tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post8036726181293685082..comments2024-03-12T06:00:09.310-07:00Comments on Art Room 104: Primary Lines, Chihuly, Shading and Day of the Dead! Mrs. Impeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022104364845020710noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-14373304724444219272012-10-10T06:47:52.017-07:002012-10-10T06:47:52.017-07:00I'm not really sure why they are making us swa...I'm not really sure why they are making us swap pre-assessments to grade...especially as the state has said it's okay for us to grade our own pre-assessments. I guess they just want to be really sure we can't skew our results in anyway...which I suppose makes sense. <br /><br />It's looking like next Thursday we will finally be grading our pre-assessments...I can't wait! I hate having this stack of artwork on my desk, staring me in the eye, waiting to be graded! Actually, I think I'll be more relieved to get this done so I can finish writing my SLO's and then not have to worry about them for a while!Mrs. Impeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022104364845020710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-19867120876718378622012-10-09T17:33:25.574-07:002012-10-09T17:33:25.574-07:00So far, we have been allowed to grade our own pre-...So far, we have been allowed to grade our own pre-assessments- but what you are describing sounds like our plan for post-assessment scoring. ...and my HS teacher is in the same boat~ 1 SLO for Studio.<br /><br />I've been trying as much as possible to make sure us "special area" teachers stick together in our building so we can alleviate some work on ourselves. For example, I created an excel spreadsheet for our "rosters" we need to turn in with the SLO's. Since the co-curricular teachers (Library, Music, PE) have all decided to write SLO's for 4th, 2nd and K, we all need the same rosters. Why should each of us take the time to type the same info? So I'm trying to stay positive by creating things many of us can utilize!Kris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902528116625506140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-3377554174986021792012-10-08T17:39:14.567-07:002012-10-08T17:39:14.567-07:00Glad I'm not the only one who thinks it's ...Glad I'm not the only one who thinks it's a little unfair that us special area teachers have a lot to do in the SLO department! Not that I'm saying the other types of teachers don't either...but sometimes I think our administrators may forget that! I have to do 4 SLO's to cover my 51%. I have about 150 artworks to grade, give or take...are your adminstrators letting you grade your own pre-assessments? Mine is making the high school art teacher and I take a substitute one day to swap assessments and grade each others...again, another unfair point as she only has half as many numberwise to do...she only has to write 1 SLO for studio art!<br /><br />I will share my value handouts when I post tomorrow! Thanks for the interest and asking!Mrs. Impeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022104364845020710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-84431544799440149232012-10-08T14:43:31.859-07:002012-10-08T14:43:31.859-07:00...And would you mind sharing your VALUE handouts?......And would you mind sharing your VALUE handouts?Kris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902528116625506140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-51820096462772391012012-10-08T14:42:19.004-07:002012-10-08T14:42:19.004-07:00Oh the SLO's...you're not alone. We had a ...Oh the SLO's...you're not alone. We had a conference day last Friday to work on these, and it took me all of the time they gave me to get my 4th grade roster in order with historical data (I am using art grades from last year as part of my "multiple measures") and grade pre-assessments for that grade level alone. Now I still have the SLO to write.<br /><br />The thing that really gets me is that I am the only ES Art teacher in my district (as I am sure many of you are) and so I alone am writing 3 SLO's. (I have to do three grade levels to reach my 51%). Whereas grade level teachers are writing 1 SLO which they write and share as a group. To clarify~ I am one person writing 3, they are 4 people writing one...<br /><br />Rant over~<br /><br />What I REALLY wanted to tell you is that I had a really hard time w/ vaseline on my plastic molds last year. It may have been because they are old and brittle, but as we took them off, many of the molds broke. I actually bought new ones, but I intend to use plastic wrap this year. Keep us posted on how it goes~ good luck!Kris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902528116625506140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-33304521955405444072012-09-28T17:43:26.543-07:002012-09-28T17:43:26.543-07:00Thanks for all the advice! I bought two big jars ...Thanks for all the advice! I bought two big jars of Vaseline, so I think I'll have the kids put a thin layer of that on the face forms before putting the plaster strips on them.Mrs. Impeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022104364845020710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-9102130237635948922012-09-28T17:41:51.244-07:002012-09-28T17:41:51.244-07:00Well in order to completely write a Student Learni...Well in order to completely write a Student Learning Objective (template can be found here: http://engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-student-learning-objective-template/), there are kind of three parts...you need to know and have your pre- and post-assessment approved by your administrator (check!). Then, you have to start filling in the template that has your student population, learning content or standards covered, interval of instruction time, and evidence (what is the pre-assessment used to address your goals?). The other half of your SLO can't be written until you complete and grade your pre-assessments. Those include your baseline scores (where did your students score on the pre-assessment?), your projected target scores for your students, your HEDI scoring, and your rationale for your entire SLO/projected target scores. <br /><br />I was able to get some clarity on what I'm supposed to be writing for next week...more to come in my next post tomorrow!Mrs. Impeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022104364845020710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-17868552272178802502012-09-26T22:07:29.123-07:002012-09-26T22:07:29.123-07:00I know I'm retired, and therefore don't ha...I know I'm retired, and therefore don't have to do this stuff, but honestly, I thought the SLO's had to be done before any assessments. I mean, how do you know what you want to assess if you don't know what your learning objectives are? And I thought you weren't allowed to grade your own assessments - or is that just the post assessments? It's all so crazy. As for the HEDI, I think I have some info floating around here from some NYSUT training I attended. I'll have to look it up. Doesn't your HEDI score depend on the percentages agreed to in our school district, and whatever rubric you are using?<br /><br />We did those coffee filter Chihuly macchias last year. I hot glued them to scraps of mat board to hang and it worked great - I'm sure tag will work well too. It was a pain storing them before they were hung and when we took them down. I had the kids write their names on the edge of the filter with a sharpie. <br /><br />As for the masks-we've used the vaseline on real faces, but never tried it on mask forms, though it should work. Or you could use some tin foil, though it is pricey. The foil would be cool because the kids could make subtle changes in the shapes on the features if they want. Saran Wrap sounds slippery and problematic to me. Ditto to the comment above- don't use wet paper towels!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-55137582300810634582012-09-26T19:18:36.033-07:002012-09-26T19:18:36.033-07:00if you are using the plaster strips on a plastic m...if you are using the plaster strips on a plastic mask mold then you don't need to use anything....however, you don't want to use wet paper towels underneath because it will keep the plaster from drying well and can lead to cracking...you can use saran wrap but I always just use the patrolling jelly with my 6th graders Mrs. Art Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871081850970695684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-66654473709842101752012-09-26T18:20:58.654-07:002012-09-26T18:20:58.654-07:00I feel your frustration! I love how some individua...I feel your frustration! I love how some individuals think you can just change something at the last minute! The old "I don't care how you get it done but do it and make sure it's done yesterday " Good luck! :)Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750438627381465213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2596420938752384378.post-78447518886057658802012-09-26T17:48:15.536-07:002012-09-26T17:48:15.536-07:00Don't you LOVE anacronyms? Totally incomprehen...Don't you LOVE anacronyms? Totally incomprehensible to those not in the know, but they sound so impressive! Having been in and out of the education system for MANY years, I know how frustrated you must be feeling!! And tomorrow it will change again ... and they wonder why some of us get a little bit cynical :)<br />My hat is off to you for allowing your 6th graders to have a say in the curriculum :) :)Elizabeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/12579116603964865039noreply@blogger.com