Looking for Test Subjects

I am currently in a course that follows the Stanford Design Thinking Model; CEP 817 Learning Technology through Design. I decided on the problem of proactive (PoP): Elementary art teachers are struggling to use technology in meaningful ways. After getting feedback from other elementary art teachers, I decided on a solution that involved offering professional …

Final FAD 3.0

In my district, the art teachers have 3 assessments tools that we use; a color theory test, that is a pre-and post-assessment used to collect data on student growth, a common assessment for ceramics and an overall portfolio assessment used to give report card grades. While we have 5 units of study that we teach …

3 Things I believe about assessments

Back in May I wrote a post about three things I think about assessments (which you can read here). Today I am revisiting that post and diving deeper into what I believe about assessments, what I have learned about assessments and how it can be applied in the art studio. When looking at my original …

Secondary Color Game

As I have been focusing on assessments in art, I am now learning how to create/use video/digital games to assess. I will be designing a game based to assess first-grade students on secondary colors. Based on the research of James Paul Gee, I have broken down my color theory unit into what he calls the …

Assessing a Game Assessment

Reflecting before playing… The game that I will be assessing is based on Chicago history, in particular the story of Jane Addams and social reform. The game was designed for third grade students. It focuses is knowledge of historical facts and analyzing the interpretation and implications of historical events. I do not know anything about …

Gaming as Assessment

I started to design a game, where the student is an artist, a painter in particular, and only has primary colors on their paint pallet, but they need to use secondary colors in their painting. Through the game students have choices on what color something (such as a tree) should be a painted, and then …

Google Classroom and Assessment take 2

My last post was about google classroom and its features. Well, since then, I was added to the Beta Classroom test group, and I am testing out the new version of Classroom. Today, I am only looking at an assessment that I created for fourth grade. Every year they learn a new color theory concept …

Assessments, Video Games and Color Theory, Oh My!

As I have been focusing on assessments in art, I am now learning how to create/use video/digital games to assess. I will be designing a game based to assess first grade students on secondary colors. Based on the research of James Paul Gee, I have broken down my color theory unit into what he calls …

Google Classroom and Assessment

My last post was about google classroom and its features. Well, since then, I was added to the Beta Classroom test group, and I am testing out the new version of Classroom. Today, I am only looking at an assessment that I created for fourth grade. Every year they learn a new color theory concept …

Google Classroom

As I am learning about digital assessments, I am now looking at Course Management Systems (CMSs) through the lenses of assessment. While, I am familiar with a few CMSs, I am choosing to focus on Google Classroom. Google Classroom, Schoology and Seesaw are used within our school district, however, my building uses Google Classroom and …