One-line bear drawing with patterns

Years 1 and 2 enjoyed drawing their bear without lifting their pen, and then using patterns to decorate the bear and colour the background!

Covid-19 Student Artwork

During supervision of years 3-6 doing remote learning at Glen Katherine PS in Term 2, students drew tree silhouettes and used oil pastel to add colour!

My Drawings in the Time of COVID-19 Isolation

How to Teach Art from Home: COVID-19 Webinars with the Art of Education University

Last night I watched a 2-hour online webinar focusing on how to teach classroom art from home. It looks like this will be the 'new normal' at some stage here in Melbourne, although schools remain open right now. Art teachers are the most creative teachers on the planet, and this was an inspiring webinar packed full of tips and strategies around content, assessment and the tech side of things! I will continue watching these in the weeks to come!

Watching Paint Dry Webinar

As part of the Art Education Victoria Watching Paint Dry online Professional Development series, last week I attended a webinar about developing social awareness in students through visual arts teaching.

I am particularly passionate about this aspect of teaching visual arts as the emphasis is on student well-being and encouraging emotional intelligence. Steve Marks, AEV President and primary school art teacher showed examples of art lessons centered around the development of emotional awareness.

This informative series is focusing on various areas of the AusVels Arts curriculum in fortnightly webinar sessions this term.