Student Engagement
Student engagement strategies
Student engagement strategies
There is a great book called EMPOWER that speaks a lot to this. If you are interested please email it to me and I will interested durdenm@nashua.edu.
There is a great book called EMPOWER that speaks a lot to this. If you are interested please email it to me and I will interested durdenm@nashua.edu.
why should you highlight a student “Artist of the Week”?
why should you highlight a student “Artist of the Week”?
1. It defines the qualities of successful artists beyond pure talent.
1. It defines the qualities of successful artists beyond pure talent.
So often I hear students say, “I am not a good artist.” Many of my students define being successful in art as being good at drawing. By celebrating other qualities like hard work and perseverance, students learn that challenges are part of the creative process. Success is defined much more broadly than just being a “good drawer.”
So often I hear students say, “I am not a good artist.” Many of my students define being successful in art as being good at drawing. By celebrating other qualities like hard work and perseverance, students learn that challenges are part of the creative process. Success is defined much more broadly than just being a “good drawer.”
2. It gives struggling students a chance to shine.
2. It gives struggling students a chance to shine.
Have you ever had a student want to give up on their artwork as soon as they run into a challenge? It is something that happens in my art room nearly every day. This strategy gives resilient students their moment in the sun. The students who struggle but stick with it deserve to be acknowledged for their hard work.
Have you ever had a student want to give up on their artwork as soon as they run into a challenge? It is something that happens in my art room nearly every day. This strategy gives resilient students their moment in the sun. The students who struggle but stick with it deserve to be acknowledged for their hard work.
3. It encourages all students to do their best.
3. It encourages all students to do their best.
Since I started highlighting an “Artist of the Week,” students who struggled in the past now work harder than ever. They see that art is not about raw talent but hard work. All my students want to be the next “Artist of the Week,” and they know that working hard is the only way they will be chosen.
Since I started highlighting an “Artist of the Week,” students who struggled in the past now work harder than ever. They see that art is not about raw talent but hard work. All my students want to be the next “Artist of the Week,” and they know that working hard is the only way they will be chosen.
4. It communicates the importance of art education to the school community.
4. It communicates the importance of art education to the school community.
This simple strategy highlights the qualities most important to success in art class. These qualities are not unique to art; they help students succeed in other areas of school and life. This strategy accentuates the value and the complexity of what happens in the art room.
This simple strategy highlights the qualities most important to success in art class. These qualities are not unique to art; they help students succeed in other areas of school and life. This strategy accentuates the value and the complexity of what happens in the art room.
Having an “Artist of the Week” has improved the culture in my classroom by leaps and bounds. My students are working harder than ever. Students stop to read the display outside of the art room to see who the lucky kid is each week. Most of all, students are aware of the most important qualities of successful artists: hard work, perseverance, problem-solving, and a positive attitude.
Having an “Artist of the Week” has improved the culture in my classroom by leaps and bounds. My students are working harder than ever. Students stop to read the display outside of the art room to see who the lucky kid is each week. Most of all, students are aware of the most important qualities of successful artists: hard work, perseverance, problem-solving, and a positive attitude.
Student motivation is a topic that we cover in the AOE course Managing the ArtRoom. If you’re looking for even more innovative strategies.
Student motivation is a topic that we cover in the AOE course Managing the ArtRoom. If you’re looking for even more innovative strategies.