Teaching for Artistic Behavior, or TAB, is a nationally recognized pedagogy that emphasizes students learning to think like artists.  TAB differs from DBAE (the more traditional art education philosophy you most likely grew up with) by the focus of what is being taught.  TAB is about teaching students how to think creatively.  "According to Bloom's Taxonomy, 'Create' is the most complex stage of the learning process and the top learning goal.  At this level, learners combine known patterns, ideas and facts to create original work or formulate their solution to a problem."   

To accomplish all of this, the art room has been transformed into the students' art studio, and here they work just as a professional artist would.  Students come to the art room with their own knowledge and skills to offer their classmates, in addition to learning  the FPS art curriculum from me.  I will focus mostly on formative assessments (as opposed to summative assessments) during class time.  Children K-5 are in control of generating ideas, making creative decisions, and executing self and/or peer evaluations; their creative process will be nurtured and refined so that their skill level and craftsmanship will improve over time.