...excellence in learning and teaching project (le67) developing Multi-level leadership in the use of student feedback to enhance student learning and teaching practice http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/altclgp/ 2009 Project Leader Professor James Barber – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Project Manager Associate Professor Sandra Jones – Director Learning & Teaching Unit Project Officer Brenda Novak ISBN 978-1-921426-36-0 Student Feedback and Leadership A Report on the 2006 Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Project (LE67): Developing Multi-Level Leadership in the Use of Student Feedback to Enhance Student Learning and Teaching Practice 2009 Project Leader Professor James Barber - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Project Manager Associate Professor Sandra Jones – Director Learning & Teaching Unit Project Officer Brenda Novak Report written by: Associate Professor Sandra Jones and Brenda Novak. Case studies written by: Dr Mali Abdollahian, Ian McBean, Geoff Outhred, Dr Kate Westberg. Photographs - Copyright © 2009 RMIT University Photographers Margund Sallowsky and Kate Ebbot unless otherwise stated. ISBN 978-1-921426-36-0 Support for this project has been provided by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council Ltd. This work...
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...2nd April 27, 2018 Why Fine Arts Needs to Stay Fine arts is the teaching or education of certain skills. These skills include, visual art, acting, singing, and more. The problem with fine arts it the amount of money that it costs causing many schools to shut it down (Education and the Fine Arts). This is causing students to miss out on the opportunity to participate in fine arts. I think that schools should have a fine arts program because of the benefits students get from it. Some of the many benefits to fund arts are the ability to work with a team. Some students have a hard time working together and fine arts can help with that. Students will need to work together to achieve a goal such as a song...
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...Reem 2013 Active learning through play and creative arts Reem 2013 Active learning through play and creative arts Play and creative arts are important aspects of children’s learning that are being used in kindergartens. This action research project explores the using of play and creative arts in a kindergarten classroom. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and analyze how play and creative arts activities enhance and support children’s learning in literacy and numeracy lessons. Qualitative methods were used to gain data that reflect on the implementation of play and creative arts strategies and activities in teaching and the interpretation collected from participants. The three types of tools that used to collect data are observations, interviews and a reflective journal to ensure validity of results. After analyzing the data, two interrelated themes emerged. The first theme highlights the benefits of play and creative arts in early childhood. The second theme shows the benefits of using them can support literacy and numeracy development. Consequently play and creative arts seems to promote development in children’s learning processes and they also offer the learners’ confidence in their learning. To conclude, this study shows that play and creative arts may have positive effect in improving the children’s overall performance and attitudes. Play and creative arts are important aspects of children’s learning that are being used in kindergartens. This action research...
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...and colorful learning environment for all students. I am mature and professional; who adapts to new situations and technologies with ease. Adept at lesson planning and classroom management, able to create fun learning stations for hands on learning. I have a huge passion for the arts, and enjoy spending a great deal of time on arts and crafts, teaching the students through coloring, and painting. Music is also a large part of my teaching; I love to teach my class using rhymes and songs to help grasp a concept or lesson. 2. I am currently a preschool teacher, and what preschool teaching has taught me, is that hands on learning is the best kind. Creating lesson plans that allow you to get down to the child’s level is key. I found it important to switch to a new lesson or activity every 15 minutes, so that your students can easily stay on topic. I very much enjoy the age 4-8, I feel a child does the most growing academically within these years, learning to read, count, do math and write. My teaching philosophy is to present curriculum in a way that catching the interest of the student. A teacher must know and understand how every single student learns, and be able to adjust their curriculum and teaching style to meet every child’s needs. 3. My most notable and personal achievement is going back to school and getting my degree in Psychology. I have two young children, and I work fulltime, going to school was very difficult. It meant long nights, early mornings, and time away...
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...socialization such as physical education are eliminated or severely scaled down. According to an interview with Mrs. Cohen, UAW representative of Hamilton Elementary, $10,000 is required to educate each student, but Detroit Public Schools is receiving $7,000 per student. Although, the program “No Child Left Behind” was enacted to give children equal opportunity despite extraordinary circumstantial, academic and environmental conditions, inner-city students are beginning their educational endeavor discounted and disadvantaged. Educators are frustrated, many parents are uninvolved, and the children are angry and becoming more violent daily. Regular episodes of physical violence plague Detroit Public Schools; thus, a new channel such as Martial Arts needs integration into the school system to redirect instability. The Need School violence has negatively impacted the learning process and has forced the federal and state governments to enact programs for safer schools. According to Kym Worthy, prosecutor of Wayne County, “School violence is an issue that has plagued America for years (Detroit Public Schools).” Therefore, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office and the Safe Schools Program implemented a $41.7 million initiative to address school violence, truancy and safety. This program works with 17 schools to establish anti-bullying hotlines, sex offender registries, teen courts, safe school zones and more. In addition, the Wayne county Office of Violence Reduction, in...
