Art / en But I’m Bad at Art: Weaving Art and Creativity into Our Schools /early-childhood-education/blogs/im-bad-art-weaving-art-and-creativity-our-schools <h1>But I’m Bad at Art: Weaving Art and Creativity into Our Schools</h1> <span><span>Michelle</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-07-23T17:29:40-07:00" title="Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 17:29">Thu, 07/23/2020 - 17:29</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/9_5_max_900px/public/2020-07/Art%20900%20x%20500.jpg?itok=r9BuD64v" width="900" height="500" alt="Photo of a child working on an art project"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div> <div class="parashat-author-link">by <a href="#" data-open="parashatBio">Dr. Sara Smith</a></div> <div id="parashatBio" class="parashat-author-detail-reveal reveal large" data-reveal> <div class="parashat-author-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2019-10/Rachel%20Lerner%20250%20x%20350%20%281%29.jpg" width="250" height="350" alt="Photo of Sara Smith "> </div> </div></div> <div> <div class="parashat-author-name">Dr. Sara Smith</div> <div class="parashat-author-title"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-title field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><p>Assistant Dean<br><br> <a href="/taxonomy/term/3" hreflang="en">Graduate Center for Jewish Education</a></p> </div> </div></div> <div class="parashat-author-bio"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><p>Dr. Sara Smith is the Assistant Dean of the Graduate Center for Jewish Education. She&nbsp;earned her PhD from New York University and M.A. and B.A. degrees from Brandeis University.</p> </div> </div></div> <button class="close-button" data-close aria-label="Close" type="button"> <span aria-hidden="true">×</span> </button> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-site-section field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/488" hreflang="en">Early Childhood Education</a></div> </div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="/early-childhood-education/blogs/im-bad-art-weaving-art-and-creativity-our-schools" data-a2a-title="But I’m Bad at Art: Weaving Art and Creativity into Our Schools"><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aju.edu%2Fearly-childhood-education%2Fblogs%2Fim-bad-art-weaving-art-and-creativity-our-schools&amp;title=But%20I%E2%80%99m%20Bad%20at%20Art%3A%20Weaving%20Art%20and%20Creativity%20into%20Our%20Schools"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a></span> <div class="text-teaser field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-above field__items"> <div class="field__label">Summary</div> <div class="field__item"><p>As Jewish educators, we are constantly thinking creatively in order to help our learners access curriculum.</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-show-summary field--type-boolean field--label-above field__items"> <div class="field__label">Show Summary</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-page-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraph-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><p>As Jewish educators, we are constantly thinking creatively in order to help our learners access curriculum. In a recent Virtual Salon, Lisa Clumeck Graef (MAEd, ’14) shared with us how using various forms of art tremendously impacts the learning experience. She discussed how we can help our students expand their understanding of what it means to be artistic and how to shape settings that allow for creative exploration throughout the learning process. Be sure too view the recording available <a href="https://zoom.us/rec/share/z8BUFvbX03tIHa-W6x_yA5EZLofnT6a81yYer_MEmRtBVpMBVa_dRnY1eB1tNrvF?startTime=1595445935000">here</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/431" hreflang="en">Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/432" hreflang="en">Art</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/433" hreflang="en">Creativity</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-list-string field--label-above field__items"> <div class="field__label">Type</div> <div class="field__item">post</div> </div> Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:29:40 +0000 Michelle 3499 at