I heard the muffled groans of my 8th graders as the words “self-portrait” came out of my mouth.

I knew I had to do something.

So instead of pulling out the dreaded mirrors or having my students draw grids, I told them something different…

“Pull out your cell phones.”  Students were given the opportunity to use snap chap filters to add a contemporary element

to an otherwise extremely conservative project.  This resulted in happy students and self-portraits!

Categories Spring 2018, Student Teacher Blog