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🎨Welcome Art Educators!🎨
I help middle school & high school teachers, like you, create art rooms built for student growth & creative expression — even if YOU don’t have a background in art!
I am a Pennsylvania Level II, tenured art teacher with experience in both private and public art classrooms. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from Marywood University, Scranton, Pa and completed over 30 graduate credits in digital media/ graphic design at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa.
I currently teach fine art and digital media at a private high school. My curriculum consists of both prescribed and advanced elective classes. I’ve been teaching AP Art & Design and Digital Media classes for more than 15 years. I work hard to create a choice based learning environment for my students once we’ve covered basic techniques and concepts.
Prior to my current teaching position, I taught for eight years in a large public middle school in Chester County, Pa where my classroom curriculum focused on a Disciplined Based approach to Art Education.
I hope my teaching products make your classroom life easier!
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Photography for Middle & High School Bundle
Looking for provide more opportunities for photography in your Digital Media or Art Rooms? This Photography Basics Unit Planfor Middle & High School is packed full of resources to get your students working with photography concepts and feeling successful!This unit is intended for classroom teachers who want students to use personal smartphones to discover the beauty of artful photography. It is intended as an introduction to moving from basic snapshots into more artful compositions. In my class,
8th - 11th
Art, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Creative Photography Assignments
Looking for creative photography assignments to apply basic composition rules and lighting techniques? This resource contains 32 weekly photography assignments to assist students in building a photography portfolio demonstrating creativity, depth, and breadth of content. These fun high school photography assignments are great beginner photography lessons for smartphone photographers or advanced DSLR users! This will work for students as young as 6th grade but has also been used with grades 9-
8th - 11th
Art, Visual Arts
Also included in: Photography for Middle & High School Bundle
Photography Basics Lesson Plan
Looking for provide more opportunities for photography in your Digital Media or Art Rooms? This Photography Basics Unit Planfor Middle & High School is packed full of resources to get your students working with photography concepts and feeling successful!This unit is intended for classroom teachers who want students to use personal smartphones to discover the beauty of artful photography. It is intended as an introduction to moving from basic snapshots into more artful compositions. In my class
9th - 12th
Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Also included in: Photography for Middle & High School Bundle
Dragon Eye Drawings
These Cool Dragon Eye Drawings are great for classroom or distance learning!Students will focus on the Elements of Art - Texture & Color as they execute this project. Additionally, this will allow students to experiment and practice colored pencil blending techniques. Measuring/ruler practice opportunity is also included.PERFECT for distance learning!Duration: (10) 40-minute class periods. Included:3 opportunities for Formative Assessment2 opportunities for Summative AssessmentResources: Elem
6th - 9th
Art, Measurement, Visual Arts
Drawing Boot Camp for Choice Based Instruction
Wondering how to teach creativity in art? This drawing boot camp is perfect for creating a gradual release into the world of Teaching Artistic Behavior and Choice-Based instruction! This artist boot camp explores five (5) different commonly used dry media (graphite pencil, colored pencil, collage, marker, and stippling) in the middle school or high school art rooms. This unit offers technical practice and results in a hallway-worthy, exhibitable, original art piece. After completing this uni
8th - 11th
Art, Visual Arts
AP® Art & Design Resource BUNDLE
Is this your first year teaching AP® Art & Design? Are you still feeling a little confused about how to crack the recent changes to the AP® Art & Design Exam & Digital Submission process? This resource bundle will really help get your AP® Art & Design underway!This BUNDLE includes the following resources:AP® Art & Design Intro Presentation - Editable Google Slide presentationThis editable Google Slide presentation provides an overview of the AP® Art & Design Exam requirements.This Google Sl
10th - 12th
Art, Other (Arts), Visual Arts
Typography and Hand Lettering Worksheets
Art communicates and these hand lettering and typography worksheets with presentation are just what you need to help your students create original art with a message. Just add paper and some markers and this resource will be great as a substitute plan as well! This resource includes:Typography and Hand Lettering worksheets Presentation for introducing original art project idea Art History connection reflection questions (PDF & Google Doc) This entire project should take 10-15 (40-minute) class
