Telling the StoryTelling the Story of a Constuctivist of a Constuctivist Connection Between Art Museum and Connection Between Art Museum and

ClassroomClassroom

Viki Thompson Wylder: Viki Thompson Wylder: FSU Museum of Fine ArtsFSU Museum of Fine Arts

Marcia Meale: Marcia Meale: Ruediger Elementary SchoolRuediger Elementary School

Fran Kautz: Fran Kautz: Buck Lake Elementary SchoolBuck Lake Elementary School

Julie McBride: Julie McBride: Gilchrist Elementary SchoolGilchrist Elementary School

Barbara Davis: Barbara Davis: FSU SchoolsFSU Schools

Shannon Smale: Shannon Smale: Lincoln High SchoolLincoln High School

Once upon a time…

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“Story represents a pathway to understanding that doesn’t run through the left side of the brain”

-Daniel Pink -Author of “A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age”

Catalogue is available when you Catalogue is available when you leaveleave

http://www.mofa.fsu.edu/pics/thestory.pdf

Lesson PlanPacket is online!

The StoryThe Story

► 3 year collaboration with FSU Museum of 3 year collaboration with FSU Museum of Fine Arts and various schools (K-12) from Fine Arts and various schools (K-12) from Leon County (13 schools and 18 teachers)Leon County (13 schools and 18 teachers)

► In the final year of the project, 12 additional In the final year of the project, 12 additional schools joinedschools joined

► Teachers curated the exhibit scheduled for Teachers curated the exhibit scheduled for May of 2008May of 2008 Selecting artists/artworksSelecting artists/artworks Locating funding for author/artist visits, fieldtripsLocating funding for author/artist visits, fieldtrips Putting together a catalog with artist biographiesPutting together a catalog with artist biographies Writing curriculum packet to go with exhibitWriting curriculum packet to go with exhibit

Primary Committee Member and Participating Schools:

► Apalachee Elementary: Pam Brewster► Belle Vue Middle School: Althea Valle► Buck Lake Elementary: Fran Kautz► Chiles High School: Julie Childers, Kelly Little, and Leslie Cohen► Deerlake Middle School: Linda Johnson► FSU Museum of Fine Arts: Viki Thompson Wylder; Ashley Hickman► FSU School: Barbara Davis and Pam Wallheiser► Gilchrist Elementary School: Julie McBride► Lincoln High School: Marilyn Proctor-Givens► Pineview Elementary: Sara Chang and Sunny Spillane► Raa Middle School: Teresa Coates► Riley Elementary: Megan Garriga► Ruediger Elementary: Marcia Meale► Tallahassee Community College: Laura Thompson► Trinity Catholic School: Maria Augustynia

Timeline for THE STORYTimeline for THE STORY► Summer 2005 Summer 2005 Idea discussed with FSU Museum of Fine ArtsIdea discussed with FSU Museum of Fine Arts

► Fall-Spring Fall-Spring Presentation of artists and artworks monthlyPresentation of artists and artworks monthly ► Fall 2006 Fall 2006 Final selection of artist/communications with artistsFinal selection of artist/communications with artists Work on Preface eventWork on Preface event► Spring 2007 Spring 2007 Prepare CataloguePrepare Catalogue Preface Event in May (exhibition and workshop)Preface Event in May (exhibition and workshop)► Summer 2007 Summer 2007 Write curriculum packetsWrite curriculum packets

Plan and schedule artists’ visits and activitiesPlan and schedule artists’ visits and activitiesCatalogue to printer by August1Catalogue to printer by August1

► Fall 2007 Fall 2007 Send out curriculum packetsSend out curriculum packets Implement artists’ visits and activitiesImplement artists’ visits and activities

COCA Arts in Education Expo- Faith Ringgold visits TallahasseeCOCA Arts in Education Expo- Faith Ringgold visits Tallahassee► Spring 2008 Spring 2008 Continue artists’ visits/activities, Conduct teacher Continue artists’ visits/activities, Conduct teacher

workshops,workshops, Mount exhibition artists upstairs, student exhibit downstairsMount exhibition artists upstairs, student exhibit downstairs Field trips to museum. Field trips to museum.

Selecting artists and Selecting artists and artworksartworks

Preface EventPreface EventSpring 2007Spring 2007

Summer 2007Summer 2007► Write Lesson Plans for curriculum packet Write Lesson Plans for curriculum packet ► Artists biographiesArtists biographies

(written in narrative form to include (written in narrative form to include character, setting event conflict/challenge character, setting event conflict/challenge and resolution and only use 150 words!)and resolution and only use 150 words!)

Plan and implement artists Plan and implement artists interactions with schoolsinteractions with schools2007-2008 school year2007-2008 school year

Mark Fletcher-Riley Elementary

Faith RinggoldFaith Ringgold

Adrian FogelinAdrian Fogelin

Jack Dowd -FSUS Middle School

Kathy Wilcox- FSUS High School

Sydney Scherr- Deer Lake Middle school

DeLoss McGraw“virtual interaction”Buck Lake Elementary

Teacher Workshops- Teacher Workshops- January – July January – July 20082008

Culminating EventsCulminating EventsMay 9-July 11 2008May 9-July 11 2008

A Romero Britto A Romero Britto WelcomeWelcome

Opening Reception Opening Reception

Make and Take ActivitiesMake and Take Activities

Performance Art by Wennie Performance Art by Wennie HuangHuang

Student Exhibition

Field Trips to MuseumField Trips to Museum