Viewing Fine Art: Environment and Content
On March 15th, 2018, Megan Kirkwood and I traveled by train downtown to visit the Art Institute of Chicago. We saw many unpleasant views...
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Apr 20, 20184 min read
The Emoji Movie: a Tool for Visual Culture
The first day at St. Mary’s for observations I was very involved in the classroom environment. It was a chaotic day to meet the students,...
Apr 20, 20182 min read
Understanding Standards
As politicians made education competitive among different nations, unique standards were applied to each subject and grade to understand...
Apr 6, 20183 min read
Student Assessment
Student A: “Mom! I am so mad, I got an 89% in French for the semester so I wasn’t able to get straight A’s and my GPA will be lower than...
Apr 6, 20183 min read
Teaching Unconventional Content
Post-modern art refers to art that uses old ideas to create new ideas. Artwork like this builds upon previous ideas from artwork to form...
Mar 30, 20183 min read
Role Play and Multiculturalism
“I don’t want my daughter’s kids to turn out like their mother who’s a drug addict.” “I can volunteer my time and money in the classroom...
Mar 24, 20183 min read
Teaching Methods that Promote Learning
The more I read about art, the more I relate it to science. Art has elements and principles similar to science and they are investigated...
Mar 6, 20183 min read
Using Traditional Media
Egg and Pigment. There have always been discussions about the traditional mediums artists use. For example, artists use wood when...
Mar 3, 20183 min read
Creating with Artistic Media: Using Visual Technologies and Performance
Technology plays a new role in the arts that was nonexistent 100 years ago. I can share with you many ways that technology can be...
Feb 24, 20182 min read
Understanding and Using Visual Qualities
Art has been evaluated and dissected with the intentions of finding a parallel between art and science. The parallel created was among...
Feb 24, 20184 min read
Classroom Management and Educational Resources
When you first start teaching, you may notice that you are struggling to get a grip on students. You may have the purest intentions to...
Feb 19, 20183 min read
Themes of Visual Culture
Visual Culture uses themes to guide the organization of its content. Themes are not mutually exclusive and have interdisciplinary...
Feb 13, 20184 min read
Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning
Kerry Freedman & Doug Boughton summarize curriculum best by stating that, “Curriculum ties together visual culture content, instructional...
Feb 3, 20183 min read
Artistic Development and Identity Construction
By approximately the age of 12 children make the decision for themselves if they believe they are good enough at art to keep learning and...
Feb 3, 20184 min read
Community, Culture, and Critique
Children spend a third of their lives in school related activities. It is to no surprise that they are highly influenced by their school...
Jan 30, 20182 min read
Creating Meaning: Making and Viewing Visual Culture
When reading chapter 2, I immediately made connections with the art education portfolio class (ARTRE 200) I took the semester before ARTE...
Jan 30, 20182 min read
Introduction to Art Education
After reading the introduction to art education with a focus on visual culture, I was better able to understand the importance of arts...
Jan 28, 20182 min read
How Art Helps Children
Art influences children in and outside of the classroom constantly. People of all ages are being emerged in their surroundings which...
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