Friday, January 15 | Reflections on Exhibitions


Congratulations! Exhibitions of Learning are an intense and remarkable experience for us as individuals and as a community. We will take an entire week to reflect meaningfully on the experience.

DO NOW: Quick Write

In your studio journal for Project Block or in another designated place for reflection, spend 5 minutes writing out your responses to the Think. Puzzle. Explore. below. (Give more time, if needed.)
  • THINK > Describe a project exhibition that you think embodies what IDEAS Block is all about. Explain your choice.
  • PUZZLE > Describe a project exhibition that raised important academic, creative, or other questions for you personally. Explain your choice.
  • EXPLORE > Describe a project exhibition that makes you want to explore something new about an idea, an art form, or something else. Explain your choice. 
Share out in rounds. Everyone share thinks, first. Then everyone share puzzles. Then explores.

DEBRIEF: What patterns to you notice? What do we as a group value in projects? 

HEADLINE: Relative to the previous discussion about patterns and values, create a headline that represents your own project and exhibition. Remember that headlines include action verbs and meaningful subjects; they often communicate the plain truth even when that truth is complex. Students are encourage to admit and recognize where there were obstacles or weaknesses in the project or Exhibition.
Example: "Johnson's passion for sustainability leaves audience wanting more out of design"
  • Take several minutes to generate
  • Share out in pairs, explaining reasoning behind headline
  • Revise headline
  • Share out to group
GENERATE QUESTIONS: Use the headline to generate 10-15 personal reflection questions. 

Example:
  1. What about the exhibition showed my passion? How do I know that they saw it?
  2. What was the weakness of the design?
  3. How could I have made it stronger?
  4. What prevented me from doing so?
  5. Was design the right art form for this project?
  6. How did the audience respond?
  7. What should I have said that I didn't say? Why didn't I say it?

PERSONAL REFLECTION
Each individual student will engage in a formal reflection about their own project and habits this semester. This process has three distinct parts that will occur over the next 5 days:

  • Review the feedback sheets completed by your peers and the rubrics completed by staff members. In doing this, use three colors to highlight what you see: Use one color to highlight areas that you CONNECT with or agree with. Use another color to highlight areas that EXTEND your thinking about your project or yourself. Use a third color to high light areas that CHALLENGE your thinking about your project.  Write your own notes on these feedback forms, so that you can keep track of your thinking. (NOTE: While not required, it is recommended that you do this prior to the other steps.)
  • Write the formal reflection essay for this semester. Please take time to review the assignment on the language arts website, organize your thinking, be honest with yourself, and write the essay. 
  • Conference with your advisor to review the details and annotations on your rubrics, to discuss opportunities for and experiences of growth, to expose and distill all that you accomplished through your project and exhibition. 

Week of January 11th - 15th | Exhibitions of Learning

RESOURCES
Exhibitions of Learning Website
A place of schedules and updates. #IDEASEoL #EnduringEd
Exhibitions of Learning Schedule
The official schedule of people and places.
Our community's commitments to professionalism.
Audience Schedule
Attendance at round tables and galleries requires sign up ahead of time.
Student commitments.
[Attendance Sheet for Staff]
Designate places for check ins.




MONDAY>>

  • 7:55am - Paradigm Annex Gallery Installation
    The following students will meet with Stuart, Dan, and Beckah to prepare gallery items, load Stuart's vehicle and then walk to Paradigm.

  • 10:00am - IDEAS Project Block
    GET YOUR OWN PROJECT READY:
    > How was your rehearsal? What tweaks do you need to make, based on the feedback? Make those changes and practice.
    > What materials do you need for your Exhibition of Learning? What is your plan for getting them to the right place at the right time. PRINT ARTIST STATEMENTS TODAY!
    PLAN AHEAD:
    > Use the resources at the top of this page to plan your week: Volunteer, Audience, Check Ins, Etc. There are paper copies of the planner already printed in the office. We need more volunteers and more people to serve as audience. 8 TOTAL FEEDBACK FORMS!
    CHALLENGE YOURSELF:
    > Ticket Out - What Habit of Professionalism will be your focus for this week? How will you know you are utilizing this habit effectively for yourself and your community? (Show evidence of this on Friday.)
  • 3:30pm - Staff Set Up at John Michael Kohler Arts Center
    Student volunteers welcome. Please contact Kimberly before 3:15pm for a task.
TUESDAY>>
  • 11:50am - Exhibitions of Learning | John Michael Kohler Arts Center & Jake's Cafe
    Arrive at venues to check in with IDEAS Project Block advisor at predetermined location for attendance. Remember that you are responsible for being in the right place at the right time for your volunteer or audience obligations.
  • 4:00pm - Check Out for Dinner
    Check out with IDEAS Project Block advisor at predetermined location for attendance. Students may eat at the JMKAC Cafe, walk to a local establishment, or walk to school to eat food brought from home or ordered for delivery.
  • 4:55pm - Check In at John Michael Kohler Arts Center
    Check in with IDEAS Project Block advisor at predetermined location for attendance. Be effectively present as a presenter or audience member at 5:00pm, so we can start on time.
  • 8:00pm - Check Out and Go Safely HomeCheck out with IDEAS Project Block advisor at predetermined location. See you Wednesday, for a regular school day.
WEDNESDAY>>
  • 7:55am - Exhibitions of Learning | IDEAS Academy
    Check in at regular IDEAS Project Block class. Choose a rome to be an audience member. All students (except some interns) will be audience members for Exhibitions of Learning taking place in school. 

