The document discusses the 'drawing for learning' initiative spearheaded by Clare Price, which encourages drawing as a fundamental learning tool across various educational settings. It highlights the importance of drawing in enhancing creativity, expression, and engagement in learning, with a specific focus on the Big Draw, an annual event that unites over 1200 partners worldwide. Various activities and methodologies are outlined to inspire experimentation and collaboration, emphasizing the idea that drawing fosters deeper thinking and understanding.

1. ‘Drawing for Learning’
Clare Price
www.engagedlearning.co.uk
Huddersfield Art Gallery
12th July 2013

2. Clare Price – www.engagedlearning.co.uk

3. Clare Price – www.engagedlearning.co.uk

4.  ‘Marks that have meaning’
 Aims to get everyone drawing!
 Ini<ated in 2000 by the Guild of St George
“Not everything that is drawn gets made,
but nothing gets built without being drawn”
Wish I’d said it…
Clare Price – www.engagedlearning.co.uk

5. www.campaignfordrawing.org
 RESEARCH
 RESOURCES
 TRAINING
 BIG DRAW
Clare Price – www.engagedlearning.co.uk

6.  Flagship month of celebra<on in
October every year
 1200+ Partners
 22 countries
 Over ¼ Million Par<cipants
 ‘Drawing Inspira5on’ Awards
Clare Price – www.engagedlearning.co.uk

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8. Power Drawing : Active Learning
Drawing across the Primary Curriculum

9. lots of experimentation helps!
you don’t need a pencil to draw…

10. Projec<on work on a large scale

11. engaged and enjoying learning

12. Drawing
Captain Scott’s
feelings….
Literacy
Visual
Verbal
Emotional

13. concentra<ng on represen<ng emo<on

14. Personal journeys

15. using a code of lines
and shapes to show
emo<onal responses
to different areas of
the playground

16. Describing environments through drawing,
enhancing our knowledge of the world.

17. Brain-gym inspired two-handed drawing

18. Changing outlines of our
bodies into GIANT bears!

19. Observing expressions of emotion

20. Exploring our story map together.
What an exciting journey we have had!

21. Memory & Imagination
Finding inspiration in nature

22. Magic beans
sprouting…
a starting point
for drawing
Narrative

23. Experimenting with unusual media, mark-making
with feathers and ink
Drawing objects without looking at them - smell,
listen, touch instead

24. Incorporating writing - using quill pens to write
dialogue for the characters
Enacting the
finished story

25. A study of
civilians in
World War 2

26. torches made images more dramatic

27. drawings became more abstract

28. our very own masterpiece!

29. Drawing means thinking

30. Thinking
Designing a game

31. Thinking big

32. Experimenting with light

33. Having fun

34. Using shadows to prompt drawing

35. Drawing with different materials
Small details on a
big picture

36. photographs prompt
memories to help
generate
thoughts and
responses
Identity

37. drawing creates time and opportunity
to think deeply

38. collaborative working points up
similarities and differences

39. anticipation of the final product

40. Paper People

41. BIG DRAW in school
Connec<ng learners, connec<ng learning
• Be ambitious
• Be playful
• Take a risk
• Involve everyone
• Have fun!
• Use it as a springboard for drawing all year
PS…find the OHP!
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42. Drawing across school…literally!

43. Student‐led Big Draw

44. Big Draw in the street

45. drawing with light workshop

46. Drawing through Perspex

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www.engagedlearning.co.uk