EDU Concept Quiz

Observe, interpret, express

Visual art helps students __, __, and __ ideas

Focus, pattern recognition, descriptive thinking

Visual arts support core subjects by strengthening __, __, and __

Differentiation

Visual arts provides multiply entry points for diverse learners and supports __

Strategies for using visual art across the curriculum

Observation and interpretation, production of visual images, introductory activities

Visual art strategies

Visual essays, observational drawing, collage, mixed media

Explore, reflect, communicate, appreciate

Visual art allows students to __ ideas before putting them into words, __ deeply, __ in multiple “languages”, __ diverse interpretations rather than seeking one “right” answer

Technique, reception, familiarity, cultural, experience

We form value judgements in art by __, psychological __ of visual elements (like color), __, __ dominance/state support, __ and awareness

Age appropriate strategies for visual art

“Reading” a visual text, creating visual representations of a concept (factual and speculative), visual art projects that involve a choice that must be justified, even when students are not yet ready to make full art pieces independently, projects where the process illuminates something about the content, assignments that provide authentic problems for students to solve in divergent ways

Line, shape, color, form, texture, value, space

Elements of visual art (7)

Balance, movement, repetition/pattern, proportion, emphasis, contrast, unity, variety

Principles of design (8)

Storytellers, constructors, classifiers, interpreters, big picturers

Aesthetic judgement stages

The scribble stage, the schematic stages, dawning realism, pseudo-naturalistic stage, the period of decision

Aesthetic development in children: Young children __, early elementary __, late elementary __, middle school/early high school __, late high school/adulthood

Theater, drama

__ is a polished performance, memorized lines, a final product while __ is a process, improvisation, exploration, imagination, and learning (invites students to enter a fictional world, take on roles, and explore ideas, events, and perspectives from the inside)

Drama strengthens

__ __ comprehension, language skills, critical thinking, perspective-taking and empathy, motivation and engagement

Drama supports (academically)

__ __ speaking and listening, collaboration, point-of-view analysis, text structure, inference, theme and central idea, critical literacy

Key drama strategies

Tableaux, pantomime, improvisation, mantle of the expert, monologue, visualization

Roles, tension, time, dialogue, situations, space

Core elements of drama (6)

Drama

Process-oriented, investigation/learning, development of ideas, often more easily used in arts integration

Theatre

Product-oriented, storytelling, development of technique, more specific to arts education frameworks

Challenge, novelty, feedback

Drama contains __, __ (not typically rewarded in seatwork, but it primes students for creative and original output), and __

Emotional literacy

Drama helps develop __ __ in early education

Theatre games

One word story, what are you doing?, mirrors, job interview, three-headed monster, six things, tableau work

Punctuation, emotive formatting

__ and __ __ inform how we receive language

Intentional, organized sound and silence

Music is…

Music supports

Language development, mathematical thinking, critical thinking and problem solving, listening skills, community building and social-emotional learning

Music aligns naturally with (academically)

Lyrics, storytelling, paraphrasing, descriptive writing (LA), patterns, structure, reasoning (M), sound waves, vibration, frequency (S), culture, traditions, global perspectives (SS)

Bringing music to the classroom

Listening walk, sound diaries, soundscapes, name rhythms, sound scores, sound exploration, songwriting and chants, making instruments, sound effect stories and singing games

Comprehension, memory, listening, vocabulary, phonemic, writing

Music enhances reading __, verbal __, __ skills, __ development, __ awareness, __ and print awareness

Pitch, harmony, melody, dynamics, rhythm, timbre, texture

Elements of music (7)

Rhythm

Movement of sounds through time (matches words, not beat)

Beat

Strong steady pulse

Meter

Groups of beats and accents

Syncopation

Uneven rhythms as in jazz

Tone

A sound of well-defined pitch, represented by a note

Timbre

Tone color or unique qualities of a sound

Form

Structure, shape, or distinct patterns; related to style and genre (call/response, verse/refrain, theme/variation, cannon, AB, ABA, Rondo (ABACA))

Ostinato

Simple rhythmic or melodic content repeated over and over to accompany a song