9th Grade Design Fundamentals 1
Cari Werz Maconochie
Welcome to my project website
This is my 12th year of teaching art grades 6-12. I have had the honor to teaching 9th grade Design Fundamentals 1 at Da Vinci Design High School since 2012. Da Vinci schools (Da Vinci Design, Da Vinci Communication, and Da Vinci Science, Da Vinci Connect, and Da Vinci Rise) practice project based learning. We emphasize real-world learning and collaboration with industry partners in our lessons. Since I started teaching PBL I have notice a huge difference in the quality of my lessons and level of student interest. Discipline problems reduce and students go above and beyond my expectations voluntarily on a regular basis. We are preparing students to be confident creative leaders who can collaborate and communicate effectively. Through PBL I am constantly learning new programs, and learning new skills from my team and from our industry partners. We model what we teach and it's transparent to the students. They follow our lead and continue to impress us. I created this website to document some of my favorite art projects that are a mixture of cross-curricular and just focused on art. I hope the resources inspire an idea for you and I'd love to see how you adapt lessons to fit your school and student needs. I also love to gain inspiration for your amazing lessons if you want to share a PBL lesson you like please e-mail me. |