Nothing bothers me more than waste. Worse than waste is waste that is clean and barely used before tossing. Panera boxes are one of them. At my school, the amazing PTA got us lunch from Panera and the company sends the food in individual boxes. Needless to say I had about 70 boxes in my art room. Students worked in groups making spaces.....interesting spaces. For me what matters THE most is that the idea NOT come from me. Too many art teachers have these amazing projects that come from them.....not the kids. That is cool and all but what a missed opportunity to teach students to be the idea creator....the originator of the project. What an amazing way to kids students ownership over their work. Below you will see a hugely diverse set of spaces. Each reflecting what MATTERED to the student, not me. The last set of images are images in which the students added themselves into their spaces using a green screen. more amazingness to come soon....in the meantime, continue to teach kids how to solve personally meaningful problems TOGETHER.....
