BEVERLY TAYLOR SORENSON ARTS LEARNING PROGRAMProfessional Development

Portfolio - Year OneRosemary Mitchell, Visual Art

Specialist, Woodrow Wilson Elementary,

Granite School District

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INDIVIDUAL ARTISTIC GOALS

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SAMPLES OF STUDENT WORKWEE

K 2WEEK 3

FALL RECESS

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NOV-DEC ART JANUARY 09

FEBRUARY MARCH “PICTURE THIS” INFORMANCE

WEEK 1

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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

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COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING: “2ND GRADE MURALS”

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STUDENTS WILL KNOW…• the importance of collaboration in art • the implications of working as a team to create one project• the definition of a mural• the history of murals

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO…•create a collaborative mural with their

classmates• problem solve on a large scale project• continue a visual design• discuss their artwork“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, communicationproblem solving, collaboration, language development

LEDGER ART: “FROM ROCK ART, TO HIDE, TO LEDGER PAPER STORYTELLING”

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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 CONNECTIIONS: History, government, cultures, Native American Tribes, storytelling, literature, symbolism

CLAY

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STUDENTS WILL KNOW…STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO…

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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 their

work

• 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