Ahhhh…the joys of lesson planning. Everyone’s favorite thing to do, right (Only kidding!) While lesson plans should be fun and relatively straightforward to write, they often aren’t. Take, for example, the long lesson plans I had to submit when I was student teaching. I’m not sure any lesson plan needs to be twenty pages long! […]
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One of my favorite ways to wrap up a middle school photography course is with something called the Social Identity Project. It’s a chance for students to use the technical skills they’ve been learning while also digging into deep questions; questions surrounding identity formation and what’s important to them. It culminates with a display of […]
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Our students aren’t learning about photography in the same way we did. Gone are the days of “hoping for the best” with point-and-shoot cameras. With technology at their fingertips, our students are able to take high-quality pictures from the start. The smartphones and tablets that make taking good-quality photos so accessible also have other benefits. […]
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In today’s “selfie” generation, photography isn’t always seen as a high art form, especially among our students. Therefore, it’s up to us to share the work of prominent photographers and showcase what a powerful form of expression photography can be. Luckily, we can easily capitalize on our students’ love of technology to do this! And, […]
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When studying photography, students need to learn aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. But, those concepts aren’t always easy to teach. Students need to know what the words mean and also understand how to control them on their camera and why they matter. Some teachers start with definitions. While definitions can provide a brief overview, they often don’t […]
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My first year teaching, I handed students a worksheet that diagrammed the camera and went over the function of each part. Although the students took copious notes, as soon as they had the cameras in their hands, it was like I’d taught them nothing. This is because many students learn best by doing. The next […]
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Ahhhh…the joys of lesson planning. Everyone’s favorite thing to do, right (Only kidding!) While lesson plans should be fun and relatively straightforward to write, they often aren’t. Take, for example, the long lesson plans I had to submit when I was student teaching. I’m not sure any lesson plan needs to be twenty pages long! […]
The post How to Pare Your Lesson Plans Down to the Essentials appeared first on The Art of Ed.
...
One of my favorite ways to wrap up a middle school photography course is with something called the Social Identity Project. It’s a chance for students to use the technical skills they’ve been learning while also digging into deep questions; questions surrounding identity formation and what’s important to them. It culminates with a display of […]
The post How to Get Your Students Thinking Deeply With Photography appeared first on The Art of Ed.
...
Our students aren’t learning about photography in the same way we did. Gone are the days of “hoping for the best” with point-and-shoot cameras. With technology at their fingertips, our students are able to take high-quality pictures from the start. The smartphones and tablets that make taking good-quality photos so accessible also have other benefits. […]
The post The Best Photo Editing Programs for the Art Room appeared first on The Art of Ed.
...
In today’s “selfie” generation, photography isn’t always seen as a high art form, especially among our students. Therefore, it’s up to us to share the work of prominent photographers and showcase what a powerful form of expression photography can be. Luckily, we can easily capitalize on our students’ love of technology to do this! And, […]
The post How to Introduce Photography with iPads to Your Students appeared first on The Art of Ed.
...
When studying photography, students need to learn aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. But, those concepts aren’t always easy to teach. Students need to know what the words mean and also understand how to control them on their camera and why they matter. Some teachers start with definitions. While definitions can provide a brief overview, they often don’t […]
The post A Simple Way to Help Students Understand Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO appeared first on The Art of Ed.
...
My first year teaching, I handed students a worksheet that diagrammed the camera and went over the function of each part. Although the students took copious notes, as soon as they had the cameras in their hands, it was like I’d taught them nothing. This is because many students learn best by doing. The next […]
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