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...19th Century Art Education, Industrial Art or Fine Art? Varick Taylor East Carolina University MAED Art 6800 History and Philosophy of Art Education Abstract As an art educator in the today’s public school system, I feel that it is my responsibility to introduce and allow my students to explore the arts from the past and the present. I want them to learn a variety of art making techniques and art history. I also want to prepare them for future by giving them exposure to possible career choices that utilizes the arts. Therefore I feel it is important that my art classes allow students to be exposed to both the fine arts and design fields of the 21st century. 21st century technology like 19th century industrialization has influenced art education methods. The use of technology in classes is increasing each year. We are using design software to create both designs and fine art assignments on computers. In the 19th century, industrialization was one of the most important reasons why art became a part of public school education. Government leaders and the industry wanted America to able to compete with the superior European imports. As a result they felt that requiring drawing as a subject in public schools would help the U.S. in competing with Europe and balance trade. Knowing how much they wanted America to produce better products, I was puzzled when the Massacusetts did not model its art education after the France, whom was considered the best in producing superior product...
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...religion. Religion has changed in the way people depict their deity but the basic teachings of the specific religion remains the same. People may argue that the teachings have changed, which is true to an extent. The change is not necessarily a major change it is just the different ways that people interpret the teachings of their certain religion but the foundation of the teaching will stay the same such as "one shall not kill, commit adultery and steal". These are just some of the basic teachings in every religion. Although...
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...children ages four to five to prepare students for private school kindergarten courses and utilizes North Carolina kindergarten standards to develop curriculum. Cumberland County public school system does not have the best reputation for educating students and has created a need for more private schools. Currently, we only offer a preschool program but plan to expand into the elementary school ages. As the new school year approaches I will be redesigning the classroom environment and curriculum by incorporating theories from Reggio Emilia, Creative Curriculum, and High Scope Curriculum along with including state standard activities to cover the main concepts for the core subjects to prepare for Kindergarten. Classroom environment and teaching strategies will incorporate philosophies and theories from Reggio Emilia, Creative Curriculum, High Scope Curriculum, and Piaget’s theory into a comprehensive curriculum design for preschoolers. When developing curriculum it is important for this age group to have several approaches. “Children ages 3–8 benefit from planned, teacher-guided, interactive small-group and large- group experiences” (NAEYC, 2009). “Reggio Emilia programs demonstrate how planning an environment is driven by respect for the rights of the child to a beautiful welcoming space that promotes relationships and attention to detail” (Jaruszewicz. 2012). Emergent curriculum introduces topics of study where lessons are child initiated and theme based on student’s interest...
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...Ashley DeVolder LSFY 115-01 Dr. Youngberg The Importance of Liberal Arts in Business Majors As reported by Earl Shorris, a Liberal Education is tool that is extremely beneficial. A Liberal Education teaches a person a way to think and behave, and view the world not just as a problem that has a specific way to be solved, but as something complicated that one must interpret for themselves. A person graduating from a Liberal Arts college leaves with so much more than just a degree from one field of study, but with the background knowledge of so many different areas of education. This is why I am conflicted as to why the majority of Liberal Arts colleges do not offer Business as a possible major to pursue. Wouldn’t a liberal education setting for a business major actually be more beneficial than one without? A person would still receive all the necessary requirements to receiving a degree in business and even more. As insisted by Shorris and Plato, Liberal Education is an extremely useful and is just an added bonus for business majors. In Shorris’ piece As a Weapon in the Hands of the Restless Poor, he proclaims his idea in the title itself. Shorris believed that he could change the minds and possibly lives of people living 150% below the poverty line just by supplying them with a liberal education. He conducts an experiment doing so and has unbelievable results. Some students learned to control their temper using the ideas of Socrates while others found ways to explain...
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...The Aesthetic Pleasure of Art: The Elements of Art 1. Line- Can be endless, diagonal, horizontal, thick, thin, way or straight. A line is made using a writing tool such as a marker, crayon or pencil. 2. Space- The distance around, above, below, between and inside of things. 3. Value- The lightness or darkness of an object or color. 4. Texture- How the object (art) looks or feels. 5. Shape- Natural or geometric. Can also be the length or height of an object. 6. Form- The depth, width and length of an object. 7. Color- Random, complimentary and/or primary. Colors are shown based on how natural light reflects off of a particular object. The Principles of Art 1. Unity- Unity is accomplished by making the work feel complete. 2. Balance- Elements are put into place so that one part doesn’t overshadow the other parts. 3. Variety- Different shapes, colors and lines makes the artwork interesting. 4. Harmony- Makes the artwork interesting and enjoyable when all of the shapes, patters, colors and textures are in harmony. 5. Proportion- Art based objects should be scaled and have sized relations to fit the art properly. 6. Rhythm- The repetition of colors, lines, and shapes that makes or creates the feeling of movement. 7. Emphasis- Guides the viewer’s eyes to the most important part of the artwork. Methods for Teaching Art Appreciation One method for teaching art appreciation is to integrate art into mathematics. One way to do this...
