Right Brained Teaching for Creative Classrooms
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Transcript of Right Brained Teaching for Creative Classrooms
ABMP School Issues Forum Austin, 2012
RIGHT BRAINED TEACHING FOR
CREATIVE CLASSROOMS
Session Goals:
• Define art-based learning
• Discuss benefits of bringing art-based learning into classrooms
• Identify one art-based learning activity to use next week
Art-based learning uses learner art-
making as a means for promoting learning in
non-arts subjects.
Art-Based Learning Models
• Local community centers
• Whole school projects • Classroom instruction • Teacher development • Special learner
populations • Business management • Business teams
Research Results
• Improved relationships and cooperation • Increased learner participation and engagement• Improved teacher quality of instruction• Increased self-esteem and willingness to try new things • Improved creativity, problem solving, and complex thinking • Increased self-assessment, organization, and planning skills • Improved higher-order thinking skills
Higher-Order Thinking Skills
• Critical thinking • Creative thinking
ABMP Instructors on the Front Lines Teaching Critical and Creative Thinking Skills to Massage
Students
Thinking tools are learned (or innate) approaches to thinking that are necessary for higher-order thinking.
1. Observing 2. Generating Ideas 3. Asking Questions 4. Connecting 5. Solving Problems 6. Transforming and
Synthesizing
Transforming and Synthesizing Defined: The process of internalizing new information by linking it to prior experience and knowledge, translating it into your own language, and then presenting the knowledge in a different way.
Art-Based Learning Examples
• Visual Dialogues • Writing Activities • Dance and
Embodiment• Theatre Activities • Music Activities • Installations
Visual Dialogues
• Collages • Photography• Painting • Posters • Art Objects
Poster Projects and Shows
Be true to you. In the words of Allen Ginsberg: “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.”
Project Goals Organize time Think creatively Communicate a
clear message
Effective Posters Focus on a single
message Act as a source of
information Let graphics tell
most of the storyServe as effective
conversation starters
POSTER PROJECT AND SHOWS
Massage for Special
Populations Massage for
Condition Management
Massage and the Environment
Massage Making a Difference
POSTER PROJECTS AND SHOWS
Pick a Theme
Guidelines Posters must be 18
X 24 inches in size Provide a 150-250
word typed description expressing the inspiration behind the poster.
Judging Criteria Your poster will be
judged on originality, clarity, relevance, clarity of the poster’s message, and use of graphics.
POSTER PROJECT AND SHOWS
Plan a Show
Psychology of Touch Project
Project Goals Recognize the role
of touch in life Identify touch
histories Recognize that
clients have touch histories
Directions Create an art object
that represents your touch history and current relationship to touch
Prepare 200-300 word typed description of your inspiration for the project
PSYCHOLOGY OF TOUCH PROJECT
Your Turn!
What types of visual dialogues are you currently using in
your massage classrooms?
Writing Projects
• Free Writing • Journaling • Poetry • E-books
Uses Wake up thinkingWarm up before an
exam Develop comfort with
writing Bypass an inner critic Discover new ideasCapture feelings in a
moment
Directions Give students a topic
Example: Think about how your body feels now that you have received a massage – write about these feelings and any thoughts that come up.
Direct students to write non-stop for 10-15 minutes
Share some of their thoughts in a group discussion
FREE WRITING
Your Turn!
What types of writing projects are you
currently using in your massage
classrooms?
DanceMovement Activities Embodied Art
Body Thinking
Reenactment
Your Turn!
What types of movement, dance, or
embodied art projects do you
currently use in your massage
classrooms?
• Music • Rhythm• Sound • Song
Dance Massage
Do you currently use music, rhythm,
sounds or songs as part of your
teaching?
Your Turn!
Theatre-Based Activities • Skits • Role-playing • Reenactment• Videos
Data Geek
Empath Pessimist
Optimist Doer Manager
Six Views Activity
Your Turn!
What do you think about the Six Views
activity? Where might it be useful in
your curriculum?
The Animal Game
Do you have issues with learners excluding
others?
How do you address the issue now?
Do you see the Animal Game as a useful way to
frame topics of exclusion?
Your Turn!
Installations
Massage History Timeline
Human Installation
HUMAN INSTALLATIONS
Uses Gives closure Body learning Collective
experience Requires teamworkCreates lasting
impression of learning
Directions Give learners
warning at the beginning of the class
Leave the room – allow students 15-20 minutes
Take pictures
Your Turn!
You have 15 minutes to dialogue and plan an
installation that captures something that you learned here today .
Around the Room What is the most important thing you’ll take home with
you as a result of our sessions today?
THANK YOU!