AE610: Survey of Art Education

Fall 2011AE610: Survey of Art EducationAgendaAnnouncements 5:00-5:05Review of Pedagogies 5:05-5:30Action Planning 5:30-6:00Upcoming Assignments 6:00-6:15 Break 6:15-6:30Action Plan work session 6:30-8:00Pedagogies/ PracticesDiscipline Based Art Education (DBAE)Comprehensive Art Education (CAE)Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) or Choice Based Art EducationStudio ThinkingVisual CultureVisual Thinking Strategies21st Century SkillsCritical Pedagogy/ Dialogical Thinking Skill Based Art Education Arts Integration/Arts InfusionCommunity Based Art EducationCollaborative/Cooperative Art Education

Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE)Four Disciplines:Art MakingArt CriticismArt HistoryAesthetics

Classroom Application: Lesson plans written, teacher has freedom to choose how much time is devoted to each of the four areasAssessment: Formative and summative individual assessmentKWL, Group Response, Thumbs-up4Comprehensive Art Education (CAE)Expands the model of DBAEClassroom ApplicationMore emphasis on including multicultural topics than its predecessor

AssessmentIncorporates assessment as the fifth discipline (NTIEVA, n.d.)Offers two types of portfolios: Holistic, which includes learning in other academic subjects and Specific, which includes learning in the arts including sketches, final compositions, and written assessments

KWL, Group Response, Thumbs-up5Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB-Choice)Provides authentic learning opportunities by allowing students real choices while regarding them as artists and experiencing the work of artists.Classroom Application/AssessmentFour PracticesPersonal Context-Personal work and deep learningPedagogical Context-Multiple modes of learningClassroom Context-Opportunities to construct knowledgeAssessment-Multiple forms of assessmentWhat are Artistic Behaviors ?Risk-takingFollowing a line of thought over timeGoing deep with a preferred medium or techniquePlaying/experimentingBringing aspects of their life into their artStudio Thinking Framework that allows researchers to test which kinds of instruction lead to various outcomesProvides teachers with a research-based language for describing what they intend to teachProvides the Eight Habits of Mind (Teachers College Press, 2007)

Develop CraftEngage & PersistEnvisionExpressObserveReflectStretch and ExploreUnderstanding Art World

Visual CultureVisual CultureA practice that incorporates many fields and investigates the intersection of culture and visual imagery and objectsThis includes fine art, craft, fashion, furniture design, mass media, movies, etc.

Classroom Application-goalsInterdisciplinary focusConnections to students livesExploration of the diversity of materialsExpand knowledge and understanding of the visual worldAssessmentVarious (written and/ or visual journals, photographs, completed work)Visual Thinking StrategiesUses art to develop critical thinking, communication and visual literacy skillsLearner-centered discussions of visual artUses facilitated discussion to enable students to practice respectful, democratic, collaborative problem solving skills that over time transfer to other classroom interactions, and beyondIdentifies 5 stagesAccountive, Constructive, Classifying, Interpretive, and Re-Creative Standard Guiding QuestionsWhat's going on in this picture? What do you see that makes you say that?What more can you find?21st Century Skills

Critical Pedagogy/ Dialogical ThinkingA teaching approach that attempts to help students question and challenge domination, and the beliefs and practices that dominate. Goal to help students achieve critical consciousness.Accomplished through:UnlearningLearning and relearningReflectionEvaluationSkill Based Art EducationLooks at the discrete skills needed to make artUtilizes standards of art educationLess formally defined

Arts Integration/ Arts InfusionIntegrating the arts (not limited to Visual Arts) and two or more other academic subjects.Learning in one supports the other.Real life applications are made.Equal emphasis is placed on the standards of each of the subjects being integrated.Arts teachers become resources and collaborators.Both subjects are assessed evenlyCommunity Based Art EducationSchool is the base for the educationUtilizes the community asMotivationResearchSubject MatterResourcesCollaborative/Cooperative Art EducationGroups work together as artists on art projectsAll members are involved in the process throughoutAll members are assessed individually and/or as a groupCooperative Learning Strategies are used to help students have a voice