Examining Art Professional Development

Examining Art Professional Development
Author: Serena Reka Naidu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN:

This study examined the impact of art professional development and what teachers gain from their professional development experience. The purpose of this study was to investigate what teachers identify as valuable in a museum professional development workshop and asks how they implement what they learned professionally in their teaching. This research focused as a mini- ethnographic case study of The Contemporary Austin’s professional development program targeted at educators. To identify ways in which teachers use what they learned and what they expect out of professional development, four interviews and fieldwork notes were obtained from three art teachers and a museum educator in the fall of 2018. Through this study, five themes emerged from the data collected giving insight to professional development in relation to current ideas in the field and how teachers use and value their experiences to support their activities in schools. These themes included: Participant Social Interaction, Reflective Teacher Practice, Art-Making for Everyone, Teacher Professional Growth and Museum as a Learning Environment. These themes illuminate our understanding of the value of art museum programming in the educational system, and show teachers, administration and museum educators that investing in professional development will contribute to their growth and enhance their effectiveness with learners

Preparing Educators for Arts Integration

Preparing Educators for Arts Integration
Author: Gene Diaz
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2017-02-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0807758485

This resource examines professional development approaches from across the United States to help schools and allied arts groups integrate the arts into an already crowded K–12 curriculum. The authors document the purposes and structures of a broad spectrum of current efforts and programs. Several of these programs have been in place for decades, thus demonstrating their sustainability and effectiveness. Emphasizing the value of collaboration among teachers, artists, educational leaders, and community partners, the book draws on the broad range of experiences of the authors, who came together as a working group of the Arts Education Partnership. Readers will find strong, empirically tested models of arts integration to inform curriculum development and teacher professional learning. Book Features: The first critical reflection on arts-integration training programs and projects from across the United States. Promising practices for pre- and inservice teacher professional development programs in arts integration. A summary list of recommendations for actions based on the authors’ collaborative experiences.

Dark Horse

Dark Horse
Author: Todd Rose
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2018-10-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0062683640

For generations, we've been stuck with a cookie-cutter mold for success that requires us to be the same as everyone else, only better. This "standard formula" works for some people but leaves most of us feeling disengaged and frustrated. As much as we might dislike the standard formula, it seems like there's no other practical path to financial security and a fulfilling life. But what if there is? In the Dark Horse Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, bestselling author and acclaimed thought leader Todd Rose and neuroscientist Ogi Ogas studied women and men who achieved impressive success even though nobody saw them coming. Dark horses blaze their own trail to a life of happiness and prosperity. Yet what is so remarkable is that hidden inside their seemingly one-of-a-kind journeys are practical principles for achieving success that work for anyone, no matter who you are or what you hope to achieve. This mold-breaking approach doesn't depend on you SAT scores, who you know, or how much money you have. The secret is a mindset that can be expressed in plain English: Harness your individuality in the pursuit of fulfillment to achieve excellence. In Dark Horse, Rose and Ogas show how the four elements of the dark horse mindset empower you to consistently make the right choices that fit your unique interests, abilities, and circumstances and will guide you to a life of passion, purpose, and achievement.

Developing Visual Arts Education in the United States

Developing Visual Arts Education in the United States
Author: Mary Ann Stankiewicz
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-06-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781137544483

This book examines how Massachusetts Normal Art School became the alma mater par excellence for generations of art educators, designers, and artists. The founding myth of American art education is the story of Walter Smith, the school’s first principal. This historical case study argues that Smith’s students formed the professional network to disperse art education across the United States, establishing college art departments and supervising school art for industrial cities. As administrative progressives they created institutions and set norms for the growing field of art education. Nineteenth-century artists argued that anyone could learn to draw; by the 1920s, every child was an artist whose creativity waited to be awakened. Arguments for systematic art instruction under careful direction gave way to charismatic artist-teachers who sought to release artistic spirits. The task for art education had been redefined in terms of living the good life within a consumer culture of work and leisure.

Studio Thinking 2

Studio Thinking 2
Author: Lois Hetland
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0807754358

EDUCATION / Arts in Education

Discourse and Disjuncture between the Arts and Higher Education

Discourse and Disjuncture between the Arts and Higher Education
Author: Jessica Hoffmann Davis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2016-07-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1137552433

This accessible and compelling collection of faculty reflections examines the tensions between the arts and academics and offers interdisciplinary alternatives for higher education. With an eye to teacher training, these artist scholars share insights, models, and personal experience that will engage and inspire educators in a range of post-secondary settings. The authors represent a variety of art forms, perspectives, and purposes for arts inclusive learning ranging from studio work to classroom teaching to urban settings in which the subject is equity and social justice. From the struggles of an arts concentrator at an Ivy League college to the challenge of reconciling the dual identities as artists and arts educators, the issues at hand are candid and compelling. The examples of discourse ranging from the broad stage of arts advocacy to an individual course or program give testimony to the power and promise of the arts in higher education.

How Arts Education Makes a Difference

How Arts Education Makes a Difference
Author: Josephine Fleming
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 131754143X

This book presents ground-breaking research on the ways the Arts fosters motivation and engagement in both academic and non-academic domains. It reports on mixed method, international research that investigated how the Arts make a difference in the lives of young people. Drawing on the findings of a longitudinal quantitative study led by the internationally renowned educational psychologist Andrew Martin, the book examines the impact of arts involvement in the academic outcomes of 643 students and reports on the in-depth qualitative research that investigates what constitutes best-practice in learning and teaching in the Arts. The book also examines drama, dance, music, visual arts and film classrooms to construct an understanding of quality pedagogy in these classrooms. With its evidence-based but highly accessible approach, this book will be directly and immediately relevant to those interested in the Arts as a force for change in schooling. How Arts Education Makes a Difference discusses: The Arts Education, Motivation, Engagement and Achievement Research Visual Arts, Drama and Music in Classrooms Technology-mediated Arts Engagement International Perspectives on Arts and Cultural Policies in Education This book is a timely collation of research and experiential findings which support the need to promote arts education in schools worldwide. It will be particularly useful for educationists, researchers in education and arts advocates.

The Art and Science of Teaching

The Art and Science of Teaching
Author: Robert J. Marzano
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416606580

Presents a model for ensuring quality teaching that balances the necessity of research-based data with the equally vital need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual students.

The Open Art Room

The Open Art Room
Author: Melissa Purtee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2017
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781615288625

Taking inspiration from a variety of contemporary approaches, this book presents a framework for Choice-Based instruction for Secondary Level (grades 6–12) Art Education. The Open Art Room provides a student-centered approach to art instruction that is inspirational, practical, and classroom-tested -- Provided by the publisher.