Education in the Arts - O / Spring 2024

  I Unit: Teaching Theme: Visual Thinking Strategies  Introduction Today we are visiting the Lowe Art Museum, one of the oldest museums in South Florida, with one of the greatest collections. We will meet Mark Osterman, who will introduce us to VTS (Visual Thinking Skills), a methodology that facilitates discussion about art, in general, and about the Lowe's collection specifically. II Learning Objectives   Understand the use of VTS in the classroom Explain the meaning of VTS Gain awareness of the process and its intentions when used with school children Experience facilitating a VTS session    III Main Lesson   1     Visual Thinking Strategies: Terra Foundation Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a learner-centered instructional method used to examine and find meaning in visual art. Using a painting from the Terra Foundation collection, Samuel F. B. Morse’s iconic Gallery of the Louvre (1831–33), Yenawine facilitates a VTS discussion, followed by an examination of ho

   I Unit: Practice Theme: Your Own Lesson Plan   Introduction Practice or praxis is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realized. "Praxis" may also refer to the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practicing ideas. This class is specifically about applying all the information you have gathered over the semester to produce your own lesson plan and instruction. II Learning Objectives Understand how to apply learning theories to teaching Explain the importance of putting into action the teaching methods learned in class Gain an awareness of the power of reflection on both the theory and the action Experience the practice of teaching trough its two main components: lesson plan and instruction . III Main Lesson    1    2    PARTS OF A LESSON PLAN I. Title (Somewhere at the top of the lesson plan) Course Subject Grade Level Teacher's Name Volume II. Date (current date) III. Objective (S.M.A.R.T / Speci