Visual pedagogy project for M333 "Art Experiences for Elementary Generalists", Spring 2012 at Indiana University Bloomington. Instructor Hallie DeCatherine Jones.

1. VISUAL PEDAGOGY
PROJECT:
TRANSMEDIATION
By: Abby Marvel

2. The Project
 Transmediation: A visual response to a topic,
issue or reading to social studies, science or
languages arts.
 Social Studies: Woman’s Rights
 Girls Inc. of Monroe county
 Girls were ages 11-14

3. Researching Girls Inc.
 Girls Inc. of Monroe County
 “We work to help girls become strong, smart, and bold so that they can
tackle the challenges they face. At the same time, we work to change
the world to make it a more equitable place for girls.”
 Girls Inc. “…Is intentionally focused on gender equity…” and
“…programs focus on educational enrichment…”
 Non-for Profit after school program that has activities such as tutoring,
art classes, nutrition classes, sports, reading groups, and foreign
language classes.
 90% of staff are volunteers

4. Research and Readings
 The misunderstood Role of the Arts in Human Development Elliot W.
Eisner
 “Through the arts students can learn how to discover not only the possibilities the
world offers but also their own possibilities…”
 Art Integration: A Methodology for Teaching
 Out look on life “…is discriminating according to our experiences, culture, gender,
environment, and so on. Art enables us to see things that are both there and not
there; it provides us with an opportunity to imagine and reflect on our lives.”
 In social studies, “Artworks are primary resources in the same way that
letters, diaries, and other textual sources are.” -Integrating Social Studies and the Visual Arts
 “An image can help students deepen their understanding of a person,
event or concept… some students may respond more to an image than they
would to text on its own.” -Integrating Social Studies and the Visual Arts

5. Visual Research

6. Visual Research

7. The Lesson
 Talk about historical background of Women’s
Rights
 Read the book Bloomers! By Rhonda
Blumberg
 Students discuss feelings/thoughts/reactions to
book
 Students broke up into teams
 Brainstormed about responses
 Drew and painted images
 Shared images and responses

8. Visual Response Process
 Empowered Women Then, Empowered Girls
Today!
 Strong, Smart, and Bold
 More talking Less drawing

9. Visual Response Process
Fiona’s Visual Response in Sabrina, Avery and Jordan’s
progress Visual Response in progress

10. Finished Product
This is a girl
winning a game of
tug of war against
three men. Women
over come their
struggles and can
do anything they
want. The girl is
also wearing
bloomers, like the
women in the story.

11. Personal Reflection and
Connection to Teaching Philosophy
 I believe that students can learn. Art is
everywhere and students can express
themselves and have their voices heard
through artistic work.
 Art is a language.
 Students loved the lesson!!
 Changes for next time:
 More time.
 More direction for a visual response
 Create a bulletin board for GI

12. References: Visual Images
 http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1440&bih=710&tbm=isch&tbnid=uENeXFppkN8tqM:&imgrefurl
=http://www.pbs.org/teachers/innovators/gallery/2010/entries/633/&docid=07HREMh2rIVnUM&imgurl=http://awar
ds.pbsteachers.org/archives/2010/11512774.jpg&w=3472&h=2604&ei=MLiVT7bUHM_k6QHztrWvBA&zoom=1&i
act=hc&vpx=562&vpy=350&dur=1029&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=100&ty=114&sig=102401583066898897319&p
age=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=202&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0,i:138
 http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=780&bih=693&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=ctDzFFIpqyl5xM:&imgrefurl=ht
tp://cityofcrusaders.blogspot.com/2011/09/social-studies-
project_20.html&docid=cfj_C5GxBSAbYM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nqIHjpfXshM/Tnhwh0Tb-
jI/AAAAAAAAARU/kUbidFmWqNA/s1600/IMG_1837.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=77aVT5faK6KX6QHs44m_BA&zoo
m=1&iact=hc&vpx=47&vpy=341&dur=296&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=45&ty=93&sig=102401583066898897319&
page=2&tbnh=150&tbnw=200&start=9&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:9,i:98
 http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1440&bih=710&tbm=isch&tbnid=VIlAYJGxPBe4TM:&imgrefurl
=http://west-sacramento.blogspot.com/2010/06/4th-grade-social-studies-
project.html&docid=VYOTshDQxV8SvM&imgurl=http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/bcsmith46/WMO%252
520California%252520Mission%252520and%252520Geography%252520Projects/IMG_2680.jpg&w=1024&h=76
8&ei=MLiVT7bUHM_k6QHztrWvBA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=140&sig=102401583066898897319&page=2&tbnh=1
58&tbnw=211&start=19&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:19,i:167&tx=169&ty=91
 http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1440&bih=710&tbm=isch&tbnid=qT6RpVFbEYV5RM:&imgref
url=http://blogs.glnd.k12.va.us/teachers/zparrish/category/4th-social-studies/&docid=kESDKa8u-
lxHHM&imgurl=http://blogs.glnd.k12.va.us/teachers/zparrish/files/2008/09/finishedtp.jpg&w=1536&h=2048&ei=M
LiVT7bUHM_k6QHztrWvBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1073&vpy=318&dur=702&hovh=259&hovw=194&tx=133&ty
=141&sig=102401583066898897319&page=2&tbnh=163&tbnw=125&start=19&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:19,i:
188

13. References:
Contextual/Readings
 http://americanart.si.edu/education/pdf/learning_to_look.
pdf
 http://www.girlsinc-monroe.org/
 Eisner, E.W. (1992). The Misunderstood Role of the Arts
in Human Development. Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 73, No.
8 pg 591-595.
 Goldberg Good. Art Integration: A Methodology for
Learning.