tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376425342011-04-21T11:21:50.860-07:00Join me each week as we discuss lesson plans and ideas, hilarious or embarrassing stories from the classroom, management tips and more!Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-31475977037618922882007-12-23T13:10:00.000-08:002007-12-23T13:17:46.458-08:00<b>Lesson Share</b> : Value &amp; Perspective Construction Paper Cutout<br /><br />[ images coming soon ]<br /><p><b>Problem Solved : </b><a href="http://yongesonne.edublogs.org/2007/06/29/the-ripe-environment/">The Ripe Environment</a><br /></p><p><b>That's News to Me : </b><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-bywaters_1208gl.ART.State.Edition1.36a3034.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jerry Bywaters Exhibit at SMU's Meadows Museum</span></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><b>>> </b></span><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/Ep9_Dec_24_2007.mp3">Download File >> Listen</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-3147597703761892288?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-64175045952185584142007-10-30T21:21:00.001-07:002008-12-08T13:27:44.066-08:00<b>Lesson Share</b> : Healthy Twist on Wayne Thiebaud<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RygDZo_1P2I/AAAAAAAABXw/-DxMMFDWDdM/s1600-h/DSC04026.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RygDZo_1P2I/AAAAAAAABXw/-DxMMFDWDdM/s320/DSC04026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127351914798071650" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RygDs4_1P3I/AAAAAAAABX4/bl3l9jsGoQc/s1600-h/DSC04027.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 75px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RygDs4_1P3I/AAAAAAAABX4/bl3l9jsGoQc/s320/DSC04027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127352245510553458" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RygECo_1P4I/AAAAAAAABYA/D9BXg-OF3z4/s1600-h/DSC04028.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RygECo_1P4I/AAAAAAAABYA/D9BXg-OF3z4/s320/DSC04028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127352619172708226" border="0" /></a><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/obesity_trends_2006.ppt">Center for Disease Control PPT</a></li><li><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/Thiebaud_Compositions.doc">Thiebaud Compositions</a></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnDjpLDMxRM">Hot Dog Eating Contest</a><br /></li></ul><p><b>Problem Solved : </b><a href="http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/334/">Unplugged Classrooms</a><br /></p><p><b>That's News to Me : </b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/arts/design/17gogh.html?_r=2&amp;ref=arts&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin">Starry-Eyed Innkeeper Plans to Buy a Painting for van Gogh's Final Abode</a><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><b>>> </b></span><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/episode_8_november_1_2007.mp3">Download File >> Listen</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-6417504595218558414?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-63696845187453981222007-10-10T22:09:00.000-07:002008-12-08T13:27:44.554-08:00<b>Lesson Share</b> : Black &amp; White Portraits / Fundraising with Square1<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RwAY6vIdBaI/AAAAAAAABOo/hfqGct-gIVQ/s1600-h/DSC03907.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 99px; height: 99px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RwAY6vIdBaI/AAAAAAAABOo/hfqGct-gIVQ/s320/DSC03907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116116574056285602" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RwAZE_IdBbI/AAAAAAAABOw/M11MpAEPts0/s1600-h/DSC03909.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RwAZE_IdBbI/AAAAAAAABOw/M11MpAEPts0/s320/DSC03909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116116750149944754" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RwAZLfIdBcI/AAAAAAAABO4/u7-q9bgKD8E/s1600-h/DSC03923.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SzOGiaDIMa4/RwAZLfIdBcI/AAAAAAAABO4/u7-q9bgKD8E/s320/DSC03923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116116861819094466" border="0" /></a></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.enasco.com/top/175/Unruly+Rulers/">Unruly Rulers</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.square1art.com/">Square1Art.com</a><br /></li></ul><p><b>Tales from the Classroom :</b> The Flipper Returns<br /></p><p><b>Problem Solved : </b>Boring Worksheets</p><p><b>That's News to Me : </b>"My Kid Could Paint That" (use link in duplicate post below)<br /></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><b>>> </b></span><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/Episode7October1_2007.mp3">Download File >> Listen</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-6369684518745398122?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-66492091897144203492007-09-30T14:41:00.000-07:002007-10-10T22:16:27.641-07:00<b>That's News to Me : </b><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/MyKidCouldPaintThat.mp3">"My Kid Could Paint That"</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-6649209189714420349?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-18978959662011220832007-04-07T20:00:00.000-07:002007-04-08T08:03:32.750-07:00<b>Lesson Share</b> : Masters Grid Drawing & Painting<br /><p><a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/mastergrid_lg_2.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/mastergrid_thb_2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/mastergrid_lg_4.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/mastergrid_thb_4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/mastergrid_lg_3.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/mastergrid_thb_3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/mastergrid_lg_1.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/mastergrid_thb_1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/START-EXPLORING-Masterpieces-Fact-Filled-Coloring/dp/0762409452/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7179850-9837544?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&qid=1176002126&amp;sr=8-1">START EXPLORING(tm) Masterpieces - A Fact-Filled Coloring Book</a><br /></li></ul><p><b>Tales from the Classroom :</b> Flippin' the Bird<br /></p><p><b>That's News to Me : </b>Trotting Out Globes<br /></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17553252/site/newsweek/">Newsweek</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/245145,globe07.article">Chicago Sun Times</a></li></ul><p><b>That's News to Me : </b>Choice Based Art Education</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/TAB-CHOICE.htm">What is Choice?</a></li><li><a href="http://knowledgeloom.org/tab/index.jsp">Knowledge Loom</a></li><li><a href="http://thevirtualclassroom.blogspot.com/">The Virtual Classroom (shebaduhkitty)</a></li><li><a href="http://toktekart.blogspot.com/">McAuliffe Elementary</a></li><li><a href="http://www.tabroom.blogspot.com/">Laurie Dyer</a><br /></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><b>>> </b></span><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/episode_6_april_7_2007.mp3">Download File >> Listen</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-1897895966201122083?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-34452321428025163982007-03-01T08:00:00.000-08:002007-02-28T22:18:46.755-08:00<b>Lesson Share</b> : Mixed Media Still Life<br /><p><a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/still_lg_1.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/still_thb_1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/still_lg_2.