I chose this picture because it is a picture of Contact Improvisation where two dancers try to support one another through spontaneous lifts and movement. This to me is a collaborative work, ideas will keep coming out and the best way to work on a piece which needs to be finished right away is to say 'Yes' even if you mean 'Let's compromise' and each person will rest their thoughts on one another.
If the group has trust, integrity, and related intentions not only will art and chemistry result but a community is formed.
Collaborative Project
I honestly felt like all of us just wanted to get a solid idea down right away so we could start working. Keeley, Kristen, and myself figured that hot air balloons would work so we brought it up to everyone and there were no qualms. I believe that it has much to do with how at this time of the year everyone needs to have positive energy even if they are the ones that need to give it but more importantly I believe that at this time of the year it is better to be progressive and start working then to philosophically nit-pick.
I believe that each of us has a starting place and a vision and as an art teacher it is important to give students that starting place that very lift off opportunity and through our own need to excel, communicate, experience, and question we decided to go on our own journey. This is what our students will need especially if we as teachers want to give our students recurring moments of enrichment and engagement.
I think that it is important as a group member to see what your personality is like, and to watch others in the group. Is anyone else like me? I like to put my big bossy idea in and then help with small details later because I get scared of leadership roles with my peers. Are other people commanding and crazy, has no one else answered if they don't do they look uncomfortable or do they look like they have checked-out? These values are important to study because students will have group projects and it can be valuable to try on different personality types and see how you interact in this setting so that if problems were to arise in a group setting then I as a teacher will understand the personality conflicts and will be able to divide work up and give the proper direction to those who need it. It is also important to discover how you work with peers because in a school setting you are never alone as there are administrative members who you never want to piss off because they can help you, there are fellow teachers who are also allies and at times foes and dealing with them to protect your classroom environment is essential to professionalism. There is also support staff like resource teachers and if you are in a group and are a go-getter you will work well with resource staff because they need organized individuals who use initiative.
Group work is important on both a teacher-networking level and also in regards guidance and supervision over group work in the classroom.
I believe that each of us has a starting place and a vision and as an art teacher it is important to give students that starting place that very lift off opportunity and through our own need to excel, communicate, experience, and question we decided to go on our own journey. This is what our students will need especially if we as teachers want to give our students recurring moments of enrichment and engagement.
I think that it is important as a group member to see what your personality is like, and to watch others in the group. Is anyone else like me? I like to put my big bossy idea in and then help with small details later because I get scared of leadership roles with my peers. Are other people commanding and crazy, has no one else answered if they don't do they look uncomfortable or do they look like they have checked-out? These values are important to study because students will have group projects and it can be valuable to try on different personality types and see how you interact in this setting so that if problems were to arise in a group setting then I as a teacher will understand the personality conflicts and will be able to divide work up and give the proper direction to those who need it. It is also important to discover how you work with peers because in a school setting you are never alone as there are administrative members who you never want to piss off because they can help you, there are fellow teachers who are also allies and at times foes and dealing with them to protect your classroom environment is essential to professionalism. There is also support staff like resource teachers and if you are in a group and are a go-getter you will work well with resource staff because they need organized individuals who use initiative.
Group work is important on both a teacher-networking level and also in regards guidance and supervision over group work in the classroom.
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