New Course (First Exams 2027)
Object Inquiry
This object inquiry is a simple starting inquiry that generates thinking beyond the obvious. The idea that ONE thing can be the object of sustained investigation sets the stage for the development of...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Playful Beginnings Free
Many years ago, when I was a new IB art teacher (Heather), I dutifully photocopied all the assessment criteria and presented my already overwhelmed students with stacks of formal, wordy IB Art assessment...
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New Course (First Exams 2027)
Starting Strategies
This section looks at approaches to teaching students at the very beginning of the course, with lessons for the first days and weeks and some activities to prepare pre- Diploma Programme students or that...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Where am I? Unit Plan
Designed as an introduction to the course, Where am I? invites students to explore and situate themselves within their local contexts through a teacher-led unit of inquiry. Students will have the opportunities...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Sound in IB Art (New Course) Free
In the new Visual Arts Course with first exams in 2027, sound is permitted as part of an artwork. This allows students the freedom to create their own original sound for video, installations, and time-based...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Choosing Art Works to Connect Free
The Artist Project HL and The Connections Study SL ask students to identify and explore connections with works by other artists. Both benefit from a considered selection: Ideally, you (students) want...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
CS: Pacing Guide (teachers)
The Connections Study, an SL-specific external assessment, will be completed in Year Two. There are numerous ways to prepare for this and scaffold it in Year One and in tandem with it's HL counterpart...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
Exploring "House"- Rachel Whiteread
We are looking at House by British artist Rachel Whiteread (1993). This temporary public sculpture was a concrete cast of the inside of a house scheduled for demolition in a neighbourhood in East London....
New Course (First Exams 2027)
CS Crit C: Investigation of Cultural Significance
The task for Crit C Investigation of Cultural Significance in The Connections Study SL, analyses and evaluates the cultural significance of the 2+ works by other artists, AND how this connects with the...
New Course (First Exams 2027)
CS Crit A: Connections with Context
For Crit A, SL students select one of their resolved artworks as the foundation for The Connections Study and consider the context that shaped their work. This is an important choice. Unlike the Resolved...