Start of Semester: 1. How do you envision using art in your classroom? I hope to have students express answers to different topics through art. I want them to feel free to express their artistic abilities however they are comfortable. I want to incorporate art in different subjects in my classroom.
2. What do you know about integrated learning / integration? My understanding of integrated learning is using different techniques to perform an understanding of a subject. Language arts should not be constricted to only writing and reading, I think integration allows a person to use multiple techniques to present an idea.
3. Rate your comfort level in making art, and discuss. Uneasy 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable I'm relatively comfortable with art because I think different art appeals to different people. I think art is an expression and there is not one right or wrong way to perform it. It's not that I think I am a superb artist, but I think I can express myself through my art.
4. Rate your comfort level in analyzing and talking about art, and discuss. Uneasy 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable Discussing art is similar to making art in my opinion. Since art can be any expression depending on the person, it can impact different individuals in different ways. I enjoy talking about art and explaining why it was that I took a particular understanding from a piece of art.
End of Semester: 1.How do you envision using art in your classroom?
Art is valuable integration tool to use many other subjects in order to have a more memorable experience for my students. Through the use of art I can reach a variety of students and express to them different ways of utilizing art besides only seeing it in the art classroom. Art is a useful tool that students should experience with many other subjects.
2. What do you know about integrated learning?
Integrated learning is a beneficial tool of using different core subjects (such as; art, science, etc.). With integration you can teach however many subjects and their concepts in a lesson.
3. Rate your comfort level in art and discuss: Uneasy 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable I am very comfortable with art because I feel that it is a great expressive tool for many different types of people. It allows for people to express themselves in any way that makes them comfortable and that is an idea I strongly support.
4. Rate your comfort level in analyzing and talking about art, discuss: Uneasy 1 2 3 4 5 Comfortable As mentioned before with art because I feel that it is a self expressive tool that can be used by anyone and in a variety of ways. I feel that I can discuss art through my personal experiences in this classroom and am comfortable teaching students the positives of art and the ways it can be integrated in to other subjects. I hope to help students develop this comfort ability with art through my integration.