Lesson 3 in the Middle School Art Space Reflection
Today in the art space I was once again an observer and an assistant to the head teacher.
Before we came into the Middle School on April 11, we had prepared to re-teach our first lesson because we were told that a new class would be coming into the art space. However, the same class ended up being there for a third time. We had to think of the spot and decided to push the tables together to create 3 large tables and rolled out large sheets of paper that the teacher had in the classroom. We expanded on the themes of collaboration and layering from the previous two lessons and the students painted on the three large canvases together; thus, collaborating and painting together on a large scale.
It was clear that the students already had a base knowledge on how to collaborate and layer with their piers. Students worked individually on sections of the large sheets and others created different scenes and designs together. They engaged in social practice with one another as they worked on a large scale project. Art social practice involves planning together, bouncing off of each other's creations, art dialogue, and exploration of materials.
When the class concluded we engaged in a conversation with the entire class. We reflected on the last three weeks and asked the students' opinions on collaboration and layering. Students had complete understanding and experience with these two art terms. Therefore, their art knowledge and experience grew and blossomed over the three total lesson plans.
If we were to do this lesson differently, we would have had more planning time; however, it was a learning experience constructing a lesson plan on the spot after learning about a change in schedule. This is something that teachers will have to deal with, and we should always have back up plans because something can always go wrong.
Before we came into the Middle School on April 11, we had prepared to re-teach our first lesson because we were told that a new class would be coming into the art space. However, the same class ended up being there for a third time. We had to think of the spot and decided to push the tables together to create 3 large tables and rolled out large sheets of paper that the teacher had in the classroom. We expanded on the themes of collaboration and layering from the previous two lessons and the students painted on the three large canvases together; thus, collaborating and painting together on a large scale.
It was clear that the students already had a base knowledge on how to collaborate and layer with their piers. Students worked individually on sections of the large sheets and others created different scenes and designs together. They engaged in social practice with one another as they worked on a large scale project. Art social practice involves planning together, bouncing off of each other's creations, art dialogue, and exploration of materials.
When the class concluded we engaged in a conversation with the entire class. We reflected on the last three weeks and asked the students' opinions on collaboration and layering. Students had complete understanding and experience with these two art terms. Therefore, their art knowledge and experience grew and blossomed over the three total lesson plans.
If we were to do this lesson differently, we would have had more planning time; however, it was a learning experience constructing a lesson plan on the spot after learning about a change in schedule. This is something that teachers will have to deal with, and we should always have back up plans because something can always go wrong.
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