Arts Education

The big ideas contained in the unit are highlighted: art can open minds, art can evoke emotion and art can convey a message.

This video highlights how student conversations can be an important tool in assessment.

This video explains how students can become comfortable with dance and experiment with it as a form of expression.

This video explores the big ideas that the unit is designed to convey, such as: art needs a purpose, using dance to interpret text and the interconnectedness of all forms of art.

This video explains how students can be empowered in their learning if they understand how they will be assessed.

This video highlights key ideas in the unit, including: theatre is collaborative and drama is a method to convey a message.

This video emphasizes the contributions students can make to developing the assessments used in a unit.

This video points out how the big ideas of the unit focus on music as a way to convey culture and place.

This video highlights the types of assessment that are part of this unit, such as: journaling, checklists and various types of rubrics.

Concepts such as how this unit allows students to bond over self-reflection and celebrate their differences are highlighted in this video.

This video describes the themes of the unit, including: artists take risks and using portraits to reveal elements of personality.

This video discusses how the unit incorporates all four strands of Arts Education - dance, drama, music and visual art.

This video explores how a unit can evolve and change as it is being taught.

This video discusses the value of a portfolio as an assessment tool and as a record of student progress.

The British movie, The King's Speech, is the big winner at the Academy Awards ceremony. It tells the story of King George VI's struggle to overcome a speech impediment. This video examines how much of the film is history, and how much is Hollywood.