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When I was a new IB art teacher back in '94 I dutifully photocopied all the assessment criteria and presented my already overwhelmed students with stacks of formal, wordy IB Art assessment criteria descriptors and told them this is what would be expected of them! Poor kids. That's definitely not the approach I would recommend now. I try to start off with something playful and engaging that will set the stage for the...


Tags: starting activities, year 1, first lessons, introductions, first class, think like an artist, looking making, ice breakers

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