Visarts summary to the 9th April
Visarts summary to the 9th April
Talofa lava to the Visarts fanau,
Well - having Easter break within term time this year felt like a lifesaver in our neck of the woods. I hope that everyone currently teaching is looking forward to some extra time with family and friends in the coming school break.
Thanks this week to those who replied to others with resources and to Jennie for coordinating an NZQA BPW for interested teachers.
Also huge thanks to those who contributed with letters and cards for Bronwyn Taylor - if you missed this please contact me through Visartsnet.
Jobs
Brandon Intermediate School in Porirua, Wellington, maternity leave position, 4th June- 13th Dec - 0.6 Visual Arts specialist teacher, see the Gazette
St Bedes was looking for interest in some possible part-time hours until the end of the year.
Upcoming PD opportunities…
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1st May Auck - NZQA Best Practice Workshop, cost $50 - Macleans College, from 10.30 - 2.00pm . Email Jennie.Williams@macleans.school.nz to register. The workshop will cover approaches to integrated standards. I will post more information as it come to hand. We can fit about 35 teachers in so we hope this will be a useful opportunity.
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11 May Well - NZQA Best Practice Workshop - "Making Assessor Judgments" Best Practice Workshop - course now full with waitlist I believe Wharewaka Function Centre https://nzqa.arlo.co/courses/23-visual-arts-best-practice-workshops?e=4fb26cabbe41426d82b72a4bccece71b
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Friday 8 June, 9.30 - 3.00pm. Digital Painting for Art Teachers Embracing Digital Abstraction Auckland (Te Atatu Peninsula), contact grant.visualstrategies@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
HERE & NOW is a four-day takeover of the ASB Waterfront Theatre during the April school holidays
Threads over the past couple of weeks:
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Photography resources and where to store them for use when there is an intermission between shooting and reflecting in class…
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Getting rid of NCEA Level 1 - some already have - some are waiting for outcomes of NCEA review….
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The mystery of the missing folio boards was solved - if no-one is home to sign for a board then it gets returned to NZQA
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Ayisha asked for critical thinking links, resources and ideas for her inquiry
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1.3 across the fields of Photography and Design was discussed
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John was curious about pronto plate - a litho-fil that can be photocopied and then used as a printmaking plate
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Hannah asked about 1.4 folios for L1 digital art courses - thanks heaps to those who not only responded but attached example folios
Primary/Junior Secondary Art:
Mathart - a great site combining geometry and art
A great triptych painting to learn about a range of colour schemes - in-depth instructions great for beginners
Foreground midground background with printable
Links for fun:
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Art Issue - contemporary art ideas
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Thanks to Rob from Rolleston for this fun link: Joseph Hercher a New Zealand born New Yorker making Rude Goldberg machines professionally for a few years his Jiwi Machines project was on the news a couple of years ago.
Professional Reading Links
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Rolex - Mentor and protege - videos and interviews of artists collaborating and performing
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Those who can't do, teach? Think again - inspirational article on great teachers and how they learn from students
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University of Canterbury Engineering slide that caused controversy
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Creativity can be taught to anyone. So why are we leaving it to private schools? - provocative but about narrowing of the Ebacc. Subjects.
Kia pai tō wiki
Bridget
Bridget Blair
Arts Online Community Facilitator - Visartsnet
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