What's Included:

  • 1-Hour Workshop Recording

    Workshop Presentation with Overview of Ideation, how to prepare your art students for upper level visual communication, collaborative art exercises that build community and more!

  • Scaffolding the Thinking

    Take the guesswork out of how to help kids learn to think creatively, successfully prepare them for Advanced Art portfolio submission as well as college entrance applications

  • Classroom Resources

    Set your art classroom up for success with no prep ready-to-print guided exercises, collaborative idea builders, sketchbook assignments, research and development for ideas and more!

See What Art Educators are Saying about Ideation 101

Ignite Student Creativity!

Imagination Calisthenics - Let’s work those Creative Muscles!

Tired of hearing this? “I can’t think of anything!” “I’m out of ideas” or my personal favorite, “What do I do in the background????” Inspiring kids to think in this post-pandemic age can be a challenge, to say the least. They would rather either NOT think at all, or act on the first idea that comes their way. Getting them to invest in the entire process, not just the art making piece, can seem insurmountable and can be very exhausting. Creativity is a muscle and we have to work it to see it grow. These easy to implement creative exercises will revolutionize the artwork in your middle or high school classroom.
Advanced Art Portrait Drawing

Workshop Curriculum

Here's everything inside the Ideation 101 Workshop!

  • 1

    Workshop

    • Ideation 101 PPT Presentation

    • Ideation 101 - Next Level Creativity for All Students | July 2024 Session

    • Ideation 101 - Next Level Creativity for All Students | June 2024 Session

    • Ideation 101 - Next Level Creativity | Summer 2023 Workshop with Q&A

  • 2

    Course Info

    • Ideation Workshop Welcome Note

    • Terms of Use

  • 3

    Classroom Resources

    • Word Search Beginner Ideation

    • Family Portrait Beginner Ideation

    • How to Formulate an Idea

    • Essential Qs Brainstorm

    • Creative Calisthenics

    • AP® Sketchbook Example

    • MrsTFox Resources Lesson Guide

  • 4

    Classroom Resources Fillable PDF Version

    • Word Search Beginners Fillable

    • Family Portrait Ideation Fillable Rubric

    • AP Sketchbook Example Fillable

    • Two Words Group Work Fillable

    • How to Formulate an Idea Fillable

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Never hear "I can't think of anything" again!

Kids have plenty of creativity, they just need some direction and some basic calisthenics to tone those artmaking muscles. This workshop will give you and your students the foundation for creative success!

  • Watch even the most apathetic student experience creative growth

  • Confident artists who are proud of their artwork

  • Engaged students who want to learn more

  • Go from NO ideas to TOO MANY ideas

Grow These Creative Muscles Today!

Relieve the stress and angst of constantly thinking FOR you students and turn that negative energy into excitement with these powerful exercises that deliver results!