May 8-12 | Artist Statements

*Please note Addie and Heather will lead the artist statement workshop.
**IDEAS Block groups not in workshop should engage in studio time.
Recommendations as noted below:

• Write artist statement
• What is my point within this topic? 
• What was my process of creation? What do the different components of my creation symbolize? 
• How do I want to sound to the reader? What kind of language do I want to use?
• Make needed revisions/edits to creation
• Create EoL presentation outline/notecards
• Practice EoL presentations 

Tuesday

Schedule

• Addie:
• 35 minutes: Erin & Tim (3307)
• 35 minutes: Becky (Beckah's Room)
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• Heather: 
• 35 minutes: Drew (Music Room)
• 35 minutes: Dan (Ray Bradbury Room)

Step 1: See, Think, Wonder 
Think/View Time - Circle Up!

• What details do you notice in the visual art piece?
• Why do you think someone would be motivated to create this piece?
• According to what you think the purpose of this piece is, what do you think the details like color, spacing, or texture symbolize?
• According to what you think the purpose of this piece is, what do you wonder about the creator's personal connection to it?
• What do you think the creator wants the audience to experience from looking at the painting?

Bitter Water, Anne Stahl 

Step 2: Connections to Artist Statement

• Read aloud
• Annotate Teacher Notations

Bitter Water, Anne Stahl 
Water is essential to life. Without water, neither man nor any other life would exist. It is thus all the more shocking how little respect we have for water, how we humans waste and pollute it, with no regard for the consequences: the end of life itself.

My interest in water began in Ireland, where water nourishes the bogs, and intensified after moving to California, where severe drought persists and causes havoc. Series such as bog, iceworld and the marina project have each dealt with aspects of water. Now, in ‘Bitter Water’ I’m considering the pollution of water, particularly through plastic and micro-plastics.
Visual elements for Bitter Water

The aim of this new series is to show works that illustrate the beauty of water while also addressing the ‘bitter’ side: pollution and waste. On many works I use transparent papers treated with wax and ink, placed on top of the painting using magnets, essentially hiding much of the underlying image. The layer is not attached permanently, but rather tentatively and it invites the viewer to touch it, move it, look beneath. The beautiful blue is there, but hidden behind a plastic-like film. It can be guessed and you can also remove this layer. The work is fragile and highly tactile, aimed to raise curiosity and awareness. Some visitors may dare to look behind the layer. Carefully. Inquisitively. What hides under the, plastic ‘. Can we undo this pollution?

I quite consciously used natural materials (where at all possible). Wax is ideal to represent wetness and translucency and allows me to develop a largely free artistic interpretation. To work with wax on a large area, the images are somewhat “cast” and must be horizontal to solidify and are then scraped and scratched. On other surfaces the wax is ironed only very thinly and is thus quite fragile ‘- such as the eco-system water, fragile’ is.

The titles of the smaller works on wood, are things that you may find in the water nowadays, but don’t perhaps belong there.

Contradictions and duality is united figuratively. Good and bad overlaps in gray areas. Hidden secrets can be discovered or guessed. Details are as important as the overall impression from afar. Understanding is as important as feeling.

Connect

• Was the artist statement what you expected? 
• What did you like and not like about it? 
• How did the artist statement add to your understanding of visual art piece? Did it take away too much of the mystery?!
• Look at this artist statement like a completed puzzle. Now think about how you would put together the pieces of your puzzle. What do your pieces look like? How do they fit best together?

Step 3: Break down:

• Why: Provide your audience with an explanation of why you created this particular art piece. This should include several things: motivation, subject matter, inspiration
• What was your motivation for this piece?
• What is your topic and what do you believe about it? 
• How: Provide your audience with an explanation of how you created meaning or argument in your piece without providing your readers with a play-by-play of what you did.
• Who or what was your inspiration behind the art? 
• How does your piece expose meaning? Color, images, text, repetition, symbolism, theme etc.
• What: Provide your audience with a reflection of what the piece means to you as the artist. 
• What is your personal connection to the artist piece?
• What do you want your audience to understand after they experience your project?

Wednesday

Studio Time: 

• Write artist statement
• What is my point within this topic? 
• What was my process of creation? What do the different components of my creation symbolize? 
• How do I want to sound to the reader? What kind of language do I want to use?
• Make needed revisions/edits to creation
• Create EoL presentation outline/notecards
• Practice EoL presentations 

Thursday

Writing Conferences (English teachers will conference and grade with students on their written artist statements for about 5 minutes per student):

• Addie:
• 35 minutes: Mike (Drama Room)
• 35 minutes: Molly (Dance Room)
• Heather: 
• 35 minutes: Timi (Science Room)
• 35 minutes: Stuart (Art Room)

Studio Time: 

• Revise artist statement
• Make needed revisions/edits to creation
• Create EoL presentation outline/notecards
• Practice EoL presentations 

Friday

Writing Conferences (English teachers will conference and grade with students on their written artist statements):