7th - 10th
Art, Art History, Visual Arts
Perspective Drawing Worksheets for Middle School
Looking for a twist on teaching perspective? This resource has step-by-step instructions for drawing round objects in perspective and working with dry pastels. Your students will LOVE using donuts to learn the basics of perspective! In my experience, linear perspective is not fully understood until around grade 5. Though this unit is a great introduction for students as early as grade 3, many high school students could still benefit from taking a step back and understanding and applying these s
6th - 9th
Art, Other (Arts), Visual Arts
AP® Art & Design Written Evidence Practice
An editable worksheet to help students organize and practice the Written Evidence section of the Digital Submission process for the AP® Art & Design exam!This Google Doc is ready-to-print or post to review expectations and save lots of time and confusion; especially in the final days when everyone feels frantic trying to get everything uploaded before the deadline!This 3-page document breaks down the essential questions asked in the Written Evidence section. A graphic organizer approach is
10th - 12th
Art, Other (Arts), Visual Arts
Also included in: AP® Art & Design Resource BUNDLE
Photography Lighting Types
Teaching lighting for photography in a classroom without a lot of expensive equipment can be tricky! Photography lighting is explained in this presentation, handout, and project resource to help your students use their smartphones to begin understanding the basics of lighting for portraits and objects. These photography lighting lessons are intended for classroom teachers who want students to use personal smartphones to explore lighting setups without expensive lighting equipment. It contains t
7th - 10th
Art, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Also included in: Photography for Middle & High School Bundle
Drawing Choice Board for Middle School Art
This art choice board for middle school is perfect to help students get acquainted with basic graphite pencil drawing. These warm-up worksheets really help break down drawing into manageable steps to take the pain out of drawing for middle school students. Students will create original artwork focusing on line, value, and proportion as they work through these basic worksheets. After breaking the ice and they get more comfortable with making marks, you can use the Choice Board provided to allow s
6th - 9th
Art, Other (Arts), Visual Arts
Printmaking for Middle School and High School Art
Looking for ways to offer your students monoprinting without a press? Monoprinting, also called Monotype, is a great way to introduce students to the tools and processes of printmaking. This resource has all the information to get started! Students will create original artwork focusing on line, texture, and balance as they explore traditional printmaking tools. This resource includes: Presentation PDF for teacher and student discussion and instructionHandouts for easy student reference Rubric an
6th - 9th
Art, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Sub Plan - Pop Art
Sub Plan - Great mini-lesson for substitutes or half-day activity for English or Art!This resource contains 7 pages/slides of instructions, vocabulary, and samples. Minimal materials are required and lots of opportunities for additional class discussion and enrichment. Vocabulary covered: -Pop Art -Onomatopoeia -Benday dots -Background, middle ground, foreground If you've enjoyed this lesson and found it useful, please consider writing a review and following my store:-) KristinaToolan.comIf you
5th - 9th
Art History, English Language Arts, Vocabulary
PHOTOGRAPHY VISION BOARD
PHOTOGRAPHY VISION BOARD:This unit is intended for classroom teachers who want students to use personal smartphones to discover the beauty of artful photography. This is a great activity for goal setting, “back to school,” or return after New Year’s. It is intended as an introduction to basic composition and how to build compositions based on the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. It can be done in the classroom or completely remote in a digital/distance learning setting. Materials:All ma
7th - 10th
Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Art Room Bell Ringers for Middle School and High School
This packet of bell work for middle or high school art is great for adding basic drawing skills and art history to your daily routine for your Intro to Art classes. 45 prompts in a 15 page packet will give those quick but valuable exercises.If you are like me, you have those quarter long, prescribed art classes to offer students an opportunity to see what the art room is all about. The time goes FAST and though you have time for some great hallway worthy artwork, the basics of drawings and art
7th - 10th
Art, Art History, Visual Arts
Artwork Analysis using the Elements of Art and Principles of Design
Artwork Analysis using the Elements of Art and Principles of DesignHow do the Elements and Principles work together? They help to build the visual story some artists are trying to tell. Pa Standards for Grade 8 are met in this lesson but the content is suitable for grades 3-9+ depending on your students' exposure and understanding of these key visual art terms and their application. Though this unit is a great introduction for students as early as grade 3, many high school students could still
