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| Hadley Calendar | D41.org | Contact Info | Emergency Info | May 20, 2012 |
Art Tech Homework 8th graders will begin working on their BIG PICTURE PROJECTS once they start in the Art Tech Labs. Museum of Science & Industry Visual Art Technology  Welcome to the updated edition of the VISUAL ART TECHNOLOGY web page. I'm Frank Tomaszkiewicz, Art Tech Instructor. Hopefully this website will be an easy source of information for students and their parents. The VISUAL ART TECHNOLOGY course was originally designed by business professionals in the Arts & Communications Industry cluster (advertising, computer-generated imaging, & television). These professionals wanted middle school students to be introduced to creative communication skills needed for '...jobs that don't exist as yet.' Art Tech provides students explorations in lasers, cameras, and computers. This occurs while emphasizing CAREER PATHWAY skills that our students will need for successful competition in the 21st Century Global Economy. In Art Tech, traditional imaging skills in visual art are blended with digital technologies in the Arts and Communications industry cluster. Art Technology courses have two goals: first, to provide all enrolled students with a common set of digital technology skills, and secondly, to help all students understand that digital technologies can be effective forms of personal communication. Final Grades for Hadley New Horizons (HNH) course Marking Periods will be given on the last day of each semester (January or June). Daily Art Tech grades for all students can be viewed using District 41's link to PINNACLE. MISSING WORK and MISSED CLASS SESSIONS can always be made up BEFORE SCHOOL ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, or FRIDAYS. Selected student pieces from the 36th Student Touring Art Show will continue to be on display in the 'long hallway' at Hadley. A Hadley Art Tech student work won an award at the 2010 Scholastic Art Contest. The National Art Education Association has again recognized Hadley Art Tech as one of the outstanding visual arts programs in America for 2010-2011. Hadley is the only middle school to win this award 17 times. The Illinois State Board of Education has designated Hadley's Exploratory Art Technology as an Outstanding Innovative Curriculum since 2002. The DuPage Regional Office of Education has awarded Hadley Art Tech the Outstanding Integrated Curriculum Award for successful and continuing school/business partnerships for 2010-2011. Jostens Publishing will work with Hadley Art Tech students to produce the school's digital yearbook for delivery in June, 2011. Art Technology Labs, rennovated again in 2010 by District 41, have again been recognized by the National Art Education Association as one of the best middle school visual arts labs in the United States. Art Tech students check out the newly repaired neon sign in class.  |