• Addie:
• 35 minutes: Erin & Tim (3307)
• 35 minutes: Becky (Beckah's Room)
• Heather: 
• 35 minutes: Drew (Music Room)
• 35 minutes: Dan (Ray Bradbury Room)

Studio Time: 

• Revise artist statement
• Make needed revisions/edits to creation
• Create EoL presentation outline/notecards
• Practice EoL presentations 

Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 | Thinking Routines

Today is about Metacognition.  We are all a part of this intellectual community and we encourage you to take that mentality out beyond our walls.  It translates well to the professional world.  The one thing that many of the professionals always come back and tell us after interacting with our students is their level of questioning and thinking.  Why let this falter at our own Exhibitions?  Engage your audience in thinking and as an audience member, engage in the intellectual community.

Announcements

• Check your Exhibition Time
• Check the Job List on the Exhibition page on the Blog (where you already went for the Exhibitions Schedule). 
• What job(s) are you equipped to complete?  
• Comment on the time and role you want to fill in for on the EoL Volunteer Schedule.  
• More details will come from the Exhibitions of Learning Town Hall on Thursday morning from Molly.  
• Please do not email Molly with questions, save them until that point in time.
•  As you are completing your Exhibition of Learning presentation (slides, videos, pdfs, etc.) Please submit them to Presentation Submission form.  A submission for Links to websites and other media has been added.  Youtube will stretch the bandwidth of the JMKAC so keep your links to your relevant work.  If you have a group of pictures, make a slide presentation of them to make it easier to present.
• We want to ensure your documents are successfully uploaded and prepared.  To avoid problems with chromebooks and WIFI at JMKAC, we will provide the needed technology on site.  If you plan to bring backups for documents, please use a Flashdrive. 
• If you have questions, please email Tim. 
• Your Artist Statement is Officially late - Please submit them asap

Guiding Questions

• What qualities make a high quality presentation?
• How can my exhibition best represent my process and learning?
• How do I best communicate my learning?

DO NOW | Quick Jot (5)
Select a Thinking Routine that you would likely use for your EoL.
Whiparound to share responses

STEP INSIDE (10)
After sharing out responses, take this time to reflect and write responses to the following questions:

• If you were an audience member, how would you respond to your own thinking routine?  
• How would you hope others would respond?

Turn and Talk with someone around you about this, share your thinking.  Answer the questions with them about their own thinking routine.

REPHRASE (15)
Write down questions that fit within your thinking routine, but are more specific. (Can be done in a large group based on choice of the Creation Advisor or even group).

Example: See / Think / Wonder

• See
• What do you see?
• What colors do you see?
• What details do you see that other people might miss?
• Think
• What do you think?
• What do you think the colors mean?
• What parts do you think are most important?

Share out with the group one specific question you added to your thinking routine.

Studio Time (35)

Setup your studio time goal. Your first priority is to setup the thinking routine of your presentation by adding in a large group of probing questions to have in your repertoire for Exhibitions.

Reflection/Ticket Out (10)

Last 10 minutes | Reflect on your studio time goal and share your thinking routine plan with your Creation advisor

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 | Presentation Skills Development Workshops | Part Two

Yesterday was a successful jump into project presentation preparation.  Use your studio time effectively.  Let us stay focused before we leave for a week. Keep yourself engaged and primed to present.  We consciously gave studio time after the presentation skills workshops for you to apply the skills you have observed in those sessions.  Every moment you have during IDEAS Block is valuable, just ask our experienced presenters.  Many of you ask what makes a Spotlight presentation and high quality preparation is a huge part of that decision making process. Tomorrow we will have individual lessons on thinking routines and metacognition. 

Announcements

• Check your Exhibition Time
• Check the Job List on the Exhibition page on the Blog (where you already went for the Exhibitions Schedule). 
• What job(s) are you equipped to complete?  
• Comment on the time and role you want to fill in for on the EoL Volunteer Schedule.  
• More details will come from the Exhibitions of Learning Town Hall on Thursday morning from Molly.  
• Please do not email Molly with questions, save them until that point in time.
•  As you are completing your Exhibition of Learning presentation (slides, videos, pdfs, etc.) Please submit them to Presentation Submission form.  
• We want to ensure your documents are successfully uploaded and prepared.  To avoid problems with chromebooks and WIFI at JMKAC, we will provide the needed technology on site.  If you plan to bring backups for documents, please use a Flashdrive. 
• If you have questions, please email Tim. 
• Your Artist Statement is Officially late - Please submit them asap

Guiding Questions

• What qualities make a high quality presentation?
• How can my exhibition best represent my process and learning?
• How do I best communicate my learning?

Do Now

• Meet with your creation advisor before going to your next location based around your presentation skills workshop.  If you do not have a location to go to, your Creation Advisor will add you to a list (teachers, you have editing rights, if a student does not have a home, just place them with a group for Monday and Tuesday).  (8 minutes to check in with Creation advisor and transition to new space)
• Presentation groups (Make sure you switch to Tuesday
• These lessons will last 30 minutes and then you will transition back to your Creation advisors for studio time to apply your new skills.

