iN REGARDS TO MY CHOSEN cstp AND SELF-reflected INQUIR, WHAT WOULD i LIKE MY REALITY TO BE?
After each project, students will be creating or writing their reflection to each project. This will allow them to track their progress, see improvements they've made, and find opportunities for improvement for the future. Part of the reflections will eb goal setting. An important part of meeting these goals is giving my students the tools to responsibly critique their own work, their peers' work and the work of artists we study in class. I will be teaching and modeling how to give effective feedback so they can practice, as well.
HOW CAN i CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN WHERE i AM AND WHERE i WANT TO BE?
I will be building self-reflection and self-assessment into my lessons so students will be mindful of their progress, and will get into the practice of giving feedback to peers in our Critique events. This will include critiquing their own work, work of classmates and work of professional working artists. In class we will have specific artworks that we will be discussing, part of our reflection and assessment will include the four part critique process.
Specific things I will eb teaching and modeling is giving effective feedback. If I model the behaviors that make a responsible critique, the students will follow my lead. The practices I will be modeling are: The four questions:
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What can the student do?
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What can’t the student do?
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How does the student’s work compare with that of others?
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How can the student do better?
And the 3 stars and 3 wishes method: finding three things that are successful in a work, and three things that are opportunities for improvement.
The reflections that the students create will be something they track throughout the semester as they complete more, I will also continue to track their progress in my own spreadsheets. When students are applying the things they notice and address in their reflections to future work to improve, I will know the practice is working and successful.
What actions will you take to promote success for your historically underserved students?
I will be giving feedback and modeling the behaviors of good effective feedback, and moderating all group discussions and threads.
Incorporate an inclusive environment: Discussions and group activities, using course discussion threads to give feedback on artwork!
The two sections I teach for this course are vastly different class dynamics, so I will be tailoring the introduction to these practices in different ways. One class is much quieter and introspective and preferes independent work, the other is loud and conversational and thrives in group activities. Balancing those two dynamics will take attention and creativity, but successfully allow all students to share, cooperate and stay involved.