THURSDAY>>
  • 11:50am - Exhibitions of Learning | John Michael Kohler Arts Center & Paradigm
    Arrive at venues to check in with IDEAS Project Block advisor at predetermined location for attendance. Remember that you are responsible for being in the right place at the right time for your volunteer or audience obligations.
  • 2:30pm - All Students Return to John Michael Kohler Arts Center
  • 4:00pm - Check Out for Dinner
    Check out with IDEAS Project Block advisor at predetermined location for attendance. Students may eat at the JMKAC Cafe, walk to a local establishment, or walk to school to eat food brought from home or ordered for delivery.
  • 4:55pm - Check In
    Check in with IDEAS Project Block advisor at predetermined location for attendance. Be effectively present as a presenter or audience member at 5:00pm, so we can start on time.
  • 8:00pm - Check Out and Go Safely HomeCheck out with IDEAS Project Block advisor at predetermined location. See you Wednesday, for a regular school day.
FRIDAY>>
  • 10:00am - IDEAS Project Block

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Week of January 4th - 8th | Dress Rehearsals & Exhibition Details

Welcome to prep-week for Exhibitions of Learning!

We will organize our ideas, our energies, and our time, all while reminding each other to accept the challenges and personal growth that come with synthesizing our work and sharing it with a public audience. Students are strongly encouraged to attend to details this week, in order to be prepared for personal Exhibition of Learning and be effectively present as a volunteer and audience member for others.

Volunteers & Gallery/Roundtable Audience Commitments
During transitions or extra time after rehearsals this week, please sign up to be a volunteer or an audience member for Gallery Walks or Roundtables. We still need volunteers. If interested, please contact Madison O'Brien or Kimberly. Thank you.

Only students who sign up for Gallery Walks and Roundtables in advance will be admitted to these venues due to space considerations. To sign up, please ask a staff member to add your name to the Gallery Walk & Round Table Sign Up document. Remember to write down where and when you have committed to being; we will be expecting you!

Schedule
Because there are so many details, you might choose to use our digital or paper planner (available in office). Then, please, enter your choices and responsibilities into your google calendar and create reminders for yourself. Doing this not only gives you a reference point, should you forget what you planned to do and where and when your responsibilities are, it also reinforces your memory.

Information
This blog as well as the Exhibitions of Learning Website will be kept up to date. If you have a question or miss a detail, these are the places to look. Don't forget to share details with parents. They are welcome at Exhibitions of Learning.


MONDAY>>
Volunteers who will be helping at Jake's Cafe should check in with their Project Block Advisor for attendance and then meet outside the office. You will be walking to Jake's Cafe for a tour and overview of responsibilities: Madison OB, Jessica B, Sarah W, Val A, Chance H, Elizabeth G, Jacob F. (Note: We still need 3+ volunteers to help at Jake's. If you are interested, please contact Kimberly via email or in the Dance Studio.) 
Preparations for Dress Rehearsals and Exhibitions of Learning. Today is the last day comb through the details, ask clarifying questions, practice, tweak, etc. Consider the following as tasks for the group or individual studio choices:

Review Exhibitions of Learning Schedule, Volunteer Schedule, and Sign Up to be Gallery Walk & Round Table Audience.
Plan your schedule using our digital or paper planner (available in office). Use your Google Calendar to make it official.
Practice your Exhibition of Learning.  Identify the kind of feedback that would be most helpful during Rehearsal week. Consider a self-assessment using the EoL or Disciplinary Rubric.
Revise your Artist Statement. If presenting in Gallery or Round Table formats, print your final copy. 


TUESDAY>>
Dress Rehearsals, feedback, planning.
WEDNESDAY>>
Dress Rehearsals, feedback, planning.
THURSDAY>>
Dress Rehearsals, feedback, planning.
FRIDAY>>
Dress Rehearsals, feedback, planning.

ALL students who are part of the Gallery at Paradigm Theatre Annex will need their printed Artist Statement and Art Form in their hands and at school on Monday, January 11th for the Gallery Installation. Volunteer curators will also attend installation.

STAFF folders are available in the office. These include the following:

  • A printed Dress Rehearsal Schedule to post in your space.
  • Exhibition Rubrics to use as you see fit.
  • Student feedback forms to distribute as your or students desire.
  • Jupiter reporting goals for this week.
  • Suggested agendas for Rehearsal days.
Sets of disciplinary rubrics are also available in the office, if you need to make copies for your assessments or for student self assessments.  



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