You’re a Shining StarLynn Johnson

ILSP Apprentice Presentation

February 2, 2014

Inspiration

Concept Map

Social Studies/Social

Sciences

Physical Sciences

ELA

Math???

My Creative Process

The Stars on EarthAn exploration of Social Studies, ELA, and Art

20 Feet from Stardom

Jef Lee Johnson

Jef Lee Johnson aka Rainbow Crow

The Day the Stars Fell From the Sky

Sun Ra & Afrofuturism

Make a Play. Change the World.

Understanding GoalsWhat are the factors that have led to the current conditions of

our community?

How might we take a role in making a positive change in our community?

How can our play be part of making these changes?

Make a Play. Change the World.

Notice

Connect

CelebrateWhat do we see/hear/feel

in our community?

How do these things affect me and my relationship with you? What change

could we make to make things better?

What changed? What worked? Why?

Make a Play. Change the World.1. Design the world that you want to live in. (Where)

1. How is it similar to our “real” world?2. How it is different?3. Why did you make those choices?

2. Who do you want to be in that world? (Who)1. What does she DO?

3. What does your character want and why can’t she get what she wants? (Conflict) How are our characters wants in conflict with each other?

4. How are we going to solve the problem? (Solution)

The Stars in the SkyAn exploration of Science, ELA, and Art

The Origins of the Universe

Liz Lerman

Embodied Knowledge

Embodied Knowledge & The Origins of the UniverseUnderstanding GoalsWhat is the Big Bang Theory and how does it affect us here

and now?

Why do scientists continue to explore the origin of our universe?

How can our dances help us to better understand our universe and how it was formed?

Slow, cold start to universe suggestedIdea provides alternative to Big Bang theory of cosmic origin

The universe may have emerged not with a hot Big Bang but with a long, cold slog, a physicist proposes in a paper posted online January 21 at arXiv.org.

Over the last half-century, most cosmologists have come to agree that all matter initially exploded from a single point. An instant later, the hot, dense universe ballooned dramatically in an event called inflation. A slower expansion then proceeded for billions of years.

But the Big Bang model requires the universe to start from what physicists call a singularity, a point of infinite density at which physical laws break down. A theory that avoids a singularity without introducing other complications would fit better with quantum mechanics and general relativity, physicists’ best explanations of nature’s fundamental forces.

Create Gestures

Liz Lerman: Critical ResponseStatements of Meaning: Responders state what was meaningful, evocative,

interesting, exciting, striking in the work they have just witnessed.

Artist as Questioner: The artist asks questions about the work. After each question, the responders answer. Responders may express opinions if they are in direct response to the question asked and do not contain suggestions for changes.

Neutral (or Curious) Questions: Responders ask neutral questions about the work. The artist responds. Questions are neutral when they do not have an opinion couched in them. For example, if you are discussing the lighting of a scene, “Why was it so dark?” is not a neutral question. “What ideas guided your choices about lighting?” is.

Opinion Time: Responders state opinions, subject to permission from the artist. The usual form is “I have an opinion about ______, would you like to hear it?” The artist has the option to decline opinions for any reason.

Artist/Researcher Statement“Do I really deserve this? Should my name be on the same list as Einstein? It just seemed completely wrong. Over the years, I guess I’ve come to understand that the Nobel Prize is given for discovering something, not for being the smartest person around. So, while there are much smarter people around, we did something significant and I feel comfortable with it now.”