ROCKIN’ CLOSE READING: CLOSE READING WITH LYRICS LIBBY DAWSON/RACHEL HUTSON
Close reading can sometimes be difficult for students to stay engaged and enthusiastic about learning. Most students love music, so why not dive into close reading with song lyrics? This lesson demo will focus on how to implement close reading strategies using song lyrics that students enjoy. Close reading allows students to think deeply about what they are reading by reading the text multiple times with different purposes. Students will learn how to analyze text, ask questions, and further their understanding by dissecting songs. Come join us for a rockin’ good time! Room 207
MEASURING MONDRIAN: MATH AND NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ABSTRACTION ETHAN PIGNATARO
This lesson is a great way to teach students not only about non-objective abstract art, but also ruler use, measurement, and geometry skills. Students will learn how Piet Mondrian developed his art into abstraction while learning or reviewing angle types, units of measurement, geometry terms, and shapes. Through following pre-determined guidelines set by you, students will plan, measure, draw, and paint a completely non-objective abstract artwork. Participants will leave with a copy of the lesson plan and an ActivInspire Flipchart Lesson after starting a working example. Room 222
COLOR MIXING AND STATES OF MATTER HOLLY BRIGGS
Using colored ice cubes, we will walk through a lesson on color mixing and states of matter. What happens to ice when it sits on a table for an hour? What happens when you mix two primary colors? Together, we will make predictions, test theories, and paint our observations. This is a simple lesson for early learners that equally balances Art and Science. Originally written as a 2nd grade lesson, this activity can be adapted to fit intermediate learners as well. Art classroom
SEE A CHARACTER IN COLOR! CHARACTERIZATION THROUGH COLOR AND ADJECTIVES LINDSEY COHN
Do you want another way to help your kids jump into a character? Let’s use color to describe a character. This session will use Olivia by Ian Falcouner and Mondrian. You will receive a lesson, character map, art gallery walk, and an art experience for your children to better understand a character through color. Room D113
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION KELLY FARR
This lesson demo will provide participants with an opportunity to take part in an arts integrated lesson focusing on using an actor’s tool to create skits demonstrating the meaning of students’ vocabulary words. Room 205
ARTS INTEGRATION MEETS TECHNOLOGY AMBER SAWYER
Whether it be creating photo collages, writing music, recording dramas, or making visual art come to life, technology takes the production of the arts to the next level. Technology allows students to create high quality productions that demonstrate their learning as a result of an arts integrated lesson. This session will focus on how the iPad can be used as a tool to create student-centered productions demonstrating each individual’s understanding based on his or her learning style. Room M052 3