Arts Education
Videos are listed chronologically by date added, beginning with the most recent
Training and Preparing for War. Episode 1
The video explores the challenges, sense of duty and loyalty that veterans experienced as they trained and prepared for the Second World War.
Price of Freedom. Episode 2
The video focuses on the cost of war to maintain Canada's freedoms as well as the price paid by soldiers in combat and as prisoners of war in the Second World War.
Big Ideas in Arts Education: 6-9 Project Overview
This video explains how a committee of teachers from Living Sky School Division came together to create units to support selected outcomes in Arts Education Grades 6-9.
Beyond Words. Assessment
The types of assessments used in the Beyond Words: Creating Symbolic Sculptures unit are explained.
Beyond Words. The Process
How the unit was planned and the goals for expanding students' artistic thinking are briefly discussed.
Beyond Words. Big Ideas
The four big ideas incorporated into the Beyond Words visual art unit are outlined.
Art Can Change the World. Assessment
The types of assessment used in this unit are explained, such as: self-assessment using photographs, peer assessment, a storyboard rubric and a tableau rubric.
Art Can Change the World. The Process
This video discusses how student collaboration can bring out the talents in each student and make everyone feel comfortable expressing their ideas, including performing in front of other people.
Art Can Change the World. Big Ideas
The big ideas contained in the unit are highlighted: art can open minds, art can evoke emotion and art can convey a message.
Say It Through Dance. Assessment
This video highlights how student conversations can be an important tool in assessment.
Say It Through Dance. The Process
This video explains how students can become comfortable with dance and experiment with it as a form of expression.
Say It Through Dance. Big Ideas
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.
Show Don't Tell. Assessment
This video explains how students can be empowered in their learning if they understand how they will be assessed.
Show Don't Tell. Big Ideas
This video highlights key ideas in the unit, including: theatre is collaborative and drama is a method to convey a message.
The Beat Goes On. Assessment
This video emphasizes the contributions students can make to developing the assessments used in a unit.
