Bonnie Baker, Art Specialist

bbaker@atlanta.k12.ga.us

 

Mary Lin has enjoyed a rich history of highlighting fine arts in our curriculum. After participating in an Annenberg-Getty 5-year grant, Lin was awarded #3 in the nation for implementation of Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE), which incorporates art across all subjects.

 

Besides this long-standing commitment to DBAE, Lin's visual arts program is currently driven by the new Georgia Performance Standards for Visual Arts. The five strands are the following:

• Meaning and Creative Thinking
• Contextual Understanding
• Production
• Assessment and Reflection
• Connections

The final strand, Connections, is critical to Lin's art program, because lessons relate to social studies, math and/or science.

 

Bonnie Baker is in her 14th year at Lin and brings over 28 years of experience in art education at all levels. Ten of these years have been at the college/university level.

 

BB: "I am just where I want to be. The students, parents and administration here are the best I have ever worked with."