Presentation Skills Workshops

• Presentation skills
• Molly | Dance Studio
• Mike | Drama room
• dREW | Music room
• Gallery Preparation 
• Stuart | Vis Art Room
• Dan | Ray Bradbury room
• Presentation Preparation
• Tim & Becky | Engineering Room 
• Addie & Heather | Cafeteria
• Timi & Erin | IDEAS Science

Studio Time

• Return to your Creation advisor to start your studio time based around developing your presentation and thinking about the skill development you focused on in your Presentation Skills Workshops. Setup your studio time goal.

Reflection/Ticket Out 

• Last 10 minutes | Reflect on your studio time goal and share one aspect of the skills that you plan to apply during your Exhibition of Learning with your Creation advisor.

Monday, December 19th, 2016 | Presentation Skills Development Workshops | Part One

This week is focused around preparation for your Exhibitions of Learning.  Today and Tuesday will have presentation skills workshops.  Anyone who has presented at EOLs, use this time to refine your skills, develop a skill you still struggle with, and to give advice to others who have not done this before.  It is an intense process that we all sometimes take for granted.  Please use your experience to support others and build them up.

Announcements

• Check your Exhibition Time
• Check the Job List on the Exhibition page on the Blog (where you already went for the Exhibitions Schedule). 
• What job(s) are you equipped to complete?  
• Comment on the time and role you want to fill in for on the EoL Volunteer Schedule.  
• More details will come from the Exhibitions of Learning Town Hall on Thursday morning from Molly.  
• Please do not email Molly with questions, save them until that point in time.
•  As you are completing your Exhibition of Learning presentation (slides, videos, pdfs, etc.) Please submit them to Presentation Submission form.  
• We want to ensure your documents are successfully uploaded and prepared.  To avoid problems with chromebooks and WIFI at JMKAC, we will provide the needed technology on site.  If you plan to bring backups for documents, please use a Flashdrive. 
• If you have questions, please email Tim. 
• Your Artist Statement is Officially late - Please submit them asap

Guiding Questions

• What qualities make a high quality presentation?
• How can my exhibition best represent my process and learning?
• How do I best communicate my learning?

Do Now

• Meet with your creation advisor before going to your next location based around your presentation skills workshop.  If you do not have a location to go to, your Creation Advisor will add you to a list (teachers, you have editing rights, if a student does not have a home, just place them with a group for Monday and Tuesday).  (8 minutes to check in with Creation advisor and transition to new space)
• Presentation groups
• These lessons will last 30 minutes and then you will transition back to your Creation advisors for studio time to apply your new skills.

Presentation Skills Workshops

• Presentation skills
• Molly | Dance Studio
• Mike | Drama room
• dREW | Music room
• Round Tables 
• Tim | Engineering Room 
• Gallery Preparation 
• Stuart | Vis Art Room
• Dan | Ray Bradbury room

Studio Time

• Return to your Creation advisor to start your studio time based around developing your presentation and thinking about the skill development you focused on in your Presentation Skills Workshops. Setup your studio time goal.

Reflection/Ticket Out 

• Last 10 minutes | Reflect on your studio time goal and share one aspect of the skills that you plan to apply during your Exhibition of Learning with your Creation advisor.

Friday, December 16th, 2016 | Artist Statements are due! Start Presentation Preparation

Artist statements are due today.  You have created something, big or small.  It is time to showcase your learning process.  Your artist statement helps fill in the gaps that your creation may not tell about your artistic intent.  This will be your second line of defense for communicating your creation.  You first line of defense and explanation is your Exhibition.  Today, you will be able to start developing the presentation portion of your exhibition.

Guiding Questions

• Who am I as an artist? 
• Who am I as an exhibitor?
• How do artists communicate vision and intent?

DO NOW

• Turn in your Artist Statement to Addie in the IDEAS Block ELA Google Classroom
• If you are not ready to do this, then the expectation is that your artist statement is turned in by the end of the class period today.

DO NEXT

• Set up your studio time journal based on your needs for today.  If your artist statement is not complete, set a goal surrounding this.
• If you are ready, go to the presentation page on the Humanities Webpage. The outline for an exhibition is there.

STUDIO TIME

Ticket out | Complete your Artist Statement and submit it to Addie.

Next week will be a week of presentation workshopping and preparation.  Monday and Tuesday are the core workshops and studio time to prepare your presentation.  Wednesday and Thursday will be focused around metacognition during exhibitions. We will also have a Town Hall on Thursday where Molly will cover many of the expectations and needs for Exhibitions of Learning.  When we return from Winter Break, we will be in full practice Exhibition mode.  Be ready to exhibit your learning at any time when we come back.  The schedule will come out before you return.