Curriculum in Teaching Art
Fall A, 2013 - Professor Craig Roland
Writings & Ideas
Projects
Just a thought...
Re: Good gracious, choices galore!
Grace Ho (gwho2012) (Oct 11, 2013 12:18 PM) - Read by: 6Reply
Craig - This course has been so helpful in formulating new thoughts and finding new strategies: thank you.
I like the idea of "visual literacy"... looking at images, relating them to basic human experiences (our senses, thoughts and feelings, ideas) and making meaningful connections such that visual art becomes that new language with which we learn and study culture. And, how we (art educators and those in positions of teaching youth... i.e. parents, etc.) do this, depends on the diversity of values, beliefs, and knowledge we accumulate and choose to share.
For me, this vision stems from many life experiences: childhood as immigrant with little knowledge of English (related better/with more ease to images), art history major in college (related to historical facts better when I got to see art in person... museums, streets, shops, etc.), mother of 4 kids (sharing my passion has opened their eyes to new ideas)... and other steps along the way.
I agree, the idea of "helping students get there" is very challenging because there are multiple (so many) choices from which each of us selects "best answers" as to what our vision might be. If we (as a society) are accustomed to the desire (need?) to choose "best answers," we loose sight of the possibility that "best" may be individualized, personal, and specific for the teacher and her students. When we teach for diversity, I think we should begin by allowing for diversity in how we teach.
Grace
Projects
Just a thought...
Re: Good gracious, choices galore!
Grace Ho (gwho2012) (Oct 11, 2013 12:18 PM) - Read by: 6Reply
Craig - This course has been so helpful in formulating new thoughts and finding new strategies: thank you.
I like the idea of "visual literacy"... looking at images, relating them to basic human experiences (our senses, thoughts and feelings, ideas) and making meaningful connections such that visual art becomes that new language with which we learn and study culture. And, how we (art educators and those in positions of teaching youth... i.e. parents, etc.) do this, depends on the diversity of values, beliefs, and knowledge we accumulate and choose to share.
For me, this vision stems from many life experiences: childhood as immigrant with little knowledge of English (related better/with more ease to images), art history major in college (related to historical facts better when I got to see art in person... museums, streets, shops, etc.), mother of 4 kids (sharing my passion has opened their eyes to new ideas)... and other steps along the way.
I agree, the idea of "helping students get there" is very challenging because there are multiple (so many) choices from which each of us selects "best answers" as to what our vision might be. If we (as a society) are accustomed to the desire (need?) to choose "best answers," we loose sight of the possibility that "best" may be individualized, personal, and specific for the teacher and her students. When we teach for diversity, I think we should begin by allowing for diversity in how we teach.
Grace