Graffiti gets a terrible rap from most of the general public, but it is SO interesting to our students. So how can we use graffiti for student engagement and inspiration? AOE writer Matt Christenson is on the show to talk about how he uses graffiti in his curriculum and how his students respond. Listen as they talk about how graffiti helps connect almost every student (5:45), the structure of a graffiti-based curriculum (8:00), and Matt's full rundown of assessment and critiques that happen in his classroom (14:45).

Resources and Links:

• Matt's very first AOE article about teaching graffiti
• How graffiti fits into a bigger curriculum
• Another article from Matt on how he runs some critiques
• And why he loves to display student work