Homer’s Poetics of Place Art in Process Assessment Workshop November 4 th 2010

Goals of the Art in Process Project Gain knowledge of Winslow Homer’s art and his role in Maine and American art history Understand, experience, and reflect upon the creative process Create works of art on the theme of “a sense of place” and inspired by Homer? [including art- making skills] View the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) as a cultural center, gain information about careers in the arts, and have increased awareness of and participation in the arts community in Maine

Our goals today To develop 3 formative assessment tools or sets of criteria that will ground your projects Understand the concept of triangulation, including sources of evidence of learning Select a common assessment or set of criteria in each category of triangulation: Observations, Products, Conferences

Formative Assessment What are its purposes?

Triangulation of Evidence (Davies, 2007) Multiple Sources of Evidence of Learning Observations Conferences/ Personal Communication Products

Observation – Tool Possibilities Teacher’s Anecdotal Notes Continua* Checklist* Class Matrix with assessment symbols (e.g. ,  +,  -)*

Teacher Anecdotal Notes Student 1 Date Criteria #1 Criteria #2 Etc. Student 2 Date Criteria #1 Criteria #2 Etc. Student 3 Date Criteria #1 Criteria #2 Etc. Student 4 Date Criteria #1 Criteria #2 Etc.

Propensity toward reading Transitions

Checklist Student Name Date Criteria 1 Criteria 2 Criteria3

Matrix – Individual Student Student Name Date Criteria 1 Criteria 2 Criteria3

Matrix – Group Student Name Criteria 1Criteria 2Criteria 3Criteria 4 Student 1 Student 2 Student 3

Conferences or Personal Communication Exit Slips 2-minute interviews* Reflective Written Journal Prompts* Self-assessment* Student Presentation w/ Q & A (with teacher and/or peers) Learning Log*

Possible Learning Log Questions What was the main aim of the assignment or project? (What was I supposed to do?) Do I think I achieved this aim, and how/where? (What did I do?) What did I learn? What am I most/least pleased about? (How do I feel about it?) What did I find easy/hard to do? What might I have done differently? How would I do this? Having finished, is there something I've now thought of that I could or would try if I were to do it again?

Learning Log Resource Sketchbooks-and-Learning-Logs- booklet

Products Finished Works of Art Progress Folio (Sketches, Attempts, etc)* Quizzes Interpretive Essays or Free Writes*

Developing Common Criteria Understand, experience, and reflect upon the creative process Create works of art on the theme of “a sense of place” and inspired by Homer [including art-making skills]