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The Fuglevision is about making, learning, and loving art in an environment of creativity and fun.

PBS Award

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Accepting PBS innovation Award 2010




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IAEA Award

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Receiving Illinois Art Teacher of the Year Award 2011
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Golden
Apple

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Accepting Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction, 2012
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NAEA Award

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Western Region Elem. Art Teacher of the Year, 2013
Learn more here
Explore my other online resources:
Fugleflicks Wiki
tutorials, index of videos, how tos
Art is Interactive Wiki
interactive lessons ready for download
Catch the Fuglevision Wiki
designed to accompany my presentations
Young Sloppy Brush 
a Brush with Fame Collaborative Project
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We put STEAM in the STEMie Awards!
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Listen to our latest podcast where I talk about art education with other arts educators and the things we're doing in our art room.
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Find my teacher resources
Dryden's Art Program is featured in Chapter 10 of the latest edition of the college textbook Children and their Art 2011. View the book here.  More info here.

Articles about Us

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eSchool news story of Shark Dog
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List of stories about us here.
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Illinois Education Assoc. Article
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Article about Fugleflicks
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NBPTS Article about Us
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View a list of articles here
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PBS Teacherine Guest Post
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Oct 2011 Teacher Profile
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Special Story about Dryden's Art Program Ran Dec. 27, 2011
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Arlington Heights Art Teacher wins NAEA Award
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Story about the Three art teachers recognized at the NAEA conference in 2013

Dr. Craig Roland's Visit

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Photo by Dr. Craig Roland during his site visit.
Read his thoughts and watch the video from his stay in our art room here.
Learn about our Digital Portfolio Project 
Did you know that Dryden's Art Program is featured in a college art education textbook? 
Learn more about this here and here.
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Read my interview about Dryden's Art Program
Secret Student Links
Write an artist statement
Newsweek Keynote Tplt
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Don't forget to come in and see the Dryden Art History Tile Wall. It is a permanent installation of 512 ceramic tiles of Dryden Art Pieces by students from the past 10 years. The tiles were made through Artsonia from selected images from our Dryden Artists.

Artsonia Comment Buddies

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This year we are going to try to spread 
our good cheer with our comment buddies.

Dryden Artists bit.ly/bVZOE1
Brunswick Acres Artists: bit.ly/mUYegy
Lowes Island Artists: bit.ly/q4U7sP
Greenbrook Artists bit.ly/nnm0dr
RJ Richey Artists bit.ly/AraMtY 

Watch the tutorial video here.
View this screenshot of comments from Dryden Students posted on the Brunswick Acres Gallery.

My Favorite Apps (updated summer 2012)

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Brushes App            PS Express             Procreate                     Vimeo
Faces iMake              Photofunia          Phantasy                    Filtermania
Doink Express       Keynote                 Animoto                       BeFunky
Art Doodles             Garageband        Sketchbook X   Compare-a-Twist
Percolator                Storyboards           Skitch                             Educreations
Instagram                 Mixel                      Moma                                 Popsicolor
Artsonia App          Dropbox               Doink                               Wordfoto
Pic Collage                   Picture Show     Phototropedelic       Audio Memos
Color Blast                   ArtStudio                Comic Life                    Photoshake

Thanks for the Box Tops for Education!

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Did you know that the proceeds from the  Box Tops that you bring in are shared between ART, MUSIC, LMC, and PE ? Thank you for all you clipping & snipping! it really makes a difference. Take a look at some of the ways our Dryden students have benefitted:

New Mouse Pads for the LMC (featuring student art)
New Smocks for the Art Room (featuring student art)
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