I have never been one that had enjoyed doing drama. I love watching it and love going to plays and such, but when it comes to me doing it I become a little self-concious.
But while we were in class and doing some of those activities I loosened up a bit and had fun making all those different types of machines and realized that would be a fun activity to get kids moving and their creativity flowing.
In the reading I learned that drama has many positive effects on students like these 2 quotes,
1) "Vocabulary increases as students, read, write, speak and lisen to interesting words related to drama activities. Writing becomes more descriptive. Students write greater amounds and with greater proficiency, which shows clearer thinking and how to organize and develop ideas" (pg 205).
2) "Drama is a key teaching tool with a track record of increasing peer interaction, social relationships, and conflict resolution skills, because drama is a group art" (pg 206).
I have definitely seen strong points about using drama as a part in the classroom, it builds relationships between students and they can have fun expressing themselves physically rather then writing something down. Even though I haven't been really into doing drama myself I still have time before I have my own classroom in which I can work on this.
It is important for the children to have drama because it can help them develop many things like social skills, empathy while increasing motivation, concentration, focus and creative problem solving. It is important to integrate it in your curriculum because it livens things up in the classroom and students can learn that way instead of by listening to a lecture or reading about it.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Reflection #3 -- Visual Art Seed Strategies
The text from this week was filled with so many ideas. I would read one and think that is a great idea, or I remember doing an art project using this method. I would definitely want to refer back to this as a teacher to get ideas. I really liked how they also had sections of how a teacher could add art into a certain core focus, ex: social studies, literacy.
It was fun in class on Monday to look at the pictures around the room more closely and examine them for how the artist added different elements like rhythm, unity and balance. Then to do the table activity where we chose from a variety of pictures featuring those differnt elements.
I think when I become a teacher I will really want to integrate art into my classroom as much as possible because it allows the students to freely express themselves while still learning. There are so many options out there as to mediums, tools and methods that it will be fun to experiment and try out some of the suggestions from the text.
By using the illustrators as an example it lets us see that each style is unique, but it is that element that makes the book fun to look at. Little kids are intrigued by the pictures and colors in books and so as teachers it would be good to start them at a young age to look at art and have them see and visulize the qualities of the pictures.
Now the way that I can prepare is to start now and trying out differnt things and seeing what I like and making notes for future reference as to what is good and would be useful. I know that as a future teacher and a human that I will look at art more closely at art and the try to figure out the elements that the artist has chosen to use.
It was fun in class on Monday to look at the pictures around the room more closely and examine them for how the artist added different elements like rhythm, unity and balance. Then to do the table activity where we chose from a variety of pictures featuring those differnt elements.
I think when I become a teacher I will really want to integrate art into my classroom as much as possible because it allows the students to freely express themselves while still learning. There are so many options out there as to mediums, tools and methods that it will be fun to experiment and try out some of the suggestions from the text.
By using the illustrators as an example it lets us see that each style is unique, but it is that element that makes the book fun to look at. Little kids are intrigued by the pictures and colors in books and so as teachers it would be good to start them at a young age to look at art and have them see and visulize the qualities of the pictures.
Now the way that I can prepare is to start now and trying out differnt things and seeing what I like and making notes for future reference as to what is good and would be useful. I know that as a future teacher and a human that I will look at art more closely at art and the try to figure out the elements that the artist has chosen to use.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Reflection #2 -- Integrating Visual Art In Curriculum
This weeks assignment was about chapter 6 and learning about visual arts. I learned that there are six elements to art and that it comprises all art out there. These elements are line, value, shape, space, texture, color.
In the reading I found several quotes that I found interesting and made me think more.
Quote 1: "Visual Literacy is about understanding and knowing how to create visual images to express thoughts and feeling." (141) I didn't even realize that one has to have an understanding on how to make the visual art to truly express what one is feeling. But as I look back to the projects I have created I have realized that I really put a lot of thought, feeling and personal touches to my work.
Quote 2: "Visual art makes the invisible visible. Student-made visual art allows us to look inside their private world of thoughts and feelings...." (148) Some students may be quiet in the classroom and their art could be a way to assess their feelings. It can provide information for like children who are not fluent verbally.
Quote 3: "Visual art integration planning is about finding connections with other academic areas. Meaningful connections can leverage learning in science, social studies, literacy, and math by using the power of the visual art to engage and promote the higher order thinking, especialy problem solving." (156) Some teachers may believe that they don't have time to do arts in their classroom, but it is a good idea to integrate the core subjects in with art. It helps so the teacher isn't just lecturing and the kids can do hands-on work.
Quote 4: "Drawing is actually 'the first language for all children.' Children proceed to separate the two becasue we teach then to narrow their view of literacy." (171) When I read this I found this so true. Young children are captivated by shapes and colors. So like when you are reading a book to a child they mostly look at the pictures while you are reading the words and they are taking both in. It is important to integrate the two together and not to narrow the views and seperate them.
In class it was fun to go through each station and create visuals to go along with the definition. I know that I am a visual/hands on learner and so I believe that this will help me remember the terms better. I think it would be a fun activity to try on children in the 4th, 5th or 6th grades.
As a teacher I can hope that help my students realize the importance of visual arts and the many ways it can be used and applied to everyday life. I really hope that I can start watching myself when I do art projects and pull out the characteristics that I am using and continue to build on them. Then in the future when I have a class I can talk to them about things like what line, shape, color or value are.
In the reading I found several quotes that I found interesting and made me think more.
Quote 1: "Visual Literacy is about understanding and knowing how to create visual images to express thoughts and feeling." (141) I didn't even realize that one has to have an understanding on how to make the visual art to truly express what one is feeling. But as I look back to the projects I have created I have realized that I really put a lot of thought, feeling and personal touches to my work.
