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The Art of Teaching - Pedagogy
General
Information
Bibliography
Appendix
This section
provides some powerful,
research-based tools and wisdom that
should enable new as well as
experienced teachers and teaching
artists to polish their teaching
skills. Included are teaching
templates that help users to
literally script their lessons,
period by period. There are models
of successful lessons culled from
some of the most useful websites.
And there are selected passages that
address such vital teaching issues
as classroom management and
maintaining order while youngsters
are in arts studios or in classes
where classroom teachers and
teaching artists collaborate on
active learning projects.
“The Teaching Template” (see on the
following page) is a useful form
that helps those who teach organize
their curriculum into manageable
“bites.” We have included a blank
version below, as well as samples
that show how teachers of visual
arts and performing arts have used
it to plan their work. You will
find that the template includes some
tried and true “prompts” to help
with the lesson planning process.
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Residency Plan Prompts |
Responses/Notes |
Reference to Specific
Standards |
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1. What is the theme
or organizing idea for your
residency?
2. What arts
disciplines are involved?
3. What other
disciplines are involved?
4. What will students
create?
As individuals? Teams?
5. Outline the
creative process involved in
accomplishing the above.
What will you do? What
will the students do?
6. How will you and
the students determine the
values of the completed
process? (Note the
tricky use of the term
“values” and the absence of
the word “product.”)
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We have also included a few other
forms that will help those who teach
assess the impact of their work .
These forms are designed to help
identify the strengths and
weaknesses of your instructional
delivery and are not designed to be
used by supervisors to rate your
teaching.
Classroom management strategies are
always welcome for both new and
experienced teachers, and we have
included some valuable sources of
wisdom on the subject.
The
National Art Education Association,
whose purpose is to promote art
education through professional
development and advancement of
knowledge, provides the
arts-education field with a forum of
public discussions and publishes
books, journals, reports, surveys,
flyers, and other materials.
Focusing primarily on visual-arts
education, their
professional development seminars
and
publications cover topics such
as classroom management and arts
instruction techniques. These
resources hold essential pedagogical
strategies, many of which will be
most useful to the beginning arts
teacher.
Education World is a complete
online resource where educators can
find lesson plans, research
materials including
information on how to integrate
technology in the classroom, and
articles written by education
experts. The website’s
Professional Development section
holds valuable tips and
opportunities. Explore the
Strategies that Work to gain
ideas on
classroom management and
resolving discipline issues
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The
William Gladden Foundation’s
library of educational materials
is an online database of free
articles about educational and
learning issues. These publications
are free to read on-line or download
to hardcopy and reproduce. A
sixteen-page MS Word document
entitled
Effective Classroom Discipline
outlines philosophies and techniques
for resolving discipline issues in
schools. This document also has a
section with additional resources
covering classroom management topics
for educators.
Bibliography
Cadwell, L. B., & Rinaldi
C.(Foreword). (2002).
Bringing Learning to Life: A Reggio
Approach to Early Childhood
Education.
New York,
NY:
Teachers College Press.
“Bringing Learning to Life” is
structured around the principles of
the Reggio Approach, as they are
implemented in three American
schools. These schools
experience the Reggio Appoach on a
daily basis, and have attained an
exemplary level of understanding and
practices. Presented in a
journal-style format, the text
provides detailed workings of real
classrooms, including parent
participation, influence of the
environment, assessment and
reporting of student’s work.
These ideas are illustrated in color
photographs and highlights of the
“Reggio-inspired” classroom
environments.
Koster, J. B. (2004). Growing
Artists: Teaching Art To Young
Children.
Florence,
KY:
Thomson Delmar Learning.
A theory based approach, Growing
Artists includes art terms, tips
for educators, presenting artworks
and safety issues. Educators
are instructed in what actions to
take when teaching children under
the age of nine. All types of
media are discussed at length, with
a focus on utilizing thematic
teaching and the project approach to
integrate the arts. This book
can be useful for beginning
teachers, or for those searching for
current teaching strategies.
Ornstein, A. C., Lasley, T. J.,
Ornstein, A., & Lasley, T. (2003).
Strategies for Effective Teaching.
Desoto,
TX:
McGraw-Hill.
This book provides readers a
contemporary view of teacher
planning, methods and successful
research. The text outlines
ways to successfully teach in ways
that stabilize a creative teaching
ability. Focused on helping
teachers, it explains teaching is
more than talking or telling.
Providing information on the
learning paradigm, PRAXIS and INTASC
criteria, it hopes to provide
research on effective teaching.
In addition, new material is
included on multicultural
perspectives, technology, web
updates, management skills and
professional growth.
Susi, F. (1995). Student
Behavior in Art Classrooms: The
Dynamics of Discipline.
Publisher: Americans for the Arts.
A practical guide to problem
solving, this book helps individuals
dissolve challenges in five ways.
It provides suggestions on ideas,
connects student behavior and
instruction, provides idea for
misbehavior prevention along with
solutions for discipline issues, and
presents classroom research
addressing misbehavior. Topics
include teacher behavior, ownership,
preventive practices, record
keeping, punishment, and monitoring.
This guide is a valuable tool to not
only teachers, but staff development
libraries and teacher preparation
programs.
Wink, J. (2004). Critical
Pedagogy: Notes from the Real World.
Upper Saddle River,
NJ:
Allyn & Bacon.
This text presents the argument that
critical pedagogy provides deeper
understanding of teaching and
learning within the classroom and
community. The author
encourages teachers to continuously
employ strategies in order to meet
the needs of classrooms.
Appendix
Arts in Education Definition List
Staten Island Arts
Arts in Education Definitions
New York State LCB Coordinators
Classroom Management General
Resources
University of West Florida
Curriculum Library
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