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BEVERLY TAYLOR SORENSON ARTS LEARNING PROGRAM
Professional Development Portfolio - Year One
Rosemary Mitchell, Visual Art Specialist, Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Granite
School District
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTIC GOALS
3 INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS:
• COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING – “2ND GRADE MURALS”, “THE COLONIAL PRINTING PRESS”, 5TH GRADE
• LEDGER ART – “FROM ROCK ART -TO HIDE TO - LEDGER PAPER”
• CLAY – K-1: STARS & ICYCLES, 4TH GRADE: REGIONS & ANIMALS OF UTAH, 5TH GRADE TESSELLATIONS, ELL ADULT LEARNERS BASKETS, K-1 BASKETS & CATS
COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING: “2ND GRADE MURALS”
SLIDESHOW
STUDENTS WILL KNOW…• the importance of
collaboration in art • the implications of working as
a team to create one project
• the definition & history of a mural
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO…• create a collaborative mural
with their classmates & discuss
their artwork• problem solve on a large scale
project• continue a visual design“THE COLONIAL PRINTING
PRESS”, 5TH GRADE• the history of printmaking and its connection to Colonialism
• about block printmaking and the importance of design
• the importance of teamwork in collaborative art making
• Students will know the connection between printmaking and colonial culture
• create a letter to contribute to the class alphabet
• apply their knowledge about colonial culture to create a message
• connect their work with another students work to create a collaborative work of art
• problem solve as they work in a group
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS: community, cultures, environment, citizenship, problem solving, collaboration, language development
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIIONS: Explorers, Colonists, governments and cultures, communication, Problem solving, collaboration, language development
LEDGER ART: “FROM ROCK ART, TO HIDE, TO LEDGER PAPER STORYTELLING”
SLIDESHOW
STUDENTS WILL KNOW…• the qualities of
ledger art • Native artists who
created ledger art • the history of ledger
art • the aesthetic
importance of ledger art in history
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO…• identify the unique
aspects of ledger art • create their own piece
of ledger art • discuss their ledger art
with other students • articulate the symbols,
designs, and stories found in ledger art
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS: History, government, cultures, Native American Tribes, storytelling, literature, symbolism
CLAY
SLIDESHOW
STUDENTS WILL KNOW…STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO…
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIIONS: K-1: manipulation of tools, basic shapes, using basic shapes to create form, life skill of respect
4th: regions & landforms of Utah, soil comparisons, animals of Utah
5th: math – tessellations, repeating patterns, symmetry
6th: Egyptian vessels, Egyptian cartouches, Egyptian Paste, language development
• how to create clay forms using textures
and patterns from different cultures• how to use different
techniques when working with clay
• how to incorporate art history,
aesthetics and criticism with a hands-on activity• how to use glazes to
personalize theirwork
• understand the history of clay in relationto culture
• better understand and apply media, techniques & processes
• choose a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas• reflect upon and assess the results of the
clay and firing process• make connections between visual arts and
other disciplines
SIDE BY SIDE TEACHING
Classroom teachers and art specialists working together to design curriculum that is rigorous in the art form and in other areas of the curriculum, i.e. science, math, and the language arts.SLIDESHOW
BEVERLY TAYLOR SORENSON ARTS LEARNING PROGRAM
Professional Development Portfolio - Year One
Rosemary Mitchell, Visual Art Specialist, Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Granite
School District