April Teacher Spotlight - Lisa Nadlicki

What happens when art is blended with Google Slides and a heap of engaged middle school students are added? Art portfolios that are easily shared with the class and the world with just a few clicks! The April teacher spotlight is Lisa Nadlicki. This teacher has learned right along with her students how to create and share Google Slideshow presentations with embedded images of the student's own art work.  Through this learning, she developed a way for all students (who want to and have parent permission) to be able to share their 2D art with the world outside of Glen Lake.

Mrs. Nadlicki stated,

"This year I decided to have electronic portfolios be a part of the 2D art class. The portfolio is part of the student’s grade and they have the opportunity to have their portfolios published on the Glen Lake Web Page as well.  There were many purposes for this:

• I wanted students to see a progression in their work
• I wanted students to have all of their work in one place so that they could really see the talent that they have.
• I wanted students to take pride in their work knowing that every creation would be seen by an audience.  (MS Art Gallery and GL Web Page if they choose)
• I wanted students to have the opportunity to expand their viewing audience digitally.  
• The portfolio fulfills the National Art Standard:  Reflecting upon and assessing characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.   
• I wanted the students to see how the elements of art are reflected in their work. 

This has been a great experience and I am looking forward to continuing the electronic portfolio in all of my art classes beginning next year."

Check out the clip below of two of our middle school students talking about their portfolios as well as a few examples of these art portfolios. Additional 7th grade art portfolios can be found on the Glen Lake Schools website under the Art Page.