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Fall Assignments
- TEACHING ARTIST THEORY AND METHODS. Daily Class Calendar and Schedule with meeting locations, assignments and due dates. Subject to change. Check weekly.
- BIO/PHOTO ASSIGNMENTS. Due September 13.
Email 2 photos (sm and lg head shot) and short bio by Thursday, September8. See Teaching Artists for examples. Bio should be
general, addressing your major, artmaking, experience working with kids, and your interests in arts education. 125-150 words. See Daily Class Calendar for photo resolution and size.
- LEARNING STYLES RESEARCH, PERSONALITY TYPOLOGIES, MULITPLE INTELLIGENCE THEORY.
Due September 8.
- EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION. Due September 13, 15, 20 29, Oct 4, 11.
The attached pdf will help you research educational theory or movement. See attached pdf for reading assignment, topic choice and links to theory and movement info. Schedule of presentations and descriptions of topics attached HERE. Final essays attached HERE.
- MATERIALS RESEARCH. Assignment introduced Oct 11, due Oct 18 8:00AM in email to instructor.
Assignment Objective: Your assignment is to choose and list specific materials that are necessary for implementing a phantom project that will be given to
each of you in class---see copies below for each assigned project. You have a fictional budget of $75.
DO NOT GO OUT AND BUY THESE MATERIALS. You are doing the research for
the materials purchase only.
First, decide on the all materials, brand,
sizes and amounts you will need to successfully implement the project you have received, creating a shopping
list. Use the phone, the internet, and store visits to find and compare
materials, brands, and costs. Next, record materials, brands, place of purchase, amounts/sizes
of containers, and total price for each item, add together for total materials price for the lesson and divide by number of students to find the cost per student.
- FALL PEER PRESENTATIONS.
See class schedule.
Create, write, teacher and assess an arts infused lesson to
Teaching Artists class peers. Use the
the following documents to to develop a grade and age appropriate
arts infused lesson. Planning Backward Lesson Plan is due one week prior to peer presentation in email to instructor and to be revised and resubmitted after teaching (following week)
- RESEARCH PAPER AND PRESENTATIONS
Sept 29 – Topics due in email to instructor 8:00AM
Oct 20 – Paper proposal / outline due . The research paper proposal or outline should include the thesis of the paper, at least three important points in the paper and at least six primary and secondary sources including your interview. In addition consider what your conclusion may be in order to give yourself focus. In order to write your proposal you will need to begin your research.
Dec 10 – See requirements for Research Paper. Due / email 8:00AM
Dec 13+15 – Presentation of Paper --10 minutes each--What you researched, thesis and why it matters.
- PEER AND SELF EVALUATIONS are due the class day following each presentation.
- JACKSON PREPARATORY MAGNET SCHOOL OBSERVATIONS AND TEAM TEACHING. http://jackson.spps.org/
Research content for team presentations and use following documents to plan your team 1st Grade Harvest project . K-6 Observation and Reflections, Planning Backwards Lesson Plan, Preparing to Teach–Strategies, Minnesota Department of Education Curriculum Standards
and Child Development.
Jackson’s address is 437 Edmund Ave, St. Paul. School phone: 651-293-8650. Teams and content will be decided on Thursday November 10, 7:30AM during our meeting with teachers at Jackson. Note team prepared lesson plans and project examples are due for CVA class presentation and tuning on Thursday November 17. Final Lesson plans are due to your instructor on Sunday November 20, 6:00PM and will be immediately reviewed and returned with comments.
JACKSON SITE VISIT DATES AND LESSON PREPARATION SCHEDULE
Tuesday, November 8
9:30-10:50 observations
Meet at Jackson Office promptly 9:30
Grades 1-3
Thursday, November 10
7:30-8:00 teacher meeting (meet at Jackson office at 7:25) Those of you with 8:00 class will need to leave by 7:50
9:30-10:50 observations
Meet at Jackson office promptly 9:30
Grades 4-6
Tuesday November 15 - No Class CVA /Registration Day. Meet independently in teams to prepare examplars and lesson plans.
Thursday November 17 - Meet in Blair classroom. Tuning lesson plans and examplars and review materials purchases.
Sunday November 20, 6:00PM - Planning Backward Lesson Plans due to instructor in email
Tuesday November 22
9:30-11:00 1st grade classrooms
Jackson Team Harvest Presentations and Teaching
CVA students arrive 9:30 for quick set up and stay for clean up
- ARTISTS ROSTER AND SCHOOL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
Fill our TA Practicum Information Form due class after Thanksgiving break. Use the following information to make your choices for Teaching Artist shadowing: www.arts.state.mn.us/aie/index.htm, www.compas.org/arts-education, and www.compas.org/arts-health-care. Choose 3 artists you would be interested in assisting next semester.
