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Art: Coping With Trauma

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     For this blog post I wanted to do something that would get art educators inspired and share why I have the teacher philosophy that I have. Below is a link to my visualization project! I decided to use adobe express. I use this app with my students all the time for their graphic design projects! You can access and see the beauty that is this project:  Art Education- Student Trauma.           Hello everyone! Before I dive deep, I wanted to explain why I chose the topic I did. So many students go through situations in life that none of us want for them. Within my student demographic, these kids have been through so much and sometimes school is the only safe space for them. As an art educator I thrive on making my classroom and lessons something that students can use to cope with these hard times. I have such a passion for making a safe space for students while in school. This world has so much negativity in it right now, my hope is tha...