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Let's Talk About Teacher Burnout

Teacher burnout signs and how to cope.

Teacher of the Year???

I won Teacher of the Year for my school. Here's are my thoughts.

YAY Art Sticky Note Installation

The sticky note wall was an interactive installation that my art students and I created to provide joy and positivity to our hallway.

NOW Conference | Welcome Fellow Educators!

Welcome Fellow Educators who were navigated here from the NOW Conference. I'm so excited you're here!

Tasks I do to help get out of that Teaching "Funk"

Tips and tricks that I use when I have hit that "funk" in the classroom.

Challenges to Foster Creativity (Art Ed Radio Episode)

Tune in to my guest appearance on Art Ed Radio with Tim Bogatz discussing Challenges to Foster Creativity in the classroom!

Speed Date Critique

Speed Dating Critiques are a fun and less scary way for students to have art critiques in the classroom.

How to Build an AP 2D Art Portfolio (Sustained Investigation Resource)

"What type of crop do you want to grow?" Before the art portfolio was changed, the writing wasn't graded. The images also needed to...

AP 2D Art Portfolio in an nutshell!

A brief infographic on how to create a AP 2D Art Portfolio.

ISO 101

A break down of ISO and its purpose in photography.

Shutter Speed (S) 101

Shutter Speed in a nutshell!

Aperture (A) 101

Aperture explained in simple terms and images.

Cinemagraphs in Photoshop (Brief Summary)

A brief summary on my attempt at cinemagraphs with my secondary students.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts at a Glance (High School)

The Visual Arts TEKS at a Glance

Anchor Standards, Essential Questions, Enduring Understandings at a Glance

The National Core Arts Standards at a glance for easy lesson planning.

Gummy Bear Memes (Lesson Plan)

A lesson that combines advertising, social media, macro photography, and sweets all in one!

Hybrid Animals in PhotoPea (Lesson Plan)

A lesson plan that helps students master the tools of Photopea by creating amusing animal combinations.

Showing Gratitude with Clipping Masks (Tutorial with PSD Template)

PhotoPea tutorial on how to use a Grid Clipping Mask with PSD Template.

Clipping Masks with the Text Tool (Tutorial)

Clipping masks using the text tool

NOW 2023 WINTER CONFERENCE PRESENTER!

Drum roll, please...... ...... ....... I am SO excited to announce that I am officially a presenter for the Art of Education University...

KRISTINA BROWN

artist. educator. photographer. mother.

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