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/still_thb_2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/still_lg_3.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/still_thb_3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/still_lg_4.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/still_thb_4.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><b>Tales from the Classroom :</b> The Twix Temptation<br /></p><p><b>Problem? Solved. :</b> Tying in Art History and Testing</p><ul><li><a href="http://ditc.missouri.edu/docs/blackBox.pdf">Inside the Black Box</a><br /></li></ul><p><b>That's News to Me : </b>"My Kid Could Paint That"<br /></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=395996">Story @ Rotten Tomatoes</a><br /><a href="http://oscar.com/nominees/?pn=list"></a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_direction"></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912592/">Internet Movie Database</a><br /></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>>> </strong></span><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/episode_5_march_1_2007.mp3"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Download File / Listen</strong></span></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-3445232142802516398?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-50477241250263188792007-02-21T16:03:00.000-08:002007-02-21T16:37:08.025-08:00<b>Lesson share</b> : Benefit Concert Poster<br /><p><a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_lg_1.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_thb_1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_lg_2.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_thb_2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_lg_4.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_thb_4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_lg_5.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_thb_5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_lg_3.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/benefit_thb_3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><b>Problem? Solved. :</b> Organizing In-progress Drawings</p><p><a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/shelves_lg.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/shelves_thb.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/shelves_close_thb.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/shelves_close_thb.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><b>That's News to Me</b></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1561145,00.html"></a><a href="http://oscar.com/nominees/?pn=list">Academy Awards Nominees</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_direction">Art Director : Wikipedia</a></li><li>Going to New York! <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">The Met</a>; <a href="http://www.moma.org/">The MoMA</a><br /></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>>> </strong></span><a href="http://thoseawake.typepad.com/brianandlaura/files/episode4.mp3"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Download File / Listen</strong></span></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-5047724125026318879?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-1165468818823429592006-12-06T21:14:00.000-08:002006-12-07T20:52:09.036-08:00<b>Lesson share</b> : Wire Sculptures<br /><br /><p><a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/wire_lg_1.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/wire_thb_1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/wire_lg_2.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/wire_thb_2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/wire_lg_3.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/wire_thb_3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><b>Tales From the Classroom</b> : Higher Laws<br /><br /><b>That's News to Me</b></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1561145,00.html">The Great China Sale</a></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>>> </strong></span><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/MSAT_Episode3/episode3.mp3"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Download File / Listen</strong></span></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-116546881882342959?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-1164593287352074022006-11-26T17:55:00.000-08:002006-11-28T21:49:41.290-08:00<b>Lesson share</b> : Georgia O'Keefe Flowers (tissue paper collage & oil pastel)<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/okeefe1lg.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/okeefe1thb.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/okeefe2lg.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/okeefe2thb.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/okeefe3lg.jpg" target="new"><img src="http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/middleschoolartteacher/okeefe3thb.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><b>Tales From the Classroom</b> : Effin' Belt Buckle<br /><br /><b>Problem? Solved.</b> : Grading<br /><br /><b>That's News to Me</b></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&amp;sid=aB5qXz_P6o_I&amp;refer=home">DeKooning Sale Sets Record</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_expensive_painting">Wikipedia (most expensive paintings)</a> </li></ul><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>>> </strong></span><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/BrianRheaMSAT_2-O_KeefeOilPastel_BeltBuckle_Grading_DeKooningRecord/episode2.mp3"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Download File / Listen</strong></span></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-116459328735207402?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37642534.post-1163719449916592402006-11-16T15:23:00.000-08:002006-11-26T17:54:04.623-08:00<b>Lesson share</b> : Contour Line Drawing - Sign Language Hands<br /><p><a href="http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/rheab/louvre/contour_signlanghands/DSC03096.JPG" target="new"><img src="http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/rheab/photogallery/photo22862/DSC03096.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/rheab/louvre/contour_signlanghands/DSC03099.JPG" target="new"><img src="http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/rheab/photogallery/photo22862/DSC03099.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/rheab/louvre/contour_signlanghands/DSC03100.JPG" target="new"><img src="http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/rheab/photogallery/photo22862/DSC03100.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><ul><li><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">LINKS FROM THE SHOW</span></strong></li><li><a href="http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/drawingskills.html">Drawing with Blinders</a></li><li><a href="http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/kidsweb/a-z.gif">Sign Language Alphabet</a></li></ul><p><b>Tales From the Classroom</b> : I'm from <a href="http://www.paristexas.com/">Paris</a>, too!<br /><br /><b>Problem? Solved.</b> : Journals &amp; Sketchbooks<br /><br /><b>That's News to Me</b> : <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15820270/" target="new">Goya Painting Recovered</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>>> </strong></span><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/BrianRheaMSATEpisode_1/episode1.mp3"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Download File / Listen</strong></span></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37642534-116371944991659240?l=middleschoolartteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654183620642477595noreply@blogger.com2