Education in the Arts - O / Spring 2024

  I Unit: Teaching Theme: Combining Coaching, Mentoring & Teaching   Introduction  Coaching, mentoring and teaching do not mean the same. Today's class deepens our understanding of these three ways of sharing knowledge with students. It is also important to acknowledge the importance of the arts in  the teaching of all subjects while combining coaching, mentoring and teaching. II Learning Objectives   Understand the differences between coaching, mentoring and teaching Explain the importance of mentoring as opposed to just coaching or teaching  Gain an awareness of the importance of making the best out of a mentor Discuss the application of the these concepts:coaching, mentoring, teaching III Main Lesson 1 Review Discuss the main differences between your ideal classroom and the realities of having your own.   2 Address one of the issues covered in the article below with your group. Once each member of the group reads his/her part, they will discuss the differences between

   I    Unit: Music Theme: Sound Art   Introduction Sound art  is an artistic discipline in which  sound  is utilized as a primary medium. Like many genres of contemporary  art ,  sound art  may be interdisciplinary in nature, or be used in hybrid forms.   II Learning Objectives   Understand the origins of sound art  Explain the nature of sound art Gain awareness of the importance of sound art within the arts curriculum Experience the creation of a sound art piece     III Main Lesson    1   Henry Cowell: The Father of Experimental Music    Henry Dixon Cowell (March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher and teacher. Earning a reputation as an extremely controversial performer and eccentric composer, Cowell became a leading figure of American avant-garde music for the first half of the 20th century — his writings and music serving as a great influence to similar artists at the time, including Lou Harrison, George Antheil and John Cage

  ------------------- Review   Finnish Learning Theories from last class.   * art installation found objects readymade Marcel Duchamp nature art conceptual art Ana Mendieta earth - body art collage ethnosphere Parts of a lesson Learning Theories Competency Based Curriculum / MDCPS -------------------- Quiz 1 Installation Art, Nature Art, Naive Art (Drawing) and Collage 1. How can an installation art piece  be used to teach an academic subject? 2. Why is nature's art a valid way of bringing attention to ecology? 3. Drawing enhances learning of language arts. Explain 4. A collage develops several skills while allowing children to be creative. Explain. 5. A class could begin with music and warm up. Students can be invited to get on their feet, get away from their desks and follow the professor's muscle groups - isolation warm up.  In class, we added conscious breathing at the end of the warm up, we could also add self-affirmations,  meditation , mindfulness and relaxation

  I Unit: Teaching Theme: Learning Theories   Introduction Learning theories describe how students receive, process, and retain knowledge during learning. Cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences, as well as prior experience, all play a part in teaching and learning. Understanding, developing our world view, acquiring or changing information, acknowledging and retaining skills are all part of Western learning tradition and theories.    II Learning Objectives    Understand how learning theories have changed from ancient times to the present Explain the differences between early philosophers and contemporary theorists who wrote about education Gain an awareness of the different learning theories Experience the articulation of your own learning theory III Main Lesson  ------------------  1 Eastern Ideas about Education   a)   Siddhartha Gautama Buddha ( 623/563 - 544/483 BCE) The Buddha taught his disciples – a group known as the sangha – that the skills and knowle