Welcome to Stars and Tigers - a website to celebrate the art work of the students of the Orleans Elementary School and the Barton Academy and Graded School.
I follow the philosophy of Teaching For Artistic Behaviors (TAB), a concept of teaching art that began over thirty years ago by forward-thinking and innovative art teachers. In a TAB program, the students are the drivers of their own artistic exploration. During the summer of 2015, in addition to taking a course at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, I wrote a curriculum using the concepts of TAB, the new National Art Standards, and the Studio Habits of Mind from Harvard University.
In TAB classrooms, the skilled teacher introduces materials, art skills and concepts, and historical connections to the students through the use of mini-lessons. They work in genre centers, such as Drawing, Printmaking, Collage, Painting, Fiber Arts, etc., where they are free to explore the ideas taught in the mini-lesson or to pursue their own ideas and interests. The end products are as varied as the children in the class. I believe that a TAB art program is more in line with the most current educational practices that encourage students to be innovative, collaborative, and independent learners. Certainly, these are the characteristics I saw in my students in the previous two years on a daily basis! This website will publish some of the students' amazing artwork.
If you would like to see TAB in action, you are more than welcome to visit our art studios. Please call the school to schedule a visit.
I follow the philosophy of Teaching For Artistic Behaviors (TAB), a concept of teaching art that began over thirty years ago by forward-thinking and innovative art teachers. In a TAB program, the students are the drivers of their own artistic exploration. During the summer of 2015, in addition to taking a course at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, I wrote a curriculum using the concepts of TAB, the new National Art Standards, and the Studio Habits of Mind from Harvard University.
In TAB classrooms, the skilled teacher introduces materials, art skills and concepts, and historical connections to the students through the use of mini-lessons. They work in genre centers, such as Drawing, Printmaking, Collage, Painting, Fiber Arts, etc., where they are free to explore the ideas taught in the mini-lesson or to pursue their own ideas and interests. The end products are as varied as the children in the class. I believe that a TAB art program is more in line with the most current educational practices that encourage students to be innovative, collaborative, and independent learners. Certainly, these are the characteristics I saw in my students in the previous two years on a daily basis! This website will publish some of the students' amazing artwork.
If you would like to see TAB in action, you are more than welcome to visit our art studios. Please call the school to schedule a visit.