6th - 9th
Art, Art History, Visual Arts
AP Art & Design Self Evaluation Rubric
This PDF file provides an opportunity for student self-reflection for the AP® Art & Design Exam requirements. This is a student self-evaluation tool to reference the scoring rubric for each piece created. There is also a point distribution option for teachers to use as a rubric for school grading systems that require a numeric grade or alpha grade counterpart. This PDF file is ready to print & distribute to students to help convert the Scoring Guidelines into a high school grading format for re
10th - 12th
Art, Visual Arts
Also included in: AP® Art & Design Resource BUNDLE
Colored Pencil Instruction for Middle School Art
This colored pencil worksheet, presentation, choice board, and rubric are a great way to teach your middle school and high school art students how to make the most of colored pencil techniques. Great for use with Prismacolor brand pencils, but appropriate for other brands. This resource includes:Teacher Presentation in PDF format Overview/Recommendations for teaching colored pencils Guided worksheet Colored pencil choice board with 9 colored pencil options for students to pick from Rubric & re
7th - 10th
Art, Other (Arts), Visual Arts
Color Wheel Unit Plan for Middle School
Introduce color wheels and acrylic color mixing to your middle school or high school art students with this composition and drawing-focused project. This resource contains 30 minutes of video instruction with all the teaching resources you need to start tomorrow! Perfect as a complete lesson for maternity leave, extended absences, or just when you need a painting Bootcamp/introductory lesson. Lots of resources and directed video to put your art room on temporary autopilot for a few days while o
6th - 9th
Art, Visual Arts
Valentine Drawing Step by Step
This Valentine Drawing step-by-step activity will build confidence using water droplet drawing activities. Drawing water drops can seem intimidating but this no-prep lesson is excellent for middle school or even high school independent work when you need a good substitute lesson. Great for a no-prep, multi-day substitute lesson, or virtual snow day lesson!This resource includes:Presentation including information about trompe l'oeil, value scale, and water droplet drawings This entire project sho
6th - 9th
Art, Other (Arts), Visual Arts
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🎨Welcome Art Educators!🎨
I help middle school & high school teachers, like you, create art rooms built for student growth & creative expression — even if YOU don’t have a background in art!
I am a Pennsylvania Level II, tenured art teacher with experience in both private and public art classrooms. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from Marywood University, Scranton, Pa and completed over 30 graduate credits in digital media/ graphic design at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa.
I currently teach fine art and digital media at a private high school. My curriculum consists of both prescribed and advanced elective classes. I’ve been teaching AP Art & Design and Digital Media classes for more than 15 years. I work hard to create a choice based learning environment for my students once we’ve covered basic techniques and concepts.
Prior to my current teaching position, I taught for eight years in a large public middle school in Chester County, Pa where my classroom curriculum focused on a Disciplined Based approach to Art Education.
I hope my teaching products make your classroom life easier!
Teaching style
Formally trained in and practiced Discipline Based Art Education for early part of my career and shifted to Choice Based, Teaching Artistic Behaviors approach for the lasts 7+ years. I love teaching in a techology rich art studio and encourage my students to explore computer based mediums along side traditional materials. My goal is to make the art creation process seamless between traditional and emerging tools and technology. Currently, I'm sharing a lot of resources for traditional media, however I am constantly testing and working on new lesson for digital media instruction!
Awards & shining teacher moments
2021 - "Inspiring Excellence" nominated by student or parent and featured by Diocese of Scranton Schools Office
2018 "Excellence in Education" nominated by student
2004 "Shining Star" nominated and featured by administration
My own education history
Marywood University, Scranton, Pa - BA Art Education
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa - 30+ graduate credits
PA Level II Certification, Act 48 compliant
Tenured in 2002
Additional biographical information
When I’m not teaching or working on my business, I’m focused on my husband of nearly 19 years and my two handsome, growing boys! I love our bike rides, buffalo bite take-out dinners, full contact Parchese, and of course, watching them play basketball!
On a personal note, I love penquins, Herr’s salt n’ vingar chips, sitting in the surf at the beach and I hate swarms of any kind!
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