Tanya Olsen

K-5 Visual Arts educator in a choice-based art studio. Currently exploring Design Thinking strategies and PBL.

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Hey all! Check out what's going on in the Dundee Art Studio. Follow me now at @DCScotsCreate.

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@theartofed K CUPS! ☕️

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@messengerpost Job Well Done Andy! Congratulations on your retirement.

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Getting ready to LAUNCH... Putting final touches on the Gorham Art hall bulletin board. Ss will post their own beliefs on creativity here and how they imagine their innovative IMPACT our world. Can you envision all those colorful stickies?

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@jleahorn @MbButleredu @ajjuliani Same here. I have read PBL playbook and Pure Genius to tweet my curriculum. Have incorporated the Why's and How's to #makeartmatter

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This is why we don't eat out... Yes, that's ketchup. This is why I'm an Art Teacher!

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@gcouros ΅The human spirit must prevail over technology" ~ Albert Einstein

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@theartofed This will make a great lesson to add to the front of our portfolios on day one.

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@theartofed I plan on using Class Dojo to communicate with parents and showcase the daily work our littlest artist do every day. #AOEbacktoschool

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@twoducks @iansands @campak14 @nandabbler @sceart1 Imagine a little Harold in all of us!

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"What one needs is the curiosity and the desire to truly see and feel. To perhaps be a bit uncomfortable as you learn to decipher how different art works make you feel..." but to learn that on the other side of that discomfort lies pleasure..."

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Why Art Matters https://t.co/Lcu91HEoxk # via @HPLifestyle

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I just found Dessert, worth a nibble! https://t.co/t6OXVKNeuz

[Ginny @Gini_L]

Well, this is rather fabulous! #ArtMatters is definitely on my wish list!
@Waterstones
@neilhimself @chrisriddell50
Because your imagination can change the world!

[Tanya Olsen @MWVisualArts]

Just finished devouring a full course meal: Launch by @spencerideas & @ajjuliani, The PBL Playbook by @ajjuliani along with a side of Pure Genius by Don Wettrick. Ruminating on guiding my K-5 choice-based artists in taking a meaningful step forward to #MakeArtMatter. BAM!

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@theartofed Outside. Everyday.

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Watched the Bicycle video in this article and caught a glimpse of the unimagined possibilities! - The Unlearning Cycle (why we learn and how it’s changing) https://t.co/UD9ztdS6qp via @ajjuliani

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Yes, those are Art Smocks. Ahhh, I love my hardworking clothesline!

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What an elementary art teacher does over summer vacation...

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Valley K-2: Getting them back outside is just too beneficial to miss! Andy Goldsworthy-inspired nature Art and Chalk Artist Julian Beever-inspired 3D chalk illusions. Stay tuned for more...

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The Bottle Cap Mural Project is complete! Our young artists in grades 3-5 screwed on over 1000 caps. That's PERSISTENCE! The mural will be installed in the Gorham cafeteria next week as a reminder to Recycle, or even better turn it in to Art! Stop in and see their hard work!