the smART studio @ DeWitt: November 2012

Welcome

The smART studio at DeWitt Middle School emphasizes three main tenets; creating and learning through design process thinking (studio habits of mind), thoughtful verbal and written reflection on Visual Language and it's conversation with the self and humanity, and connections between each other and the world outside our school environment.

So, find your interest and feed the curiosity! Investigate, explore, sketch, create, review, revise, inspire, be inspired and create again. The cycle of learning—the cycle of design—is more than a privilege, it's the pathway to understanding. Through the Arts we cultivate self-directed, self-motivated habits of mind that lead us through a life-long pursuit of learning and participating in society.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Visual Journals!! (2)

Visual Journal Challenge.

The Challenge:
•Choose a song that you like. (It must be school appropriate.)
•Design a page inspired by the song.
•Include at least three lines of lyrics
•Include at least 3 different ART MEDIUMS!

And the student responses....

Visual Journal Unit!!

The visual journal is a creative way to explore, express and record your thoughts, ideas, life’s experiences, emotional reactions and our inner world. The visual journal uses both visual and verbal communication, strengthening the understanding of both. It is also a tool to becoming a more observant person, to being more creative, more willing to take the risks necessary to learn. It is also about discovering our own ways of learning, as each person has a unique and individual thinking process.

In essence, the visual journal is not only a major component in our art making process, but in our process of learning about the world!!

Start one today!!

Search 'Visual Journal' on this blog to see some student work form Quarter 2!!