Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB)

Teaching for Artistic Behavior Choice-Based Art Education Katherine Douglas

Artistic Choice:
“ The job of the artist is to have an idea and find the best material to express it, or to find a material that leads to an idea.”
Pauline Joseph

In a TAB classroom students can
Work at their own speed
Work from strengths
Follow a line of thought over time
Learn from and work with peers
Be “on task” for a great portion of the class—there is no waiting for materials to be passed out, for instance, and when finished, students can move on to another piece without assistance.
Develop a working style
Use what they know to show what they know: student interests can be explored in visual form.
Form cooperative groups and engage in positive social interactions
Take responsibility for care of materials and centers.

In a TAB classroom teachers can
Observe students working independently to determine strengths and weaknesses
Work with small groups of interested students while others work independently, allowing for more in-depth instruction.
Offer special “scaffolding” to struggling students
Get to know students well through their very individual personal styles
Expect students to come to class highly motivated and ready to work

Teachers in a choice-based classroom provide:
TIME
SPACE
MATERIALS
INSTRUCTION
SPIRIT

Classrooms are arranged as studios, with organized centers for available art media.

Learning and Teaching
Each class starts with a five minute demonstration for the whole group.

Students may try the new focus or work independently in centers.

Materials and techniques in centers have been introduced whole-group.

Students learn from the teacher.

Students learn from center directions.

Students learn from each other.

Students learn from resources in the centers.

Student teach themselves.

When students work independently…
the teacher is able to observe what students know and
can do.

Paint Center

Printmaking Center

Maskmaking Center

Weaving Center

Sculpture Center

The Shipyard Project
Student had an interest in The Titanic outside of school.
Over the summer he researched, drew blueprints and recruited his best friend to help.
He approached the teacher with his plan in September.
He and his friends worked on it for 7 months.
Other students in class were influenced to work on smaller versions.
The teacher served as a materials resource and offered technical advice, as well as negotiating extra work time for them.

Collage Center

Puppet Center

Drawing Center

Chalkboard

Architecture

Art History Connections

We face a critical need for innovative thinkers in the 21st century. The arts are one of the few places left in the curriculum where students can take creative ownership of their learning.
Valuing students' ideas and arranging the classroom for child-centered authentic learning promotes deep inquiry and reflection for all learners in our diverse school communities.
Diane Jaquith, 2008

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