Teaching Artist Lessons from Practicum Experiences

Click on a Class from the list below to view galleries of
student images from CVA Teaching Artist Practicum.

• Mary Austin's Fifth and Sixth Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Creation Stories with CVA Alissa Koch.

• Jaci Sullivan's, Third and Fourth Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Lesson on Color Theory and the Solar System with CVA student Gretchen Doebler.

• Allison Rubin's, Eighth Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Lesson on Tessellations with CVA student Jenna Schuldt.

• Meri Gauthier's Eighth Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Nature Observation Drawing with CVA Amanda Olson.

• Jane Spicer's, First and Second Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Lesson on Color Theory and the Solar System with CVA Margit Strand.

• Ulla Tervo-Desnick's Second Grade Class, Expo Elementary School, Recycled Creatures with Gretchen Doebler.

• Brian Sago's Fifth through Eighth Grade Class, Field Community School, Creating a Paper Landscape with CVA Jake Sullivan.

• Jason Lund's Ninth Grade Class, Hudson High School, Name of lesson on Shading Faces with CVA Margit Strand.

• Mrs. Simmer's Third Grade Class Class, Jackson Elementary School, Paper Mache Planets Lesson with CVA Nicolle Brichacek.

• Karen Monson's Eleventh Grade Drawing Class, Perpich Center for the Arts Education, Lesson on Value Study with Charcoal with CVA Jenna Schuldt.

• Shawn Gritzmacher's Ninth through Twelfth Grade Movie Production Class, White Bear Lake High School, Marketing Partnership Lesson with CVA Amanda Olson.

• Mary Austin's Fifth and Sixth Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Creation Stories with CVA Alissa Koch.

• Ulla Tervo-Desnick's Second Grade, Expo Elementary School, Recycled Creatures with Gretchen Doebler.

• Mary Austin's Fifth and Sixth Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Sidewalk Pictographs, with CVA Student Travis Spangler.

• Alison Rubin-Forester's 7th and 8th Grade Classes, Clara Barton Open School, themes of European Art, with CVA Student Jennifer LaCasse.

• Jane Spicer's 1st and 2nd Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Painting a Natural Environment, with CVA Student Marcy Harsdorf.

• Jaci Sullivan's 3rd and 4th Grade Classes, Clara Barton Open School Korean Teacups with CVA Student Megan Simonson.

• Students at Courage Center, Non-Objective Art, with CVA Student Jeni LaCasse.

• Ulla Tervo-Desnick's First Grade Classes, Expo Elementary School, Monarch Butterfly Migration with CVA Student Alyssa Bagus

• Brian Sago's 5th and 6th Grade Classes, Field Community School , Abstract Painting, with CVA Student Megan Simonson.

• Delia Whitcomb's 6th through 8th Grade Classes, Fred Moore Middle School Center for the Arts, Linear Perspective Lesson, with CVA Student Alyssa Bagus.

• Tawni Gaslin's Kindergarten Class, Jackson Preparatory Magnet School, Three-Dimensional Spiders and Ants with CVA student Marcy Harsdorf.

• Christopher Nelson's Fifth Grade Class, Jackson Preparatory Magnet School, Home Environments, with CVA Student Travis Spangler.

• Kevan Nitzberg's 9th through 12th Grade Classes, Anonka High School, Metamorphosis, with CVA Student Matthew Jorgensen.

• Lori Larson's Kindergarten Class, American Indian Magnet School, Constellations with CVA student Marco Suemnick.

• Karen Monson's 11th Grade Class, Arts High School, Multiple Gesture Drawing, with CVA Student Rob Lee.

• Nancy Norwood's Junior and Senior High School Photo Classes, Arts High School, Intro to Black and White Photography, with CVA Student Aki Shibata.

• Christina Swanson's 1st and 2nd Grade Classes, Clara Barton Open School, Bookmaking, with CVA Student Jean Fideler.

