Workshop 2 Developing Students as Artists

Introduction

Getting Ready

Watching the Program

Activities and Discussion

Additional Resources

Support Materials

Additional Resources

On the Web

GENERAL SITES

The Collaborative Classroom
http://www.ncrel.org         Search for: collaborative classroom
Essay describing characteristics of collaborative classrooms, including teacher and student roles, interactions, challenges and conflicts, and relevant research

Constructing Knowledge In The Classroom
http://www.sedl.org        Search for: scimast constructing
An article that introduces teachers to constructivsm and how it can be employed in the classroom including six characteristics of the constructivist classroom

Instructional Grouping in the Classroom
http://www.nwrel.org         Search for: ward grouping
An article on reasons and strategies for creating learning groups in the classroom

Working Toward Student Self-Direction & Personal Efficacy as Educational Goals
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs         Search for: personal efficacy
Information and strategies enabling students to take charge of their own leaning

SCHOOL AND TEACHER SITES

Boody Fine Arts, Inc.
http://www.boodyfinearts.com        Select: Artists, then 3-Dimentional Art
Photo gallery of Dale Zheutlin's ceramic artwork

Denver School of the Arts Performing Arts Department
http://dsa.dpsk12.org        Select: Majors, then Performing Arts Department
Department Web pages, including philosophy and course descriptions for Dance and Theatre

Denver School of the Arts Fine and Practical Arts Department
http://dsa.dpsk12.org        Select: Majors, then Fine and Practical Arts Department
Department Web pages, including philosophy and course descriptions for Stage Craft and Design, Video Cinema Arts, and Visual Art

East High School
http://east.dpsk12.org
East High School's school web site

Mamaroneck High School Art Department
http://www.mamkschools.org/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=3726&        Select: Departments and Class Web Pages, then Art Department
Web page with student art gallery and description of course offerings

In Print

Brooks, Jacqueline Grennon, & Brooks, Martin. In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Revised edition, 1999. ISBN: 0871203588

Eisner, Elliot. The Arts and the Creation of Mind. Yale University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0300095236

Hogan, Kathleen, & Pressley, Michael. Scaffolding Student Learning: Instructional Approaches and Issues. Brookline Books, 1997. ISBN: 1571290362

Manning, Brenda H., & Payne, Beverly. Self-Talk for Teachers and Students: Metacognitive Strategies for Personal and Classroom Use. Allyn & Bacon, 1996. ISBN: 0205159486

Meichenbaum, Donald, & Biemiller, Andrew. Nurturing Independent Learners. Brookline Books, 1998. ISBN 1571290478