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Today’s guest is an elementary art teacher who writes a regular column for Arts and Activities Magazine, and his blog, Shine Brite Zamorano, where he shares his student’s projects. He masterly infuses contemporary art into his school and community in exciting and relevant ways. He contributes so much inspiration, motivation, and support to art teachers everywhere.

Show Highlights:

Background on Don Masse
Working at Zamorano teaching kids art
Masse’s Blog when and why he started it
Started to use the internet to build his curriculum
Masse’s blog is mostly based on Contemporary artists
Masse uses his Blog to help focus for his curriculum
Masse tells us some of the main internet search places he used
Tips on how to have projects based on artists but still be unique
How to incorporate writing and reflection in Masses lessons
Masse tells us about some of his favorite lessons
How Masse approaches talking to the kids about their work
How you need to embrace the silence
What artwork changed Masse’s life

Links Mentioned in the Show:

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Buck Rock Creative Art Camp
Colossal Art Blog
Bloom Blog
Shine Brite Zamorano Instagram: @ shinebritezamorano
Arts & Activities Magazine
Galla Placidia of Ravenna Rome

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