Education in Arts / Spring 2021

I  CHECK IN WARM UP  MINDFULNESS CREATIVE ACTIVITY Students will use a gesture to call another student's name. II Video Clips   Sound Consumption (1996, 2004) — from Music on a Budget by Gustavo Matamoros   En Residencia: Gustavo Matamoros (~) Tilde (´) Tilde(~)   Kendall Sound Art Concert XIII: May 10, 2014    III Interview   Gustavo Matamoros  Link: https://www.wlrn.org/tags/gustavo-matamoros ----------------------------------------------------------- IV  CONTENT   Sound Art   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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------     Activity 1. Students will work in groups to record sounds with the objective of making a sound-art statement. 2. The groups will c...

  Article: Drawing on an Outdated Theory?  by Jess Dorn It is sometimes said that our brain consists of a left hemisphere that excels in intellectual, rational, verbal, and analytical thinking and a right hemisphere that excels in sensory discrimination and in emotional, nonverbal, and intuitive thinking. However, in the normal brain, with extensive commissural interconnections, the interaction of the two hemispheres is such that we cannot dissociate clearly their specialized functions. Questions 1. Why do so many children have problems with drawing? 2. What is Edward's theory? Explain 3. Why is the theory more of a useful analogy at this point? Explain ------------------------------------------------ Drawing ACTIVITY Draw a self portrait. Write a lesson plan. LINK: MDCPS Standards and Curriculum   ------------------   STUDENTS' WORK    Corinne Issa   When reading this article, the one thing that I kept thinking about was how everyone interprets and s...

https://elearninginfographics.com/6-education-theorists-teachers-know-infographic/ It is important that students have a theoretic foundation when creating their own teaching methodology. In class were covered the major theoretic paradigms used in education now-a days.  Hierarchy of Needs - Maslow Multiple Intelligences - Gardner Theory of Cognitive Development - Piaget Zone of Proximal Development _ Vygotsky Progressive Education (Learning By Doing) - Dewey Montessori Theory of Teaching (Child chooses what to learn) - Montessori Theory of Psychological Development - Erickson " I think it is important to understand that there is not one correct, or "right" theory of learning. All of them are good." Patricia Victor Question 1 Given the nature of the theories listed above; how would you make them work in a dance/movement learning environment? ----------------------------------------- MDCPS Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum MDCPS - Competency Based Curriculum Activi...

  Learning through the Arts Multiple Intelligences   Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences Gardner's Multiple Intelligences     http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html Peter Jordan on Multiple Intelligences Debunking the Theory of Multiple Intelligences ------------------------------ Competency Based Curriculum - Miami Dade County Public Schools http://www2.dadeschools.net/students/cbc/index.asp ----------------- STUDENTS' WORK Lesson Plan Ryan Brennifleck and Eliana Litos Visit 7-10 separate and unique locations and take a variety of photos using different lighting techniques Asses and group your photos based on their composition and aesthetic Assemble photos into a meaningful digital collage using 2-3 different blending techniques Present your creation including details about the shots included...

  The class will be introduced to National Geographic's Explorer Wade Davis who teaches about what calls the ethnosphere, a word he uses to describe  the imaginative contributions of humanity to the planet. He makes emphasis on people's stories. They are global resources, just like air, water, and green life.  Just like the biosphere, the ethnosphere is also  threatened by rampant modernization and globalization.  ACTIVITY Collage Collage is a technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts, where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. Given the materials given in class (National Geographic magazines), create a group collage. After experiencing the activity, plan a lesson with your group members. Sources Tales of the Ethnosphere. UTNE Reader   -------------------------------   Students' Work     Wanting More Bayley Macnamara, Jenna Yesenosky, Eliana Litos, Natalie Vestergon...

  Book Review: Dumbing Us Down Question 1 What do you think about Gatto's ideas as expressed   in this review?   Teaching and Learning: Lost in a Buzzword Wasteland Question 2 Reflect on this article. Do you agree or disagree? Why?  --------------------------------------------------- LEARNING THORIES A brief introduction to Learning Theories --------------------------- The 5 Educational Learning Theories 1. Behaviorism : Behaviorism is using reinforcement and punishment techniques to encourage or discourage certain behaviors. The environment around us shapes us because we are blank slates and so the behaviors of others can influence our behaviors as well. We can be conditioned to follow certain behavior patterns by the people around us. An example can be rats who push the lever everytime they get food and then keep continuing that behavior of pushing the lever to get more food. Their behavior of pushing the lever has been conditioned by behaviori...