HERO:
PROJECT 1
🖼️ Project Title:
Visual Junk Journals — Creativity, Reflection, and Emotional Expression
Overview:
This lesson introduces middle school students to visual junk journals as a tool for self-expression, reflection, and creative exploration. Students learn to use recycled materials to create personal journals that foster artistic skills, emotional awareness, and sustainable practices.
Objective:
We will explore what a visual junk journal is and how artists use them to express ideas, emotions, and personal stories.
I will create my own junk journal using recycled materials to reflect creativity, emotions, and artistic growth.
Audience:
Grades 6–8 | Title I School | Diverse learning needs
Tools Used:
Google Slides, Canva, YouTube, Google Forms, Peardeck, recycled materials, markers/pens, collage supplies
My Role:
Instructional Designer & Art Educator — designed the lesson flow, curated materials, created visuals, and embedded opportunities for reflection and emotional expression.
Design Process:
Defined clear learning outcomes combining art, reflection, and SEL goals
Modeled journal creation and shared examples to inspire student ideas
Embedded prompts for self-expression, brainstorming, and peer reflection
Designed for accessibility and inclusion (flexible materials, adaptable prompts, visual cues)
Encouraged sustainable art practices using recycled materials
Outcome:
Students created personalized junk journals used for bell ringers, brainstorming, and self-expression. They demonstrated increased creativity, emotional awareness, and engagement with class projects.
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PROJECT 2
🖼️ Project Title:
Art & Emotion: SEL-Driven Digital Lesson
Overview:
This e-learning lesson helps middle school students explore how artists express emotion through visual elements, fostering both artistic skills and emotional intelligence.
Objective:
Students will analyze emotion in art and create their own digital artwork expressing a chosen feeling.
Audience:
Grades 6–8 | Title I School | Diverse learning needs
Tools Used:
Google Slides, Canva, YouTube, Google Forms
My Role:
Instructional Designer & Art Educator — created all visuals, wrote the script, and designed the lesson flow with formative assessments.
Design Process:
Defined clear learning outcomes aligned with SEL goals
Used visuals and short videos for engagement
Embedded reflection and peer feedback opportunities
Designed for accessibility (contrasting colors, alt-text-ready visuals)
Outcome:
Students showed deeper understanding of emotional tone in art and stronger communication skills during critique sessions.
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PROJECT 3
🖼️ Project Title:
Art & Emotion: SEL-Driven Digital Lesson
Overview:
This e-learning lesson helps middle school students explore how artists express emotion through visual elements, fostering both artistic skills and emotional intelligence.
Objective:
Students will analyze emotion in art and create their own digital artwork expressing a chosen feeling.
Audience:
Grades 6–8 | Title I School | Diverse learning needs
Tools Used:
Google Slides, Canva, YouTube, Google Forms
My Role:
Instructional Designer & Art Educator — created all visuals, wrote the script, and designed the lesson flow with formative assessments.
Design Process:
Defined clear learning outcomes aligned with SEL goals
Used visuals and short videos for engagement
Embedded reflection and peer feedback opportunities
Designed for accessibility (contrasting colors, alt-text-ready visuals)
Outcome:
Students showed deeper understanding of emotional tone in art and stronger communication skills during critique sessions.
View the Lesson:
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Preview:
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