Hello Artists and Families! Let me start by saying that I miss my RBE Artists terribly, and I hope that you are all finding peace and respite during this unprecedented time. I decided that I would set up a Weebly Blog to keep in touch with you all while we are hunkered down in our homes. I will plan to continue posting updates, photos, lessons, and activities here throughout our time working from home, and beyond. This will be a place where we can all keep in touch and see what our artists are creating and learning. Please, please, please let me know your thoughts and ideas by commenting on anything that I post here. I want to hear from you all and I value your feedback more than you know. You'll notice that each grade level has it's own page. You'll be able to click on your grade level to gather information, and you can also check out what the other grade levels are up to as well. I will post general information in this section, the BLOG. I plan to work all Spring Break to get each section and grade level set up. I will post all sorts of things here including photos, video, lessons, and activities that you can do from home. My first post in each grade level page will be an image of an artwork that we can all VTS together, virtually, or with you can VTS together with your household. VTS, which stands for Visual Thinking Strategies, is a student-centered facilitation method designed by Philip Yenawine and Abigail Housen to engage learners in active-looking and listening, in an effort to participate in collaborative, community-building, inclusive dialogue about art. It allows students (and learners of all ages) to look carefully at artworks, talk about what they see, and support their ideas with evidence. It encourages learners to listen to the ideas and contributions of their peers, allows them to be informed by the views of each other, and helps them realize the possibility of holding more than one interpretation at a time. It is less about settling in on one conclusion, and more about being open to the idea of exploring many possibilities. It lets us interact with artworks throughout time and space, and gives us "permission to wonder" about what we think is going on in the artwork. With VTS, we look at an artwork and ask 3 questions:
You can learn more about VTS here: https://vtshome.org About Visual Thinking Strategies | VTSFamilies, here is a video you can watch to learn a little more about how VTS discussions works: |
AuthorMy name is Lydia Clark and I am an Artist, Researcher, Teacher in Columbia, Missouri. I am the K-5 Art Specialist at Rock Bridge Elementary and a graduate student at the University of Missouri, getting my Masters Degree in Art Education. I am a mom to two sons, Finn, a Sophomore at Mizzou, and Desmond, a Sophomore at Rock Bridge High School. My husband, Brian, is a professor at the Truman School of Public Affairs at Mizzou. ArchivesCategories |