Visit the Minneapolis and St Paul School district and Community Arts Organizations websites to familiarize yourself with schools and programs.
• St. Paul Schools: Linwood / Monroe A+, Expo Elementary, Jackson Preparatory Magnet, Capitol Hill - www.spps.org/
• Minneapolis Schools: Seward Montessori, Barton Open, Marcy Open, Southwest High School, South High School,
Patrick Henry High School, North High School - www.mpls.k12.mn.us/
• Arts Organizations: Courage Center, Intermedia Arts, Weisman Museum, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Wilder Adult Day Health Service, INTERACT, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Bethesda Hospital.
Practicum Assignments are chosen by the instructor with input from the TA student and availability of school or arts organization.
Spring 2012 Assignments
- Individual Practicum Calendars. Contact teachers and artists to create a spring schedule prior to the first week of CVA classes to schedule Practicum experiences. You will be on site for 40-45 hours in classroom residencies and 12-15 hours for shadowing. The hours should total 90 by the end of the semester. Submit Calendars scheduling the three Practicum experiences you will be involved in throughout the semester the first week of classes. Adjustments are often necessary. Report changes in weekly journal.
- First All Class Meeting, MId Term and Gallery Building Meetings.
- 1st All class meeting January 17, 10-12 Nina's. Bring laptop if you have one.
- Mid Term meeting -TBA Summit Digital classroom.
- Galleries due to Carol Friday, April 27 Finish galleries independently. Contact Carol for additional help if needed.
- Final class meeting - TBA LMI's home. Address sent through email.
- Weekly Journals. 200-500 words due each Sunday at midnight on http://www.facebook.com/groups/cva.teaching.artist/ Journal entries describe, speculate, raise questions
regarding student learning, and documenting site participation. See Weekly Journal page for instructions. Include site visit dates and classroom and shadowing tabulated separately each week. Your hours log will be taken from your journals. Read one anothers' journals weekly and comment on at least one journal from previous week.
- Teaching Artist Residencies and Presentations. Students will participate in
two Teaching Artist residencies in assigned classrooms for 40-45 hours
each. CVA students observe and help teachers and students as well
as create, write, purchase and prepare materials, teach and assess
one arts infused lesson in each classroom. Use the classroom curriculum and Planning Backwards lesson plan along with the
Childhood Personality Characteristics
and Classroom Strategies
to develop grade and age appropriate arts infused lessons. Plan
with classroom teachers and your instructor to develop the lesson plan.
Meet with CVA instructor and email the lesson plan to your CVA instructor a week before implementation. Video and self evaluation forms are due in Lynda Monick-Isenberg's Library box one week after each presentation.
- Shadowing. Students will shadow a Teaching Artist in an arts
residency. CVA students are expected to meet with and help the artists
in the classroom for 12-15 hours of an arts residency.
- Two digital galleries of the student work with revised lesson plans attached must be checked in by Carol by April 27.
Include work examples from all students who participated in your projects. All
class workshops for gallery building will take place at CVA computer
labs. All galleries and html lesson plans
- Teaching Artist Packets due in email on April 29 (midnight) to LMI. Packets to include:
- Three Descriptive Paragraphs describing each residency and shadowing
experience. Include name of schools, grade levels and teacher/artist name and your responsibility and accomplishments.
- Teaching Artist Philosophy. 2-3 paragraph statement that
expresses your philosophy about the value of arts education. See for Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Statementsexamples.
- Teaching Artist Resume. 2 pages max. See student example for formatting and content. The resume should contain
the following:
- Name, address, phone, email
- Educational experiences with institution names, dates, and honors
- Pertinent work, teaching, and volunteer experience with dates, locations, and titles
- Exhibition record - include school exhibitions, dates, places
- 2 references and contact information - ask the instructors and artists for permission to include them as reference
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Fall and Spring Assignments with links
to documents, templates, calendars
and websites are provided on this page. CVA students are responsible for reading and submitting assignments on time in email to their instructor.
Lynda Monick-Isenberg
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor of Fine Arts
Chair, Foundation Studies
Coordinator, Teaching Artist Program
Office – 2nd Floor CVA Library
Phone 651.757.4068
Office Hours
Monday 12:00-3:00
Wednesday 12:00-4:00
and by appointment
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