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R E F L E C T I V EW R I T I N Gin the art room
kari lomax
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Classroom Community
Within my first fewmonths of teaching, Irealized that many of
my students werestruggling with
reading and writing,and that there was aneed to incorporateliteracy in all subjectareas at my building.
I need to encourage students tothink creatively.
How can I incorporate literacy in my classroom
while encouraging creativity?
-inquiry notebook
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What happens when
reflective writing isincorporated intoeighth grade art?
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I decided to implementreflective writing into my
classroom to help studentscreate goals for their
artwork, brainstorm newideas, and reflect upon theirprocess for each art project.
I felt this would scaffoldstudents to write as they
reflected over their artmaking in a safe, positiveclassroom environment.
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Introduction
personal art journals."
"As I set out a pile of old bookson the first day of my eighth gradeart class, students were confused with the materials, yet eager to
create. I explained to themthat these old books would be
repurposed to create
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Art Journals"How are wegoing to draw in
the books with words
everywhere?" "What will we put
inside the books?"
"Can we drawinside? Can I
splatter
paint?""Can I look inside of
yours?"
"Do we get to take themhome? Can I keep it?"
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Research Class
8th18 students 9 mal es
9 f emal es
semesterlong class
s m all cl a s s- o n e
o n o n e i n s t r u c t i o n
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My Research Goals
Encourage Mindset
Incorporate self-reflection and self-assessment
Goal setting/ Connect goals to artwork
Implement reading & writing
Build relationships & classroom community
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Literature What is Metacognition and Reflective Writing?
The Benefits of Metacognition
Self-Assessment and Reflective Writing Strategies
Metacognition or thinking about thinking involves the awarenessand regulation of thinking processes (Amelia, El-Hindi)
As students begin to think about their thinking, they begin to graspthe relationship between art and the world around them (Andrews)
McDonald and Dominguez (2009) concluded that students can consider thefollowing: What is something I discovered for the first time? What did I findthat surprised me? What happened reminds me of What am I wondering
about now?
T H E M E S
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Methodology - Theory According to psychologist
John Flavell and theMetacognition Theory,
metacognition is the abilityof one to manage and
monitor the input, storage,search, and retrieval of the
contents of their ownmemory.
I wanted students to use their metamemory(Flavell) to organize their thoughts, search
for ideas, and think about their thinking. U journals, students would use metacognitivstrategies to be actively monitoring their
personal artistic process.
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Methodology - Sub questionsHow can I scaffold students to help
them engage in making meaningfulartwork?
In what ways is writing linked to
students metacognitive thinkingprocess?
What happens when (a) art journals,
(b) co-created rubrics, and (c) artcriticism reflections areincorporated?
How can students "think about their thinking"
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Focus Students
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MethodologyS T R A T
E G I E S Art JournalsScoring Guides & Rubrics
Student Interviews
Teaching Journal/Modeling
Student Surveys: My Art Experience
& Process Survey
Exit Tickets
Student Work Samples
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Examples of Strategies
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Data Analysis
road blocks
obstacles presented
Writing imprecise goals/Not artistic choicesSeeing reflection as being in the past/Fixed Mindset
Struggling with the writing component of Reflective Writing
Emerging Themes...
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Data Analysis - FindingsGOALS
CONNECTING Students goals were broad, and were not always specific orpersonal to them.
Student's goals:to have a hidden image andto draw a successful image
to get an A+, be creative anddraw something nice
The goals that students are writingare not meaningful to their artwork.
They are concerned about finishing ontime, trying their best, or being
creative. What does that even look
like? (Inquiry Journal, February 8th).
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Fixing GoalsSecond Project: Color Whe
I started interviewing studento get them thinking about
their artistic process.
I asked the students "Are yoaware of your decision
making?" and "Describe yoprocess."
Students could apply theirgoals to the decision makinby explaining why they we
making artistic choices.
P R O C E S S V S. P R O D U C T
Revisited Goal Setting:
Students explained how goalsare written for something to
look forward to.
Art goals in the classroom arecreated to strive for
something and accomplishnew things.
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Data Analysis - Findings
GROWTH VS. FIXED
After the secondproject, I discovered
how my students believed thatreflection was in thepast and completed,
therefore they had afixed mindsettowards their work.
Students wanted toget things right thefirst time and wereafraid to make
mistakes.
