Tara Nunimaker's Blog (3)

What is art? Well, like any good art teacher, Duchamp asked himself this same question. He decided to turn a toilet into a "fountain" and drove art critics insane! Now you can share some of the glory. Check out this page to get a free "R. Mutt, 1917" sticker for you to place anywhere your little artistic heart desires and get people thinking about what art is and what it can be! Continue

Okay, so I'm in the SITE program this year and I'm thinking there may be some issues. For anyone who may be reading this who doesn't know what the SITE program is, it's a program at the NAU College of Education through which you take all of your education courses at the same time and do your practicum with Sedona Red Rock high school. The advantages of this program are that you have a more cohesive, connected program and more experience. So far I'm having a great time taking all my classes at on… Continue

Okay, so I passed the AEPA subject knowledge test. At first, I was completely proud of myself with this accomplishment. Only one more test to go (the AEPA professional knowledge test) and I'll be a certified art educator (assuming I don't completely blow it during student teaching). It was a liberating feeling at first, but then I got back the official letter graphically displaying how well I did on each section. From how the test went when I was actually taking it, I thought I would be high on… Continue