Education & The Arts H Fall 2022

I Mini-lesson  Gabriel B. II  Creativity in the Classroom This video illustrates how creativity can be used in a classroom context by supplying teachers with strategies to use creativity in the classroom every day. Through the use of interviews with renowned scholars in the field and practice based narrative, this video gives an overview of the use of creativity to enhance academic outcomes. The main message conveyed by this video is to have creativity as part of every teacher’s toolbox and develop the strategic use of eliciting creativity.   Segments & Themes Discussed in this Video    Segment I: Why creativity now? (min. 0:00 - 12:20) Creativity involves newness. Creativity is a capacity everyone has  Creativity and learning can go hand in hand Creativity enhances subject matter learning and vice versa. Creativity require for one to be comfortable proposing creative ideas.   Segment 2: What Can Creativity Add to Your Classroom?   In...

  I   Warm Up   II   Minilessons Julie Rice III   EDUCATIONAL VIDEO  Watch the following videos and come up with your own conclusion. See the question below. Passion Projects for Children  Question 1 In which way do Passion Projects enhance the quality of the learning experience of school children? IV Question 2 What do the statements "self-starting" and "managing conflict" mean in the context of Passion Projects?   V    Question 3 After watching the video above on a specific type of Passion Project, (which is the Enigma Project); what kind of skills do students develop through it? Question 4 List the parts of the Enigma Project and explain the role of each part.   Question 5 Why would the Enigma Project be an important methodology to implement in the classroom? Question 6 What is the mission of the school where these Enigma Projects are implemented? VI Activity American Expats Our Enigma Project will be to focus on a community ...

 I     Mini - Lessons  Maggie Nusim Al Blades Cleveland Reed II   Activity Write your feedback about each lesson using affirmations.   III   EDUCATIONAL VIDEO A real education: The plight of teachers   QUESTION  After watching this video, please write your response to the situation teachers are currently going through financially, professionally, socially, psychologically and emotionally.    

  I  WARM UP   II Attention Grabbing Video III   IV    PARTS OF A LESSON PLAN 1.  Title  (Somewhere at the top of the lesson plan) Course Subject Grade Level Teacher's Name Volume 2.  Date  (current date) 3.  Objective  (S.M.A.R.T / Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results Focused & Time Bound) 4.  Standards  (At least one Florida Standard) 5.  Plan  (Beginning, Middle and End) Write in the sequence of activities and events in your lesson Example: a) Anticipatory Set, b) Lecture c) Activity, d) Assessment 6.  Assessment Each objective with its aligned standard must be assessed for student comprehension and success. Example: Formative Assessment like an exit ticket or a unit assessment. Exit tickets  are a formative assessment tool that give teachers a way to assess how well students understand the material they are learning in class. ... Teachers can then use this data for adapting instruct...

   I Question 1. After watching the video, write your reflection. II The Warm Up Parts of the Brain Dance Breathing Tactual  Core-distal Head-tail Upper-lower Body-half Eye-tracking Cross-lateral Vestibular Breathing Question 1 What is important about this warm up?      Question 2 What would you change if it were your class?   --------------   III   INTRO TO CREATIVE MOVEMENT   Creative Movement is a joyful way for children to explore movement through music, develop physical skills, channel energy, stimulate imagination and promote creativity. Creative movement uses body actions to: communicate an image (the wind), communicate an idea (a journey) or communicate a feeling (strength). The Class Tips Keep it simple Easy Steps Music current and appropriate Face the students Age Appropriate Scattered dances Allow students to apply the concept  Do not talk too much Let students to express through movement. Ques...

I         Visual Thinking Strategies: Terra Foundation Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a learner-centered instructional method used to examine and find meaning in visual art. Using a painting from the Terra Foundation collection, Samuel F. B. Morse’s iconic Gallery of the Louvre (1831–33), Yenawine facilitates a VTS discussion, followed by an examination of how the discussion was constructed. Classroom and museum educators and docents interested in learner-centered teaching methods will find this video to be a very useful resource.      QUESTION 1 Explain in your own words the meaning of VTS.     ---------------------------     II   Use the link bellow to check the Collections section of the Lowe Art Museum. Lowe Art Museum - Collections https://emuseum1.as.miami.edu/collections      QUESTION 2   Out of the paintings shown in the Collections section, which painting did you like best...

Announcement Visit to the Lowe, Wednesday 12th. Meeting at the Museum Signing for Teaching Mini-Lessons   I   Check In  Warm Up Meditation   II CONCEPT   Tableau Vivant: A tableau vivant, French for "living picture", is a static scene containing one or more actors or models. They are stationary and silent, usually in costume, carefully posed, with props and/or scenery, and may be theatrically lit. It thus combines aspects of theater and the visual arts.     Teacher Toolkit: Tableau   Question 1 Based on this video; how can we use tableaux to teach subjects other than theater? ---------------------------------------------   III      Santa Monica Repertory Theater: How to Create a Tableau     Question 2 Based on this video; why are tableaux useful for young students? ---------------------------------------------     IV    Review Concept    What Makes an Effective Tableau     ...