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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1m0Z9E2zcfRPI750TzrF0KokpZOTuoyhe6Z9AxLgJN7Q/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-PQPcVEX-BvLcneBkMOTLUEoeYP9D7KPIDhQRyIRJcE/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JzTbhKL-a9j4rH2D5Drxuu6gXWpRejsgyrqomdAa9wA/edit

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Triada Samaras: Taub School Multi-disciplinary (Arts Integration) Projects 

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https://inclusiveartsintegration.weebly.com/

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Arts integration is an interdisciplinary teaching practice through which non-arts and arts content is taught and assessed equitably in order to deepen students' understanding of both. ( NJPSA/FEA &...

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Families at home can listen to stories and make simple, related art activities in 4 languages: English, Spanish, Bengali, and Arabic at this website:

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Families at home can listen to stories and make simple, related art activities in 4 languages: English, Spanish, Bengali, and Arabic at this website:

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ABOUT LEARNING ARTS AT HOME

Learning Arts at Home (LAH) was created during the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic (March, 2020) to provide a means of digital storytelling pertaining to art education and art making to serve children and families in the Paterson Public Schools (PPS) in New Jersey.

Learning Arts at Home 's design draws upon the theoretical lens of Gay (2002)'s culturally responsive teaching. He defined culturally responsive teaching as "using the cultural characteristics, experiences, and perspectives of ethnically diverse students as conduits for teaching them more effectively" (p. 106). This notion is based on the assumption that when academic knowledge and skills are situated within the lived experiences and students' frames of reference, they are more personally meaningful, have higher interest appeal, and are learned more easily and thoroughly.

OUR GOALS

(1) provide students with culturally responsive digital storytelling and art creation
(2) support teachers to use the videos with their students as teaching tools
(3) use arts integration as a means to teach content areas, especially literacy and social studies
(4) provide bilingual classes and families with virtual access to art and culture related videos
(5) facilitate mental health via social connections and the arts for students and families during the pandemic.

Reference: Gay, G. (2002). Preparing for culturally responsive teaching. Journal of Teacher Education, 53(106), 106-116.

SUBMISSIONS NEEDED

Families! Would you like to share your photos of making art at home? We would love to feature them here on the Learning Art at Home site.
Please write to us at: steamempowerment@gmail.com and attach your cell phone or camera images.

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ABOUT LEARNING ARTS AT HOME Learning Arts at Home (LAH) was created during the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic (March, 2020) to provide a means of digital storytelling pertaining to art education and art making to serve children and families in the Paterson Public Schools (PPS) in New Jersey.

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The STEAM EmPOWERment blog is an excellent source of STEAM and Arts Integration Lessons and Ideas for K-12 teachers in a wide variety of media!

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The STEAM EmPOWERment blog is an excellent source of STEAM and Arts Integration Lessons and Ideas for K-12 teachers in a wide variety of media!

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This unique, interdisciplinary arts integration project involved all 6th grade teachers at Taub School (except for the math teachers) and was led and supported by Jennifer Post, 6th grade science teacher and WP Professor in Residence Robin O'Brien. Social engagement and community service were embedded themes for these students. Art teacher Patty Kaminski was constantly involved assisting the content area teachers and the students with the art making part of this project.

Art Professor in Residence Triada Samaras interviewed both Ms. Post and Ms. O'Brien for this blog post. In the words of Ms. Post:

"This project started by wanting to thank our local hero's in the city of Paterson through the 21/22 school year and into the 22/23 school year. Being virtual for the 20/21 school year we were unable to do that so we thought why not now and why not always. We chose to thank the Paterson Fire Department first because they were truly at the frontlines on the pandemic in the city responding to calls and treating patients before transporting them to the hospital. They are truly out there putting their lives on the line each day and rarely get a thank you."

"We made each member of the Paterson Fire department ornaments with their names on them and decided them per house per tour. We also made cards of thank you for them to have especially since some do end up working the holidays and miss precious time with their families. We also wanted to recognize those who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the city and those ornaments had each fallen firefighters name on it and was given to headquarters for them to display each holiday season to remember the supreme sacrifice that these men and woman gave for the city."

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This unique, interdisciplinary arts integration project involved all 6th grade teachers at Taub School (except for the math teachers) and was led and supported by Jennifer Post, 6th grade science teacher and WP Professor in Residence Robin O'Brien. Social engagement and community service were embedded themes for these students.

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I found this book on my library's Libby app and started to read it -- really incredible!

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I love the heart map example!

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I loved the letter making brain break! I use lettering all the time as  WP Art Professor in Residence creating exhibitions in the schools and this will be very helpful.

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I loved the letter making brain break! I use lettering all the time as  WP Art Professor in Residence creating exhibitions in the schools and this will be very helpful.

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The future looks brighter and brighter for women!

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The future looks brighter and brighter for women!

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Finding successful career pathways for girls in STEAM can be achieved through collaboration between the public and private sectors!

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The scientific method and the creative method and the engineering design method are all close cousins!  They all begin with:  "I wonder....!" and  "Why is....  ???....."

