1. TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behavior) Authentic Creation / Thinking /Assessment

2. - Develop Craft - Engage and Persist - Envision - Express - Observe - Reflect - Stretch and Explore - Understand the Art World “Artistic” Habits of Mind

3. The four characteristics that support authentic learning are: 1.An activity that involves real-world problem solving, and decision making. 2.Use of open-ended inquiry, thinking skills and metacognition. 3. Students engage in discourse and social learning in a community of learners. 4. Students direct their own learning in project development, art making, and assessment.

4. Authentic Learning Environment TAB Classroom

5. Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) is a nationally recognized choice-based art education approach to teaching art. Developed in Massachusetts classrooms over thirty five years, and through courses and research at Massachusetts College of Art, the Teaching for Artistic Behavior concept enables students to experience the work of the artist through authentic learning opportunities and responsive teaching. Choice-based art education regards students as artists and offers them real choices for responding to their own ideas and interests through the making of art. Choice-based art education supports multiple modes of learning and assessment for the diverse needs of students. Teaching for Artistic Behavior Inc. is a grassroots organization developed by and for art teachers, and serves to promote and support choice- based art education in public and private education settings.

6. Elementary and Middle School Centers (Menu’s)

11. Tools for Authentic Artistic Response

14. Elementary Artist Statement

28. Examples of Elementary and High School T.A.B. Authentic Evidence of: Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Self Directed Learning, Discourse Journals (Elementary/High School) Notebooks (High School) Portfolio’s (Elementary, High School) Course Evaluations (Elementary, High School)

29. Examples of the T.A.B. Elementary Art Show

30. Student selected project for the art show along with an artist statement.

31. Examples of the T.A.B. High School Art Show

32. Name Tags Artist Statements Invitations Posters Framed/Mounted/Matted Displayed Take Down Show Critique (Review)

33. Elementary Art Grade 5 (typical work day)