• Clara Barton Open School Still Life Observational Contour Drawing with CVA Student Marco Suemnick.

• Mary Austin's 5th and 6hth Grade Classes, Clara Barton Open School, Identity Poems and Collages, with CVA Student Elisa McBrayer.

• Alison Rubin-Forester's 7th and 8th Grade Classes, Clara Barton Open School, Creating Paintings through a Dance Performance, with CVA Student Jane Wunrow.

• Jane Spicer's 1st and 2nd Grade Classes, Clara Barton Open School, Creating Scenery and Props, with CVA Student Elisa McBrayer.

• Jaci Sullivan's 3rd and 4th Grade Classes, Clara Barton Open School, Using Digital Photography to Create Flip Books, with CVA Student Karoline Hand.

• Ulla Tervo-Desnick's 1st and 2nd grader Class, Expo Elementary School, Constellations with CVA student Aki Shibata.

• Elizabeth Simmer's 1st Grade Class, Jackson Preparatory Magnet School, Creating Personalized Alphabet Books, with CVA Student Emily Zimanski.

• Jackson Preparatory Magnet School, Map Making, with CVA Student Jean Fideler.

• Kelly Oltman's 1st - 3rd Grade Classes, Seward Montessori School, Visual Poetry, with CVA Student Emily Zimanski.

• Susan Wolfe's Photo I Class, South High School, Self-Portraits using Constructed Negatives, with CVA Student Karoline Hand.

• Brian Sago's 10th - 12th grade Classes, Southwest High School, Watercolor Painting, with CVA Student Rob Lee.

• Cecily Spano's 10th - 12th grade Classes, Southwest High School, Landscape Morph Painting, with CVA Student Jane Wunrow.

• Mary Austin's 5th and 6th Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Painting through Metaphor and Symbolism with CVA student Ronnie Droher.

• Launa Ellison 5th and 6th Grade Literature Class, Clara Barton Open School,
  Book Binding with CVA student Renee Kyweriga.

• Meri Gauthier's 5th and 6th Grade Art Class, Clara Barton Open School,
  Constellations and Personal Symbols with CVA student Carolyn Smith.

• Meri Gauthier's Kindergarten Class, Clara Barton Open School, Textured Collages with CVA student Monica Niedzielski.

• Jane Spicer's 1st and 2nd Grade Class, Clara Barton Open School, Set Design and Team Work with CVA student Kara Kurth.
  

• Ulla Tervo-Desnick's 1st and 2nd Grade Class, Expo Elementary Magnet School, Cut and Torn Paper Art with CVA student Carolyn Smith.

• Jason Lund's Art Class, Hudson High School, Wisconsin, Self-Portrait Collages with CVA student Sarah Nelson.

• Tawni Gaslin's Kindergarten Class, Jackson Preparatory Magnet School,
  Props for the "Under the Sea" Concert. with CVA student Renee Kyweriga.

• Sarah Norby's 1st Grade Science Class, Jackson Prepartory Magnet School, Collages with CVA student Sarah Nelson.
  

• Mr. Nelson's 4th Grade Math Class, Jackson Preparatory Magnet School, Self-Portrait Contour Drawings with CVA student Monica Niedzielski.

• Elizabeth Simmer's 1st Grade Class at Jackson Preparatory Magnet School,
  Observational Drawing with CVA student Ronnie Droher.
  

• Gabrielle Erickson's Advanced Photography Class, Jefferson Senior High School, Studio Lighting with CVA student Holly Iverson.

• Chreese Jones's 5th Grade Class, Linwood A+ School, Arts Infused Writing Project with CVA student Missy Olmsted.
  

• Nancy Norwood's Photography .5 Class, PCAE Arts High School Pinhole Photography with CVA student Missy Olmsted.
  

• Cecily Spano's International Baccalaureate Program at Southwest High School,, Contextual Art with CVA student Holly Iverson.