Quote 2: "Visual art makes the invisible visible. Student-made visual art allows us to look inside their private world of thoughts and feelings...." (148) Some students may be quiet in the classroom and their art could be a way to assess their feelings. It can provide information for like children who are not fluent verbally.
Quote 3: "Visual art integration planning is about finding connections with other academic areas. Meaningful connections can leverage learning in science, social studies, literacy, and math by using the power of the visual art to engage and promote the higher order thinking, especialy problem solving." (156) Some teachers may believe that they don't have time to do arts in their classroom, but it is a good idea to integrate the core subjects in with art. It helps so the teacher isn't just lecturing and the kids can do hands-on work.
Quote 4: "Drawing is actually 'the first language for all children.' Children proceed to separate the two becasue we teach then to narrow their view of literacy." (171) When I read this I found this so true. Young children are captivated by shapes and colors. So like when you are reading a book to a child they mostly look at the pictures while you are reading the words and they are taking both in. It is important to integrate the two together and not to narrow the views and seperate them.
In class it was fun to go through each station and create visuals to go along with the definition. I know that I am a visual/hands on learner and so I believe that this will help me remember the terms better. I think it would be a fun activity to try on children in the 4th, 5th or 6th grades.
As a teacher I can hope that help my students realize the importance of visual arts and the many ways it can be used and applied to everyday life. I really hope that I can start watching myself when I do art projects and pull out the characteristics that I am using and continue to build on them. Then in the future when I have a class I can talk to them about things like what line, shape, color or value are.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Reflection #1 -- Experience With The Arts
There are many kind of art forms in the world. I have always enjoyed art throughout my life. I wouldn't say I can create a wonderful masterpiece (like painting), but I am creative enough to make things look good. I know that cooking or dance can be considered art forms, which I absolutely love doing. In my elementary classes I had several art projects that I did that I enjoyed more than others, like making a tree and then taking water colors to darken the background then sprinkle salt on it to create the effect of it snowing. In my later years in high school, when I became involved in Pre-school (for one of my classes) I got to create a lot of visual aids and bulletin boards that I loved making and using. I get a calming feeling when I am in this element.
In Chapters 1-3 I learned that fine art is often linked with emotion and to get a reaction. People interpret it differently based on past experiences in their lives. There was a quote in the text that I found intriguing, "If the human mind was restricted to academic intelligence, most of human culture would not have happened." I like this because it basically states that without creativity we wouldn't advance and grow as a culture/society. Which also goes along with we need creativity because it is vital for students to survive. We need to make school more lifelike because it is the key to motivating students. There are also different levels of integration which include: teaching with, teaching about and in, and teaching through. We should also delight in diversity, because no two children are alike and they won't create the same art, so we need to praise the child for the effort they put in.
I think a lot of my teachers integrated art into the curriculum some way or another, but I would still have to say my 9th grade art teacher, Mrs. Bolduc, was amazing. She had a quirky personality and she brought out a side of me that I didn't really show that often, and she showed me new sides to art that made me appreciate it more. In the dance category I had several teachers, but my favorite was Mrs. Wardell, who recently changed over to teaching 5th grade, but she taught me for 12 years, and it was an amazing and freeing feeling to express myself through movement. For foods, I basically taught myself to cook/bake. I thought it would be fun to take a Food & Nutrition class in middle school and that teacher (Mrs. Peppinger) was so full of life and she made me feel special and show me new recipes that I continue to use today.
As a teacher in training, I am hoping I can incorporate movement and art in my classroom a lot. It seems like children learn and retain information if they can have little breaks or can express themselves on a regular basis. I want to share my passion for learning with future young minds.
I hope as I continue to learn that I gain knowledge of other ideas of how to implement art just not into certain subjects but into most of the subjects, because a lot of students are visual learners, so to teach to things they can relate to and have fun with, I am hoping will prove effective.
In Chapters 1-3 I learned that fine art is often linked with emotion and to get a reaction. People interpret it differently based on past experiences in their lives. There was a quote in the text that I found intriguing, "If the human mind was restricted to academic intelligence, most of human culture would not have happened." I like this because it basically states that without creativity we wouldn't advance and grow as a culture/society. Which also goes along with we need creativity because it is vital for students to survive. We need to make school more lifelike because it is the key to motivating students. There are also different levels of integration which include: teaching with, teaching about and in, and teaching through. We should also delight in diversity, because no two children are alike and they won't create the same art, so we need to praise the child for the effort they put in.
I think a lot of my teachers integrated art into the curriculum some way or another, but I would still have to say my 9th grade art teacher, Mrs. Bolduc, was amazing. She had a quirky personality and she brought out a side of me that I didn't really show that often, and she showed me new sides to art that made me appreciate it more. In the dance category I had several teachers, but my favorite was Mrs. Wardell, who recently changed over to teaching 5th grade, but she taught me for 12 years, and it was an amazing and freeing feeling to express myself through movement. For foods, I basically taught myself to cook/bake. I thought it would be fun to take a Food & Nutrition class in middle school and that teacher (Mrs. Peppinger) was so full of life and she made me feel special and show me new recipes that I continue to use today.
As a teacher in training, I am hoping I can incorporate movement and art in my classroom a lot. It seems like children learn and retain information if they can have little breaks or can express themselves on a regular basis. I want to share my passion for learning with future young minds.
I hope as I continue to learn that I gain knowledge of other ideas of how to implement art just not into certain subjects but into most of the subjects, because a lot of students are visual learners, so to teach to things they can relate to and have fun with, I am hoping will prove effective.
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