Art Education 2.0

I think we've discussed this (or something similar) in class, but I fund this art ed ning. Check it out. It seems super useful and interesting. I haven't created an account, but plan to do so over the weekend. 

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Google Hangout : Philadelphia Museum of Art

Google Art Project is conducting a live hangout tomorrow at the Philadelphia Museum of Art tomorrow.
Its seems pretty cool, and is called "Connected Classrooms: Stories in Art with the Philadelphia Museum of Art". Its at 10:30pm EST, so check it it out if possible. (the time originally states 7pm, but one of the comments reads 10:30). 

The link is here!

Transcommunity in the Classroom

For some reason, I'm really distracted this week. I don't know why, my head is just spinning in many different directions. I think I need to meditate!

I don't understand transcommunity very well. I think its a topic that needs to be discussed in great detail in class before I'll be ready to comment on it at all.

Really sorry for the short post- I'm just so confused. 

Adventurous Dreams for Kids

Came across this article on a mom creating dream scenes. Think its pretty cool. 

Teaching Art Curriculum

I found this week's readings extremely illuminating and interesting. I had never before heard f Room 13 and I really like the concept of self-governed student-led initiatives- I would have loved to be part of something like this when I was in school!

Its interesting to see how it took on, and how its managed overall. Collaboration is necessary, and I like how they work in teams rather than as individuals, but it got me thinking about complications arising out of competition and conflict. How do students approach conflicts arising out of the collaborative working? the artist-in-residence is there to supervise, but the article doesn't mention conflict resolution technique.

I had never heard of spiral curriculum and I liked the concept of opening discussion on the "weird" to approaching inquiry and experimentation. I had also never thought of free writing as a means of opening up the mind and getting creative ideas out. The Gude articles definitely helped me in my teaching, and I think I'll be spending this weekend applying this to my own work.

Chapter 1 of the Walker readings had a similar effect on me. I haven't really taught art in a formal setting, going largely by how art was taught to me in school, and tweaking that a bit. The different approaches mentioned and discussed in the Walker reading were interesting and very very helpful.
I want to test these out as well, as much as I can, on myself. I think they give me something to ponder upon.

I'm really interested in how the others in the class approach these, as many of them have more experience in teaching art than I have. Have they used these methods? Were they successful? What would you change or rearrange? How difficult is it to know for sure that what you think an artist meant to do with his or her work is actually the right approach? Furthermore, how does one translate that into activities in class?

I am really looking forward to today's class. :)

Virtual Tour of the Guggenhiem Bilbao

I came across this virtual tour of the Guggenhiem Bilbao as I was researching for my AIC project. This tour was actually pretty interesting, even though its meant for kids. Whats even cooler is that its available in 4 different languages. It also actively engages the viewer with small activities with the art and the buildings.

I think it can also be used in the classroom as a visual aid.