One neighborhood, many views.Photography is often overlooked in schools. I secured a grant to pay for disposable cameras and processing so I could introduce students to photography and the multiple viewpoint photographs of David Hockney David Hockney, CH, RA, (born July 9, 1937) is an English artist, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. An important contributor to the British Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. . Cooperative Learning cooperative learning Education theory A student-centered teaching strategy in which heterogeneous groups of students work to achieve a common academic goal–eg, completing a case study or a evaluating a QC problem. See Problem-based learning, Socratic method. Each student would become an expert in one area and then impart that knowledge to their home group. I aligned each learning outcome with one of the four styles of learning and then developed the expert group tasks--what each student would take back to the home group. Learning Styles and Group Task Sensing-Thinker: Fact-based learners become experts on use and care of the camera. Intuitive-Thinker: The analyzing group determines how and why David Hockney combined many viewpoints in his work. Sensing-Feeling: The village group helps the others choose locations and lead discussions about how Hockney's photographs relate to their lives. Intuitive-Feeler: Aesthetically minded students become the framing experts for their group. Each group would create a photograph with multiple views and prepare it for an exhibition. Teachers in Action The expert groups summarized their material, came up with an instructional strategy and a visual aid, and returned to the home groups to teach others. Each expert group developed two questions for the home groups to answer after the presentations. This mirrored a teacher in action: develop a new understanding of a body of knowledge and then assess how well the class has learned it. Camera Experts: Studied the parts of the camera, and prepared a handout with a drawing of a camera for the home groups to label. Hockney Experts: Analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. Pear Blossom Highway, and demonstrated its actual size and dimensions using masking mask·ing n. 1. The concealment or the screening of one sensory process or sensation by another. 2. An opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. tape on the wall. Framing Experts: Watched a video on framing and prepared a handout with guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. and questions. Village Experts: This group discussed how Hockney's photographs related to their life and then scouted the local neighborhood for good places to take pictures. They used the school's digital camera to capture locations and present possible choices to the home group. After the village expert group's presentation, each home group had to decide upon the location for its picture and who would be shooting it. The Photo Shoot and Critique On photo day, the class walked to the chosen locations and the photographers in the home group took the pictures. Photos were developed by the next day. The groups arranged and then mounted their picture onto mat board. After the assemblage assemblage: see collage. assemblage Three-dimensional construction made from household materials such as rope and newspapers or from any found materials. , the class gathered for a critique: what looked good and how might images be improved. Assessment After the discussion, each student had a chance for personal reflection. Other strategies included: checks on participation during the home and expert group meetings; questions answered by home groups after the expert presentations; and the overall quality and final presentation of the photographs. NATIONAL STANDARD Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics aesthetics (ĕsthĕt`ĭks), the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of art and the criteria of artistic judgment. that communicate intended meaning in artworks This article is about the software drawing application. For art objects, see work of art. ArtWorks is an advanced vector drawing package for RISC OS created by Computer Concepts (now Xara) in 1991. It has been developed by MW Software since 1996. . WEB LINKS www.jigsaw A Web server from the W3C that incorporates advanced features and uses a modular design similar to the Apache Web server. Jigsaw supports HTTP 1.1 and provided an experimental platform for HTTP-NG. See HTTP-NG and Amaya. .org www.artchive.com/artchive/H?\/hockney.html www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/hockney www/artcyclopedia.com/artists/hockney_david.html Elizabeth Sio is an art teacher at 37 East Street, Skaneateles, New York Skaneateles, New York is the name of:
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