Session I: Looking Closely: Considering Your

Lessons through the Lens of the New Fine

Arts TEKSPRESENTERS: Mark Gurgel & Dr. Mackie Spradley

Summit OverviewSession I:

Looking Closely: Considering Your Lessons through the Lens of the New Fine Arts TEKS

Session II: Exploring the New Fine Arts TEKS in Light of the 21st Century Skills

Session III: Interacting with the New Fine Arts TEKS through Technology

Session IV: Taking the New Fine Arts TEKS to the Next Level – Connecting the Fine Arts

Session I ObjectivesIn Session I we will… Reflect on creativity Consider the heart of the New

Fine Arts TEKS in the TEKS Introduction

Review Bloom’s Taxonomy Sample Lesson Designs and

Redesigns Explore where we are – Where

we can go

§117 (b) Introduction(1) The fine arts incorporate the study of dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts to offer unique experiences and empower students to explore realities, relationships, and ideas.

§117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.)These disciplines engage and motivate all students through active learning, critical thinking, and innovative problem solving.

§117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.)The fine arts develop cognitive functioning and increase student academic achievement, higher-order thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, making the fine arts applicable to college readiness, career opportunities, workplace environments, social skills, and everyday life.

§117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.)

Students develop aesthetic and cultural awareness through exploration, leading to creative expression.

Creativity, encouraged through the study of the fine arts, is essential to nurture and develop the whole child.

“Creativity is the #1 leadership competency for the future.”

-IBM 2010 Global CEO Survey

1,500 leaders in 60 countries say…

21st Century SkillsLearning & Innovation• Creativity & Innovation• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving• Communication & Collaboration

Information, Media, and Technology Skills• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• Information, Communication & Technology

Literacy

Life & Career Skills• Flexibility & Adaptability• Initiative & Self-Direction• School & Cross-Cultural Skills• Productivity & Accountability• Leadership & Responsibility

21st Century Skills, TEKS focus

Learning & Innovation• Creativity & Innovation• Critical Thinking &

Problem Solving• Communication &

Collaboration

• The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. Eric Fromm (Frankfurt

School of Critical Theory)

Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse (Fauve artist)

An essential aspect of creativity is not being

afraid to fail. Edwin Land (inventor of the Polaroid)

Creativity is allowing yourself to make

mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott

Adams (creator of Dilbert)

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties. Gail Sheehy (author & journalist)

The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense. Pablo Picasso (Cubist artist)

Creativity involves breaking out of

established patterns in order to look at things in a

different way. Edward de Bono (physician, author of Six

Thinking Hats)

Creativity is an open field where we romp rather than a room where we

complete a specific required task.

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able toconnect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

Steve Jobs

Can Creativity Be Taught?

Group DiscussionSharing

Apply

Analyze

Evaluate

Create

Remember

Understand

A New Taxonomy for 21st Century Skills

A New Taxonomy for 21st Century Skills

Open minded

Inquisitive

Not tied to the way things have always been done

Collaborative

Learning by Doing A central focus of 21st century learning

• Discuss large and small ensemble rehearsals.

• Where do you see most classroom activities placed?

• Are these activities teacher or student led?

How Does the Lesson Assess Learning?

• What could I do to make my individual/ensemble performance better?

• Did I employ the best performance practices ?

• How do I create rubrics that transform teaching and learning?

Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

What is the Focus?The focus is on the WHY students make art

rather than the WHAT or HOW!

Just because students are

making something does not mean they

are being creative!

Teaching and Learning Spaces

Design your classroom to encourage students to work in a creative way. What might this look like in a music classroom?

Basic Level I Lesson Design, 1998 TEKSTITLE: Rehearsal preparing for an adjudicated performanceTEKS ADDRESSED: 2.A, 2.C, 3.A, 3.B, 3.C, 6.ACRITERIA: teacher basedACTIVITIES:

Development of technique Music Fundamentals Sight-reading Literature

Level I Lesson Design, 2013 TEKSTITLE: RehearsalTEKS ADDRESSED:

Foundations: Music LiteracyCreative ExpressionCritical evaluation & response

KEY QUESTION(S): What are some different interpretations of a given performance section? How might you apply previous knowledge in a current situation?

ACTIVITIES: Development of Technique Fundamentals of Music Music Literacy-Sight-reading Literature

ACTIVITY: Lesson Design

Within Groups:• Share current successful Lessons• Choose one of the Lessons (something

other than a “rehearsal”)• Discuss how to take a Lesson and re-

design it so that Creativity and Originality are the main focuses

• Discuss incorporating two new TEKS