Printable files from the "Art As Prewriting" conference presentation. Please feel free to photocopy or digitally manipulate the files for use in your classroom projects.

Segments of the Powerpoint presentation on "Art as Prewriting," including photo instructions for projects. Permission is granted for free use of the materials in the classroom or for educationally based teacher projects.

Differentiated instruction utilizes techniques of output as well as input. This conference talk turns our art as pre-writing seminar on its head, and considers the use of visual, aural, and fine art as a method for achieving strong writing output/ outcomes for students.

The processing part of writing is the act of an author internally converting sensory input and experience into a clear piece of writing, art, or object that has meaning for both creator and intended audience. Using differentiation models, this session teaches methods and suggests content to help students strengthen the processing part of writing and to become more effective communicators in any format.

We write what we know... We know what we know through our senses. This activity and conference talk introduces the use of a sensory lab as a method of differentiation to initiate pre-writing for students. In it, we also explore ways to embed and address state standards for basic grammar and writing into a lab oriented activity.

This talk is all about creating spaces, both physical and mental, that produce a bubble in which you can think and be creative. It is a set of real world tools to help you be more successful in creative endeavors.