artist as teacher presentation
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How to utilise your own artwork within the primary classroom.TRANSCRIPT
Artist as TeacherArtist as Teacher- Using your own work with children- Using your own work with children
Carly PeartCarly Peart
ContentsContents• My Final Piece• Sketchbook Work• Other Artists Work: Jean Guichard• National Curriculum Links: Art
National Curriculum Links: ICT• Cross-curricular Links• Potential Art Pathways• Developing this work with children• Breakdown of what we did• Final Outcomes• Motivating Boys• Bibliography
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My final piecesMy final pieces
Sketchbook workSketchbook work
Other artists work: Jean GuichardOther artists work: Jean Guichard
La Jument, West Brittany, France, 21 December 1989
Jean GuichardJean Guichard
Both images entitled: Le Créac’h Lighthouse, Brittany, France, 25 Jan 2001
Developing this work with childrenDeveloping this work with children
Breakdown of what we didBreakdown of what we did
• Introduced my artwork (discussion)• Went over understanding of photography/
cameras• Discussed composition• Pair-work: collecting images• Uploaded onto school server• Manipulate images, printed off• Rearranged into sketchbook
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Final OutcomesFinal Outcomes
Examples of Children's Work (Year 4)Examples of Children's Work (Year 4)
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National Curriculum Links: ArtNational Curriculum Links: ArtExploring and developing ideasExploring and developing ideas
1a Record from first-hand observation, experience and imagination and explore ideas1 b Ask and answer questions about the starting points for their work, and developing their ideas
Investigating and making art, craft and designInvestigating and making art, craft and design2a Investigate the possibility of a range of materials2b Try out tools and techniques and apply these to materials and processes, including drawing
Evaluating and developing workEvaluating and developing work3a Review what they have done and say what they think and feel about it
Knowledge and understandingKnowledge and understanding4a Visual and tactile elements, including colour, pattern and texture, line and tone, shape, form and space4b Materials and processes used in making art, craft and design4c The roles and purposes of artists, craftspeople and designers working in different times and cultures
Breadth of studyBreadth of study55a Exploring a range of starting points for practical work5b Working on their own and collaborating with others, on projects in two and three dimensions and on different scales5c Using a range of materials and processes
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National Curriculum Links: ICTNational Curriculum Links: ICT
Knowledge, skills and understandingKnowledge, skills and understanding1b How to prepare information for development using ICT, including selecting suitable sources, finding information, classifying it and checking it for accuracy
Exchanging and sharing informationExchanging and sharing information3a How to share and exchange information in a variety of forms3b To be sensitive to the needs of the audience and think carefully about the content and quality when communicating information
Reviewing, modifying and evaluating work as it progressesReviewing, modifying and evaluating work as it progresses4a Review what they and others have done to help them develop their ideas4b Describe and talk about the effectiveness of their work with ICT, comparing it with other methods and considering the effect it has on others
Breadth of studyBreadth of study5c Working with others to explore a variety of information sources and ICT tools
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Potential Art PathwaysPotential Art Pathways
PhotographyPhotography
Exploring the use of cameras; different types of camera (digital, SLR, 35mm film, disposable, etc...)
Looking at light, matter and composition.
PhotographyPhotography
Exploring the use of cameras; different types of camera (digital, SLR, 35mm film, disposable, etc...)
Looking at light, matter and composition.
DrawingDrawing
Exploring line and tone, using landscapes to help depict line; continuous line, different types of line, etc...
DrawingDrawing
Exploring line and tone, using landscapes to help depict line; continuous line, different types of line, etc...
ICTICT
Working with different software to experiment how images can be manipulated. Exploring different functions of hardware: scanner, graphics pad, etc...
ICTICT
Working with different software to experiment how images can be manipulated. Exploring different functions of hardware: scanner, graphics pad, etc...
CompositionComposition
Purely exploring composition and cut-off; using a view finder to decide on what to record
CompositionComposition
Purely exploring composition and cut-off; using a view finder to decide on what to record
Mixed MediaMixed Media
Experimenting with putting different materials and media together, e.g. Photography and drawing, or painting and drawing
Mixed MediaMixed Media
Experimenting with putting different materials and media together, e.g. Photography and drawing, or painting and drawing
LandscapesLandscapes
Doing a whole topic merely on landscapes; looking at landscape artists and experimenting with different media.
LandscapesLandscapes
Doing a whole topic merely on landscapes; looking at landscape artists and experimenting with different media.
Just some of the potential ways in which this could be a
starting point in art.
Cross-curricular LinksCross-curricular Links
ScienceScience
Investigating erosion, wave patterns, rock formations.
Developing photographs the traditional way.
Investigating light with photography; changing the sensitivity of the camera, etc...
ScienceScience
Investigating erosion, wave patterns, rock formations.
Developing photographs the traditional way.
Investigating light with photography; changing the sensitivity of the camera, etc...
GeographyGeography
Looking at erosion; how the sea affects land formation.
Investigating the area around us more closely through photography and drawing.
GeographyGeography
Looking at erosion; how the sea affects land formation.
Investigating the area around us more closely through photography and drawing.
ICTICT
Working with different software to experiment how images can be manipulated.
Exploring different functions of hardware: scanner, graphics pad, etc...
ICTICT
Working with different software to experiment how images can be manipulated.
Exploring different functions of hardware: scanner, graphics pad, etc...
MathsMaths
Technical nature of cameras; changing the aperture, zoom.
Rearranging the shapes in the final layouts.
MathsMaths
Technical nature of cameras; changing the aperture, zoom.
Rearranging the shapes in the final layouts.PEPE
Linking to sound recordings (in line with where photographs were taken) ; create a dance piece
PEPE
Linking to sound recordings (in line with where photographs were taken) ; create a dance piece
HistoryHistory
History of the camera and photography; how it has evolved and become what it is nowadays
HistoryHistory
History of the camera and photography; how it has evolved and become what it is nowadays
Just some of the potential ways in which this could be a starting point across the curriculum.
D&TD&T
Have a go at creating their own pin-hole camera.
D&TD&T
Have a go at creating their own pin-hole camera.
Motivating BoysMotivating Boys
A Year 4 boy who has a strong dislike of art due to his perceived lack of ability.
His final piece
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The video shows a slide show of children working on and through the project. Used as an assessment tool (both for the children and the teacher).
BibliographyBibliography
Thank you to the children of 4M, Montpelier Primary School.
Jean Guichard Artwork: http://www.jean-guichard.com/
Step-by-step write up of project, see attached document.
Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment. (1999) The National Curriculum: Handbook for primary teachers in England. London: DfEE Publications & Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.