1. The Power of the Prompt Presented by Stephanie Pickens, Michael Bell, Debi West, Stephanie Wirt, & Karissa Ferrell 1

2. High School Art Teachers Prompt based curriculum Prompt based learning Prompt based artmaking All five of us will share how we develop prompt based learning in our individual classrooms. 2

3. Art is hard! By Stephanie Pickens Give students prompts and teach them how to work without them Prompts build creative thinking Creative thinking builds confidence in artmaking 3

4. Prompt Techniques Sketchbooks guided by a prompt Evolve to journaling and self prompting by 2 nd year Main Curriculum includes prompt Evolves to completely prompt based by third year Artmaking skills and techniques Day long and other short lessons are prompt based also 4

5. Prompt Based Sketchbooks 5

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7. Prompt Based Curriculum AMS: Artist, Medium, and Subject Require students to make decisions based on this guide Funnel creativity while building confidence Student based curriculum guide editing Allow students to edit curriculum in the beginning Stick with guidelines, but allow personal expression Properly develop rubrics for creative students Make sure it is encouraging students who lack, yet challenges students who need it Differentiate (as if you don’t already do that all day long!) 7

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11. Skill and Technique Prompts 11 Short lessons Allow options Require decision making Funnel the good BE REAL-they want to hear it

12. Don’t forget social media 12

13. Results Higher AP Art Scores (if you are a numbers guru and care about that part) Cross curricular connections Strengthens college and career ready programs Builds confidence in your kids Makes for more individual thinkers Encourages students to be independent 13

14. Title by Debi West Add to the slides Format the slides however you want Prepare for 7-9 minutes of speaking Share for ideas if you want or need the help 14

15. Contact us at: Stepaniepickens.com or stephaniepickens@me.comstephaniepickens@me.com stephanie@wirtarttalk.org or stephanie.wirt@gmail.com stephanie@wirtarttalk.org stephanie.wirt@gmail.com This will be the last slide 15