B Middle School Observation February 19
B Middle School Observation
I was very impressed by this middle school art classroom. When I walked in, the room was covered in student artwork on walls, windows, hanging, and even displayed in the very middle of the room. There was a still-life display in the middle of the room as well, the teacher's art in random locations around the room, and quotes like "Get Smart Make Art" and "Do Something Amazing". The space was inviting, unique, and inspires creativity; therefore, genuinely making the environment act as a "third teacher".
The activity today was an experimentative and playful exercise teaching the students about Tetrahedrons and sculptures. The students were split into 5 different groups and were given countless toothpicks and modelling clay. The task was to create the tallest sculptural piece with the materials. The piece needed to include at least one Tetrahedron. However, the rest of the sculpture was open to looking unique and creative. The teacher taught them about Buckminster Fuller an architect, geomitrist, scientist, and educator. She also showed the class student's previous artwork examples and passed around a collection of photos of historical architecture in the school's city. She also taught them about Aesthetics. They engaged in art conversation, discussing how something that is aesthetically pleasing can have color, shapes, patterns, symmetry, and balance.
The teacher turned on the music and students were able to create in a fun and free spirited setting. The students engaged in collaborative group work as they planned and communicated how to successfully make a tall structure. When they finished there was a winning group and they were able to walk around the art classroom on what she called a "gallery walk" to view their peers artwork.
This project taught students a lot of art vocabulary, in addition to teaching students about a famous architect. I would definitely incorporate this lesson into my own teachings and will play music and use phrases like "Gallery walks" to emphasize how my students can truly feel like artists in the classroom.
I was very impressed by this middle school art classroom. When I walked in, the room was covered in student artwork on walls, windows, hanging, and even displayed in the very middle of the room. There was a still-life display in the middle of the room as well, the teacher's art in random locations around the room, and quotes like "Get Smart Make Art" and "Do Something Amazing". The space was inviting, unique, and inspires creativity; therefore, genuinely making the environment act as a "third teacher".
The activity today was an experimentative and playful exercise teaching the students about Tetrahedrons and sculptures. The students were split into 5 different groups and were given countless toothpicks and modelling clay. The task was to create the tallest sculptural piece with the materials. The piece needed to include at least one Tetrahedron. However, the rest of the sculpture was open to looking unique and creative. The teacher taught them about Buckminster Fuller an architect, geomitrist, scientist, and educator. She also showed the class student's previous artwork examples and passed around a collection of photos of historical architecture in the school's city. She also taught them about Aesthetics. They engaged in art conversation, discussing how something that is aesthetically pleasing can have color, shapes, patterns, symmetry, and balance.
The teacher turned on the music and students were able to create in a fun and free spirited setting. The students engaged in collaborative group work as they planned and communicated how to successfully make a tall structure. When they finished there was a winning group and they were able to walk around the art classroom on what she called a "gallery walk" to view their peers artwork.
This project taught students a lot of art vocabulary, in addition to teaching students about a famous architect. I would definitely incorporate this lesson into my own teachings and will play music and use phrases like "Gallery walks" to emphasize how my students can truly feel like artists in the classroom.
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