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Instructional Strategies for Art Educators

• the "nitty gritty" of teaching art (the day to day)
• there is no one "right" way to instructing visual arts
• art education philosophies naturally evolve over the course of a career
• instructional strategies provide a foundational basis for best practices in teaching

The Demonstration;

• providing demonstration can assist in the learning process by modeling procedures
• provides concrete direction to best help students explore problem solving
• consider verbalizing processes for students to gain insight into creative approaches being presented (think- alouds)

the "think-aloud";

• encourage creative considerations
• empathize with student needs
• model a true form of the creative process
• Frey, N., & Fisher, D. (2010, November). Modeling Expert Thinking. Principal Leadership

Examples;

Sources to Explore;

• watch- How to Prepare and Enhance Demonstrations with Lindsey Moss
• review- The Ultimate Demonstration Checklist
• read- Why You Should Demo Everything for Your Youngest Students (Eggers Kaczmarek, 2014).
• read- What About Demos (Douglas, 2018).

Create your own;

• build a demonstration/think aloud to be modeled for your peers
• assume the role of an art educator: grade level, project/activity to model, time frame, materials, language
• use your visual journal to reflect on this process from start to completion
• see handout for further details/ask questions

Questions? Further Consideration?