Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Pollinator Particulars: Of Bees, Birds, Bats and Butterflies
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.
Darrius Strong: Artistic, Community Education, Education; Divya Karan: Community Service, Development, Education, Organizational Development; Jacqueline Stahlmann: Community Education, Education, General Administration; Joshua Feist: General Administration, Community Education, Organizational Development; Karen Mary Davalos: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Mara Miller: Education, Audience Development, Marketing, Artistic.
ACHF Arts Education
Documentation and evaluation demonstrates that 95% of students create a quality art product that is informed by environmental and cultural knowledge and participate in active reflection on their art work. 90% of classroom teachers report that they have strengthened their artistic skills and expanded environmental science instructional strategies. Qualitative assessment tools are used by the professional evaluator to measure student learning in art/science through informal observations and conversations with students as they are creating art. The evaluator also conducts focus groups inviting teachers and artists to reflect on the impact of the project on student learning.
Informal observation and photo documentation indicated that 95% of students created a quality art product that demonstrated environmental knowledge about pollinators. Surveys indicated that 100% of classroom teachers reported they had strengthened their artistic skills and expanded environmental science knowledge about pollinators.
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