It's a small world.

Chapters 1-3

Teaching Meaning in Artmaking by Sydney Walker

I've seen this before...............

                                              .................. in the GT curriculum class I took this past fall at UALR.  

One curriculum model we explored was called the Integrated Curriculum Model,  developed by Joyce VanTassel-Baska. It incorporates what Chapters 1 and 2 are talking about. For my final curriculum unit, I used the overarching concept of systems. 

The essential questions I used to guide my unit were

1.     What is photography and what are some of its purposes?

2.     How are the camera obscura, the modern camera, and the human eye similar?

3.     How does light move and why is it important for photography?

4.     What are the components of the camera and how do the components work together to produce a photograph?

5.     How can photographers use cameras to capture unique images of everyday life?

6.     How can students develop strategies for looking at objects/situations from different points of view?

7.     How can students effectively evaluate artwork?

To help find the overarching concept and essential questions, I made a series of a concept maps. Cmap was awesome, and a free download.

As I was reading the chapters, I visions of the following checklist kept popping up