Notes

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**9.1.08**
Course Introduction Start a wiki NAEA membership Clearnaces

**9.4.08**
Art is a language—disconnection in society as using art as a language.

Exploration of developmental stages -what adults think of children’s work is irrelevant to them

Psychological development of art education

Structured, safe environment but also an warm and inviting place for the kids to come

Pedagogy- teaching

affective-dealing with emotions

**9.9.08**
Psychological Development

Contructivism -Learning draws on what we already know -New ideas occur as we adapt and change our ideas -Learning involves inventing ideas rather than mechanically accumulating facts -Meaningful learning through rethinking old ideas which conflict with old ideas

Teacher directed learning- instructions and communications just by the teacher Student centered learning- students are involved in communication when actively involved will learn more

Artistic Psychological Development in Children -Get children to own what they learn through trust -stories help to do this -Encourage children to use their own lives and imaginations as subjects for art -ART IS ABOUT REPRESENTING THEIR EXPERIENCES!!!! -Get kids involved: -unpredicatble when picking on children - voice inflection

**9.11.08**
schemas-representational based on children's experiences, universal, symbols -children are noticers--notice all the little details. -developmentally children can be all over the place--experience with materials and design 5-8's create a baseline and stack everything on top -curious about everything--need to develop and explore Max Ernst-invented frottage as an art form
 * 1) lesson idea--item in a box, print making with fish, print making with cardboard and glue,rubbings(frottage)

PreAdolescence(gr. 4-6) -distinguish gender __Lesson Motivations__ -gender distinctions--firefighters, police, ballerinas -4th grade--animals -5th grade--papier mache -6th grade--can you think of a quiet or noisy place?

concrete operational (7-11) -develop logical reasoning -concieve of multiple viewpoints NO ABSTRACT CONCEPT
 * PIAGET**

1. Placement/ size of objects placed subjectively 2. Objecs seem to float around the page 3. paper sometimes turned or rotated around 4. Objects are squeezed to fit into the paper space 5. People are looking at viewer/usually smiling 6. Gradual inclusion of arms (often from head), body, fingers, and toes 7. Omission of parts and figures 8. Clothes, hair and details by the end of this stage

9-12-shoes, mixing skin tones with paint.

Develomentally appropriate questions (teachers and parents)
 * How did you do that?
 * Can you tell me about it?
 * Where did you begin?
 * Where did you ever get the idea?
 * What was your favorite
 * Have you ever done anything like this before?
 * If you gave it a title, what would you call it?

**9.16.08**
Went through each part of the Mercyhurst Lesson Plan Template -Lesson Concept -Standards -Objectives/Assessments -Materials -Anticipatory Set -Activating Prior Knowledge -Procedure -Closure -Additional Related Concept Activity

**9.18.08**
Salient- children capture the essence of what an object is appropriate to their development Assessment: [|Art Ed Elementary]

Traditional Grading: -boosts those who think they're good - destroys self-worth for those who haven't developed enough

**9.23.08**
Class was cancelled: Activity for class Youtube video about altered books, visual journals, etc. Read curriculum design and bring flexigon books to next class

**9.25.08**
Curriculum- units are based on curriculum }}} see the artedelementary page for more detailed definitions and examples Units are based on lessons Themes, units, sequencing learning-- continuing lessons and progressing through lessons- SHOES AND LINE Hurwitz--designing curriculum

CANNNNNNOT assess creativity

**9.30.08**
DBAE and art ed. resources http://artedelementary.wikispaces.com/Discipline+Based+Art+Education

**10.2.08**
DBAE -How to construct the curriculum for the midterm

**10.7.08**
Multicultural Education -races - ethnicities -women -sexual preference - age -religion/ceremonial art - families

Multicultural lessons are appropriate when the correct research is done! -FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF ETHNICITIES!! -stories

**10.9.08**
MIDTERM

**10.14.08**
Schools with low budgets what materials are safe to use in the room -material ingredient sheets when ordering supplies

**10.16.08**
Ricki's lesson- "Mouse Paint" Classroom Management-[|Art Ed. Classroom Management]

**10.21.08**
Coral and Austin Lesson plans

Continuation of Classroom management

**10.23.08**
PAEA conference -find lesson plans for: multicultural ed, community/ museums, aesthetics, DBAE

**10.28.08**
Discussed the lesson plans that we found -Aesthetic questioning vs. criticism

**10.30.08**
-Meredith and Lauren lessons with gifted students -briefly talked about special needs and searched on our own for special needs

**11.4.08**
Sarah and Emma's lessons.