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The scientific method and the creative method and the engineering design method are all close cousins!  They all begin with:  "I wonder....!" and  "Why is....  ???....."

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Arts and science are amazing. They are even better together!

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What the heck is a Whoopensocker?  Where can I find Whoopensocker City?

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What the heck is a Whoopensocker?  Where can I find Whoopensocker City?

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Using Art as a Basis for Storytelling!  See the Mary Cassatt painting below:

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Using Art as a Basis for Storytelling!  See the Mary Cassatt painting below:

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https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cast/hd_cast.htm

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The brain break of lettering brought me back to my childhood designing my book covers for school. Our book covers were made using brown paper bags. I also liked the Family Arts Night ideas. This could be a possibility for our back-to-school night. Ain't Burned All the Bright sounds like an exciting book that I want to purchase.

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An, H., & Pozzi, E. (2018). Developing a makerspace as a vehicle for partnership building: The role of teacher education programs in guiding teachers, librarians, and communities. The STEAM Journal, 3(2), Retrieved from https://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/vol3/iss2/12/

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Abstract

As schools consider new ways to enhance hands-on learning opportunities, many have focused on the emerging "Maker Movement." As a means to support this trend, the authors share how the College of Education at a state university in northern New Jersey designed and facilitated a Makers Day event to help teacher candidates, teachers, and librarians, to develop insights into the activities for their own community based makerspaces. This article first describes the impetus for carrying out such activities, followed by a literature review, a description of how the event was designed, and our future plans for building on these activities.

Recommended Citation

An, Heejung and Pozzi,, Ellen (2018) "Developing a Makerspace as a Vehicle for Partnership Building: The Role of Teacher Education Programs in Guiding Teachers, Librarians, and Communities," The STEAM Journal: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 12. DOI: 10.5642/steam.20180302.12
Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/vol3/iss2/12

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Developing a Makerspace as a Vehicle for Partnership Building: The Role of Teacher Education Programs in Guiding Teachers, Librarians, and Communities

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As schools consider new ways to enhance hands-on learning opportunities, many have focused on the emerging "Maker Movement." As a means to support this trend, the authors share how the College of Education at a state university in northern New Jersey designed and facilitated a Makers Day event to help teacher candidates, teachers, and librarians, to develop insights into the activities for their own community based makerspaces.

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What is the difference between a makerspace and a STEAM lab?

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What is the difference between a makerspace and a STEAM lab?

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I love the circle of fifths and the loom idea!

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IDEAS FIRST. TOOLS SECOND. Erica Rosenfeld Halverson " New learners in art space learning spaces can get overwhelmed by the range of tools available. What does this button do? Where am I supposed to stand? What form of rhyming and meter should I use? Instead, I have found that we learn to use new tools best when we need them to accomplish a task around ideas that we care about. It is much harder to memorize math equations without needing to use them to solve a problem than it is to have a problem and then try to learn how a particular equation helps you to solve it. Ideas First, tools second means that we take a just- in-time approach to working with tools and materials, offering formal lessons on complicated tools only when learners need them to develop their ideas. "

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IDEAS FIRST. TOOLS SECOND. Erica Rosenfeld Halverson " New learners in art space learning spaces can get overwhelmed by the range of tools available. What does this button do? Where am I supposed to stand? What form of rhyming and meter should I use? Instead, I have found that we learn to use new tools best when we need them to accomplish a task around ideas that we care about. It is much harder to memorize math equations without needing to use them to solve a problem than it is to have a problem and then try to learn how a particular equation helps you to solve it. Ideas First, tools second means that we take a just- in-time approach to working with tools and materials, offering formal lessons on complicated tools only when learners need them to develop their ideas. "

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Items that can also be included in your makerspaces. 

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Article: TMSR model underpinning the maker project 

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Article: TMSR model underpinning the maker project 

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Hands-on, Minds-on, Hearts-on, Social-on: A Collaborative Maker Project Integrating Arts in a Synchronous Online Environment for Teachers:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-022-00740-x#citeas

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True to our inner city kids: "Blooms taxonomy is irrelevant unless we first meet Maslow's hierarchy of needs." (Nick Ferroni)<---not sure on the correct spelling of his name.

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True to our inner city kids: "Blooms taxonomy is irrelevant unless we first meet Maslow's hierarchy of needs." (Nick Ferroni)<---not sure on the correct spelling of his name.

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Did you know your students have hidden talents?

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Did you know your students have hidden talents?

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Did you try making this parabola during the brain break?

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Did you try making this parabola during the brain break?

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Did you try this? Did you find it easy or..?

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Did you try this? Did you find it easy or..?

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"We are never, ever, ever getting back together".  Who is Taylor Swift "talking" to?

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"We are never, ever, ever getting back together".  Who is Taylor Swift "talking" to?

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What are Mr. Escalante's positive traits in the film Stand and Deliver?

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What are Mr. Escalante's positive traits in the film Stand and Deliver?

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https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/StandAndDeliver

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The quote from the movie "Stand and Deliver":
"Students will rise to the level of expectations."

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YAyyyy!!!

