Art is a flexible subject, a lot like play dough, no matter what color it is, what shape you form it into, or activity that it is used in it is still play dough. Students have to learn about where it comes from and how to work with it. You have practice using it to master it and share your ideas with other people and learn from their experiences. Are we still talking about Play Dough or Art?
As with both, to learn these subjects the style that best incorporates the best is the project-based learning (PDL) style that engages experiences that involve learners in complex and real world projects through which they develop and apply skills and knowledge. (Orey, 2001)
Project-Based Learning (PDL) allows the students learn from a developed idea through the use of the three phases of planning, creating, and processing. When learning about a new subject or medium to work with, student artists must research the medium, how to work with it and incorporate it into different projects that demonstrate their understanding and mastery of the medium. The student then shares their understanding with others and share the ideas that they have with others. In turn, the other students share their ideas with examples, Power Points, or open a blog posting for others to give feed back.
This learning style promotes self-expression in the fullest way within the art room. To be able to express one’s self is important but to understand and learn from the activities and project that they have just completed.
"Think Openly, Draw hard!"
Orey, M.(Ed.). (2001). Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology. Retrieved from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/
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I think it is great that students can dig deeper in the the art they create. Instead of just creating something, they are able to research and understand the meaning and importance the the project. That will then help the student appreciate their project too.
ReplyDeleteHi Aaron,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I like the title of your blog, "The Addictions of an Art Teacher". I believe that all teachers would say we have an addiction to teaching. Although this is just my 4th year of teaching I believe this is where my career path is taking me. Ok, I digress...Do you work with regular education classroom teachers to integrate subjects with art work? At our school, from time to time as our students go to art, she will work in conjunction with us on a classroom activity. For instance, when I teach the American Revolution (I teach 4th grade), she, and we've not planned this yet, but she may incorporate an art project for them to complete, on the American Revolution. How do you work with regular ed. teachers?