Hamburg Art Department: Sue Tobin, Roseline Dufresne, Sue
Moscato, Jeanne Comerford, John Brady, Sue Mair, Michelle Cyrek,
Jennifer Logue, Michael Edwards, Diane Feasley, Mary Ann
Boyles
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-the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns,
relationships and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods,
or interpretations. -originality, progressiveness and imagination.
Creativity is:
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Creativity Experts Researchers found that, Students who study
the arts seriously are taught to see better, to envision, to
persist, to be playful and learn from mistakes, to make critical
judgments and justify such judgments, A study by James S.
Catterall, a professor of education at the University of
California, Los Angeles, found that students who had more
involvement in the arts in school and after school scored better on
standardized tests.
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What we do to develop the creative capacity of the students at
Hamburg! Elementary Program - Creates opportunities for children to
explore their creative talents, develop their creative thinking
skills and empowers them to apply these skills to other disciplines
in a way that no other curriculum allows. Middle School - Continues
to build on creative problem solving skills introduced at the
elementary level and prepares students for advanced level thinking
and design problems. Studio Art- Accelerated program for students
who show an aptitude for the Visual Arts and creative problem
solving. High School Continue to support students creative thoughts
and ideas, by nurturing individual growth and artistic style.
Prepare students for college and career goals. AP & Advanced
Studies Courses- Allows students to express individual growth
through more specific course work and allows them to gain a head
start for their future.
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Our Approaches to Developing Creativity in Education
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Stimulating and Rewarding Curiosity and Exploration Photography
Lesson Students are asked to go out and explore their environments
to capture elements and principles of art created by nature.
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Encouraging Confidence and a Willingness to take Risks Jewelry
Lesson As a beginning jewelry project students are asked to
describe through jewelry design the physical and behavioral
characteristics of a specific animal.
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Providing Opportunities for Choice and Discovery Drawing and
Painting Lesson As the semesters progresses each lesson taught
opens more opportunities for students to explore materials and
techniques. Students are able to choose what kind of materials and
techniques they want to use to evoke a viewer response.
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Transcending Traditional Ideas Ceramic Lessons Students explore
different time periods and communicate what they have learned in a
3-D format.
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Graphic Design and Illustration Establishing Purpose and
Intention As designers, students need to produce creative solutions
based on client needs such as; logos, advertisement, posters and
other commercial design. Students work with concepts involved in
developing designs from inception to presentation, utilizing both
traditional media and industry based computer software.
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Focusing on Mastery and Self-Competition Portfolio Assessments
In Advanced Placement Studio students are expected to formulate an
area of artistic and thematic interest. In this theme they must
create 12 artworks that are increasingly more sophisticated both in
technique and idea.
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Researchers have found that creativity in schools is important
because technology is advancing our society at an unprecedented
rate and creative problem solving will be needed to cope with these
challenges as they arise. In addition to helping with problem
solving, creativity can also helps students identify problems where
others have failed to do so.
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New Advanced Studies and Career Ready Courses Digital
Photography Black and White Photography Drawing Painting Fashion
Design Developing a Creative Computer Design in the Workplace
Course Implement a course that explores the careers that utilizing
Computer Design. The Art of Innovation! There isn't a business in
America that doesn't want to be more creative in its thinking,
products, and processes. Connecting Engineering & Science
Education with Imagination and Creativity.
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Fashion Design & Illustration
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Computerized Drawing and Design Students will: solve design
problems using a variety of design based software. explore the many
career possibilities in the design field. gain skills that will
prepare them for college programs in the design fields.
Technology in The Art Rooms Using a digital camera Working with
industry standard software, ie: Aperture and Photoshop CS4 Storing
images, file types, printing and presenting images Digital layouts
and designs, ie: Logo designs Silkscreen designs Students are
required to photograph and present their portfolios to the
AP/College s digitally. This requires them to utilize digital
cameras and various software programs. Many AP students work in the
digital arts for their AP concentration. Every intro level art
class uses technology for gaining references. Art History students
are required to create Powerpoint presentations and use technology
for research purposes. When technology is available, we attempt to
introduce students to technology in all classes. Teachers use
technology to present information to the students in a variety of
ways including their websites. Teachers and students are exploring
new technological software and hardware to enhance the learning
experience, ie: iPads, drawing tablets, smart phones and apps.
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Careers founded on Creativity and future outlook data from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Overall employment of advertising,
marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers is
expected to increase by 13 percent through 2018. Multimedia Artists
and Animators- 14% Projected Growth Game Designer- 14% Projected
Growth Art Director- 12% Projected Growth Fashion Designer- 22,700
people employed Interior Designer- 19% Projected Growth Architect-
16% Projected Growth Graphic Designer- 13% Projected Growth Film
Director- 11% Projected Growth Curators- 23% Projected Growth Etc
The modern creative industries employ talented people in many
fields such as television, radio, film, marketing and advertising,
design, public relations, popular music, web development and many
more.