By Jennifer Dashef

Elementary Art Teacher, Granville Central School District, NY

(Jennifer was awarded a Student Achievement Grant funded in partnership with Nickelodeon's The Big Help.)

It is my goal to make my art lessons as meaningful as possible for my students. Each year, I try to include my students’ art work in museums, our public library, and in school art shows. We also culminate each sixth grade year with a final project that is memorable and engaging for my students.

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