Art Department Professional Growth Goes Off Without A Hitch

Today I lead NCCS Art Department in exploring digital practices in the art classroom. It started with a general overview of some of the free photo-editing programs Google has to offer such as Aviary and then went into ways to share, connect, and collaborate with students/parents/professionals in the community and around the globe.

As I got myself prepared, setting up the blog and Twitter account, I became really excited for the possibilities for next school year. I really hope I can maintain these different outlets to connect local businesses, artists, and community members to my classroom.

My idea for the 2011-2012 school year? Ideally, I would love to collaborate with NCMS Science Department, Stark Parks, and a few local businesses to create a piece of public art that functions as a bird/animal habitat, perhaps located on the Hoover Park Connector Trail?

Ideas are flowing!

some of my favorite websites to inspire you

Google Art Project - Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.

Quipsologies - Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.


TED: Ideas worth spreading - Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world


Desire to Inspire - An Australian and a Canadian reunited to explore inspirational furniture and indoor designs.


Tumblr: The Art Classroom - Tumblr is a free blog hosting platform. This is the link to my art classroom inspirational blog.


Art Education 2.0 - An online professional learning community of art educators. 


Heart Stark Art Lounge - Hearted-artist lounge is a place for artists and art-lovers alike to hang out, kick back and talk about the art scene in Stark County.