The Global Exchange Project for Teachers (GEPT) is a collaborative initiative between the Jeonbuk State Office of Education and Pathways to Cross-Cultural Understanding (PCCU), designed to promote creativity, global competence, and multicultural understanding among educators. In 2025, GEPT launched its pilot program with two art teachers, Nicolette Hernke and Gahwi Han. Through this pilot, the teachers exchanged lesson plan ideas and implemented each other’s approaches in their own classrooms, creating a meaningful cross-cultural teaching experience. Below, you can explore the results of this cross-cultural teaching exchange.
original lesson plan: pop art
Pop Art Andy Warhol Influenced ProJect
Objective: Understand that Pop Art is culturally influenced art movement and meant to be art for all
- Step 1: Present the google slide on Pop Art
- Step 2: Have a discussion about pop art and what are the characteristics of pop art
- Step 3: Discuss what is popular now and how can you turn that item into a work of art
- Step 4: Have the student select an object
- Step 5: Have them draw or trace that object on a 6" by 4 12 " piece of paper with a pencil. If it looks exactly how they want it, have the go over it with a black marker so it will be easier to trace.
- Step 6: Take a 9" by 12"" piece of paper and fold it in 12" and fold again in 12" so you end up with 4 quarter
- Step 7: Have the students trace their image in each quarter so they end up with 4 exact images
- Step 8: Using markers, crayons, colored pencils, watercolor paints, oil pastels in any combination, have them add color.
Reflections: Have the students write a paragraph about why they chose this itemn and what does the item mean to them.
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Part 1: What is the visual culture of Minnesota, of Cannon Falls? - Cultural Climate of Cannon Falls Examples
Visual Culture
Visual culture is the aspect of culture expressed in visual images. There are many aspects of another culture that are visible, such as styles of dress, styles of architecture and built environment, food, religion, and arts. These tend to be the first things people comment on when they go abroad (understandable, as they are most visible) and the things they seek to find.
Instruction
- Introduce Minnesota and American Art History
- Select one of the items printed in color of Minnesota and American History
- You will make a poster that explains this piece and what is it’s significance.
- Remove one section and replace it with your interpretation with either symbols of what it means or a pattern.
Credits:
Created with an image by Nomad_Soul - "Washington DC Monuments with USA."