine of resources! But no “borrowing” for profit y’all!

Mrs. Velasques’ Art at home guide

Carol Bowen’s Flipped classroom lessons- “I “flipped” my classroom a couple of years ago, so I have more than 150 art teaching videos on my Youtube Channel. I normally keep them private and just use them in my classes. However, in these unusual times, I am sharing them to help any other folks who might need art lessons to use for remote teaching. I hope they help. They are for middle school through adult students. Feel free to share with any art teacher friends–or parents who are at home with their kids, looking for educational activities. Stay healthy!”

Amber Kane; How to teach art online- Many schools are closing and asking teachers to teach classes online to avoid the spread of (COVID-19), while it is possible to teach art online (it’s something that I’ve been doing for 6 years) it can feel overwhelming in the beginning. It can be hard to know where to start, what platforms and equipment to use and how to find the time. To help you, I’ve collected some of my favorite tools for teaching online and am sharing them below.

Paula Mclain– Lessons and ideas she compiled from other art teachers, institutions, etc.

Art Ed Guru– Covid19 Remote Teaching Resources