4 TEACHERS GUIDE LEARNING The arts provide a

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#4 TEACHERS GUIDE LEARNING The arts provide a central thread to guide and integrate

#4 TEACHERS GUIDE LEARNING The arts provide a central thread to guide and integrate learning across all curricular domains. Art as a Way of Learning®

Guided Art Explorations Interactive art experiences, rich in artistic knowledge, skills, and creative dispositions,

Guided Art Explorations Interactive art experiences, rich in artistic knowledge, skills, and creative dispositions, in which educators guide students through a learning cycle of awareness, exploration, elaboration and utilization, resulting in understanding and a product that communicates personal ideas, imagination and feelings. Art as a Way of Learning®

“The arts call forth a complex constellation of cognitive and creative capacities that reveal

“The arts call forth a complex constellation of cognitive and creative capacities that reveal a rich interweaving of intuitive, practical, and logical forms of thought at work advancing the range and depth of children’s thinking. ” Champions of Change Art as a Way of Learning®

TEACHING STRATEGIES SUPPORT STIMULATE STRETCH SPARK! INSPIRE Art as a Way of Learning®

TEACHING STRATEGIES SUPPORT STIMULATE STRETCH SPARK! INSPIRE Art as a Way of Learning®

Aesthetic Operations NATURE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES CULTURES WORKS OF ART Art as a Way of

Aesthetic Operations NATURE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES CULTURES WORKS OF ART Art as a Way of Learning®

AESTHETIC OPERATIONS Attention Intention Communication Art as a Way of Learning® • Repetition –

AESTHETIC OPERATIONS Attention Intention Communication Art as a Way of Learning® • Repetition – Patterns, Rhythm, Expectations • Formalization – Balance, Space, Unity, Simplify • Dynamic Variation – Movement, Contrast, Variety • Exaggeration – Scale, Emphasis, Proportion • Surprise – Manipulation of expectations, Novelty

Aesthetic Operations: Ecological Approach An Nature Mother-Child Interactions Ceremonies, Rituals & Culture The ARTS:

Aesthetic Operations: Ecological Approach An Nature Mother-Child Interactions Ceremonies, Rituals & Culture The ARTS: Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts Art as a Way of Learning®

Inborn Aesthetic Capacities • Inherent in Human Interactions • Found in Ceremonies & Rituals

Inborn Aesthetic Capacities • Inherent in Human Interactions • Found in Ceremonies & Rituals • Focuses Attention of Individual/Group • Addresses Emotional Needs • Reduces Stress • Promotes Group Harmony • Creates Culture • Evident in all Art Forms Art as a Way of Learning® • REPETITION • FORMALIZATION • DYNAMIC VARIATION • EXAGGERATION • SUPRISE!

Documentation requires § Attention to learning and involves questions, wonderings § Recording in multiple

Documentation requires § Attention to learning and involves questions, wonderings § Recording in multiple ways, more than one source and/or medium § Shared with the learners § Analysis or interpretation about aspects of learning from multiple perspectives § Information and design communicates a Learning Story and informs future learning Art as a Way of Learning®

Documentation vs Display Five features of documentation: § Does the “display/documentation” involve a question

Documentation vs Display Five features of documentation: § Does the “display/documentation” involve a question about learning? § Is it shared back with the learners? § Does it involve more than one medium, source of information? § Does it entail multiple perspectives, and include adult analysis or reflections? § Does it help inform future learning experiences as well as revisit past learning? Most documentation shows evidence of the learning process as well as product, and isn't just a record of what happened, but an analysis or interpretation of the learning that took place. @ 2006 Making Learning Visible Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Art as a Way of Learning®

SHARING THE LEARNING STORY DISPLAY DOCUMENTATION Art as a Way of Learning®

SHARING THE LEARNING STORY DISPLAY DOCUMENTATION Art as a Way of Learning®