Carolyn McGrath has been an art educator since 1998. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art, English, and Psychology from Rutgers University, a Certificate in Art Education from Parsons School of Design, and a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art from the Maine College of Art. She is a certified K–12 Art Educator in the state of New Jersey and has received multiple honors for her teaching, including the Governor’s Educator of the Year Award and recognition from the New Jersey Art Education Association for excellence in arts education.
In this lesson, students investigate the effectiveness of visual art in addressing climate change.
Inquire: Teacher asks students to think about the ways that art about climate change impacts audiences differently from factual information. In what ways can visual art specifically be used to address climate change?
Investigate: Students simulate organizing an art show around the issue of climate change, with some students representing artists and others representing museum curators. Students will research to prepare for their roles.
Inspire: Students who researched an artist will present their work. Students who developed the criteria will evaluate their work.
In this lesson, students investigate how artists use their platforms to spread awareness about climate change, then write a reflection.
Inquire: Students discuss how art and artists change society and the role of art in addressing climate change impacts.
Investigate: Students learn about six artists addressing climate change through their art.
Inspire: Students reflect and write about how art and artists can change society, specifically how art can be used to raise awareness about climate change.
In this lesson, students discover, share, and evaluate what young people around the globe are doing to address climate change and use this information as the basis for a portrait.
Inquire: Students think about how young people are responding to the climate crisis.
Investigate: Students use the Padlet to select and read about three youth climate leaders.
Inspire: Students design slides to summarize the work of the activists and reflect on the artists’ impact, then sketch an idea for their portrait.
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