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...Elementary Education Standards (1999 ed-rev. 2003) - Summary DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING AND MOTIVATION 1. Development, Learning and Motivation--Candidates know, understand, and use the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to development of children and young adolescents to construct learning opportunities that support individual students’ development, acquisition of knowledge, and motivation. CURRICULUM 2.1. English language arts—Candidates demonstrate a high level of competence in use of English language arts and they know, understand, and use concepts from reading, language and child development, to teach reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills and to help students successfully apply their developing skills to many different situations, materials, and ideas; 2.2. Science—Candidates know, understand, and use fundamental concepts in the subject matter of science—including physical, life, and earth and space sciences—as well as concepts in science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives, the history and nature of science, the unifying concepts of science, and the inquiry processes scientists use in discovery of new knowledge to build a base for scientific and technological literacy; 2.3. Mathematics—Candidates know, understand, and use the major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics that define number systems and number sense, geometry, measurement,...
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...I have chosen to respond to my chosen stimulus of a boomerang that I bought back from my gap year in Australia, through Art (Please see document 2, Visual journal- image 1). The boomerang is made from wood and is decorated with an abstract painting of a kangaroo on the top of it. I am curious about the abstract drawing on the boomerang and intrigued to find out more about where it has originated from. When I purchased the boomerang, I had a choice of many, all were uniquely crafted and abstractly painted however they did all followed a similar art technique and style. The boomerang is traditionally created out of wood from the roots of trees and would be used by the aboriginal people for tribal warfare, rituals, musical instruments and...
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...Anne Sawka EDUC 320 Smith,R.R.,(2006). Reflections of an american educator on the teaching of language arts in france. Young Children,61,94-99 In the article,Reflections of an American Educator on the Teaching Of Language Arts in France, the author, Robin Smith, decides to travel to France to compare first hand the differences and similarities between the French and American systems of education in Early Childhood. While reading this article I observed that there are many more similarities than differences in the teaching of language arts. When comparing the two educational systems Smith found that both the French and American system expect children to learn how to communicate orally during group time where they can share ideas and express their opinions. The difference here is French students are expected to memorize and recite poems to the rest of the class. This rote memorization is no longer as emphasized in the American system. Other similarities include that the teaching of reading and writing be included throughout the day and the sequence of teaching these skills is the same. For example in both systems children are first taught alphabet reorganization and then to associate sounds with the letters. Phonemic awareness is considered very important in both systems of education. One difference here is the use of tactile production of sounds and the use of nonsense words to measure phonemic awareness. These strategies are used more in American classrooms. I feel...
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...Judge 1 Ashley Judge Marc Pietrzykowski ENGL 3100 28 July 2006 Mona Lisa Smile: Decoding the Pedagogies of 1953 at Wellesley College for Women During the time period in which this film takes place, it was a progressive concept to have women in the university, let alone having an entire university dedicated specifically for women. The main character Katherine Watson (played by Julia Roberts), however, did not see education as a privilege or a ‘finishing’ prize for women. During her first year as an art teacher at Wellesley, she tries to debunk the notion of female inferiority and subordination. She does this not only for the sake of her students, but for the sake of her work, her teaching, her art. Watson experiences the successes and failures of a variety of teaching methods to educate and counsel students in their lives and their intellectual development. These pedagogies include current-traditional, process, and feminist pedagogies. In addition to reviewing the pedagogy tactics, identifying how they function in the film, and determining the pedagogical accomplishments, a hypothetical syllabus will further explain the tactics, strengths or weaknesses, and the characteristics of the pedagogies. Judge 2 Current-Traditional Pedagogy Current-traditional pedagogy developed in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries and is based loosely on paragraph theory, where there is a rhetorical structure with set conventions that must be met...
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...Arts Integration is “an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both.” Across the United States there has been an increasing awareness of arts integration in various subject areas such as science, language arts, mathematics, and social studies. When comparing mathematics and art people quite often see them as two completely divided entities. In education, mathematics was a rational, cognitive, “left-brain” activity, while art was viewed as a feeling, emotional, “right-brain” activity. The truth is that math and the arts share some similar qualities that make them...
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