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My research originated with creating lessons that are infused with Disciplined Based Art Education (DBAE) practices meaning the 4 disciplines of art (art production, art criticism, art history and aesthetics) are included in a project or artwork. Since I am at a PBL (problem/project based learning) school site I also designed my lessons utilizing this model from the New Tech Network.
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Revisiting My Ugly Aesthetic ProjectThe first week of school students created an artwork that illustrated their idea of ugly. Then after a semester of art during the first week of spring I revisited this project but designed this project with DBAE in mind. My research compared the results of the two approaches to designing a project/ artwork/ lesson. Click the image on the left to view the project in its entirety. |
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Student ArtworkThere is a wide range of media, styles, subject matter, and purposes for the art. Some students explored formal qualities like the application and techniques used to create art while others explored conceptual ideals like the image on the right by making the content or subject matter unappealing (ex. war) but executed beautifully. Students had a great deal of autonomy and below are 12 student examples of the variety of artistic voice and choice. Click the images to see entire work.
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TechnologyBy TEACHER
Weebly education Google Slides Document Camera Google Forms Google Sheets Echo By STUDENTS Weebly education Google Forms Google Sheets Echo |
EXTRAS
Streamline ClassI created a Weebly website for my AP Art History students which I plan to maintain with pertinent information, assignments for flipped learning and resources. If you would like to view it click the button below. In the future I plan to create a website for Art 1.
AuthenticityBelow is the front and back cover of our culminating student art show. Student artwork from all art classes were displayed in our gallery featuring work from the entire school year. The card was created using Canva.
Community Outreach CardBelow s the front and back side of a community outreach card by clicking each you can the entire image and below is the writing on the from the back side. Next year my school plans to invite the entire community to learn what our students do in ALL of their classes. The card was a practice run and highlights my use of Weebly education along with my reflections about incorporating it into my class. To create the card I used a great program Piktochart.
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Infographs/InfoposterBelow is my teacher example of an infograph or infoposter of an artist. There are numerous ways one could utilize this in an art class while including DBAE practices, technology and 21st century skills. This was created using Piktochart.
Listed are some of my IDEAS on furture uses for infographs These can be individual or group assignments.
Art professions Student Portfolio Art processes/techniques Art movements Element of Art/Principles of Design Iconography Autobiographical 
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Back of Community Card
Art 1 students were tasked with creating a digital art portfolio by maintaining a Weebly website throughout the spring semester. Students documented their artistic growth & the development of their artist voice by photographing and reflecting on each artwork. Numerous artworks, media and topics were covered in the spring semester including perspective, color theory, mandalas, oil pastel, chalk pastel, color symbolism, landscape, Impressionism, patronage and commissioned works. Technology was utilized by students and the teacher in a variety of platforms like Weebly and Pinterest, to enhance and empower learning of the four disciplines of art: art history, aesthetics, art criticism and art production. In addition, students were assigned oral presentations which they recorded and posted on their websites and blogged on topics as a way of demonstrating their learning and thinking about art, engaging in academic discourse with peers, collaborating and giving and receiving peer feedback.
Teacher Reflection:
Art goes beyond the mere creation of a pretty picture and everyones interaction with art is it's own story filled with challenges and achievements. Art at heart is a form of communication and visual literacy is paramount today as we are bombarded by thousands, if not millions of images a day. In addition, students face a world which demands creativity, problem solving, technological skills, autonomy, and effective communication skills including visual communication. My challenge was helping students recognize and cultivate these skills while exploring a variety of topics and mediums in order to refine who they are as an artist. What do they have to say or communicate? Who are they communicating with? How are they communicating?
Each website has its own personality & reflects my students interests, goals, processes, learning, and thinking. Student ownership and rigor deepened as the semester continued. I forgot as an artist and a teacher the power of reflection. The practice of having students blog about their views on art (aesthetics) and analyzing each others work as well as their own (art criticism) has enabled students to make more personal connections with their artwork and helped them overcome their own bias that they are not artists.
This was a new endeavor for many of my students and me. Overall I am pleased with the results and one I am sure my students found educational and while challenging at first I am confident towards the end something they greatly enjoyed.
Student Reflections:
Student 1
How Creativity Connects the World
Creativity connects our world is more ways than we can imagine. Since the emergence of man, we have seen art, e.g. cave paintings. These cave paintings connected us together even then because it showed the hardships that everyone had to go through- and at that time it meant hunting and surviving. Today, the art we see is more modern. We've learned how to convey more meaning and symbolism into our art, which is an ability that enables us to spread a more profound message to others. Art has the ability to spread everywhere and affect individuals. They can judge art and apply their own meaning to it. This is how creativity can connect the world.
Student 2
Hero Art Show: My Favorite Artwork
As I was glancing around the art gallery this piece caught my eye very quickly! Before I even realized what the concept actually was. Honestly I'd just seen a large rainbow and was hooked. Then I realized it's political background and was quite amazed. I think the reason why this may be my favorite piece is it's conveying story and/or maybe the way it makes me feel. The rainbow to me gives this image symbolism and hope, but the lady gives it fury and desire. It provokes the message that "love is love". And that to me is amazing. It's detail and coloration is well done, but the rainbow has it's own texture and realistic look. This artist did an amazing job on this art piece technique/skill wise, but even better was able to give it a demanding message
Teacher Reflection:
Art goes beyond the mere creation of a pretty picture and everyones interaction with art is it's own story filled with challenges and achievements. Art at heart is a form of communication and visual literacy is paramount today as we are bombarded by thousands, if not millions of images a day. In addition, students face a world which demands creativity, problem solving, technological skills, autonomy, and effective communication skills including visual communication. My challenge was helping students recognize and cultivate these skills while exploring a variety of topics and mediums in order to refine who they are as an artist. What do they have to say or communicate? Who are they communicating with? How are they communicating?
Each website has its own personality & reflects my students interests, goals, processes, learning, and thinking. Student ownership and rigor deepened as the semester continued. I forgot as an artist and a teacher the power of reflection. The practice of having students blog about their views on art (aesthetics) and analyzing each others work as well as their own (art criticism) has enabled students to make more personal connections with their artwork and helped them overcome their own bias that they are not artists.
This was a new endeavor for many of my students and me. Overall I am pleased with the results and one I am sure my students found educational and while challenging at first I am confident towards the end something they greatly enjoyed.
Student Reflections:
Student 1
How Creativity Connects the World
Creativity connects our world is more ways than we can imagine. Since the emergence of man, we have seen art, e.g. cave paintings. These cave paintings connected us together even then because it showed the hardships that everyone had to go through- and at that time it meant hunting and surviving. Today, the art we see is more modern. We've learned how to convey more meaning and symbolism into our art, which is an ability that enables us to spread a more profound message to others. Art has the ability to spread everywhere and affect individuals. They can judge art and apply their own meaning to it. This is how creativity can connect the world.
Student 2
Hero Art Show: My Favorite Artwork
As I was glancing around the art gallery this piece caught my eye very quickly! Before I even realized what the concept actually was. Honestly I'd just seen a large rainbow and was hooked. Then I realized it's political background and was quite amazed. I think the reason why this may be my favorite piece is it's conveying story and/or maybe the way it makes me feel. The rainbow to me gives this image symbolism and hope, but the lady gives it fury and desire. It provokes the message that "love is love". And that to me is amazing. It's detail and coloration is well done, but the rainbow has it's own texture and realistic look. This artist did an amazing job on this art piece technique/skill wise, but even better was able to give it a demanding message