There Is A Time And Place For Step-By-Step Instructions In The Classroom, But Don't Stop There
If students are always copying what the teacher is doing, the teacher is the only one using the creative process.
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HANDS-ON examples of how to implement Open-Ended Art in your classroom.
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Opportunities for your students to CREATE unprompted.
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EASY, few, and inexpensive supplies needed for these activities!
Students won't remember a worksheet, but they'll remember the application and experience of what they were taught.
By the end of this course, you will know how to guide your students through an Open-Ended Art-Making process that will challenge them to come up with their own "right" answer.
Lesson 1: Open-Ended Art-Making in Action
This course is compromised of one video lesson that walks you through a hands-on example of Open-Ended Art-Making. We'll see what's different about it than copy-the-teacher assignments and why it's important, PLUS you'll create your own Open-Ended Art and experience the effects of the open-ended process that your students may feel as you begin using this tool in the classroom.
Course Curriculum
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Open-Ended Art
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Open-Ended Art
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Meet Your Instructor
Ed. S.
Amanda Koonlaba
Amanda Koonlaba, Ed. S. is an educator and artist with more than 14 years of experience teaching both visual art and traditional courses. Her career has been driven by the power of arts-integrated lessons to reach all learners and teach any standard.
Amanda earned her Bachelor of Education degree from Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS. Additionally, she earned a Masters of Science in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from Walden University, an education specialist degree in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State University, and an Elementary and Middle Childhood Art certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She lives in Tupelo, MS with her husband, Cherdchai, son, Dagk, and daughters, Willa and Ruby.
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Y. Fitz
"This is such a great lesson for teachers. I think one of the hardest things for teachers new to arts integration to understand is that there needs to be a way for the students to make their work completely original and to express a unique perspective. This session is absolutely essential to the core philosophy of arts integration."
C.Pannell
"It taught me how to equip my students to tackle all problems in thoughtful and creative ways with innovative, higher level thinking. I like how she took the "releasing" of the artist into his/her own creation somewhat slowly. Many students need that support or scaffold at first...let's be honest, teachers enjoy starting with rigidity! But the presenter shows how to easily release the instruction to full autonomy for the student where it sets the student up for success as well. It's a win-win! "
J.Hilliard
"I was really engaged by the whole thing, but the step-by-step modeling and explanation of her technique and reasoning was wonderful. I felt like a true artist working alongside Amanda."