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The Five Senses: How We Come to Know our World

by Robin Brooks | Mar 18, 2018 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio

As a young child, feeling the warmth of the sun on my face, reflected from the Cabana Club pool, my feet dangling in the cold pool water. My summers were spent poolside while my dad worked his summer job of Pool Director. At home, being tucked in under the covers at...
Saying “Yes” to Children’s Ideas–Teaching vs. Learning

Saying “Yes” to Children’s Ideas–Teaching vs. Learning

by Robin Brooks | Sep 27, 2017 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Uncategorized

TEACHING VS. LEARNING: One of the scariest things about transitioning to a choice based approach to working with children is a teacher’s fear of losing control.  Many of us are operating under the false assumption that if we control every possible variable, we...

Art Teaching: Braiding Strands of Theory into Practice

by Robin Brooks | Mar 21, 2016 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio

Every teacher-in-training takes theory classes in preparation for entering the classroom.  Over time, our theories about children and learning become the foundation for our practice–the daily life of working with children in the classroom.  As I have matured in...

mid-year musings from the elementary choice studio

by Robin Brooks | Sep 18, 2011 | An Art Teacher's Journal

This photo gallery shows student work completed in the last six weeks.  With three snow days to interrupt our flow, students nonetheless have shown great focus and persistence in creating original works in a variety of media.  My students are working hard to prepare...

Reggio and Choice–Reflections from the Classroom

by Robin Brooks | Dec 18, 2010 | An Art Teacher's Journal

On Tuesday evening, October 12, my Reggio Emilia Study Group gathered in Portland to start another year together.  We have been calling ourselves the Portland Area Reggio Collaborative, or PARC for a couple of years now.  We are a collection of early childhood...

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