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... Students at the W. Ross MacDonald School for the Blind in Brantford Ontario, enjoy being a par…
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Students at the W. Ross MacDonald School for the Blind in Brantford Ontario, enjoy being a part of an art community as much as a student with sight. Three dimensional and tactile elements of art become the focus along with art history. Upon entering the classroom red earth clay stains many of the tables and shelves, where sculptures from students past and present adorn the shelves. Paper Mache, wood, sandpaper, wires, glass are just some of the many tactile materials that are found in the art room. Depending on the severity of the visual impairment many students still incorporate colour into their projects based on the knowledge they have come to understand about it through lessons. What ever the materials and elements they are working with students become alive, the level of excitement in the room is contagious it inspires anyone who walks into that classroom to indulge in art through their own hands.
The inspiration from these students can be incorporated into the Visual Arts classroom by reevaluating the materials and approaches we use as educators in our own pedagogy. Teaching our students to not only use their eyes but their hands, souls, and heart when creating art holds a possibility of new inspiration. Students can be taught to not only see their art but feel it through textures. The focus on hands on approach may also reach to a new audience of art students who learn best with that intelligence. {Carnival in the Curriculum.pdf}
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Carnival in the Curriculum
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... The Power of Integration
If the arts promote and support the development of multiple literaci…
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The Power of Integration
If the arts promote and support the development of multiple literacies, how can the arts be effectively integrated into other subject areas for optimal learning?
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Do Schools Kill Creativity? Creating an education system that nurtures creativity.
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Ken Robinson, 20062006. Literacy is not just about reading and writing, it is so much more especially now in the 21st century. Multiple literacies encompass the traditional forms of reading and writing, as well as media, art, mathematical, digital, information, and critical literacy, among many more. Supporting and nurturing the growth of creativity and development of multiple literacies will help prepare our students for a life long journey of being critical thinkers, problem solvers, higher order thinkers, and the creative minds and innovators of the future.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/pathways/shsm/arts_culture.pdf
A second “specialized” program, also offered at Collège catholique Franco-Ouest allows for greater integration, especially with the Arts: The International Baccalaureate. The Middle Years Programme (or Programme du premier cycle du secondaire), like their two other programs, are geared towards an “international” education, “[which] develop[s] the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world” (International Baccalaureate), allows teachers to work together in order to create authentic tasks, which will then be evaluated for the Ontario requirements, as well as the IB’s requirements. In fact, the multi-disciplinary/interdisciplinary approach is endorsed by the organization and is used, at least to an extent, in each of their member-schools. Once completed, the tasks (including a predetermined number of student examplars) must be sent out for evaluation, where there teacher(s) will obtain feedback from the “examinators”. There, the task will be evaluated to see if it adheres to the IB principles, that the task corresponds with the curricular demands and that the grading was proven to be adequate - a greater “precision” when it comes to grading. The Language Arts, the Humanities (which would include History and Geography), the Sciences and the Arts are often subject to the multidisciplinary approach. The teachers, all specialists in their own domain, work together to ensure a truly multidisciplinary and integrated program. Links :Links:
International Baccalaureate
http://www.ibo.org/
