What Shall Our Show Theme Be?

Thank you to all who have responded to the first post. Now that we have all had a chance to get familiar with this format lets get down to it.  The first thing we need to do is decide the theme for our Vertical Team Show.  It can be almost anything.  I suggest something a little generic like portraits or still-life but not so generic as "elements of art."  We need the show to progress and development across the grades.  What are your thoughts or suggestions?  I would love to have all of your input so please respond in the comment box.

Welcome to a new year.

Welcome to the Northwest Vertical Team's first ever most awesome totally cool blog.  Here is a way that we can participate with our colleges by collaborating, communicating, and thus creating a strong vibrant art program in our area of the district.   Also because we are doing this by blog, no one needs to travel halfway across the city to meet afterschool.   We can get all of this done from the comfort of our own computer and the convenience of our schedules.  I know there are some of you that are not computer fans, but I also know that you are even less of a fan of meeting after-school.  To make it easy to keep up and to post responses, just type in your email to the right the frame and you will be emailed when there is a new post.  

Now some of you newbees may be wondering “What is a Vertical Team, and why should I participate?”  A Vertical Team is a way for the art teachers in a single area to communicate and support each other to help and strengthen the art programs not only at an individual’s school but for the whole area. It is also a great way to increase advocacy for our programs and increase enrollment in the upper grades.  With that said I thought that a blog would be a great venue for these goals. 

 I will start off easy by asking some fun easy questions.  You can then answer in the comments, and can even respond to the comments of others.   Ok, so this is an easy question to start off just to make sure all the technology is in working order. 

What is you favorite thing to teach?  This can be a material like watercolors or oil-pastels, a type of art like still-life or portraits, or even a type artist like Van Gogh or Picasso.  Extra credit goes to those of you that use full sentences and tell us why J.  Also don't forget to add you name and school at the end of your post.