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Using Visible Thinking Strategies and Manipulatives Consistently in the Classroom!

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Using Visible Thinking Strategies and Manipulatives Consistently in the Classroom!

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http://www.pz.harvard.edu/projects/visible-thinking

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https://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/See%20Think%20Wonder.pdf

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What is human centered creativity? Being Seen Heard and Valued!

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What is human centered creativity? Being Seen Heard and Valued!

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What do you think about Human-Centered Creativity?

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What do you think about Human-Centered Creativity?

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These two concepts have been used when creating the products and services that we use, which have resulted in simplicity and ease of use. But, what are these concepts? And how are they human-centered? Let's find out.

What is creativity and how is creativity human-centered: Divine comedy or everyman's labor

How wonderful it is to feel being creative. Having that short-lived touch of magic when a new idea or solution presents itself. A deux a machina - moment as if some divine spark accidentally lands in one's way and lights up the road. For long we were convinced that this is how creativity is manifested. We also thought that it belonged exclusively to some extraordinary persons and rest of us were to be content with occasional leftovers. That was before we started to study innovation and design thinking.

Our inspiring SID lecturer Katja Tschimmel argues unequivocally how "creativity is not a trait of supernaturally gifted persons with innate ability to think and act creatively". Instead she points out that creativity is multidimensional and non-situational BUT it requires a social and economic environment to nurture it. And the more interactions and mental connections our cognitive system is facing the more potential we have to accelerate our creative thinking and thus creativity. To put it another way - innovation is more social than personal.

What is design and how is design human-centered: User, User, User.

Figure 1: Design Thinking Definition (Brownn)

Design Thinking is based on 5 principles: 1. Human-centred approach, 2. Collaboration, 3. Experimentation, 4. Visualisation, and 5. Holistic approach. To get a better grasp of Design thinking, we can look at it as a process (see figure 2).

Figure 2: What is Design Thinking and Why Is It So Popular? (Dam & Siang, 2020)

Design thinking is used as an innovation method where people work together from different departments without necessarily having a designer in the team. This is the beauty of Design Thinking as it is not limited to gifted people. Design Thinking is also used as a tool for simplifying and humanizing services and products, making even complex technologies simple to use.

How does design and creativity co-exist

According to George Kembels the co-founder and executive director of Stanford d.school, creativity is the adventurous spirit to try something new, to be open to the unexpected. Design is the act of creation, bringing something new to the world. Design thinking is the approach and mindset that explains how to make creative design happen.

Figure 3: D.confestival in Potsdam (Kembels, 2012)

Experiences from masterclass and Conclusion

Based on our experiences at DTmasterclass it is easy to agree that creativity, design and design thinking are inclusive abilities that don't belong to any particular or exclusive group of geniuses but rather are innate human capabilities that can be trained and developed.

In the masterclass we were also pushed to our limits in being creative and trying to come up with ideas and solutions to enhance being included at a workplace. Here we were really thinking of the end-user of our solution, and every idea revolved on making the end-user's experience to be better. The human-centered approach was shining here.

Written by Toni Ekroos & Wasim Al-Nasser

References

Brown, Tim 2019. Change by design: how design thinking can transform organizations and inspire innovation. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Dam, R. & Siang, T. (2020). What is Design Thinking and Why Is It So Popular? https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/what-is-design-thinking-and-why-is-it-so-popular

Kelley, D. & T. (2013). Creative Confidence. New York: Crown Business.

Kembels, George (2012). Discussion between Oliviero Toscani and George Kembels at the d.confestival in Potsdam 2012 https://www.tele-task.de/de/archive/lecture/overview/6606/

Kolko, J. (2015) Design thinking comes of age. The approach, once used primarily in product design, is now infusing corporate culture. Harvard Business Review September 2015, 66-71.Tschimmel, K. (2021). Creativity, Design and Design Thinking - A Human-Centred ménage à trois for Innovation. In Perspectives on Design II. Ed. Springer "Serie in Design and Innovation".

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The human-centered concepts of creativity and design thinking

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These two concepts have been used when creating the products and services that we use, which have resulted in simplicity and ease of use. But, what are these concepts? And how are they human-centered? Let's find out. What is creativity and how is creativity human-centered: Divine comedy or everyman's labor How wonderful it is to...

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What do you think about radical creativity? 

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What do you think about radical creativity? 

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Historical works of art as a primary resource! See-Think-Wonder.

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Historical works of art as a primary resource! See-Think-Wonder.

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https://pz.harvard.edu/resources/see-think-wonder

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How can the arts be used as a powerful assessment using sensory visualizations and careful observations of all the senses and memories?

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How can the arts be used as a powerful assessment using sensory visualizations and careful observations of all the senses and memories?

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From: Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas (Sunlight Series) by Molly Bang

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Reflections: Thank you so much for your candid and meaningful conversations and reflections. We hope to see you again next summer!

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Reflections: Thank you so much for your candid and meaningful conversations and reflections. We hope to see you again next summer!

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https://jamboard.google.com/d/1JnckKYgK8wNYgvhKZUUylbmJaF7p1G4K5W652fgIXr8/viewer?f=0