Thinking and Choicesin the Art Studio Art Educators have unique opportunities to enhance

student thinking and problem solving

Activity

Divide into 4 equal groups Each member needs one of each of the

following items: 8 ½ X 8 ½ white paper 6 X 6 green paper 3 X 3 black paper scissors and glue

Secret directions to each groups

Discussion

In your group: How did you feel doing this activity?

Whole group: Share out Whole group: Compare

activities and feelings

Behavior

No Choice Little Choice Open ended choice Framed choice Why?

Framed ChoiceHow do you… Begin a new lesson Activate prior knowledge Set limits and choices for an assignment Handle “way out” choices Handle gifted and challenged students Teach students to brainstorm multiple ideas Use visualization Handle it when the mental image doesn’t

match the student’s product

Thinking

Metacognition Schema Inferring Questioning Determining

Importance Visualizing Synthesizing

Thinking about my Thinking

I’m thinking I’m noticing I’m wondering I’m seeing I’m feeling

Making ConnectionsUsing prior knowledge That reminds me of I’m remembering I have a connection

with I have schema for I can relate to

Connections and prior knowledge plus evidence My guess is Maybe Perhaps It could be that This could mean I predict I infer

Questions before, during, and after I wonder What if Why I don’t understand It confused me How could

What matters most

What’s important here What matters to me One thing that we

should notice I want to remember It’s interesting that

Create Mental Images

I’m picturing I can imagine I can feel

see smell taste touch hear

My mental image includes

Changing your thinking along the way Now I understand why I’m changing my mind

about I used to think_____but

now I think____ My new thinking is I’m beginning to think