100. "AP Art Critiques & Writing" with Rain Smith & Emily Litsey

Guests: Rain Smith, School Library Media Specialist, & Emily Litsey, Art Teacher From: Whiteland Community High School, Indiana Grade(s) Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12 Resources: 2D AP Art Critiques/Writing: About the Course: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-2-d-art-and-design Sample Portfolios & Scoring Info: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-2-d-art-and-design/portfolio/past-exam-questions "How to Help Students Make Original Meaningful Art" by Abby Schukei - We use these cards in the early stages of planning because they have sentence stems that are helpful as they plan their sustained investigation topics. I also refer back to them throughout the year if students are struggling with their written statements. Conference form that Emily uses when she meets with AP students throughout the year. When Rain and I do our collaboration, it is loosely based on this document, but we take a more freewheelin' approach. :D It's helpful to have on hand as a reference to make sure certain points are being addressed, then teachers can see where the conversation goes. Book Break: The Overstory by Richard Powers A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obesession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst Off the Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones Actually, Nevermind by Taylor Tomlinson Hollywood Ending by John Green Where to find Rain Smith & Emily Litsey: Email: [email protected] Handles: Rain: @wchs_medctr / @SimplyRain; Emily: @elitsey_artist I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/SimplyRain.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/wchs_medctr ; instagram.com/elitsey_artist Other Social Media: www.linkedin.com/in/rain-smith-95b7a7352 Check in with us, and check us out! Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [email protected] Check out the curated list of free online resources at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org Some Bluesky Resources Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click! School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing. School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL" School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked. TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky