Greetings from Asbury Park

Greetings from Asbury Park

We are excited for 2019 and especially to announce our first live event! Four O'Clock Faculty: Greetings from Asbury Park is a FREE event open to all educators. The event…
Favorites of 2018!

Favorites of 2018!

It has been another great year for us! The Art of Comprehension lands tomorrow! The Four O'Clock Faculty is still helping educators to change their PD Game, and a new…
Visual Texts & Comprehension

Visual Texts & Comprehension

  In this two-minute video, Trevor Bryan, author of The Art of Comprehension, demonstrates how an illustration from Peter H. Reynolds’ book, The Dot can help students to practice finding…
All Children Can Comprehend

All Children Can Comprehend

  The Art of Comprehension is built on the idea that nearly all students, non-readers, striving readers and beginning readers can decode visual texts such as illustrations and paintings, effectively.…
What is Arts Education for?

What is Arts Education for?

  If we are asking the questions, what is arts education for? Why do we have it? And perhaps more importantly, why do we need it? Canned, highly predictable projects,…
I Do We Do You Do

I Do We Do You Do

  I love the gradual release model of I Do, We Do, You Do but I find a lot students benefit from a more modified version that looks a bit…
The Art of Comprehension

The Art of Comprehension

  I could not be more excited to share that my upcoming book, The Art of Comprehension: Exploring Visual Texts to Foster Comprehension, Conversation and Confidence, is heading into the…
Art Education is Not…

Art Education is Not…

  Art Education is not about Learning to Draw   Art can help those who learn differently, learn. Art can help those who struggle to share their voice, speak.  …
Process Eats Product

Process Eats Product

  I believe this completely.  One reason why it makes so much sense to me is because, usually, in order to be successful we can’t make only one product and…