Teaching Roster Artist in Residency

The Big Idea is to leave both students and educators with a positive and fun art encounter worth repeating; and, an overall collaborative art experience that helps them connect art with other areas of learning. This plan will pose such questions as: What can I use to create art? How do we find art in the world around us? Can we learn something about science or social studies when we do art? Is there a connection between writing and art? The Learning Goals apply to all learners; with a more in-depth emphasis in the Core Group. This collaborative Residency will be guided by the teamwork of Artist and the 3-5 Core Teachers. This team will facilitate the assessment and achievement of goals. Learning Goals: To make clear connections between art and other areas of learning, i.e. can the students verbalize a link between their artwork and a statement about science or social studies. To challenge the students' use of vocabulary by coupling art and writing. To explore various art media through the creation of masks.In-service hours are woven throughout the program to gather evidence of learning, including the Teacher/Artist team and meetings with staff. The final collective display can be used as a student exemplar to assess the success of the project and will also be used as a tangible work of art to share and solicit student response using prompting phrases. This provides me with a variety of opportunities to observe, share and communicate. Spreading the project over time allows for focus on smaller groups as well as the big picture. This project is incorporated into current district standards as well as state standards and will culminate in a community celebration of art and learning.