Visual Arts
Visual Art
MCPS Visual Art Units of Instruction:
Drawing | Painting | Collage |
Printmaking | Textiles | Puppets/Masks |
Book Arts | Architecture | Digital Art/Photography |
Sculpture | Ceramics | *Looking At and |
*Many of the activities for this area help develop students thinking skills and are based on Artful Thinking routines, as developed by Harvard Project Zero. For more information on this program see the following website: http://pzweb.harvard.edu/tc/index.cfm. |
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Visual Art Grading and Reporting
Students will be assessed in two areas related to art content:
- Creating Art: Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the art content through appropriate use of tools and techniques to create art.
- Responding to Art: Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the art content through their ability to talk about art using appropriate vocabulary.
These areas will be scored on a 4, 3, 2, 1 scale and averaged for the final O, S, N report card grade.
Scores on Assessments | = | Report Card Grade |
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Independently applies the content or processes with no major errors. | 4 | = | O | Outstanding |
Demonstrates understanding of the content or processes with no major errors. | 3 | = | S | Satisfactory |
Demonstrates understanding of simpler content or processes with no major errors. | 2 | = | N | Needs Improvement |
With help, demonstrates partial understanding of the simpler content or processes with some errors. | 1 | = | N | Needs Improvement |
For more info about Standards Based Grading and Reporting, please visit: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/grading/
Cashell Students Share Their Artwork with the World!
Move Over Famous Artists!
(Excerpted from the November Communique)
Cashell Elementary afrtists are taking over the spotlight! Kim Haden, the school's Art Teacher, has teamed up with Artsonia, www.artsonia.com -the world's largest online kid's art museum -- to display the students' artwork. Anyone can view the school gallery online at: www.artsonia.com/ schools/Cashell1. Visitors can browse the artwork in the school gallery by grade level, or by specific exhibits. Cashell Elementary students join thousands of students from over 100 countries whose artwork is showcased on Artsonia. All of Artsonia's artwork (nearly 5 million and counting!) are viewable online, and any teacher or parent can create an online art gallery for their child or school. Artsonia provides several online features such as fan clubs and personal guestbooks, as a way for families to encourage the creativity and imaginations of their young artists. In addition, family members can purchase keepsakes imprinted with the child's artwork, with Artsonia donating 15 percent of their annual product revenue back to school art programs.
Once your child's artwork has been published, you will receive an Activity Report which will include a screen name and security key so that you can register on the site. Registration is highly encouraged so you can enjoy all of the benefits that this program has to offer! Volunteers! Publishing student artwork online is a time-consuming project for the teacher. If you are familiar with digital cameras and would like to help the teacher, please contact Mrs. Haden at Kimberly_D_Haden@mcpsmd.org.
Last updated on November 12, 2009 by Damon Riley