Today a focus student explained hprocess. "I choose things that I likpracticed to help with the details sodidn't mess up.
-Inquiry Journal, March 9th
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Exit Tweets
"reflection is going over what youvealready done and improving it or(thinking) about things you couldve
done." The exit tweet provided
immediate feedback for onhow I could better meet theneeds of all of my studentsin the class. The students
explained how they liked theidea of tweeting somethingto me and that they would
appreciate having a reply to
their tweet.
G h Mi d S
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Growth Mindset Survey
"I'm not creative. I can't draw.""I can't do this."
"I messed up, I want to startover.""Will do you this for me?""I don't want to try this.""They are so much better thanme."
"I'm on the right track!""I can try my best."
"This is going to take some time.""Mistakes help me learn."
"What can I do to make this even better?"
"I'm going to ask for help.""I won't give up."
G h Mi d S
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Growth Mindset Survey Results
Fixed: 45%down to 15%
Growth: 55%increased to
85%
I finally feel the presence of growth mindset beginning to settle into myclassroom. Hearing the students talk to one another about their artwork
and showing perseverance is happening. -Inquiry Journal April 14.
Mi d t E l
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Mindset Examples
D A l i Fi di
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Data Analysis -Findings WRITINGIN REFLECTIVE WRITING
My class could
reflect verballythrough interviews,surveys, and classdiscussions, but hada hard time writingdown their thoughtsin class.Complained about
writing in art class.
M A t E i S
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My Art Experience Survey
Although some studentsdidn't enjoy writing in art
class, they found beinginterviewed helped them
receive feedback.
I l t d M t g iti
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Implemented MetacognitionTop 3 Choices:
I'm thinkingI'm wonderingI just learned
Student
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Student Reflection
Growth fromJanuary to
March
"What is art?
Why is artimportant?"
One Page Portfolios
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One Page Portfolios
"How I make my art is unique. Ive enjoyed this class because we weretaught different ways to make art that is useful and effective.
Different techniques I learned were to make my lines light and gentle so theyreeasy to erase. I also learned that I just go straight into drawing, and I dont
really plan out my art." -Student Reflection
Intrepretation - Outcomes
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Intrepretation Outcomes
Implementing growth mindset in my artroom encouraged students to be more
mindful of their thoughts and
encouraged their creative process andmaking mistakes. As the semesterconcluded, my class became
more aware of their successes and feltproud of their creations.
Implications & Limitations
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Implications & LimitationsI would advise to implement reflective writing the first day with the students as
incorporating writing into the art classroom is not always the first thing that
students think of when they come to our class. It is crucial to welcome studentsthoughts and encourage their creativity through art making and writing.
Philosopher JohnDewey explains that
we do not learn fromour experiencesunless we reflect
upon them. Asstudents areexperiencing
reflection, teachersshould take the timeto reflect upon their
practices, as well. Semester long class insteadof entire year
Where I fit in the Literature + Art
Community
Research Reflection
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Research Reflection
Implementing journals and reflective writing
made me as a teacher and a researcher morereflective about my own teaching practices.
The power of growth mindset Growth mindset empowered my students topersevere through reflective writing, eventhough they had never written in their art
classes before.
One page portfolios takeaway
The Future
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The FutureIf I continued with my study, I would incorporate...
More opportunities for students to respondto ideas within their art journals.Study how providing journal prompts at the
beginning of each class would impactstudents.
Allow students time to free write before eachproject.
After action research I will...Continue implementing and experimentingreflective writing strategies.Encourage growth mindset.Provide feedback and more opportunities.Reflect upon my own practices.
Fellows Experience
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Fellows ExperienceMy time as a teaching fellow has
held me accountable forreflecting upon my encountersthat occurred daily. Spending
time in my own classroom, andgoing to class twice a week made
everything more relevant andapplicable as I was learning how
to become a reflective teacher.
This Year's Successes
Mentor Teachers3 Fellows within the building
2nd Art TeacherClassroom Management
Art ElectivesCollaborationMy Students
"I have learned hownothing truly prepares to
you be a teacher until you step foot in theclassroom on day oneand start learning for
yourself."
Student Art Journals
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Student Art Journals
Color Wheel
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Color Wheel
9 squares that
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9 squares that represent me
Shading Illusion
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gSymbols
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QUESTIONSthank you!
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