Big+Ideas


 * Big Ideas in the Arts **

** 1. **SKILLS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCESSES **: Through dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts, students learn that beginners, amateurs, and professionals benefit from working to improve skills and techniques over time. CATEGORIES OF LEARNING SEGMENTS TO BUILD ON; SAFETY ** PERSONAL SELF, IDENTIFICATION/QUALITIES OF MEDIUM, APPLICATION OF MEDIUM, ACTIVITIES TO BUILD CONFIDENCE USING THAT MEDIUM, STUDENT EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY OF A MEDIUM, ART HISTORY (TO MATCH ACTIVITY OBJECTIVE AND OR MEDIUM) (Beach-HS) show how many elements and principles are connected - not just as simple graph, but one that is like a web.
 * 2.** STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION **: Works in​ dance, music, theatre, and visual art are organized by underlying elements and principles that guide creators, re-creators, and responders. A PYRIMID GRAPH ONE FOR ELEMENTS, ONE FOR PRINCIPLES, A RUBRIC TO DEFINE "LINE" IN kINDERGARTEN BUT AT THIS LEVEL ALSO BE INTERDISIPLINARY WITH THE OTHER ARTS. EXAMPLE TEACH A KINDERGARTEN "LINE" VISUALLY(VARIETY), MODERN DANCE ,(CREATE A LINE WITH THEIR BODY) MUSIC....OUR STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION SKILLS SHOULD INCLUDE TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION TO ALL SUBJECT AREAS IN THE LOWER GRADES SO THE STUDENT WILL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OF INTERDISIPLINARY CREATIVITY FOR THE 221ST CENTURY!**

3. ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT **: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, re-creating, and responding to art. ART TEACHERS SHOULD ENGAGE IN TEAM LEARNING TEAM MEETINGS SO THE ART OBJECTIVE CAN BE RELATED TO OTHER WORK FROM OTHER CLASSES THE STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING. STUDENTS THEN HAVE MORE VOCABULARY FOR BOTH THEIR ART CLASS AND THEIR SUBJECT AREA TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES BETTER. iT CAN BE JUST A WORD; "HORIZON LINE" THE ART TEACHER COULD HAVE AN ACTIVE WORD LIST TO EXCHANGE WITH THE CLASS TEACHERS ACTIVE WORD LIST. WE NEED TO INCREASE VERBALACTIVE ENGAGEMENT ABOUT THE STUDENTS SUCCESS IN THE ACTIVITY PRESENTED.** (Beach-HS) Working with sketchbooks to experiment with topics and media - much like the IB program.

Particpation in art events**
 * 4. COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION : Individual cognition, self-expression, documentation, and communication with others are central to the arts.


 * 5.** HISTORICAL, GLOBAL, AND FUTURE CONNECTIONS **: The arts foster understanding, acceptance, and enrichment among individuals, groups, and cultures from around the world and across time; and this new perspective helps individuals appreciate existing works and create new ones.**


 * 6. **AESTHETIC AND CRITICAL REFLECTION **: The arts actively engage the creator, re-creator, and responder in the processes of assessment and analysis.**

(Haynes-HS) Discussing gallery practices. How to approach a gallery, what is the artist role? How does one go about selling artwork? How to make a written contract.
 * 7. **ARTS AND THE ECONOMY **: Arts-related careers and 21st-century skills gained through learning in the arts are transferable and integral to local and global economies.**


 * 8. **RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS **: Dance, music, theatre, and visual art are often infused with each other and with other academic content areas.**