Urbana, Illinois
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by Amanda
The resource program at Urbana High School has made a difference in my life. The criteria, the process and reasons all combine to make this a very important program. The criteria at least average to above average intelligence, a problem in one area of processing and in evaluation every three years. The rules for getting Resource are up to the federal guidelines and laws. The process to get Resource is to have a meeting every year, which is the (IEP) meeting. A student gets help when needed, extended time on tests or other accommodations as needed. Having Resource is a great privilege. It allows a student to work as a team-the student, the resource teacher, parents, counselor and other teachers. These are the support system for help. For example, when a student just asks a resource teacher. To see if you can get more time so that you can study more. Also they can read the questions for you so you can understand it more. The reasons why I think resource is important are many. In resource one can get better grades, more help, extra guidance, help with homework and tests. Resource helps me understand things better. Also Resource has helped me to reach my goals- the most important goal has been to graduate from high school. Soon I will graduate with a lot of success and resource has helped me to achieve this. Resource is a really good program to have. Resource is not just for students who are slow learners. It's for those who get behind in classes and on tests. This is why it's good to have a Resource class because it helps people maintain their goals. |
Art Quilts in the Classroom
Fall 2003 Speech Class Art Project
Kind and generous donations from the Urbana High School Support Services Department and the principal, John Woodward, made this year's art quilt project feasible. The class is making a group quilt, Grace's Garden, to recognize the school social worker, Grace Mitchell. Grace loves gardens and she loves green so that was the primary factor in design decisions. Students will use the fusing technique and will each make a block to create the 'garden' for the Support Services Reception Area at the high school.
On a shoestring budget, students created art work using upholstery fabric, glue, markers, beads and the computer. Students were encouraged to use any design elements to create their piece. Before the actual art process started, students listened & read several book about quilting and art. Some books the students particularly enjoyed were "Clara and the Freedom Quilt" by Deborah Hopkinson and "The Patchwork Quilt" by Valerie Flournoy. Students also had the opportunity to study some art quilts on the internet, review Mrs. Fell's art quilt porfolio and discuss some basic elements of design. Mrs. Fell brought several art quilts into the class for demonstration and discussion. The pictures above show some students with their finished art pieces.
Speech Class Art Quilt Project
Fall 2001
Students were responsible for designing, discharging, dyeing &
painting an 18" x 18" cotton square. Students carved designs in gum
erasers and then discharged the designs with Sunlight Dishwashing
Gel. After discharging the dye, each piece was hand dyed using
immersion and direct dye techniques. Students then painted each
piece
and hung their piece on found branches from the park.
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"Talking Colors"
Fall 1999
This project was initiated by a donation from Michael James'
1999 Quilt/Surface Design Symposium class in Columbus, Ohio. Twenty
artists collaborated on the quilt top as a design study. The class
generously gave the quilt to Deborah Fell to use in her Speech/Social
Skills class at Urbana High School in Urbana, Illinois. The high
school students decided to donate the quilt as a wallhanging to Carle
Clinic in Urbana, Illinois. The students wanted to have the quilt
hanging in a place where sick children would see it. The students put
the three layers together, tied, quilted and finished the piece to
get it ready for installation. The final exam was the actual
installation.
One student said "I wanted to give something back." And we
did.
Art Quilt
Working on "Talking Colors"
in our classroom at
Urbana High School
Installation Photo "Talking
Colors"
Carle Clinic Pediatrics Department
Urbana, Illinois
"Welcome to Urbana High
School"
Other Art Quilt Projects
1996
1993
Support
Services