1 00:00:09,850 --> 00:00:13,090 Hello, my name is Pauline Crooks from the San Diego 2 00:00:13,090 --> 00:00:16,060 County Office of Education, and this is a video 3 00:00:16,060 --> 00:00:19,090 brief about using the discussion cards to increase 4 00:00:19,090 --> 00:00:24,120 artistic literacy. In this video brief, I am going 5 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,000 to define artistic literacy, as well as share a 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,670 strategy to utilize when interacting with the work 7 00:00:29,670 --> 00:00:30,120 of art. 8 00:00:32,770 --> 00:00:36,010 According to the 2020 California Arts Education 9 00:00:36,010 --> 00:00:39,130 Framework, artistic literacy is the ability to 10 00:00:39,130 --> 00:00:43,840 understand, create, perform, present, produce, 11 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,280 respond and connect through the arts and transfer 12 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,290 knowledge and skills learned from authentic 13 00:00:50,290 --> 00:00:53,560 experiences in the arts that transcend historical, 14 00:00:53,830 --> 00:00:57,190 cultural and societal context. Students who 15 00:00:57,190 --> 00:01:00,190 achieve literacy in the arts experience joy, 16 00:01:00,550 --> 00:01:03,550 inspiration and a lifelong appreciation of the 17 00:01:03,550 --> 00:01:06,520 arts. It prepares students for the 21 18 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,370 century workforce and plays a critical role in the 19 00:01:09,370 --> 00:01:12,910 development of a well-rounded citizen. Let's take 20 00:01:12,910 --> 00:01:15,100 a closer look at building artistic literacy 21 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:17,270 through student discourse in an arts classroom. 22 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,500 If you are an arts educator, you are likely 23 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:22,720 already providing students with experience and 24 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,470 creative practices and the artistic processes. But 25 00:01:26,470 --> 00:01:28,570 it is possible you are wondering how to provide 26 00:01:28,570 --> 00:01:31,060 students more opportunities to interpret and talk 27 00:01:31,060 --> 00:01:34,360 to one another about various works of art. This is 28 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,020 where the discussion cards can be a powerful tool. 29 00:01:38,860 --> 00:01:41,020 Let's explore one strategy to use with the 30 00:01:41,020 --> 00:01:43,870 discussion cards, depending upon the outcomes you 31 00:01:43,870 --> 00:01:46,420 have for the discussion, select four to five 32 00:01:46,420 --> 00:01:49,630 questions from one section of the card, one side 33 00:01:49,630 --> 00:01:53,940 of the card or a variety of questions. Here is an 34 00:01:53,940 --> 00:01:56,460 example of questions on the visual art discussion 35 00:01:56,460 --> 00:02:00,540 card. What is this theme or central idea of the 36 00:02:00,540 --> 00:02:03,360 work? What approaches are used to communicate the 37 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:07,510 central idea or support its development? What does 38 00:02:07,510 --> 00:02:11,560 the artist want the audience to know, believe, do 39 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:16,640 or experience, what is their purpose? What if one 40 00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:18,440 of the elements were to change? 41 00:02:20,820 --> 00:02:24,330 How does the work reflect the culture, history or 42 00:02:24,330 --> 00:02:26,970 traditions of the time and place where it was 43 00:02:26,970 --> 00:02:30,900 created? Please select one of the questions from 44 00:02:30,900 --> 00:02:33,900 the list that you would like to use to explore a 45 00:02:33,900 --> 00:02:37,020 piece of art, be prepared to share why you 46 00:02:37,020 --> 00:02:38,810 selected this particular question. 47 00:02:43,430 --> 00:02:46,310 I'd like to invite you to view this piece of art 48 00:02:46,340 --> 00:02:48,650 and consider how you would answer the question you 49 00:02:48,650 --> 00:02:52,070 selected, feel free to pause the video to view the 50 00:02:52,070 --> 00:02:54,020 art and jot down your ideas. 51 00:02:56,920 --> 00:02:59,320 If we were able to have a discussion at this time, 52 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,870 I'd asked you, I'd ask you to share the question 53 00:03:01,870 --> 00:03:04,810 you selected, why you selected it and your 54 00:03:04,810 --> 00:03:07,660 response with a partner or a small group. 55 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,010 Providing an opportunity for students to select 56 00:03:13,010 --> 00:03:16,190 their own question to explore, empowers students, 57 00:03:16,670 --> 00:03:19,010 gives them more autonomy over their own learning 58 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,880 and leads to greater engagement. The philosophical 59 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,280 foundations and lifelong goals of the California 60 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,830 art standards demonstrate artistic literacy. 61 00:03:28,430 --> 00:03:30,500 Whether students are experiencing the arts as 62 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:33,590 communication, creative, personal realization, 63 00:03:34,100 --> 00:03:37,430 culture, history and connector's a means to 64 00:03:37,430 --> 00:03:40,940 well-being, community engagement or as a 65 00:03:40,940 --> 00:03:44,870 profession, the ability to explore, discuss, 66 00:03:45,290 --> 00:03:48,710 listen to and consider the ideas of others and to 67 00:03:48,710 --> 00:03:51,260 grow an understanding is essential to becoming 68 00:03:51,260 --> 00:03:53,660 artistically literate. Thank you.