Education in the Arts - EF / Spring 2024

       I   Unit: Critical and Aesthetic Theme: Expressing Opinion About Art Using VTS   Introduction  VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies) can aid the teacher of Dance to bring the field to the realm of critical thinking. Articulating ideas about Dance (whether in oral, written, visual and/or pictorial form) helps students to see Dance as more than just entertainment.  II Learning Objectives Understand the concept of VTS Explain how VTS can be adapted to Dance Studies Gather awareness of the importance of developing critical opinion about dance aesthetics Experience a session where VTS is applied to Dance   III   Main Lesson   Visual Thinking Strategies: Terra Foundation Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a learner-centered instructional method used to examine and find meaning in visual art. Using a painting from the Terra Foundation collection, Samuel F. B. Morse’s iconic Gallery of the Louvre (1831–33), Yenawine facilitat...

   I    Unit: Music Theme: Sound Art   Introduction Sound art  is an artistic discipline in which  sound  is utilized as a primary medium. Like many genres of contemporary  art ,  sound art  may be interdisciplinary in nature, or be used in hybrid forms.   II Learning Objectives   Understand the origins of sound art  Explain the nature of sound art Gain awareness of the importance of sound art within the arts curriculum Experience the creation of a sound art piece     III Main Lesson    1   Henry Cowell: The Father of Experimental Music    Henry Dixon Cowell (March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher and teacher. Earning a reputation as an extremely controversial performer and eccentric composer, Cowell became a leading figure of American avant-garde music for the first half of the 20th century — his writings and music serving as a...

  ------------------- Review art installation found objects readymade Marcel Duchamp nature art conceptual art Ana Mendieta earth - body art collage ethnosphere Parts of a lesson Learning Theories Competency Based Curriculum / MDCPS -------------------- Quiz 1 Installation Art, Nature Art, Naive Art (Drawing) and Collage 1. How can an installation art piece  be used to teach an academic subject? 2. Why is nature's art a valid way of bringing attention to ecology? 3. Drawing enhances learning of language arts. Explain 4. A collage develops several skills while allowing children to be creative. Explain. 5.  Name the various parts of a lesson plan. 6. What curriculum have we used in class as reference in the creation of our lesson plans? 7. Why is conceptual art important in the teaching of academic subjects? 8. In the article Drawing on an Outdated Theory by Jess Dorn, one finds the following quote: It is sometimes said that our brain consists of a left hemisphere that e...

  I Unit: Teaching Theme: Learning Theories   Introduction Learning theories describe how students receive, process, and retain knowledge during learning. Cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences, as well as prior experience, all play a part in teaching and learning. Understanding, developing our world view, acquiring or changing information, acknowledging and retaining skills are all part of Western learning tradition and theories.    II Learning Objectives    Understand how learning theories have changed from ancient times to the present Explain the differences between early philosophers and contemporary theorists who wrote about education Gain an awareness of the different learning theories Experience the articulation of your own learning theory III Main Lesson  ------------------  1 Eastern Ideas about Education   a)   Siddhartha Gautama Buddha ( 623/563 - 544/483 BCE) The Buddha taught his disciples – a group known...