I do feel anxious about teaching students about The Arts however I really do enjoy the Arts and am passionate about these aspects of the Arts. I am more worried about the mess involved and the chaos that will come when introducing students to The Arts in my classroom. The questions that I feel need to be answered are how can I make sure that all students are engaged in The Arts and if there are some students who do not enjoy The Arts then how can I change their views on The Arts in my classroom? I feel as though as the teacher, I am required to get all students to embrace the fact that art is all around us and for the students its very valuable to be exposed to it and understand the learning of the Arts.

 

The activity involved us comparing artworks from other people, interpreting what the artists may have been feeling or seeing when they were creating the artwork. We experimented with a range of natural materials and tried different techniques and processes, which is linked to using a variety of materials and techniques to explore when making artworks (ACARA, 2018, ACAVAM111, ACAVAM115). The activity could be implemented to identify intended purposes and meanings of artworks using appropriate terminology to compare artworks including visual artworks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACARA, 2017, ACAVAR113).

 

I envision that Visual Arts will be implemented in my future classroom practice, through trying new ways of learning as students learn in multiple ways and as a teacher will need to embrace the use of visual art as a way of learning new information. Students could use visual art in a variety of ways throughout their education, having students work in small groups to complete tasks like this activity implemented in our tutorial will ensure students use communication skills and teamwork to complete tasks.

 

Due to the growing use of technology being used in our classrooms today, it benefits teachers in using the media arts to our advantage to allow students to access multiple ways of learning in the classroom. According to Sinclair, media arts must be conceptualised for all students to access. Using Media Arts in my classroom will allow students to develop knowledge and skills to participate in digital cultures (Sinclair, 2017). Media arts provide opportunities for students to be in dialogue with their media experiences especially when students are able to create their own media content (Sinclair, 2017). Students will interact with media arts throughout a variety of learning areas of the Australian Curriculum as it can be embedded in many ways. So with this knowledge, I could utilize Media Arts through my teaching practices through multiple learning areas and it will also help to engage learners who do struggle in the classroom. 

 

The activities we were exposed to in today’s tutorial linked mainly to two content descriptors from the Australian Curriculum including to identify how the elements of dance and production elements express ideas in dance they make, perform and experience as audience, including exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance (ACARA, 2018, ACADAR008). Improvise and structure movement ideas for dance sequences using the elements of dance and choreographic devices (ACARA, 2018, ACADAM005).  

I feel as though The Arts is crucial in our society due to the way students learn and are surrounded by art forms in their daily lives. Students learn to different ways and The Arts are able to be implemented in the classroom to better encourage effective learning practices for students to achieve their learning goals. I will definitely be implementing The Arts in my future classroom in all the 5 forms of The Arts to help all students’ in their learning. During this university subject, I had a general view of The Arts from my own experiences however they have drastically changed after being exposed to them at a deeper level.

Sinclair, C. (2017). Education in the Arts (3^rd Edition). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press.