This program is sponsored by Davis Publications.

Description:  Melissa Purtee and Ian Sands, authors of The Open Art Room and Making Artists, conduct an open-ended discussion of TAB and Choice-Based Art Education for  grades 6–12.

This video is available to view at:  https://vimeo.com/408385079

Presentation Type and Audience:  Best Practice, Middle, Secondary Educators

Standard:   Standard #4 Critical Thinking:   Variety of instructional strategies to encourage students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

Presenters:   Melissa Purtee and Ian Sands

Resources:

• Resources from Melissa Purtee https://purtee.weebly.com/ 
• Resources from Ian Sands https://artofsouthb.weebly.com/ 
• Download slides from the session. https://www.davisart.com/sites/default/assets/File/making-artists-choice-based-art-education.pptx
• Learn more about the book, Making Artists. https://www.davisart.com/art-education-resources/making-artists/

Melissa Purtee has been working in K -12 classrooms for 15 years and documenting her experiences with student directed learning on her popular blog Thoughts on Arting. A frequent presenter at state and national art education conferences, she is the co-author of two books from Davis Publications, The Open Art Room and Making Artists.  Additionally, Melissa serves on the Board of Directors for Teaching for Artistic Behavior Inc. She currently lives with her husband and two sons in Raleigh, NC, where she teaches high school visual arts and art history.

Ian Sands has been teaching for more than twenty years. He currently teaches art at South Brunswick High School in Southport, North Carolina. He is also a faculty member of the Teaching for Artistic Behavior Summer Institute at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He is a frequent presenter at National Art Education Association annual conferences, and has been a keynote speaker for multiple state conferences. He has written multiple articles for SchoolArts magazine as well as The Open Art Room and Making Artists.