Art with Mr. E
November 11, 2010Last week at ETS
I am fortunate to meet amazing teachers in my travels in Maine. Last week I had the chance to travel out of state, which is rare for me, to Princeton, NJ to Educational Testing Services, to be an observer in the process of standards setting. The 21 amazing art teachers from all over the US, who were part of the process, in the end, had determined, in an amazing process over two days, the cut off score for the Visual Arts Praxis. I was honored that two Maine art teachers were selected to participate. On the two days I was there, Danette Kerrigan, middle school art teacher from Sacapee Valley was there (and it was her birthday, first day there). Earlier in the week Chris Milliken, art teacher from Wells Middle School participated. Each of them have written a blog post which will be posted in the next couple of days so you can read about the experience from their view.
ETS employs 5,000 people and are responsible for a variety of tests that are used in the US. The staff members that worked with the teachers are amazing and very passionate about their work. I was very impressed at their art education knowledge and their desire to learn from the participants.
One of the other art teachers that was there, Ted Edinger, shared his amazing blog called Art with Mr. E. Ted teaches art at the elementary level in Metro Nashville Public Schools in Tennessee. His blog is filled with work that his students are creating, the lessons he teaches, links to other ideas, and a ton of resources!! It is a GREAT example of utilizing technology to communicate the importance of arts education and what he is doing in his classroom. I am sure you will agree with me… so please take a few minutes and check out Ted’s blog by clicking here http://artwithmre.blogspot.com He also has a post on his experience at ETS from last week.
Ted and Danette listening intently
Thank you so much for posting this!! I appreciate it! I am truly a believer in connecting with others in our field to challenge, encourage, and inspire….as to provide the best art education experience for our students!!!
Hey there Mr. E! Thanks for joining the conversation in Maine!
Ted is a brilliant teacher with intense passion and energy for his craft. In addition to his regular duties, he has a student teacher and also provides workshops for the 93 (!!!!) art teachers in Nashville. It was a pleasure to meet him..
and…he daily maintains a fantastic blog!