What: I honestly feel like I know so little about art (painting, drawing, etc.) that learning about the basic elements: space, line, shape, color, value and texture were very eye opening to me! Putting them into practice in class were quite helpful for me to see how the elements come together. I enjoyed evaluating the art pieces in class today for the basic elements.
So what: This means a lot as a teacher because how can I teach something if I don't understand it myself. Applying basic principles of art and having them cross over into other subjects (math, science, social studies) is so exciting to me! I think I've been doing more of this than I realized (as a substitute teacher) but now I know why it's good to do this and how it is helpful.
Now what: I truly hope to incorporate a lot more creative arts into my teaching than I originally thought was possible. The section in the textbook that talked about having a place to display things that are beautiful was very appealing to me. I even penciled in my book "There is beauty all around..." to allow students to display things they find, make, or discover that are beautiful to them. Enough places in the world look for the ugly and bad. I like the idea of focusing on beauty. I loved the idea of an art word wall! Why not? Those words are inspiring and eye-opening. I did not know the proper definition of hue, tint and value in art before. I understood them in context, but I learned 3 new words today! To effectively teach my students about art, I need a lot more exposure. I plan on going to the Springville Museum of Art and really appreciating the different basic elements in each art piece. Before I looked at art purely subjectively - does it appeal to me or not? Is it pretty? Would I want to hang it up at my house? Now I can look for the different elements then hopefully teach my students to do the same thing, as a first step to learning about art.
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