VTS: Visual Thinking Strategies / Visit to the Lowe Art Museum

 

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Unit: Teaching

Theme: Visual Thinking Strategies 


Introduction

Today we are visiting the Lowe Art Museum, one of the oldest museums in South Florida, with one of the greatest collections. We will meet Mark Osterman, who will introduce us to VTS (Visual Thinking Skills), a methodology that facilitates discussion about art, in general, and about the Lowe's collection specifically.


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Learning Objectives

 

  • Understand the use of VTS in the classroom
  • Explain the meaning of VTS
  • Gain awareness of the process and its intentions when used with school children
  • Experience facilitating a VTS session

 

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Main Lesson



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 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.
 
 
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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? Why?
 

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VTS Discussion Process

  • Observe a painting
  • What is doing on in this picture? 
  • Facilitator paraphrases
  • What makes you think so?
  • Facilitator paraphrases
  • What more can we find?
  • Facilitator paraphrases
  • What makes you say that?
  • Facilitator paraphrases
  • What more can you find?
  • Facilitator paraphrases
  • What did you see that makes say that?
  • Facilitator paraphrases
 


QUESTION 3

What is the intention of this process?



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 Application
 
QUESTION 4


Use the link bellow to check the Collections section of the Lowe Art Museum. Choose a painting of your choice and apply the VTS- Discussion-Process listed above. Write your answers and post them on Discussion Board.

Lowe Art Museum - Collections
https://emuseum1.as.miami.edu/collections
 
 
 
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A Note to Remember
 
VTS makes discussions about art more interesting, engaging and interactive. It facilitates critical thinking abilities among school children without judgement or expectations.
 
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Case Study
 

How to Teach Visual Thinking Strategies to Your Students.

VTS and the Common Core Standards from Visual Thinking Strategies on Vimeo


Visual Thinking Strategies 
 
 
  QUESTION 5
 


Write a reflection about the VTS- Discussion-Process and how it could help children to learn better?


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Journaling
 
 
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Glossary
 
 
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Sources

How to Teach Visual Thinking Strategies to Your Students. https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/teaching_visual_thinking_strategies.shtml

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