University of OttawaPED 2140 Section DP/J Arts

Winter 2012Jean Hillman

Welcome

Course outline,

Assignments,

Visit

Graffiti Time

What do the arts mean to you?

‘Inside each of us is an artist...that’s what an artist is, a child who has never lost the gift of looking at life with curiosity and wonder. Art is NOT the exclusive possession of those who can draw, write poems, make music, or design buildings. It belongs to all those who can see their way through all things with imagination.’

Arthur Lismer

Welcome Dr. Gamwell

“The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done – men who are creative, inventive and discoverers.” — Jean Piaget

The question is... How?

Through the study of dance, drama, music and visual arts, students develop the ability to think creatively and critically.Ontario Ministry of Education, The Arts Gr 1 – 8, 2009

Creativity involves the invention and the assimilation of new thinking and its integrationwith existing knowledge.

Ontario Ministry of Education, The Arts, gr. 1- 8, 2009

Turn and talk: How does this relate to your work in the classroom as a teacher?

Creativity does not occur in a vacuum. Art making is a process requiring both creativity and skill, and it can be cultivated by establishing conditions that encourage and promote its development.

The creative process comprises several stages:

• challenging and inspiring• imagining and generating• planning and focusing• exploring and experimenting• producing preliminary work• revising and refining• presenting, performing, and sharing• reflecting and evaluating

•Arts experiences are unique learning experiences since they combine sensory perception, the affective domain, and the kinesthetic domain with the cognitive domain.

•It is important ... that students see and understand the arts in their wider context – as endeavours with important ideas for people – and that they learn to connect their knowledge of the arts to the world beyond school.

2 key statements:

There are 4 central ideas underlying the curriculum:

1. Developing creativity – learning to use the creative process, problem solve, be aesthetically aware and innovative

2. Communicating – construct and analyse art works using critical analysis process, communicating thoughts, feelings, ideas and meaning

3. Understanding culture - develop a personal and cultural identity being aware of cultural traditions locally and globally, including those of social justice and awareness

4. Making connections - with others through collaboration, the cognitive and affective domains through creating and experiencing works and with other areas of study

The curriculum presents these three approaches to education in the arts:

Participation in the Arts ‘learning in the arts’

Analysis and Appreciation of the Arts ‘ learning about the arts’

Integrated Learning in the Arts ‘ learning through the arts’

The Strands:

Dance

Drama

Visual Art

Music

3 sub-headings for each strand:

Creating and Presenting/Performing

Reflecting, Responding and Analysing

Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts

Creating and Presenting/Performing

When engaged in the creative process, students should be given opportunities to be inventive and imaginative in their thinking, rather than merely to find a proscribed answer.

Reflecting, Responding and Analysing

Students are required to ... analyse, discuss and interpret their own works and those of others, and to assess their strengths and areas for growth as both creators and audience members.

Assignment 1:

2 – 3 resources per strand

Be resourceful!

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For next week:Please access the curriculum document – The Arts, 2009.

Read the chart ‘The Creative Process’ found on p.21-22.