Telling the Story of a Constuctivist Connection Between Art Museum and Classroom

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Telling the Story of a Constuctivist Connection
Between Art Museum and Classroom

• Viki Thompson Wylder FSU Museum of Fine Arts
• Marcia Meale Ruediger Elementary School
• Fran Kautz Buck Lake Elementary School
• Julie McBride Gilchrist Elementary School
• Barbara Davis FSU Schools
• Shannon Smale Lincoln High School

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Once upon a time
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• Story represents a pathway to understanding that
  doesnt run through the left side of the brain
• Daniel Pink
• Author of A Whole New Mind Moving from the
  Information Age to the Conceptual Age

• http//www.schoolartsdigital.com/schoolarts/200710
  _sample/

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Catalogue is available when you leave
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Lesson Plan Packet is online!
http//www.mofa.fsu.edu/pics/thestory.pdf
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The Story

• 3 year collaboration with FSU Museum of Fine Arts
  and various schools (K-12) from Leon County (13
  schools and 18 teachers)
• In the final year of the project, 12 additional
  schools joined
• Teachers curated the exhibit scheduled for May of
  2008
• Selecting artists/artworks
• Locating funding for author/artist visits,
  fieldtrips
• Putting together a catalog with artist
  biographies
• Writing curriculum packet to go with exhibit

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Primary Committee Member and Participating
Schools

• Apalachee Elementary Pam Brewster
• Belle Vue Middle School Althea Valle
• Buck Lake Elementary Fran Kautz
• Chiles High School Julie Childers, Kelly Little,
  and Leslie Cohen
• Deerlake Middle School Linda Johnson
• FSU Museum of Fine Arts Viki Thompson Wylder
  Ashley Hickman
• FSU School Barbara Davis and Pam Wallheiser
• Gilchrist Elementary School Julie McBride
• Lincoln High School Marilyn Proctor-Givens
• Pineview Elementary Sara Chang and Sunny
  Spillane
• Raa Middle School Teresa Coates
• Riley Elementary Megan Garriga
• Ruediger Elementary Marcia Meale
• Tallahassee Community College Laura Thompson
• Trinity Catholic School Maria Augustynia

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Timeline for THE STORY

• Summer 2005 Idea discussed with FSU Museum of
  Fine Arts
• Fall-Spring Presentation of artists and artworks
  monthly
• Fall 2006 Final selection of artist/communication
  s with artists
• Work on Preface event
• Spring 2007 Prepare Catalogue
• Preface Event in May (exhibition and
  workshop)
• Summer 2007 Write curriculum packets
• Plan and schedule artists visits and activities
• Catalogue to printer by August1
• Fall 2007 Send out curriculum packets
• Implement artists visits and activities
• COCA Arts in Education Expo- Faith Ringgold
  visits Tallahassee
• Spring 2008 Continue artists visits/activities,
  Conduct teacher workshops,
• Mount exhibition artists upstairs, student
  exhibit downstairs
• Field trips to museum.

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Selecting artists and artworks
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Preface EventSpring 2007
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Summer 2007

• Write Lesson Plans for curriculum packet
• Artists biographies(written in narrative form to
  include character, setting event
  conflict/challenge and resolution and only use
  150 words!)

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Plan and implement artists interactions with
schools2007-2008 school year
Mark Fletcher-Riley Elementary
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Faith Ringgold
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Adrian Fogelin
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Jack Dowd -FSUS Middle School
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Kathy Wilcox- FSUS High School
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Sydney Scherr- Deer Lake Middle school
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DeLoss McGraw virtual interaction Buck Lake
Elementary
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Teacher Workshops- January July 2008
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Culminating EventsMay 9-July 11 2008
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A Romero Britto Welcome
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Opening Reception
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Make and Take Activities
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Performance Art by Wennie Huang
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Student Exhibition
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Field Trips to Museum
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