Jennifer Baxter: Dioramas in art class

What happens when you give a classroom full of eighth graders a cereal box, a pile of random stuff, and permission to create whatever they want?✨ Tiny worlds. Big imagination. And sometimes… absolute magic.Jennifer Baxter is an eighth-grade art teacher whose miniature diorama project has captured the attention of millions online. But the real story isn’t the viral videos. It’s what happens to the kids in the process.They learn to collaborate. To experiment. To fail and try again. To notice the details. And, maybe most importantly, to discover that they really are artists.Jennifer and I talk about the impact that the eighth grade diorama unit has on her students, including why kids (and grownups) are so drawn to tiny things. She explains what happens when we give kids the time and space to get completely absorbed in making something.YouTube video: https://youtu.be/3soRqotweUk@mrs_baxters_art_classhttps://www.tiktok.com/@mrs_baxters_art_classPatreon - https://www.patreon.com/Mrsbaxtersartclass/aboutTeachers Pay Teachers store - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/mrs-baxters-art-lessons#TinyWorldsBigStories #Miniatures #MiniatureArt #Diorama #ArtEducation #ArtTeacher #ArtInTheClassroom #Creativity #TinyWorlds #miniatureartist