c. hilger visual pres. final
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In the beginning…
My initial thesis question:
How can curriculum and teaching practices of art educators working with children with learning disabilities be informed by brain research, historic examples of artists with learning disabilities and the study of children’s picture books?
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Background: Why I first chose this topic
• I work at a school for students with learning disabilities
• One of my sisters has cognitive disabilities
• Interests:– art education strategies for
students with learning disabilities
– Brain research
– Artists with learning disabilities
– Children’s picture books/storytelling
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I soon realized
This was FAR TOO MANY ideas all clumped together
And
I was no longer interested in brain research
And
I did not see how to make the picture book connection.
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I started my research for my Annotated Bibliography
New interests:• All disabilities• Perceptions of disability
in art• Art instructional strategies
for general academic subjects
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I had some new ideas that really interested me but I was ….
blown off course.
The more research I did, the more I started to hone in on a newly revised topic.
First
I had abandoned the brain research component.
I felt overwhelmed by the scientific data. A science centric approach was not for me.
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Second
I changed:
“Examining artists with learning disabilities”
to
“Perceptions of disability in art”
Third
I still want to examine how art educators teach students with learning disabilities AND (I’ve added) other disabilities.
Fourth
I have added: art as a way of providing instruction and product options for students
struggling in their general academic subjects.
New Thesis Question
How can art education for individuals with disabilities change society’s perceptions of disability?
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Social Change
Differentiated Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Choice Awareness
Supporting Question
How can art education play a role in the developmental and academic growth of a student
with disabilities?
Supporting Question
How do you assess a student’s performance in a class with a choice-based, differentiated, art curriculum?
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Supporting Question
What are some examples of:– Artworks– Literature– Movies– Music
that challenge traditional perceptions of disability in art?
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Supporting Question
How can art affect social change for any marginalized group?
Moving Forward
This thesis topic is directly related to my current full time job.
– Beneficial for me to learn about teaching strategies for students with disabilities
– Improve upon art program that is already in place
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Moving Forward
Collecting and organizing different presentation learning strategies
Studio-based art center for adults and children
•Opportunities for individuals with disabilities to work and make art
•Gallery to show artwork made at studio
•Venue for live performances
•School involvement
•Community involvement
Maybe someday…________________________________________________________