DrawAble: The Secret Powers of Sketchbooks

By Jo Blaker

Sketchbooks are powerful tools. Enjoy these three videos in which Jo Blaker shares why sketchbooks have secret powers.

Sketchbook Powers Number 1 & 2

Secret powers numbers 1 and 2: Jo describes how sketchbooks can be a door into a hidden world, and a place to explore what you feel like as a person.

Sketchbook Power Number 3

Secret power number 3: Sketchbooks can be a weapon; a weapon you can use to fight boredom, ease anxiety, and find gratitude.

Sketchbook Power Number 4

Secret power numbers 4: Sketchbooks can be a laboratory – a safe place to experiment, test and discover.

Be Consistent

Be Mindful Of Hidden Assessment

Make Assessment Inclusive

Attainment And Progress Are Two Very Different Things

Make Assessment a Classroom Tool For Improvement

Assess a Broad Range of Art Abilities Over Time, Linked To Your Curriculum

Know Your Pupils’ Starting Points

Identify What It Is You Want To Assess

Mark-Making & Sound: Part One

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Mark Making & Sound: Part Two

Mark Making & Sound: Part Three

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Looking for Hope in the Small Things

Home: The Little House on West Street LockDown Project

Mono Printing Session with ‘Change, Grow, Live’

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