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Elevii vor învăța să aplice tehnici de pictură cu acrilice pentru realizarea unui portret estetic.

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Elevii vor dezvolta gândirea creativă prin explorarea culorilor și combinațiilor artistice.

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Elevii vor descoperi metode de adăugare a detaliilor pentru a crea profunzime și expresivitate.

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Cum putem folosi culorile acrilice pentru a exprima emoții într-un portret?

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Profesorul arată cum pregătirea pânzei și aplicațiile inițiale de culoare pot influența desenul final.

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Peaceful Landscape / Easy for Beginners / Acrylics / Abstract Painting Demonstration / 021

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Elevii lucrează în perechi pentru a crea tonuri realiste ale pielii utilizând paleta de culori oferită.

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Colour mixing - How to mix skin tones in acrylic paint

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Practică independentă: Desenează un portret

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Practică independentă: Desenează un portret

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Elevii își încep propria lucrare de portret practicând tehnicile învățate.

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Elevii care finalizează rapid își pot rafina lucrările prin adăugarea umbrelor și luminilor.

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How to Paint Shadows and Highlights using Color Theory | Acrylic Painting Tutorial

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Observații în timpul realizării lucrării

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Observații în timpul realizării lucrării

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Profesorul monitorizează și oferă feedback elevilor pe parcursul activității practica.

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Elevii prezintă progresele lucrărilor lor și primesc feedback constructiv de la colegi.

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Profesorul evaluează estetică, tehnică și expresivitate pentru fiecare lucrare.

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Elevii reflectă asupra tehnicilor folosite și provocările întâmpinate în procesul de pictură.

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Sarah Reece-Cusey

Let's be honest, when an art project goes long, or a class is a little crazy, structured reflection is the first thing to go. This happens in spite of the fact that we KNOW reflecting makes all the difference when it comes to students retaining their discoveries and being able to apply their learning in other contexts. In the words of John Dewey, "We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience."

Like most things that are of paramount importance, creating an environment in which meaningful reflection can happen is difficult, especially if you are a teaching artist who only temporarily inhabits another teacher's classroom. I am currently in the middle of teaching an 8-week, 5 th grade residency for the Rainforest Art Project. My students are a perfectionist group, bordering on unruly. Some of the students are so worried about making a mistake, it's difficult for them to even start working. They are very critical of themselves and their artwork.

Sarah's students

Two weeks ago, we tried having a formal reflection for the first time. Anyone who wanted to could share his or her work. All they had to do was stand up, show it to the class, and call on other students for comments. I was very explicit about the types of comments I was looking for. They needed to be positive, but also very specific. For example, "I like your painting" was not going to fly, while "I like how you used the pattern in the water to create movement" was a very strong comment. Our first attempt was quite laborious. We had to stop the class frequently, reminding students to be respectful to the presenters and give appropriate comments. Most students were wary about sharing.

Last week we repeated the process. As I've mentioned in other posts, sometimes setting clear expectations can really get classroom teachers on board. It was obvious that the classroom teacher had spoken to her class before our session. They came in quietly, listened to instructions, asked helpful questions, and owned their artistic processes, branching out and taking more risks than in previous projects. When it came time for reflecting, almost half the class wanted to share. We limited it to a few per table group, and revisited the expectations. I was amazed at some of the comments. Students were using our art vocabulary words and comparing and contrasting different pieces. We still had to stop and regroup during the process, but not as frequently.

My goal for this week is to have the presenters say one sentence about their art before they take comments. I want their voices to be heard, and I want them to be able to articulate what was successful about their own work.

The students' reflections are having a significant impact on my teaching, as well. I have time to listen and reflect with them, noticing more connections between the individual projects we do each week. Although I am using a pre-designed curriculum, I am able to pull out common threads, building on our work in past weeks to encourage and point out growth in student techniques, ideas, and compositions.

Now, full disclosure, these particular class sessions are 1.5 hours, an unheard of luxury for many teaching artists. We have ample time to work on the art, reflect, and still leave the room spotless (a room that is solely dedicated to our art classes). Since these are not normal conditions, how do you prioritize and facilitate reflection in a shorter time period and less ideal space? Here are some ideas (most are shamelessly stolen from other teachers I've observed) that come in handy in my more challenging contexts, say a 30 minute, 40 student, after-school class in the gym:

1. Reflect at the beginning of the next session. Sometimes there just simply isn't time to do it all, and the end of a short class is usually complete chaos. Don't force it. You can easily hold on to a few student pieces and talk about them first thing next week.

2. Give students a script with blanks and have them reflect with a partner. This works great in a space like the gym, where it's almost impossible to hear one another in a large group. Here is a sample script: "The art challenge today was to ____________. I accomplished this by _____________. My favorite part about my piece is _______________. One thing I would do differently next time is___________."

3. Bring in your own work and model reflecting. I often find that students are appalled when I tell them something I would change about one of my paintings. "No, it looks great!" they assure me (and I feel all warm and fuzzy). We then have a conversation about how artists can be proud of their work and want to improve it. Wanting to improve it or having one part you don't like doesn't mean it's not good, it just means you're learning.

4. Have a mantra or big idea that ties classes together over several weeks. My current one is, "Observation plus imagination makes amazing art." We go over this at the beginning of each class, and this helps students continually reflect on what they are observing and what they are imagining, in order to create each piece.

5. Your turn! How do you facilitate meaningful reflection in your classes?

Want more information about reflecting, including how to use it in your own learning? Check out this educational consultant's blog I found: http://kbarnstable.wordpress.com/

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How to Make Time for Reflection in the Arts Classroom

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Sarah Reece-Cusey Let's be honest, when an art project goes long, or a class is a little crazy, structured reflection is the first thing to go. This happens in spite of the fact that we KNOW reflecting makes all the difference when it comes to students retaining their discoveries and being able to apply their learning in other contexts.

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Fiecare elev scrie o tehnică/idee nouă pe care a învățat-o și o predă profesorului înainte de plecare.

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Elevii vor schița acasă un nou portret, folosind tehnicile discutate la clasă.

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Beginner artists can practice drawing faces in different ways to improve their skills, including: Classical portraits.
Drawing sculptures.
Studies of portraits by other artists.
Stylized studies.
Studying the different parts of the face.
Gesture drawing.
Drawing faces from imagination.
Practicing face expressions.

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Creați o paletă cromatică cu tonuri și nuanțe pentru un portret viitor.

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Choosing a Color Palette for YOUR Acrylic Painting

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Lucrare în acrilice, Pensulație- ,,Nevinovăție"- 25 / 30 cm

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Pictură pe pânză, culori acrilice, 25/ 30 cm- ,,Blândețe"- pensulație