Journal entry #2Artwork to come.... still working on #ChoiceBased Upon visiting Beattie once, I've observed that in the kindergarten class students are really close with each other and like to share there work with each other as more of a collaborative based learning, while also having choice based artwork. The teacher their started each class (aside from kindergarten) with a prompt on the slideshow, it has two common images that are seen japanese woodblock prints and a posed question, How do these images make you feel? The students then spend time reflecting on their own selves and feelings they are having while viewing the images. This can reflect to the choice based theory we have been talking a lot about in the art education classes, for the last two semesters of being in art education related content choice based teaching models have been a common theme. It allows for student expression without the restraints of the teaching requirements. Typically when students engage in choice based art, they utilize almost all, if not all of the visual art standards. Now that doesnt mean I saw all the students fully engaged in the 10 minutes they had for this drawing exercise, some either sat in their seats blankly, some found themselves thinking of how they felt or ideas they had while looking at the images, and others found themselves drawing whatever they wanted. Now yes, this does relate to the choice based art students can create in this teaching model as well as play they have with the use of just a pencil or marker and paper.
So for me personally, as I was only their for one class i cant fully say that I agree or think I would utilize all the teaching methods I saw at beattie. While it is a short time students are in the art room I think to better utilize the idea of play in the class, I would allow more time with students to create and play with materials in the class. Personally I would love to have time in the class period at the beginning of class or a new project have students sketch and draw their feelings, and reflect on themselves individually. Then continue working on assigned projects, or starting a new project, for me personally I always enjoyed having more time to think and work on sketches for projects or having free draw then sitting and filling out a worksheet on contemporary artwork. So for the future I want to focus on creating engaging art projects that challenge students to think while also drawing in their interests. Knowing the age and what kids like will really help with the creation of projects enticing projects that students can throw their creativity at really allows for student engagement.
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