Capstone Synopsis: I have been teaching middle school art over the last five years. Over this period of time, all of the curriculum that I have developed has been created on my own or with ideas/supports I have found on the internet. It has been an ongoing learning experience finding lessons that are relevant, are structured around state learning standards, engage the students, and have measurable learning outcomes. One of the units that I teach that is the most difficult for my sixth through eighth-grade students, is the concept of one point perspective drawing. Having to think about drawing objects in a three-dimensional manner is consistently one of the hardest things for students to do because it requires them to think about art in more complex terms. Additionally, using tools like a ruler to measure and create straight lines is something that (shockingly) most students have not done up until this unit. Each year when I have taught this unit, I try to modify the way I deliver information and content to help support the needs of the students; I consistently make minor adjustments to my content delivery in hopes that I will finally figure out how to help them understand perspective. The first year I taught this unit, I only achieved possibly 60% mastery of the learning objectives from my beginning art students. Last year, I finally was able to get closer to 75% mastery of learning objectives, but it is my goal to increase that percentage. After gaining more experience and knowledge about instructional design, my goal was to incorporate what I have learned throughout this program to see if perhaps a digital component may be the final missing piece I need to help fulfill this achievement gap for my students. With that in mind, I am hoping that with the introduction of instructional videos and approaching this unit through a flipped classroom model, I will be able to have at least 90% of students master the learning objectives in my perspective art unit. |
What Does This Instructional Design Unit Look Like in Practice?
Using a flipped classroom model, my training links are provided in the Google Folder below. This was the best way for me to incorporate what I've learned in the MIST program while aligning it to my classroom subject matter. The deliverables include:
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