Session I: Looking Closely: Considering Your Lessons through the Lens of the New Fine Arts TEKS PRESENTERS: Mark Gurgel & Dr. Mackie Spradley

Summit Overview Session I: Looking Closely: Considering Your Lessons through the Lens of the New Fine Arts TEKS Session II: Exploring the New Fine Arts TEKS in Light of the 21 st Century Skills Session III: Interacting with the New Fine Arts TEKS through Technology Session IV: Taking the New Fine Arts TEKS to the Next Level – Connecting the Fine Arts

Session I Objectives In Session I we will…  Reflect on creativity  Consider the heart of the New Fine Arts TEKS in the TEKS Introduction  Review Bloom’s Taxonomy  Sample Lesson Designs and Redesigns  Explore where we are – Where we can go

§117 (b) Introduction (1) The fine arts incorporate the study of dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts to offer unique experiences and empower students to explore realities, relationships, and ideas.

§117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.) These disciplines engage and motivate all students through active learning, critical thinking, and innovative problem solving.

117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.) § 117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.) The fine arts develop cognitive functioning and increase student academic achievement, higher- order thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, making the fine arts applicable to college readiness, career opportunities, workplace environments, social skills, and everyday life.

§117 (b) Introduction (cont’d.) Students develop aesthetic and cultural awareness through exploration, leading to creative expression. Creativity, encouraged through the study of the fine arts, is essential to nurture and develop the whole child.

“Creativity is the #1 leadership competency for the future.” -IBM 2010 Global CEO Survey 1,500 leaders in 60 countries say…

21 st Century Skills Learning & Innovation Creativity & Innovation Creativity & Innovation Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Communication & Collaboration Communication & Collaboration Information, Media, and Technology Skills Information Literacy Information Literacy Media Literacy Media Literacy Information, Communication & Technology Literacy Information, Communication & Technology Literacy Life & Career Skills Flexibility & Adaptability Flexibility & Adaptability Initiative & Self-Direction Initiative & Self-Direction School & Cross-Cultural Skills School & Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity & Accountability Productivity & Accountability Leadership & Responsibility Leadership & Responsibility

21 st Century Skills, TEKS focus Learning & Innovation Creativity & Innovation Creativity & Innovation Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Communication & Collaboration Communication & Collaboration

The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. Eric Fromm (Frankfurt School of Critical Theory) Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse (Fauve artist)

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Edwin Land (inventor of the Polaroid) Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert)

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties. Gail Sheehy (author & journalist) The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense. Pablo Picasso (Cubist artist)

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. Edward de Bono (physician, author of Six Thinking Hats) Creativity is an open field where we romp rather than a room where we complete a specific required task.

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things. Steve Jobs

Can Creativity Be Taught? Group Discussion Sharing

ApplyAnalyzeEvaluateCreateRememberUnderstand A New Taxonomy for 21 st Century Skills

Open minded Inquisitive Not tied to the way things have always been done Collaborative Learning by Doing A central focus of 21 st century learning

Discuss large and small ensemble rehearsals. Discuss large and small ensemble rehearsals. Where do you see most classroom activities placed? Where do you see most classroom activities placed? Are these activities teacher or student led? Are these activities teacher or student led?

How Does the Lesson Assess Learning? What could I do to make my individual/ensemble performance better? What could I do to make my individual/ensemble performance better? Did I employ the best performance practices ? Did I employ the best performance practices ? How do I create rubrics that transform teaching and learning? How do I create rubrics that transform teaching and learning? CreatingEvaluatingAnalyzingApplyingUnderstandingRemembering

What is the Focus? The focus is on the WHY students make art rather than the WHAT or HOW! Just because students are making something does not mean they are being creative!

Teaching and Learning Spaces Design your classroom to encourage students to work in a creative way. What might this look like in a music classroom?

Basic Level I Lesson Design, 1998 TEKS Basic Level I Lesson Design, 1998 TEKS TITLE: Rehearsal preparing for an adjudicated performance TEKS ADDRESSED: 2.A, 2.C, 3.A, 3.B, 3.C, 6.A CRITERIA: teacher based ACTIVITIES:  Development of technique  Music Fundamentals  Sight-reading  Literature

Level I Lesson Design, 2013 TEKS TITLE: Rehearsal TEKS ADDRESSED:  Foundations: Music Literacy  Creative Expression  Critical evaluation & response KEY QUESTION(S): What are some different interpretations of a given performance section? How might you apply previous knowledge in a current situation? ACTIVITIES:  Development of Technique  Fundamentals of Music  Music Literacy-Sight-reading  Literature

ACTIVITY: Lesson Design Within Groups: Share current successful Lessons Share current successful Lessons Choose one of the Lessons (something other than a “rehearsal”) Choose one of the Lessons (something other than a “rehearsal”) Discuss how to take a Lesson and re- design it so that Creativity and Originality are the main focuses Discuss how to take a Lesson and re- design it so that Creativity and Originality are the main focuses Discuss incorporating two new TEKS Discuss incorporating two new TEKS