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What does humor have to do with teaching art?
Humor enhances our emotional well-being and raises our teaching confidence.
Humor promotes...
Examples used in the classroom:
If a student is having difficulty coming up with ideas, the teacher can come over and hold their pencil or paintbrush, rub it between their hands and say "No wonder you can't work, your pencil (paintbrush) is so cold. Here, let me warm it up for you."
If a student is having difficulty and says "I can't" hand them a can with a bunch of eyes glued onto it and tell them they can hold onto the "eye can."
If students seem bored when you discuss art history, have them act out what is going on in the scene. For example, if you are teaching them about famous sculptures, have all of the students stand up and pose, mimicking the sculpture.
If a student is sleeping during class stand next to them and start singing off key.
"Kids will do what you ask if they have a
relationship with you and if they have the
necessary skills to do so.
Successful relationships require two elements:
Trust
Respect"
"There is a connection between self-esteem
and motivation and engagement.
Percentages of High Self-Esteem in Kids:
80% of kids entering 1st grade
20% of kids entering 5th grade
5% of kids entering high school"
" Teach empathy
Make caring fashionable
Cooperative learning projects
Teacher/student
Peer tutoring/helping
Comprehensive, inclusive, in-school
and before and after school activities
Find out what they like and ask them
about it
Feeling tone
Feedback"
" Attention Span ( average adult - 20 minutes!)
Give work that is meaningful
Make learning experimental (service learning)
Give opportunities to problem solve, plan and set goals
Involve students in creating
Classroom rules
Governance committees
Curriculum planning
Give choices in learning"
Bates, J. K. (2000). Becoming an Art Teacher. Belmont: Wadsworth.
Center for Excellence in Teaching. (2015). Motivating Your Students. Teaching
Nuggets.
Crotty, J. M. (2013, March 13). Motivation Matters: 40% Of High School Students Chronically Disengaged
From School. Retrieved from Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2013/03/13/motivation-matters-40-of-high-school-students-chronically-disengaged-from-school/
Evans-Palmer, T. (2014). What Does Humor Have to do with Teaching Art?
Texas Art Education Association. San Antonio.
Extension. (2011, March 14). Praise Effort Instead of Product When
Discussing Children's Art. Retrieved February 21, 2015, from Extension: America's Researched-based Learning Network.
Freiberg, H. J., & Driscoll, A. (2005). Universal Teaching Strategies. Boston:
Pearson, Education Inc., 455-489.
Motivating Middle School Students. (2015). Retrieved from Questar III: Putting
Students First: http://www.questar.org/services/rse-tasc-ii/presentations/behavior/Motivation-and-Engagement.pdf
Mulcahey, C. (2009). The Story in the Picture: Inquiry and Artmaking with
Young Children (Early Childhood Education Series). New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 17.
Sands, I. (2014, February 25). 5 Innovative Methods for Maximum Motivation. Retrieved from The Art of Education: Ridiculously Relevant Professional Development for Art Teachers: http://www.theartofed.com/2014/02/25/5-innovative-methods-for-maximum-motivation/
Vanderbilt University. (2015, February 28). Motivating Students. Retrieved from Vanderbilt University Center
for Teaching: http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/motivating-students/
Motivation can be encouraged or discouraged. Studies suggest that High school students are more motivated when one of the following is present:
Praise
Frequency
Variation
Quality
"Praise, Question, Polish" technique
Individual discussion on art
No assumptions
"I really like your elephant!"
Getting the child to talk about their work
"Wow! What is happening here?"
10-15 minute rule
Humor (Dr. Teri Evans-Palmer)
Other examples:
Art motivation: