7 Habits of Highly 7 Habits of Highly

Effective Sketchbooks:Effective Sketchbooks: an art education overviewan art education overview

Beth Van GrinsvenBeth Van Grinsvenbethannvan@juno.com

414-423-8266414-423-8266

St. Jacobi, Greenfield, WISt. Jacobi, Greenfield, WI

October 2009October 2009

If you want to do only one thingIf you want to do only one thingIf you’re low on art budgetIf you’re low on art budgetIf you’re short on prep/teach timeIf you’re short on prep/teach time

Sketchbooks: Sketchbooks: Art Curriculum TouchdownArt Curriculum Touchdown

#1 Sketchbooks are the #1 Sketchbooks are the Perfect ToolPerfect Tool

Greatest long term payoffGreatest long term payoff Entire school shares one basic curriculum, Entire school shares one basic curriculum, sequentially taught sequentially taught Highest group successHighest group success Overwhelming growth seen week-to-week, Overwhelming growth seen week-to-week,

and year-by-year and year-by-year Students know and understand consistent art Students know and understand consistent art

standards that build on each other throughout standards that build on each other throughout their educationtheir education

#2 Dispel the Myth:#2 Dispel the Myth:Unleash the HopeUnleash the Hope

Betty Edwards : “Drawing on the Right Betty Edwards : “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain”Side of the Brain”

Kimon Nicolaides : “The Art of Drawing”Kimon Nicolaides : “The Art of Drawing”

#3 Know the Tools#3 Know the ToolsUse the Rules Use the Rules

Elements: Elements:

LineLineShapeShapeColorColorFormForm

TextureTextureSpaceSpaceValueValue

Principles: Principles:

Balance Balance Harmony Harmony

Unity Unity Movement Movement

Rhythm Rhythm Emphasis Emphasis

VarietyVariety

Real Assessment-Real Assessment-Taking off the Fuzz with Taking off the Fuzz with

RubricsRubricsEspecially important when dealing with Especially important when dealing with

subjective subject mattersubjective subject matter

Clear target for student: pre-determine Clear target for student: pre-determine gradegrade

EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

Respect from parentsRespect from parents

#4 Gaining Technical Mastery#4 Gaining Technical Mastery

Advancing sequential consistency = Advancing sequential consistency = successsuccess

Evaluation formsEvaluation forms Student examplesStudent examples Studio work ln classStudio work ln class Internet resources: ehow.comInternet resources: ehow.com Homework required outside of classHomework required outside of class

#5 Class Critiques: #5 Class Critiques: “Watching the Film”“Watching the Film”

Not just big-this is HUGE!Not just big-this is HUGE!Reinforces tools and rulesReinforces tools and rules

Know the ToolsKnow the ToolsUse the RulesUse the Rules

Elements: Elements:

LineLineShapeShapeColorColorFormForm

TextureTextureSpaceSpaceValueValue

Principles: Principles:

Balance Balance Harmony Harmony

Unity Unity Movement Movement

Rhythm Rhythm Emphasis Emphasis

VarietyVariety

#5 Class Critiques: #5 Class Critiques: “Watching the Film”“Watching the Film”

Not just big-this is HUGE!Not just big-this is HUGE!Reinforces tools and rulesReinforces tools and rules

The language of art; the words of artistsThe language of art; the words of artistsLearning from success and failureLearning from success and failure

Playing field is levelPlaying field is level““Iron sharpening iron”Iron sharpening iron”

Art history: How the great ones handled Art history: How the great ones handled that situationthat situation

#6 Establish Clear #6 Establish Clear ExpectationsExpectations

National Art National Art Education Standards: Education Standards:

Kennedy Center ArtsEdgeKennedy Center ArtsEdge

#6 Establish Clear #6 Establish Clear ExpectationsExpectations

We grade what we valueWe grade what we value phy ed-music-artphy ed-music-art

Develop grading criteria for Develop grading criteria for every assignment - RUBRICevery assignment - RUBRIC

Good News !!!Good News !!!Elements and Principles Elements and Principles

never change !!!never change !!!

Know the ToolsKnow the ToolsUse the RulesUse the Rules

Elements: Elements:

LineLineShapeShapeColorColorFormForm

TextureTextureSpaceSpaceValueValue

Principles: Principles:

Balance Balance Harmony Harmony

Unity Unity Movement Movement

Rhythm Rhythm Emphasis Emphasis

VarietyVariety

#7 One tool that does it all#7 One tool that does it all

Getty Approach: DBAEGetty Approach: DBAEDiscipline based art educationDiscipline based art education

Disciple: to teachDisciple: to teach1. Studio work1. Studio work2. Art history:2. Art history:

who’s who: the biggies: Mike Venezia: shared birthday-new who’s who: the biggies: Mike Venezia: shared birthday-new name :image floodingname :image flooding

GamesGamesSmart board websites youtube, ehowSmart board websites youtube, ehow

3. Aesthetics: what is beautiful: why is this great or not?3. Aesthetics: what is beautiful: why is this great or not?4. Art criticism: how artists talk about their art and others art4. Art criticism: how artists talk about their art and others art

7 Habits of Highly Effective 7 Habits of Highly Effective SketchbooksSketchbooks

Beth Van GrinsvenBeth Van Grinsven

St. JacobiSt. Jacobi

Greenfield, WIGreenfield, WI

bethannvan@juno.combethannvan@juno.com

414-423-8266414-423-8266

October 2009October 2009

Sketchbooks: Sketchbooks: Art Curriculum TouchdownArt Curriculum Touchdown