The document discusses the importance of using art and visuals in the classroom to engage students actively in learning. It describes a method known as Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) that encourages observation, discussion, and clarification to enhance understanding without passive receipt of information. The goal is to foster student engagement and diverse viewpoints through structured visual exploration and discussion.

1. Steven A. Hill

2. Seeing comes before words.
The child looks and recognizes
long before she can read.
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3. How do you use
ART and visuals in
your classroom?

4. The teacher can
tell them ……
Or
 They can tell
us….
OR
 We CAN LEARN
TOGETHER

5.  TEACHERS could tell the students
what they are seeing …..and
students become passive receivers
of information.
 BORING….

6. A better way of
using ART…

7.  1. Give a minute to look
 2. Ask: What’s going on here?
 3. point, repeat, confirm, clarify
 4. Ask: “What makes you say that?”
 5. ASK: What more can we find?

8.  Students can “read” the art / image and
discuss what they see.
 The teacher facilitates discussion, carefully.
 Result: LESS BORING….students are engaged
and they share differing points of view,AND
will understand details about the lesson at
hand

9.  Allow viewers about a minute to OBSERVE
and LOOK at the image, quietly.

10. What’s going on here ?

11.  As students share
their observations
 Teacher should
point, repeat to
clarify, and
confirm the
student’s thoughts
aloud
 DO NOT JUDGE
The “TRUTH” of
their response….

13.  Ask students
to back up
their visual
THOUGHTS
with VISUAL
EVIDENCE …
reinforces the
writing
process

14. examples of using vts:
--standard level class
-- honors level class

15.  Give Time to look
 What’s going on
here? (point,
repeat, clarify,
confirm)
 ask: What makes
you say that?
 What more can we
find?

16.  Link #1 VTS Preview // Link #2: Medical

17.  So, when does the
teacher share her
knowledge about
the history /
connected to the
image ?

19. Thinglink
Visual Thinking Strategies
Interactive Teaching &
Learning

20.  Require
students to:
 Create a Thinglink
account
 Investigate an
image related to
your content
 Conduct a VTS
discussion in class
 Share their
research with
their peers

22. Student Teaching #1
Honors level
Student Teaching #2
Standard level

23. Student Tasks: Each Semester
VTS + Thinglink
Presentation
Screencast
Presentation
 Link / Link 2

24.  Link 1 / Link 2

25.  The Daily
Amelioration
 Link
 Apposition

27.  Link