It is important that art education extends beyond the walls of our rooms. This can happen via field trips, participation in local art events, gallery open houses, or First Friday gallery walks, etc. These assignments can take place during the school day as in a field trip, but could also be done after school with a student and their family.
To get students to buy-into using their own time for art enrichment will require a little creativity. In my case I offer extra credit for those who go. (10 points added to any test, project, assignment, but not benchmarks) I do teach in a city that happens to have a lot of galleries and art events on a monthly basis, so I could make it mandatory that my advanced students visit one art event per semester and bring documentation of their visit. If they take photos and create a Google slide show, it could even become a "show-and-tell" enrichment moment to open or close a class.
I have created 2 forms you are welcome to download and use for either scenario: Museum Visit or Gallery/Art Event. Both require students to do some writing and reflection as documentation of their participation. When they use a worksheet, I find it really helps them to focus.
To get students to buy-into using their own time for art enrichment will require a little creativity. In my case I offer extra credit for those who go. (10 points added to any test, project, assignment, but not benchmarks) I do teach in a city that happens to have a lot of galleries and art events on a monthly basis, so I could make it mandatory that my advanced students visit one art event per semester and bring documentation of their visit. If they take photos and create a Google slide show, it could even become a "show-and-tell" enrichment moment to open or close a class.
I have created 2 forms you are welcome to download and use for either scenario: Museum Visit or Gallery/Art Event. Both require students to do some writing and reflection as documentation of their participation. When they use a worksheet, I find it really helps them to focus.
| Gallery/Art Event Assignment |
| Art Museum Visit |
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