ABMP School Issues Forum Austin, 2012 RIGHT BRAINED TEACHING FOR CREATIVE CLASSROOMS

Session Goals: Define art-based learning Discuss benefits of bringing art-based learning into classrooms Identify one art-based learning activity to use next week

Art-based learning uses learner art-making as a means for promoting learning in non-arts subjects.

Art-Based Learning Models Local community centers Whole school projects Classroom instruction Teacher development Special learner populations Business management Business teams

Research Results Improved relationships and cooperation Increased learner participation and engagement Improved teacher quality of instruction Increased self-esteem and willingness to try new things Improved creativity, problem solving, and complex thinking Increased self-assessment, organization, and planning skills Improved higher-order thinking skills

Higher-Order Thinking Skills Critical thinking Creative thinking

ABMP Instructors on the Front Lines Teaching Critical and Creative Thinking Skills to Massage Students Thinking tools are learned (or innate) approaches to thinking that are necessary for higher-order thinking.

1.Observing 2.Generating Ideas 3.Asking Questions 4.Connecting 5.Solving Problems 6.Transforming and Synthesizing

Transforming and Synthesizing Defined: The process of internalizing new information by linking it to prior experience and knowledge, translating it into your own language, and then presenting the knowledge in a different way.

Art-Based Learning Examples Visual Dialogues Writing Activities Dance and Embodiment Theatre Activities Music Activities Installations

Visual Dialogues Collages Photography Painting Posters Art Objects

Poster Projects and Shows

Be true to you. In the words of Allen Ginsberg: “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.”

Project Goals  Organize time  Think creatively  Communicate a clear message Effective Posters  Focus on a single message  Act as a source of information  Let graphics tell most of the story  Serve as effective conversation starters POSTER PROJECT AND SHOWS

 Massage for Special Populations  Massage for Condition Management  Massage and the Environment  Massage Making a Difference POSTER PROJECTS AND SHOWS Pick a Theme

Guidelines  Posters must be 18 X 24 inches in size  Provide a word typed description expressing the inspiration behind the poster. Judging Criteria  Your poster will be judged on originality, clarity, relevance, clarity of the poster’s message, and use of graphics. POSTER PROJECT AND SHOWS

Plan a Show

Psychology of Touch Project

Project Goals  Recognize the role of touch in life  Identify touch histories  Recognize that clients have touch histories Directions  Create an art object that represents your touch history and current relationship to touch  Prepare word typed description of your inspiration for the project PSYCHOLOGY OF TOUCH PROJECT

Your Turn! What types of visual dialogues are you currently using in your massage classrooms?

Writing Projects Free Writing Journaling Poetry E-books

Uses  Wake up thinking  Warm up before an exam  Develop comfort with writing  Bypass an inner critic  Discover new ideas  Capture feelings in a moment Directions  Give students a topic  Example: Think about how your body feels now that you have received a massage – write about these feelings and any thoughts that come up.  Direct students to write non- stop for minutes  Share some of their thoughts in a group discussion FREE WRITING

Your Turn! What types of writing projects are you currently using in your massage classrooms?

Dance Movement Activities Embodied Art

Body Thinking

Reenactment

Your Turn! What types of movement, dance, or embodied art projects do you currently use in your massage classrooms?

Music Rhythm Sound Song

Dance Massage

Do you currently use music, rhythm, sounds or songs as part of your teaching? Your Turn!

Theatre-Based Activities Skits Role-playing Reenactment Videos

Data Geek EmpathPessimistOptimistDoerManager Six Views Activity

Your Turn! What do you think about the Six Views activity? Where might it be useful in your curriculum?

The Animal Game

Do you have issues with learners excluding others? How do you address the issue now? Do you see the Animal Game as a useful way to frame topics of exclusion? Your Turn!

Installations

Massage History Timeline

Human Installation

HUMAN INSTALLATIONS Uses  Gives closure  Body learning  Collective experience  Requires teamwork  Creates lasting impression of learning Directions  Give learners warning at the beginning of the class  Leave the room – allow students minutes  Take pictures

Your Turn! You have 15 minutes to dialogue and plan an installation that captures something that you learned here today.

Around the Room What is the most important thing you’ll take home with you as a result of our sessions today?

THANK YOU!