Education in the Arts / GH / Fall 2023

      I   Unit: Art Theme: Teaching Philosophy Statement Introduction Effective Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) approaches often incorporate four elements represented by the acronym SAFE: sequenced, active, focused, explicit. These elements correlate with the ideas that make  a classroom safe and creative. Today we will take those ideas into consideration when articulating your teaching philosophy statement. II Learning Objectives     Understand what makes a learning process task oriented or relationship oriented Explain the meaning of the teaching philosophy statement Gain an awareness of the role the teaching philosophy statement has in education Experience how the Teaching philosophy works in a real classroom environment   III Main Lesson 1 Task Oriented vs. Relationship Oriented The Sweet Spot Finding the Balance 2 Social & Emotional Learning SEL in the Classroom Effective SEL approaches often incorporate four elements represented by the acronym SAFE: S EQUENCED: Con

   REVIEW   dopamine convergent thinking divergent thinking  conceptual art     I   Unit: Conceptual Art Theme: Installation Art   Introduction   Installation art could be considered a sub-set of conceptual art. As such, it is a genre that also allows teachers to expose children to a creative environment with little to no budget at all. The conceptual nature of installation art makes it also a great medium to expand an art lesson into an academic one. The term is used interchangeably with art installation. The former seems to be used to name the overall discipline whereas the latter seems to be use to name the actual piece. ------------------- II   Learning Objectives   Understand the importance of creativity in the learning process  Explain the concept of  installation art Gain an awareness of the versatility of installation art when used to teach other subjects Experience the creation of a n installation art piece   ----------------------------- III   Main Lesson    1