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Art I @ Middle SchoolRevisited
Tim LowkeVisual Art Curriculum Specialist
Workshop Objective:As an active learner I will improve my teaching practice through collegial discussion, product creation, planning and reflection to achieve rigor for my 2012-13 Art I coursework.
Art I
7311: Art ICredit: 1Additional Fees: $30.00 lab fee may be charged for consumables.Prerequisite: NoneStudents explore the elements of art and principles of design with emphasis on creative visual problem solving. Students create original art in a variety of media, study art history, aesthetics, and critique.
Planning for 2012-13
Discussion on Rigor – What does it look like?
ARRC for Art I (overview)
Of Curriculum Maps, Outlines, Syllabi and Course Organizers – What is your flavor?
Resources
Think – Pair – Share --- Sample projects
Rigor refers to academic rigor — learning in which students demonstrate a thorough, in-depth mastery of challenging tasks to develop cognitive skills through reflective thought, analysis, problem-solving, evaluation,or creativity.
Rigorous learning can occur at any school grade and in any subject.
From :The International Center for Leadership in Education
Why Rigor ?
What does rigor look like for Art I?
Is high school different than middle school?
ARRC for Art I
Overview
Creativity and Originality…
Creativity – characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative.
Originality – the ability to create or innovate.
Creativity and Originality…Ideas for creating image resources:
Use of digital cameras – BYO, cell phone cameras, online editors etc…
Use of internet for single object reference.
Have students KEEP reference material as part or their assessment.
Rubric
Art ISketchbook Practice / Portfolio
Technical Skill (especially drawing)
Using original imagery from which to work – digital camera, byo --- no magazines, internet photos, etc… Use VASE rules as guideposts.
Exposure to everything defined in the ARRC.
Junior VASE / VASE
Some things to remember…..Art I is a generalized coursework that is designed to be stand alone and also a gateway to upper division coursework.
It is a credit course.
You must emphasize vocabulary, have a mid-term and a final exam.
Of Curriculum Maps, Outlines, Syllabi and Course Organizers – What is your flavor?
Samples, sharing and planning.
End of year tasks
Communicate with your high school feeder.
Help kids who pass Art I make smart selections about Art II – Drawing, Painting, Ceramics or Sculpture.
Don’t forget about Pre-AP Art II.
Think – Pair – Share Sample Projects•Pair off or work in triads.
•Pick a conceptual lens you want a new / refreshed project / lesson for, or one that is a struggle.
•In your work group, discuss and work out the lesson and create a lesson plan in the style you desire.
•Rinse & repeat if you have time.
•Show and Tell – at the end of this exercise, we will share out what has been developed.
Hands-on
