Please be patient with students finishing proposals and those needing to join or leave your group to get individualized support. Our goal is to get everyone in the right spot by Friday morning.
Please take attendance using the Attendance | Research Phase | Spring 2016 document. A friendly reminder to read proposals of your group members, provide feedback, and update Jupiter.
GATHERING: Return to Compass Points
Purpose: Understand how the group is feeling about their research.
- Look at Compass Points, created yesterday
- Circle Up
- Each person shares out one worry and one excitement
- Debrief by discussing how the group might address the worries
SILENT CONVERSATION / CHALK TALK: Research Structures and Studio Time Norms
Purpose: Expose prior experiences, make connections, and establish effective research structures and Studio Time Norms for the group.
- On a large piece of paper (available in the office) or whiteboard, write the question: "What makes the research process and studio time experience effective?"
- Students are invited to, at any point during studio time today, to contribute to the silent conversation. It is valuable to draw from prior experiences and generate as many ideas as possible.
STUDIO TIME: Complete Proposals & Begin Research
Purpose: Clarify project intentions, define key terms, become with research resources (again).
- Capture notes on the following on the chalk talk poster/board:
- How do you know what your studio time goal should be?
- What makes a studio time goal meaningful?
- Where do you like to write your studio time goal? Why?
- Generate a list of possible goals for this Studio Time today
- Complete or revise proposal, request feedback from staff
- Define key terms from multiple perspectives
- Find artists who use a technique or form I am interested in, catalogue their work
- Tour the Academic Research resources on the IDEAS Humanities website
- Set studio time goals. Share them.
SILENT CONVERSATION / CHALK TALK : Research Structures and Studio Time Norms
Purpose: Build consensus about research structures and studio time norms.
- Bring everyone's attention to the chalk talk. Use some silent writing time to add to the map and, most importantly, annotate the map. Underline, circle, star meaningful portions of the conversation. Raise clarifying questions. Staff should participate.
- Step back.
- What do you notice? What does this conversation and our experiences with research and studio time suggest we should do each day, in order to make the most of our time? What can we agree to?
- Write a list of "must haves"
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-Staff should prepare to share a professional model with a thinking routine tomorrow (Wednesday).
-Please bring recommendations for students moving to new groups to the staff meeting Wednesday afternoon.
