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Session I: Looking Closely: Considering Your
Lessons through the Lens of the New Fine
Arts TEKSPRESENTERS: Mark Gurgel & Dr. Mackie Spradley
Summit OverviewSession I:
Looking Closely: Considering Your Lessons through the Lens of the New Fine Arts TEKS
Session II: Exploring the New Fine Arts TEKS in Light of the 21st Century Skills
Session III: Interacting with the New Fine Arts TEKS through Technology
Session IV: Taking the New Fine Arts TEKS to the Next Level – Connecting the Fine Arts
Session I ObjectivesIn Session I we will… Reflect on creativity Consider the heart of the New
Fine Arts TEKS in the TEKS Introduction
Review Bloom’s Taxonomy Sample Lesson Designs and
Redesigns Explore where we are – Where
we can go
§117 (b) Introduction(1) The fine arts incorporate the study of dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts to offer unique experiences and empower students to explore realities, relationships, and ideas.
§117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.)These disciplines engage and motivate all students through active learning, critical thinking, and innovative problem solving.
§117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.)The fine arts develop cognitive functioning and increase student academic achievement, higher-order thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, making the fine arts applicable to college readiness, career opportunities, workplace environments, social skills, and everyday life.
§117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.)
Students develop aesthetic and cultural awareness through exploration, leading to creative expression.
Creativity, encouraged through the study of the fine arts, is essential to nurture and develop the whole child.
“Creativity is the #1 leadership competency for the future.”
-IBM 2010 Global CEO Survey
1,500 leaders in 60 countries say…
21st Century SkillsLearning & Innovation• Creativity & Innovation• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving• Communication & Collaboration
Information, Media, and Technology Skills• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• Information, Communication & Technology
Literacy
Life & Career Skills• Flexibility & Adaptability• Initiative & Self-Direction• School & Cross-Cultural Skills• Productivity & Accountability• Leadership & Responsibility
21st Century Skills, TEKS focus
Learning & Innovation• Creativity & Innovation• Critical Thinking &
Problem Solving• Communication &
Collaboration
• The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts.
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. Eric Fromm (Frankfurt
School of Critical Theory)
Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse (Fauve artist)
An essential aspect of creativity is not being
afraid to fail. Edwin Land (inventor of the Polaroid)
Creativity is allowing yourself to make
mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott
Adams (creator of Dilbert)
Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties. Gail Sheehy (author & journalist)
The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense. Pablo Picasso (Cubist artist)
Creativity involves breaking out of
established patterns in order to look at things in a
different way. Edward de Bono (physician, author of Six
Thinking Hats)
Creativity is an open field where we romp rather than a room where we
complete a specific required task.
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able toconnect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.
Steve Jobs
Can Creativity Be Taught?
Group DiscussionSharing
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate
Create
Remember
Understand
A New Taxonomy for 21st Century Skills
A New Taxonomy for 21st Century Skills
Open minded
Inquisitive
Not tied to the way things have always been done
Collaborative
Learning by Doing A central focus of 21st century learning
• Discuss large and small ensemble rehearsals.
• Where do you see most classroom activities placed?
• Are these activities teacher or student led?
How Does the Lesson Assess Learning?
• What could I do to make my individual/ensemble performance better?
• Did I employ the best performance practices ?
• How do I create rubrics that transform teaching and learning?
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
What is the Focus?The focus is on the WHY students make art
rather than the WHAT or HOW!
Just because students are
making something does not mean they
are being creative!
Teaching and Learning Spaces
Design your classroom to encourage students to work in a creative way. What might this look like in a music classroom?
Basic Level I Lesson Design, 1998 TEKSTITLE: Rehearsal preparing for an adjudicated performanceTEKS ADDRESSED: 2.A, 2.C, 3.A, 3.B, 3.C, 6.ACRITERIA: teacher basedACTIVITIES:
Development of technique Music Fundamentals Sight-reading Literature
Level I Lesson Design, 2013 TEKSTITLE: RehearsalTEKS ADDRESSED:
Foundations: Music LiteracyCreative ExpressionCritical evaluation & response
KEY QUESTION(S): What are some different interpretations of a given performance section? How might you apply previous knowledge in a current situation?
ACTIVITIES: Development of Technique Fundamentals of Music Music Literacy-Sight-reading Literature
ACTIVITY: Lesson Design
Within Groups:• Share current successful Lessons• Choose one of the Lessons (something
other than a “rehearsal”)• Discuss how to take a Lesson and re-
design it so that Creativity and Originality are the main focuses
• Discuss incorporating two new TEKS