These slides go through some of the pacing strategies used at the elementary level. A big struggle at the elementary level is rushing through projects. Getting students to slow down and work on their craftsmanship is an important skill to learn in art that can be transferred to other settings.

The four strategies to keep students working when they are moving at a faster pace fit perfectly under knowledge indicator 5C. "Knows how to implement effective differentiated instruction through the use of a wide variety of materials, technologies, and resources." There are a variety of strategies and these are a few I use daily. Some of the strategies are reflective and all students will benefit from them. I have used all of these strategies multiple times in a week and they work great. 

Through learning about time management strategies, I realized I do many of them without thinking about them. Asking questions is an effective way to encourage students to think about what they are making. I learned and taught the self-reflection strategy. I loved this strategy because of the self-reflection students must do. It is the feedback that they give themselves and helps them improve. 

Art duties are jobs that are given to students to help set up and clean up the art room. Jobs change weekly, so students will be involved multiple times with a variety of jobs. Having art duties allows the students to feel like they are a part of the classroom routine and it gets them familiar with where supplies are. Art duties also help in lessening transition time when everyone is working together and assigned what to do. 

Performance indicator 5R states, "maximizes instructional time (e.g., minimizes transitional time)." Art duties lower the transition time of passing out projects and supplies. When everyone has an assigned job and knows what to do everything gets set up or cleaned up faster. This gives us the most time for instruction and creating. 

Through art duties, I learned how special and how much students enjoy being in a leadership role. All of the elementary students from K-5th grade enjoy having a role in setting up and cleaning up. As a teacher, I learned how much art duties are beneficial because the turnaround time between classes is short. There is not much time for one teacher to do everything. These roles encourage independence and teamwork.