I would like to thank the AASL for a wonderful opportunity
afforded me to share my idea, “Chalk it up to Imagination” via a webinar
presentation.
“Chalk it up to
Imagination” was a webinar segment that introduced participants to a variety of
D.I.Y. projects using Chalk Board Paint to beautify any surface.
Thank you also to my
colleagues, from across the US, who also
shared their ideas in creating library environments that lend themselves to
student success.
Main ideas have been summarized below:
Purpose of Using Chalk Board Paint:
- accent
and beautify an area with minimum cost and maximum impact
- to
serve as instructional zones
Recipe:
Materials
- acrylic
paint( use a variety of colors) or latex paint, non-sand white tile grout, foam
brushes, painter’s tape, chalk, sander
- 1
cup of paint + 2 Tbsp. of grout covers approx. 8’x2’
Purchase from Home Depot or Consider
- Magnetic
Chalk Board Paint
Instructional Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51mPLGqw-2I
- Create a border around the library and post
weekly “my favorite Web 2.0 tool” and Quote of the Week.
- Filing Cabinets to act as activity center and
the starting point for group brainstorming and storage of print material
related to the topic. A digital copy of brainstorming can record results to upload
to Google Docs or Library Moodle or Blog for future reference.
- Paint End Plates on shelving units, or a portion
of a wall, plaque or large cork board. These surfaces can serve as an
instructional zones to invite dialogue and interaction. Post a statement that students can complete…based on research projects, or topical
issues.
Eg. I do not smoke because…
Cats make better pets than dogs because...
- Table Tops can serve as a brainstorming session
or game centre to review ideas/research
via the rules of “Hollywood Squares”.
- For signage, use tin plates, trays, glass picture
frames—for “New Books”
- Plaques can also serve as a daily calendar
- Boxes for storage of material eg. “Markers”,
“Crayons”
Shopping List--Supplies
Thrift
Up cycle old furniture: filing cabinets,
tables,
tin plates, trays, wooden
plaques, picture frames,
cork board,
household paint left over from projects,
wall paper borders
Dollar Store
Acrylic paint, sand paper-coarse grit, foam
brushes, paint rollers, picture frames, paper bags, contact paper, vinyl/plastic trays, wooden
plaques
Hardware
Store
Chalk Board Paint, Magnetic Chalk Board
Paint, Non-sanded grout,
For further ideas:
**search “Chalk Board Paint”
Check this out!
Dry Erase Paint
Hopefully these ideas will serve as the starting point for
your “mindful creatively”.
All the best.
Resourcefully yours,
Julia Andreacchi
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