TAEA Annual Conference November 16-19

The TAEA Annual Conference is finally here, with tons of opportunities to share and learn.

TAEA Annual Conference
Fort Worth Convention Center
Hilton Fort Worth
815 Main Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-870-2100

Be sure to register on Oracle for your staff development credit:
Session # 7235009

Staff Development Hours: 14
Start Time: Teachers: 8:00 am 11/16/06

End Time: 11/19/06 4:00 pm
You must register for conference through TAEA.
For more information:
www.tea.state.tx.us/ or call Judy Shimp: 972-233-9107 x 201

Youth Art Month for Thanksgiving

I received the 2007 Youth Art Month (YAM) information from Sherry White (TAEA YAM V.P.). Here are dates you need to keep in mind:

• Sunday, November 19th at 7 a.m., is the YAM breakfast at the TAEA conference. The YAM Breakfast is always enlightening and informative, and accompanied by a good meal.

• December 12, 2006 is the deadline for the YAM flag design contest. Let’s have someone from Dallas ISD win it this year! Go to the TAEA website and click on Special Programs to pull up the YAM flags from the past.

• January 12, 2006 is the deadline for Janice to send Capitol Exhibit work to be juried. That means that you need to have your artwork ready to send to Janice as soon as you get back from the Winter Break. I am trying to get dates out to you before you leave for Thanksgiving. If not, you will have them the week of November 27th. Remember that you must be a current TAEA member in order to submit artwork for the Capitol exhibit.

•

You can check the TAEA website and download the YAM booklet. www.taea.org. Remember that you should already have pieces put aside and ready to mat for the local exhibit in February. Please give me a call at 214-926-4698 if you have any questions.

Linda Cross

DAEA President

YAM Co-Chair

Staff Development Report

You can now sign up on Oracle for the November staff development classes, to be held at Conrad High School on November 20 and 21. The November classes are the last no-cost opportunities for you to get your mandatory staff development hours for the year. After these, the only classes available will be those offered by our local museums, classes with a registration fee paid by the attendee.

The TAEA conference is also now on Oracle, so if you are attending, be sure to register for your staff development credit. See “Calendar of Events” for more information about this incredible event.

DISD Visual Art – Improving Instruction Nov. 20th 7235012 7 hours
DISD Visual Art – Improving Instruction Nov. 21st 7235013 7 hours
TAEA 2006: Success Technology Conference - Nov. 16, 17, 18 7235009 14 hours

If you have any questions, e-mail me or Janice.

Bob Ostrowski
Vice President, Dallas Art Educators Association
rostrowski@dallasisd.org

972-502-3494

Lesson Idea - Egyptian Death Masks

Masks were a very important aspect of Ancient Egyptian burials; they provided the dead with a face in the afterlife, and enabled the spirit to recognize the body. Using papier mache and tag board, students can create their own Egyptian-style burial mask. Have students examine and evaluate arts prints and photos of Egyptian burial masks. Discuss the reason these were made and the purpose they served in the Egyptian community. Have students cut a background for their mask from poster board or tag board. The backgrounds should be loosely shaped to resemble an inverted capital letter "U.“ Using papier mache and mask forms, have children carefully create a face for their project. Using broad sized masking tape or hot glue, secure the mask to the tag board background. Have students cut a fan-shaped piece of tag board and tape it to the forehead of the mask. Paint the mask and headdress with two layers of gold paint, then paint black stripes along the background, leaving space between the stripes to create alternating black and gold stripes. Paint specific facial features on the mask in black as well.

Pictures of Egyptian Burial Masks can be found at http://www.lost-civilizations.net/ancient-egypt-egyptian-afterlife-coffins-mummy-masks-page-3.html.
More information on Egypt can be found at http://www.ancient-egypt.org/.

Quick and Easy Art Lessons

A GUIDE TO BUILDING VISUAL ARTS LESSONS:
http://www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/building_lessons/guide.html
From the Getty Art Museum, this online guide covers teaching resources for the visual arts for kindergarten through grade twelve, with specific activities and tips geared to each grade level.

INTERACTIVE ART HISTORY:
http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/
http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/iworksheet.html
Use this interactive Inside Art online game to help your students discover the intriguing world of art history.
Use the 2nd link above for an accompanying printable student worksheet.

Freebies!

Free Rubric Maker

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

Free Award Maker

http://www.crayola.com/certificatemaker/index.cfm?flash=6

Free Supplies
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rEcycleDFW/

Free Online Staff Development

http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/

http://www.nea.org/profdev/index.htmlx

http://www.teachnology.com/web_tools/rubrics/