by Laura Sapelly | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog |
I developed this worksheet as a way to access students’ perspectives on sewing as they worked through The Stitched Drawing activity. It generates discussions around sewing one on one, or in small or large groups. Ensure that students have a sketchbook or journal....
by Laura Sapelly | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog |
I adapted this rubric from the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Arts Program when introduced to them during my student teaching a decade ago. These IB rubrics have changed dramatically over the years, but I think these simpler rating scales are just...
by Laura Sapelly | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog |
I developed this lesson, From Lead to Thread: The Stitched Drawing, while apprentice teaching. My mentor’s work and teaching were grounded in observational drawing and painting. Rooted in fiber arts, I sought to bridge the gap between the two and chose to do so using...
by Laura Sapelly | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog |
Type “Why the arts matter” on a web search. You’ll get well over a million results. In this worksheet, I offer some of those results, as well as my own perspectives on why the arts FRIGGEN matter! Then, you have space to write your own reasons why the arts matter!...
by Laura Sapelly | Jan 16, 2020 | Blog |
Dear Friends, Ten years ago, this week, I began student teaching. Despite having experience with some of the students and my mentor, the amazing Joseph Fontinha, I was a nervous wreck. Plouffe Academy, an International Baccalaureate certified middle school, educated...
